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June 8, 2009

Serpent 733 1/10th scale CAD Images

Having taken the first photos of the car last weekend at the Bumod GP in Turkey, Serpent have released CAD images and details about their new 1/10th scale 200mm, given the name 733. To cope with the growing amounts of horsepower and to translate that to superb grip on the tarmac, the car is a completely new design, carrying very few parts across from the current 720 series. It performed well on its race debut, with some bad luck for Jilles Groskamp denying a certain TQ and taking him out of a leading position in the main final. Expected for release in July, there will be a limited run in time for drivers competing at the European Championships in Gubbio, Italy.

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June 8, 2009

Hagberg & Fransson claim Nordic titles

The Nordic Championships were held last weekend at the beautiful Väst-8 facility in Gothenburg, Sweden. Perfect conditions in qualifying saw Alexander Hagberg take an impressive TQ in 1:10 by 4 seconds with his Max powered Xray NT1, while in 1:8 qualifying it was Swedish Mugen driver Mikael Fransson just in front of Danish ace Martin Christensen with his Shepherd/Capricorn combo.

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June 8, 2009

RB Complete clutch tool set

RB have developed a complete clutch tool set for 1/8 buggy and truggy, which is presented in a handy box. Removing the difficulties of assembling and disassembling your clutch shoe and its spring, a 1/4 of a turn and the clutch is mounted or removed without any risk of damaging parts. These tools can be used on nearly all current clutches and the set includes a flywheel removal tool, flywheel wrench, driver handle, collet wrench, allen key, 1/8th scale wheel nut socket, clutch shoe removal tool and clutch shoe fitting tool.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

June 8, 2009

Craft RC Setup boards & Decal

Craft RC have announced that they are now selling 1/8th and 1/10th scale lightweight setup boards and decals for use with both on road and off road chassis’. The boards are made of a high quality super flat material and the decals are the usual quality from Craft RC. Easy to apply, fuel resistant and will stay good a long time, they are available in a wide range of different designs.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 8, 2009

Hudy TC Quick Camber Gauge

Hudy have released this quick camber gauge for 1/10 electric and nitro touring cars, which allows you to perform quick & easy camber checks for 3 most frequently-used wheel camber angles: 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5°. Lightweight, compact, and easy to use it has been precision machined from high-grade graphite material. Individually inspected by special inspection tool to verify the accuracy of all angles it has been fine color printed for instant recognition of camber angle and sports side cutouts to allow clearance for wheel axles.

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June 7, 2009

Turkish delight for Pietsch

Having set the pace in practice, secured TQ honours in qualifying, factory Mugen driver Robert Pietsch completed the perfect weekend with victory in the final to become the inaugural 1:8 Bumod Grand Prix Champion. The German National Champion completed 191 laps in the one hour final to head home the Serpent of American DJ Apolaro, who was 2 laps adrift, with Turkish Mugen driver Alparslan Ozanturk taking a hugely popular third.

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June 7, 2009

Picco P7-R .21 EDO Special edition

Picco Micromotori in Italy have been in touch to tell us about their new .21 on road engine. Based on the P7-R Evo 3 EDO Mod, this special edition sports a new cooling head and the company has bench tested it to ensure top performance. The engine is supplied in a handy carbon fibre look Picco bag, which includes the EFRA 2033 exhaust system and 5 turbo plugs.

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June 7, 2009

Wischnewski triumphs at 1:10 Bumod GP

After one hour of racing in intense heat it was Dirk Wischnewski who is the first ever 1:10 Bumod Grand Prix Champion. The German Team Xray driver took the win ahead of Thailand’s Surikarn C. and Austrian Gerhard Kandelhardt to make it an all Xray NT1 podium in Turkey. The race started off with a very fast starting Kandlehardt leading the field ahead of Top Qualifier Surikarn and Wischnewski. Starting from the no.2 spot on the grid Jilles Groskamp got sideways at the first corner after his team fitted new unscrubed tyres right before the start. Driving his prototype Serpent 7XX Groskamp soon found his way to the front. After 10 minutes the Dutch ace was looking in control opening up a 10 second gap over ‘Kandi’ but drama was to unfold as the receiver battery fell out of his car. This left the Austrian in the lead followed by Surikarn and Richard Furtner but just coming up on 15 minutes he ran out of fuel.

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