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April 19, 2009

International Touring Car Race Luxembourg

The RCCM in Luxembourg have announced that they will run an international touring car race prior to the 2009 European Championships for electric touring cars which will be hosted by the LMCC on the same track in July. The race will be held from the 12th to the 14th of June and is open to modified touring car as well as other support classes. The track, with its world famous Laguna Seca style chicane in which the track drops in elevation, offers the driver plenty more challenges throughout its 310 meters length. Entries for this event are now open. Please note that this is not the official warm up race for the 2009 Euros on the same track, that event will be held 2 weeks later.

For more information, visit the club website here.

April 18, 2009

H.A.R.D. Racing 1/8th On Road Setup system

H.A.R.D. Racing have once more expanded their current line of setup tools to include a 1/8th scale on road setup system. Precision machined from aluminium plate, and hard coated, this system is similar to previous versions from the company which has the side plate attached to the main plate by the lower side knob. On conventional systems where the 2 plates connect at the top point, sometimes the main plate cannot move freely and it may cause some accuracy problems. Sold in a set of 4, for each corner, they are supplied in a handy carry case and can be assembled and disassembled with ease.

Source: H.A.R.D. [hard-racing.com]

April 18, 2009

Leehove JVD-RC clutch system

Dutch company Leehove has announced a new clutch assembly they have developed for 1/8th nitro off road and rally-game cars, the JVD-RC clutch. After 6 months of development and testing by a team including Dutch Truggy Champion Bas the Koninck, the final clutch is suitable for any clutch bell with an inside diameter between 26mm and 26.8 mm and a minimum internal length of 10mm. Delivered as a complete system which consist of a flywheel, crown, four clutch shoes, 12 springs in different tensions (green 0.9mm, 1.0mm gold, silver 1.1mm in sets of 4), the cone, a special flywheel nut and a set spacers to shim the flywheel. The clutch comes pre-mounted with 4x 1.0 mm springs and the installation of the clutch is very easy because the ‘crown’ brings the springs to tension during the assembly, and loosens the springs for dis-assembly.

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April 18, 2009

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April 18, 2009

Caster Racing Fusion RTR Brushless truggy

Caster Racing have announced the release of their Fusion 1/8th brushless powered RTR truggy. Coming supplied with ‘half’ offset LPR rims and tires and new CNC machined T6 6061 high quality aluminium parts throughout, it is equipped with a powerful 80A Brushless ESC with Fusion 36/74 1880 KV XXL motor, front CVD and 4 dog bones as well as a 9kg full metal steering servo. Well balanced thanks to the battery placement this car shares most of the same parts with the K8T GP making the conversion from gas to electric not a problem.

Source: Caster Racing [casterracing.com]

April 18, 2009

Shepherd 15T Velox clutch pinion

Shepherd Micro Racing have extended their range of clutch pinions for the Velox competition clutch. The 15T pinion is the right choice for small and tight tracks where a lot of bottom power is needed. Like all Shepherd clutch pinions, the 15T has been manufactured from strong lightweight 7075 T6 aluminium and hardcoated to reduce wear and friction. It also features a laser engraved number for easier recognition.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 18, 2009

Vampire Racing X-6 Alu Toe-in Bar

As used in our review of the new X Factory X-6 squared, Vampire Racing have released their aluminium toe-in bar, which is also suitable for the X-60. Made from high quality aluminium, the blue anodized part adds extra strength to this vital area of the car and are available separately in 3 or 4 degree versions or you can purchase both versions in a set.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]

April 18, 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