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January 9, 2008

Cris Oxley is BRCA Micro Scale Champion

We received a report from the 4th round of the BRCA Micro Nationals, which after a 2 month break returned to the carpet at the Tamworth TRRAC club’s new venue. The track layout was challenging from the start. Corrugated plastic rumble strips, a perspex crossover, 12ft high wall ride, a gym mat filled ‘S-bend’ and a corner table top back onto the main 20m long straight would separate the men from the boys and make for exciting finals later on in the day.

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January 9, 2008

Edit RC lightweight Diff & Slipper hubs

Edit RC have released new lightweight differential and slipper hub sets for the Hot Bodies Cyclone D4. Made from hard-anodized 7075-series aluminium, these extremely durable differential out drives and slipper clutch hubs will cut the weight of your Cyclone D4 where it’s best to drop weight, in the cars drive train. The differential hubs must be used with Hot Bodies diff cup joint adapter to achieve maximum durability.

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January 9, 2008

Tamiya TamTech Buggy Champ – oOple

Tamiya TamTech Buggy Champ - oOple

Not something we would normally write about but as oOple have raced this car last weekend, that makes it suitable for Red RC. Called the Buggy Champ, the mini rough rider from Tamiya is based on its bigger 10th scale cousin from around 1979 or so. The overall look of the original rough rider has been kept much more so than in the previously released mini frog’s case. The main distinct feature of the Buggy Champ being the trailing front suspension which is really the only difference that separates this, the newly-designated GB02 chassis, from the GB01 used on all the other current range.

Read the full review here.

Source: oOple [oople.com]

January 9, 2008

Fun & Drive obtain IDM distribution

Our friends at Fun & Drive in Germany have been in touch to tell us that they have been appointed the German distributor for the Picco based range of IDM engines. Run by the Lechner family, this long established RC firm will carry the full range of IDM products and as part of the deal, super quick lady racer Sabrina Lechner will also now run the IDM power plants.

Source: Fun & Drive [scuderia-fun-and-drive.com]

January 9, 2008

Much More Traction, Cells & Cell box

Much More Traction, 3800 cells & cell box

Much More have released a few new products today including traction additive, new cells and a new cell box. First up is the addition of the red version of the previously released range of acute carpet tire additive, that provides high traction for rubber tires on carpet surface with the red specifically for use on high traction surfaces. Next up is a new line of 3800mAh Zap cells that come sold in a pack of 6, while the company’s new battery boxes have been designed for 5 cells, useful for European, and now Japanese, racers.

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January 9, 2008

LRP S8 BX Team buggy

LRP has announced the release of their own 1/8th scale buggy called the S8 BX. Similar to the Z-car from SH Engines, it features an angled engine mount, that combined with centrally mounted radio components guarantees optimum weight distribution. Due to this centred chassis layout the S8 BX is easy to handle and the cornering ability is outstanding, especially through chicanes it will amaze you! The revolutionary rear suspension design with active caster gives the car an improved shock absorbing characteristic and makes stability and agility a standard feature. The new system results in smoother and better handling even under roughest track conditions. The S8 BX is completely realised in no e-clip design.

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January 9, 2008

Hupo Honigl to run X-Factory in 2008

Hupo Honigl to run X-Factory for 2008

We received news from X-Factory to let us know that current European 4wd Champion Hupo Honigl from Austria, will run the company’s X-6 2wd car in 2008. Since his main sponsor Tamiya does not currently make a 2WD buggy, Honigl is free to run the car of his choice in that class, and Hupo has chosen X Factory’s New Math. In his very first race with the X-6, Hupo won the Austrian Indoor Winter Championship last weekend, beating a strong field of challengers with a borrowed box-stock car. X-Factory had not been able to ship Hupo’s car and parts from the US in time for this early-January race, so he borrowed the car of his friend Florian Klemm, complete with the original X-6 transmission and shock tower and dominated the race.

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January 8, 2008

Hagberg wins Swedish Christmas Race

Xray have a report on their site from their team driver Alexander Hagberg on the recent Swedish Christmas race held at the Borĺs track in western Sweden. The event attracted around 60 racers and the event was run with a Reedy race type format which saw 6 races run for all racers with the best 4 counting. After all rounds were run it was Xray racer Hagberg who took the overall win with maximum points ahead of the Serpent pairing of Tommy Bergfeldt and Christoffer Södergren in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]