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November 23, 2009

Byron selected as Fuel supplier for 2010 Worlds

Byron Gen2 Race Fuel

IFMAR have announced that following a vote by their member blocs, that Byron 16% will be the official fuel of the 2010 IFMAR 1/10th scale 200mm World Championships in Houston, Texas. Along with Byron Fuel, Maxy’s was also up for consideration with the four member blocs giving 2 votes a piece for each brand. As per the rules, the decision fell to the IFMAR officials to make the casting vote and Byron was chosen.

Click here to read the full wording of the letter

November 23, 2009

Vampire Racing Duo Ball bearings

Vampire Racing have released their Duo ball bearings, a new high performance range of ball bearings. Guaranteeing a free running drive train and long durability, they will be available in sets for Team Associated B4/T4, X-Factory X-6/X-60 and in sets of 10pcs per size (3/8×5/8 & 3/16×3/8).

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

November 22, 2009

Aigoin leaves the Arena as double Champion

Yannick Aigoin has completed a clean sweep at the 2009 Arena Offroad Meeting here in Italy by claiming victory in the main event heading home Riccardo Rabitti for a Losi 1-2 finish. Having had a bad start, which saw him drop to the back of the running order, the French racer worked his way up through the field to take the win adding to his earlier Truggy victory.

View our full event coverage here.

November 22, 2009

Kyosho Ultima SC Truck

Following on from the preview we received back in September of the new Ultima SC truck from Kyosho, comes the release of the complete specifications and features on this 2wd short course truck that is due to be released next month. The boom of the R/C short course racing is spreading across the world and is becoming a part of some of the major races in the U.S. ROAR already has announced this class and regulations have been introduced. The Ultima SC has been designed with all of the racing performance in mind and meets all ROAR regulations. This Ready-Set is not just a backyard basher but a race ready chassis with many of the high performance traits from the Ultima RT5.

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November 22, 2009

Kyosho Ultima SC Truck

Kyosho, comes the release of the complete specifications and features on their new Ultima SC 2wd short course truck that is due to be released next month. The boom of the R/C short course racing is spreading across the world and is becoming a part of some of the major races in the U.S. ROAR already has announced this class and regulations have been introduced. The Ultima SC has been designed with all of the racing performance in mind and meets all ROAR regulations. This Ready-Set is not just a backyard basher but a race ready chassis with many of the high performance traits from the Ultima RT5.

Click here for the full feature list and more photos

November 22, 2009

Rabitti on pole for Arena race

Italian National Champion Riccardo Rabitti will start the 2009 Arena Offroad Meeting from pole position ahead of Losi team-mate Yannick Aigoin. Aigoin took the win in the first of the Semi Finals but Rabitti’s win in the second produced a faster time to see him carry the number 1 on his Sirio powered 8ight for the 45-minute Main here at the ‘Arena of Cowboys’. Both Rabitti and Aigoin had to work hard for their wins. Aigoin saw his Novarossi engine cut on the start due to the idle being set too low and once restarted he had to work his way up through the field. Running one fuel stop compared with the two of young British talent Elliot Boots he eventually found a way passed the Mugen/RB driver who will line up fourth on the grid.

View our full event coverage here.

November 22, 2009

Schepis Models to distribute Sirio Engines

We received the exclusive news that Sirio engines, who up until recently were distributed by A.M.R.C., will now be distributed worldwide by Schepis Models. We were given the information from Gino Voghera (above right) from Lavorazioni Meccaniche Srl who was visiting the Offroad Meeting in Italy along with Salvatore Schepis, owner of Schepis Models. We can expect an official announcement on the partnership in the coming days.

November 22, 2009

Aigoin does Race of Champions double

Saturday night at the Arena Offroad Meeting is ‘Race of Champions’ time and once again it was the yellow and black Losi’s of Yannick Aigoin that ruled proceedings winning both the buggy and truggy encounters while British driver Anthony Conroy enjoyed his first ever race win with success in the Buggy F2 category.

View our full event coverage here.