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December 15, 2007

Holst wins Rd2 of Danish Champs

Soeren Boy Holst wins Rd2 of Danish Champs

Xray have a report on their site from driver Soeren Boy Holst on the 2nd round of the Danish Touring Car Championships that was held last weekend at the Broendby Racing Club close to the capital Copenhagen. Modified qualifying saw the pole position go to the Xray driver Holst in front of 2nd place Corally racer Jonas Kaerup and Martin Lissau for Xray in 3rd. In the finals it was 2 wins for Holst to take the overall win despite having some clashes in the 2nd final he could still wrap up the win with 1 final left. The 2nd place went to Kaerup with Emil Rath ending the day in 3rd, just ahead of Lissau.

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Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 15, 2007

JConcepts Racing Bag small

JConcepts have introduced their new small racing bag, a compact multi-purpose equipment bag that can be used for about any of your R/C needs. Its design and proportions allow you to store and transfer just about any combination of compact R/C equipment you desire. There is enough room for a 1/10 scale buggy or touring car as well as room for radio gear, tools, tires, or various other R/C gear. This racing bag has the JConcepts logo printed, on each end as well as the sides and top. The front-load Velcro design combined with composite inner liner allow for easy access to all drawers individually. Additionally, two composite drawers with divider make the inner workings of the JConcepts racing bag nothing short of spectacular for the organize minded racer. When assembled, the bag is 18”L x 14″H x 12″W.

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December 15, 2007

Pro Line HoBao Hyper 8.5 Crowd Pleazer

Pro Line have introduced some new items this month starting with the release of the Crowd Pleazer 2 for the HoBao Hyper 8 / 8.5. The Crowd Pleazer 2.0 is certain to provide racers with the groundb reaking design cues they demand in a body and incorporates ultra-low styling, original bodylines, and functionality to bring you the latest in high performance race technology. Also new from Pro Line is the announcement that the Bow Tie pattern is now available in their range of Low Profile Race (LPR) truggy tire range.

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December 14, 2007

Serpent 960 08 1/8th scale

Following on from the recent release of the 720-08, Serpent have now announced the release of the car that was top qualifier at this years 1/8th scale World Championships and EFRA European Championships, the 960-08. Having finished a close 2nd at the Worlds, as well as having won the ultra competitive Japanese Nationals, the 2008 version has already proven its pace and is now ready to be released. Updates to the 08 car includes a newly designed rear end geometry that provides more rear end grip and which makes the car better under both braking and exiting of a corner.

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December 14, 2007

EDS Tools new additions

Japanese importer of EDS tools, Team Honest, have received a number of new additions to the already extensive range of tools. Sporting the distinctive knurled red handles, new additions include a ball tip for the 2.0m and 2.5mm hex drivers, while a new 5.8mm flat head and a 5.0mm philips head are new to the screw driver range. There is also a 7.0mm nut driver and finally a body shell reamer with a nice aluminium cap the protect the reamers tip.

Source: Team Honest [teamhonest.jp]

December 14, 2007

Mugen Seiki 2008 Winter Clothing line

Mugen Seiki 2008 Clothing line

Mugen Seiki in Japan have begun selling, in limited quantity, their new line of clothing for this winter. Sold together as a set including both trousers and jacket, they are only available in L and XL and can only be bought through their website. The padded jacket is available in blue, features a hood and sports the new Mugen Seiki logo on the front breast and a larger version on the rear, while the trousers look to be made from the same material and are therefore rain proof. Orders start on the 26th of December at 5pm.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

December 13, 2007

Team Orion 4200SHO EU2008 cells

Following on from the announcement of the new SHO cell from Team Orion, a safer and more stable option to the current competition cells on the market, the Swiss company have released the first information about the EU2008 version of that cell. Made to meet the new 2008 EFRA regulations concerning cell size, these cells are 42.5mm in length, still staying under the 43mm maximum size after expansion. Team Orion have invested heavily in new tooling to create this new EFRA standard sized cell and they have been tested extensively by their team driver Teemu Leino over the past few months to ensure optimal results. Expect them to go on sale next week.

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December 13, 2007

Losi Micro LiPo Battery & Wall Charger

Amongst Losi’s new range of LiPo cells that we briefly wrote about at the end of November, was this LiPo pack for use in the company’s 1/36 Micro-T, Micro-Baja, and Micro-Desert Truck. Sold separately or with a wall charger (above), this 180mAh 7.4v 2 cell pack has been designed to fit the smallest Losi vehicles and provides plenty of power as well as long run times, coming pre-wired with the power connector.

Source: Losi [losi.com]