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October 26, 2009

Shepherd High Performance Diff oils

For the soon to be released Velox V10, Shepherd have already released their new range of diff oils. Made from premium raw materials, Shepherd high performance oil is manufactured according to their specifications by one of the leading silicone suppliers. Due to a special heat resistant formula the performance wont be influenced by temperature changes and additionally each batch is laboratory controlled to always ensure the same performance. For easy identification the industry standard cSt gives precise information about the viscosity. The uniquely colored labels make it even easier to find the correct bottle in the tool box. The oils are available in 60.000 cSt, 80.000 cSt, 100.000 cSt and 150.000 cSt.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 26, 2009

Hot Bodies Truggy tire line up

Hot Bodies have introduced their complete line up of truggy tires in their popular Megabite, Khaos and Block patterns. HB Megabite tires are fantastic mini-pin tyres that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, light dust conditions, and regular clay. The Khaos tires have been designed specifically to suit a range of off-road racing conditions, and are perfect for loose dirt, clay, blue groove and damp tracks. They also work great on hard surfaces with a scattering of dust on top. Finally the Block tires have been specially designed to work at their best in a variety of off-road racing conditions, including blue-groove dirt, dusty clay, grass and even astroturf. From dry to damp or even wet conditions, you’ll find that these tires will be able to get you to the finish line ahead of the rest. All patterns are available in pink, red and white compounds.

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October 26, 2009

Team Orion Experience 2 brushless system

Designed for ease of use and maximum power, Team Orion have released their new Experience 2 brushless system, which are available in the Carbon and the even more powerful Titanium edition. For best results, the ESC and motor is bought and installed as a combo, but both products are also available separately. The Experience 2 Carbon brushless system is made to have fun: no complicated setup procedures, no soldering but real plug&play – and this in combination with great look! Choose the 17, 18 or a 19 turn motor and together with the all new 70A Experience 2 ESC you have the perfect brushless combination in your hands. Although it looks like the first Experience ESC, the Experience 2 ESC has been redesigned from scratch. It handles 70A instead of 40A and is equiped motor-side with gold connectors and battery-side with the Tamiya style connector. The ESC is ready for 2S and 3S LiPo batteries and can be equipped with an additional cooling fan for even more power. The motor is a completely new design, too. It was developed to deliver best performance and reliability. It features multiple mounting holes and is held together by screws like racing motors. With the Titanium system you go one step further: the ESC is equipped with Deans plugs and a cooling fan and the motors are available with 14, 15 or 16 turns in a full metal case construction. Of course, also this system is LiPo ready (2S and 3S) and is all products can be sold separately or as combo.

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October 25, 2009

Atsushi Hara wins 3rd consecutive Japanese title

Current IFMAR World Champion Atsushi Hara has won the rain shortened Japanese Nationals for a 3rd time in a row today in Sagamiko PF. The Hot Bodies driver was able to take the TQ spot in qualifying on Saturday but on Sunday the day started wet and continued to get worse with the race being cancelled following the 1/64th final. The organisers declared the winners based on the qualifying positions and so it was Hara that took the title, ahead of Kyosho driver Kazuya Tanaka in 2nd and Mugen driver Ahn Yuichi in 3rd.

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October 25, 2009

OFNA Hyper 10SC 4×4 Short course truck

OFNA have announced the Hyper 10SC 4×4, a ‘kick in the pants’ 1/10 scale 4 wheel drive short course truck kit that is competitive right out of the box. This truck is right at home on the track running with 1/8 scale nitro and electric buggies and truggies and comes 90% pre assembled including chassis, wheels, tires and unpainted body. Well equipped, it sports front CVDs, ball bearings throughout, 3 oil filled differentials as well as steel bevel and main spur gears.

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October 25, 2009

Christer Andersson dominates Rebellion Race

Christer Andersson has completed the perfect event, having won this weekend’s Rebellion Race in Finland from pole position. The Team Associated driver had to wait till the 3rd and final leg to seal the win having taken victory in the first leg, but using old tires in Leg 2 he couldn’t hold off Marc Rheinard who went on to take the leg win, to set up a title fight in the final leg. The first leg saw Alexander Hagberg roll it after 2 minutes but he would recover to 3rd, while Marc could catch Christer but made a mistake close to the end and had to settle for 2nd. In leg 2 with Christer on old tires, he had to settle for 2nd while Marc would win after passing Hagberg for 2nd following a small mistake from the Xray driver. The Swede would recover to take 3rd. In the final deciding leg, Andersson was back on fresh Xenon rubber and could pull away to win easily, while both Marc and Alex both made a mistake, the former having to park up, giving Viktor Wilck the 2nd spot ahead of Teemu Leino. Overall it was Christer taking his first international win, just days after his 18th birthday, with World Champion Marc Rheinard taking 2nd and Alexander Hagberg in 3rd spot. Sakke Ahoniemi took the win in the B-main.

Click here for the final standings, more photos and video

October 25, 2009

Andersson to start on Pole for Rebellion Race

Qualifying has been concluded at the 2009 Rebellion race and it is Associated team driver Christer Andersson that has taking the pole position with his round 1 time from Saturday. Going into Sunday’s final qualifying round, both Christer and and Tamiya star driver Marc Rheinard were looking very fast but both were running hard and both made mistakes which damaged their cars and forced them to retire. The only drivers in the top ten to improve were Martin Hudy driving his Xray T3 and Simo Ahoniemi with his Corally who knocks his brother Sakke down to the BQ position. So the 3 leg finals will start with Christer on pole followed by Xray driver Alexander Hagberg in 2nd and Marc Rheinard lining up in 3rd. The finals are about to get underway and we will bring you the results as we get them.

Click here to see the final qualifying positions

October 25, 2009