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March 2, 2009

Marc Fisher wins 1/12th Stock spec Euros

Last weekend, the MACH indoor track in Haarlem, The Netherlands, played host to the European 1/12th scale Stock Spec Championship, an event that had a last minute change of venue to Haarlem and something that the well organised club took in their stride. The 62 racers that attended the event where presented with a tight and technical track on new good quality carpet and which offered little rest throughout the lap, with the drivers having to contend with fast sweepers, tight hairpins and a tricky right left chicane in the centre of the track. Following a day of practice on the Friday, the first qualifying round of 6 was run and immediately it looked like German Corally racer Marc Fisher was the man to beat, setting a new lap record and ending up heading the time sheets from Xray driver Bart Wubben in 2nd and Serpent S120 developer Markus Mobers sitting in 3rd.

March 2, 2009

Xray Narrow Hard Coated Pinion gears

Xray release new narrow high-performance pinion gear manufactured from special lightweight aircraft duraluminum. They are 1.5mm thinner and 25% lighter than the regular-size pinion gear and come in 48 pitch (12-34T) and 64 pitch (18-38T). These new narrow pinions are manufactured by Xray on a specially-modified precision gear machine which has ultra-precise tolerances and assures unparalleled concentricity. After machining, the narrow pinions have all their edges chamfered and then are run-in. The pinions are then specially treated to give them an even hard coating so they stay absolute true for a long time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 1, 2009

Roche RC F103 ball differential

Hong Kong based Roche RC have released their new optional ball differential for F103 type chassis’ such as those from Tamiya, Cross and Tech Racing. Easy to adjust the tension, the wheel hub is mounted to the outside of the differential by 4 screws and when screwing in a grub screw it locks the diff tension nut, allowing you to adjust it by simply turning the wheel. No need to remove the wheel and just remove the grub screw again when adjusted. Compatible with Tamiya diff balls, plates and spur gears.

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March 1, 2009

Speed RC Velox V8 option parts

Italian aftermarket parts maker Speed RC have been in contact to tell us about their new Shepherd Velox V8 option parts. First up is this new aluminium battery tray, which has been machined with deep grooves for the mounting tape and has been made from high quality materials. Also new are a pair of aluminium body posts that sport an eccentric mounting hole in the bottom, allowing the body shell to be easily moved forward or backward by 2mm. Also suitable for the Mugen MRX4.

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February 28, 2009

ST Racing Concepts Traxxas upgrades

New from ST Racing Concepts are a number of anodized optional parts for the Traxxas range of cars, including the Slash. They have teamed up with one of the best manufacture in the business and MIP’s multiple World Championships and National Championship winning design CVD can now be part of an important upgrade to your Traxxas Slash. The new C-CVD style design eliminates the original set-screw over drive pin design and instead utilizes a unique screw-on outer C-Ring that captures the drive pin in place. The CVD bones are also constructed of larger diameter for even more durability and comes complete with a pair of beefy steel diff outdrives as well. Also works on Nitro Stampede and Nitro Rustler The company also offers a heat treated polished steel lock-nut style hinge-pin kit, which will solve the problem of the stock hinge pins backing out of the A-arm. CNC Machined from high-quality steel, it is then heat treated to increase durability and then polished for ultra smoothness, nylon insert lock-nuts at each end of the hinge-pin prevents the pins from ever coming loose. Finally, just for looks, there are these CNC machined aluminium front body posts, with multiple body clips holes to adjust the front body height, and available in 4 colors – Black, Silver, Red, and Blue, to match any paint scheme. Sold in a pair.

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February 28, 2009

PSM Racing Hyper 9 Shock mounts

New from German company PSM Racing are these anodized 1/8th scale buggy shock mounts. Machined from high grade aluminum, they are supplied in a set of 4 and are designed to fit perfectly on the Hobao Hyper 9 and 8.5 shock towers. Available anodized in blue, grey or silver.

Source: PSM [psm-racing.com]

February 28, 2009

OFNA JL Racing Clutch

After extensive off-road testing, OFNA their new JL Racing Clutch for 1/8 scale nitro cars. This new clutch has full shoe surface contact to the clutch bell for consistent wear and better acceleration, while the new CNC alloy material clutch shoes and lightweight flywheel improves RPM response to your drive train. The kit contains shoes, flywheel, 1.1mm springs, two clutch nuts and collect. This kit is also a great option for 1/8 GTspec cars.

Source: OFNA [ofna.com]

February 28, 2009

Oscar Cabezas joins Enneti tyres

Two time Spanish National Champion and European A Finalist, Oscar Cabezas has inked a deal to use Italian made Enneti tires in 2009. This is the latest in a line of new deals for the former Serpent driver who has joined Motonica cars as well choosing to use Novarossi engines in both the Spanish Nationals and the upcoming 1/8th scale World Championships in Lostallo, Switzerland, this summer.

Source: JB TRC Racing [jbtrcracing.com]