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November 2, 2009

Acorn Racing innovative C-clips

Acorn Racing have released its new ‘revolutionary’ C-clip design to exceed the expectations for all RC Car enthusiasts around the World. This innovative snap-on concept eliminates the occurrences of flying C-clips as the fitting process merely requires a push-pull action with the use of your fingers removing the need for an extra tool for the fitting process. Moreover, it removes the possibility of plier-shaft contact where damages are commonly found and the chances of C-clips lost due to non-perpendicular insertion is reduced by almost 99%. These C-clips comes in 2 sizes, 4mm and 6mm.Acorn

Source: Acorn Racing [acornracing.com]

November 2, 2009

Lostallo 2009 – Ray Wood’s DVD now available

Ray Wood has released his long awaited ‘Lostallo 2009’ World Championships DVD. Featuring 120 minutes of high adrenaline on road racing action from the largest RC track in the world, Lostallo in Switzerland. The best drivers in the world were in attendance, Bertin, Collari, Pietsch, Swauger, Fantini, Cristiani, if you were a 1/8th ‘great’ then you were there. Including 7 days of race coverage together with beautiful scenery and racing of the highest caliber with multi camera coverage of the entire 60 minute Main Final as well as new super slow motion cam used for some amazing footage. All in awesome widescreen.

View a preview and order now at www.raywoodrcvideos.com.

November 1, 2009

Ronald Volker wins Japanese National title

The annual Japanese Touring car national race took place this year at the Kawaba RC Plaza in the centre of Japan to the North west of Tokyo in a city called Gunma. This outdoor track has played was a real challenge for the competitors and luckily the weather stayed dry for the weekend, unlike last weekends 1/8th buggy Nats. Making an appearance in the Super Expert class, coming all the way from Germany, was World Vice Champion Ronald Volker racing for his Japanese sponsors Yokomo. In qualifying it was Yokomo driver Takehiro Yamauchi that stuck it on pole ahead of Volker in 2nd with Hayato Matsuzaki making it three Yokomos at the front. In the 3 leg finals Ronald was able to make a clean pass on Yamauchi in both the first and 2nd final to take 2 wins and sew up the title with 1 leg spare. Takehiro would claim the runner spot, and highest place Japanese driver, with Matsuzaki taking 3rd. Ronald becomes the 2nd German to win the Japanese National title after World Champion Marc Rheinard took the win back in 2007.

Image: Xenon [xenon.ne.jp]

November 1, 2009

Raczing Technology Wilog Bluetooth data logger

Introducing world first Bluetooth data logger from Raczing Technology for RC model hobbyists that can stream measured and calculated electrical parameters right to your Java enabled cell-phone or iPhone. By eliminating awkward wires and bulky display panel, Wilog is the smallest and lightest in its class, and it can easily fit into your electrical powered radio control model. The Wilog can save up to 3 hours of information. User can download their logged data to their computer using a USB and manage the data and performance charts with the included Wilog PC Suite.

Click here for more images of the device

November 1, 2009

Kyosho Inferno GT2 VE

Seen at the Tokyo Hobby Show last month, Kyosho have announced that the Inferno GT2 VE is coming soon. It seems that the car will be sold as an electric car under the VE label and current GT or GT2 owners can convert their car from nitro to electric using the new 1/8th universal Inferno brushless conversion kit.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

October 31, 2009

2010 IFMAR 10th & 12th EP Worlds moved to Germany

News coming out of the EFRA AGM that is taking place this weekend in Brussels, is that the 2010 IFMAR World Championships for 1/10th and 1/12th scale, that was originally planned to be in South Africa will now be held in Germany. The MAC Burgdorf club won the vote to hold the event and will now see it play host to some of the best drivers in the World next summer. Other dates that seem to be settled are the 2011 European A Championships for 1/8th off road will be held in Sand, Germany, while the 1/8th Track Euros will return to Luxembourg in 2011, after previously having had this event in 2004. We will bring you more updates as we get them.

October 31, 2009

Team Solar 4mm Kyosho V-One RRR chassis

Team Solar have been in contact to tell us about their new special 4mm chassis plate for the Kyosho V-One RRR 1/10th scale car. Made from US 4mm 7075-T6 aluminium it has been strategically CNC machined to lower the centre of gravity while retaining stiffness in the appropriate areas and then hard anodized for extra durability. Also fits the Kyosho V-One SR.

Source: Team Solar

October 31, 2009

Xray News Round-up

Here we have this weeks round up of product releases and race reports from our site sponsors Xray. Our summary includes everything published by the Slovakian manufacturer on their own website in the past week, so if you didn’t find the time to visit, be sure to read on.

Click here to view the round-up