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April 16, 2008

Morganti wins US Open Fuel Sedans

Morganti wins US Open Sedan Champs

Serpent have a brief report from last weekend’s third annual US Open Fuel Sedan Championships that saw team drivers Paolo Morganti and DJ Apolaro take a superb 1-2 result. Driving his Mega MF powered 720, Paolo Morganti took the TQ in front of team mate Apolaro, with Kyosho racer, and last years winner, Chris Tosolini in 3rd. Unfortunately rain caused the cancellation of the main final and so the organisers called the overall results following the running of the Semi-Finals and this meant the top 3 remained unchanged from qualifying.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 16, 2008

BRP Carburettor Fail safe springs

Our site sponsors, The Border, have introduced a new item to their own line of products which is available under the BRP (Border Racing Products) label. Sold in a set of 2, these carburettor spring have been shaped to optimally fit around a modern carburettor and of course act as a carburettor fail safe, should your car’s throttle servo fail. A better, more durable alternative to elastics, they wont break through normal use.

Source: The Border [the-border.com]

April 16, 2008

Fastrax Tyre Hole Punch

More new tools from Fastrax, this time its the release of this tyre hole punch, that has been purposely designed to make quick and easy air holes in your tyres. Its special inwardly rotating barrel allows pressure to be applied while the cutting tip cuts through the tyre wall producing perfect holes every time.

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April 16, 2008

Sirio Precision Bearing Installer Tool

Sirio’s crankshaft bearing installer tool is made to ensure the best possible alignment of the crankshaft bearings during installation. This Sirio tool is one of the few that presses the bearing in from the outside race. Many other tools apply pressure to the inside race of the bearings, which can sometimes damage the bearings before they’re ever used. This precision tool comes with a lightweight milled aluminum handle, which can be removed for more compact storage and transportation. The front boss features a smooth one-way bearing, which means the bearings are pressed straight in, no twisting motion from the tool to misalign the bearing, meaning the best possible installation every time. Two models are available, one for big-block engines and one for small block engines.

Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]

April 16, 2008

Christian Wurst wins German West Rd3

Last weekend saw the 3rd round of the West German Championship take place at the Motodrom Rhein-Ahr track. Practice on Saturday was run under good weather conditions and temperatures between 14°C and 16°C and from the beginning it was clear that Christian Wurst with his JP-powered Velox was the man to beat. After 4 qualifying heats on Sunday he had taken the pole-postion by 4 seconds from Serpent SDD driver Tobias Hepp in 2nd. After the qualifying it started to rain so the lunch break was extended to race the semi-finals under dry conditions, but after the semi-finals it started to rain heavily again so the race was abandoned and the results were called, which gave Wirst the win from Hepp, with Karl Heinz Meister in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 15, 2008

Prümper brothers join Speed Passion

Top German Electric touring car drivers Yannic and Bjorn Prümper have confirmed their move to Speed Passion motors and East Coast Bodies. The Serpent team drivers leave behind previous electric suppliers GM Racing and will make their debut for their new sponsors at this weekends German Indoor Electric Touring car Nationals, where both have a good chance at the title. The 2 brothers have been tearing up the tracks recently, with older brother Bjorn winning the recent Corally Thunderdays, while 14 old Yannic was battling with World Champions at last months LRP Masters, where he finished 8th overall.

April 15, 2008

Fastrax Tune Stop Tool

Fastrax have released this double function tuning screwdriver, called the Tune Stop. Featuring an adjustable length tip, it is long enough to get at the hard-to-reach low-end needle on almost all cars. Its second function is that it doubles up as a tool for stopping your engine by using the rubber end to press against the flywheel or exhaust outlet, killing your motor. Available in purple, blue or black.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

April 15, 2008

K-Factory 1/8th Clutch bell housing

K-Factory have released a range of hardened steel clutch bells, suitable for buggies, truggies and monster trucks. CNC machined from high grade steel, the super hardened steel construction resists overheating, warping and thermal breakdown and with the use of aluminium clutch shoes these clutch bells claim to last up to 5 times longer than the competition. Etched into every bell is the tooth specification making it easy to select the right clutch bell and they are available in 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 tooth versions.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]