Upgrade RC have been in touch to briefly tell us about their new custom truggy skins. Suitable for the Jammin X2 CRT, Losi 8T, Mugen MBX5T (JConcepts) and Kyosho STRR shells, they are currently available in 7 different designs, all of which can be custom coloured and can also include your sponsors logos.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgradercshop.com]
Seen in our coverage from last weeks European 1/8th scale Championships in Valencia, Shepherd have now officially released their Euro 2008 Conversion Set. Containing new parts for rear end of the Velox, the distance between the lower hinge pins is smaller to increase the effective length of the lower wishbones. With this modification the Velox becomes more stable on the rear end and therefore is easier to drive. To have the same angle for the shock absorbers two carbon fibre plates are included that can be fixed at the lower wishbones.
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At the end of the opening day of the 1:10 EP Touring Car Euros it is German ace Marc Rheinard and his Tamiya that top the time sheets here in Vila Real. Rheinard knocked a second off his opening timed run to remain fastest of the 145 runners while team-mate Viktor Wilck who was the next fastest in P4 jumps up into second. The German ran a new car for the final run of the day which he said felt different to the chassis he used in the earlier runs. The second car had more traction but was pushing more and so he remains undecided as to which chassis he will nominate for the start of qualifying.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
Tamiya driver Marc Rheinard has topped the time sheets for the first of the timed practice runs here at the 2008 Euros in Vila Real, Spain. Posting a time of 17 laps in 05:10.830 the German was 2/10th faster than fellow countryman and defending champion Ronald Volker over the 5 minute run. The 2008 European 1:12 Champion, Rheinard said his TRF416 was pretty good but he will run a fresh car in the last run of the day.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
A quick look through the pits here in Vila Real have revealed a number of new products being run and tested by some of the top drivers. Corally racer Marc Fisher from Germany is running some new prototype parts on his RDX Phi. There are new rear uprights that have 1mm lower top mounting points, also the front steering blocks have received some attention together with the new servo saver part that has simpler to adjust Ackermann.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
New from Losi for use with their 8ight range of chassis’ are two new spares boxes. The first box contains a complete ball bearing set for all 8ight-based race and RTR models and comes in a reusable box. This boxed set includes all of the necessary bearings you need, and is a cost-effective alternative to purchasing individual bearings. Losi have also released a clutch rebuild and service set, which includes all the service and tuning parts necessary for rebuilding the 8ight and 8ight-T clutch in one box.
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Our friends at oOple are reporting on the recently held Southport National, the penultimate in the 2008 BRCA National series, which saw the 2WD title decided early, with another TQ and win for Ellis Stafford driving the XFactory X6. Ellis was in command and took three qualifying rounds to take the TQ, and won the second and third A final legs to take the meeting, and with the valuable points secure the 2WD championship title in the process. Neil Cragg had a surprise up his sleeve in the 4WD event, the new Yokomo B-Max4 had made it after all. After Yokomo flew around the world to deliver the car the Thursday before the event, Neil didn’t hold back, taking all four rounds of qualifying and the first two A final legs. Only a win from Lee Martin in leg three with Cragg second, stopped a ‘total domination’ from the Craggster.
Read the full report here, including lots of great photos and interviews.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
New from Xray for the XB808 are these CNC-machined CVD drive axles, which have been made from premium lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 hardcoated aluminium. Strategically-machined, super-lightweight drive axles are specially designed and produced for high-competition racing. The reduced weight is almost 3x less than the stock wheel axle, with a total weight saving of up to 20g for all 4 wheel axles. Precision machined with highest tolerances using premium fully-automatic German CNC-machines. High-quality hard coating is done at Xray’s own in-house fully-robotic hard coating line, ensuring a perfect hardcoated surface every time.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
