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June 6, 2007

V-Dezign Carpet Ripper ‘07 – Photos

V-Dezign Carpet Ripper ‘07

At the beginning of April we brought you some CAD images of the new V-Dezign Carpet Ripper ’07 1/12th scale chassis that was being made by Finnish racer Vesa Yli under the name of V-Dezign. This car had dominated the British National Championship in the hands of Andy Griffiths and had reached the 12th Euros finals in Sweden driven by both Yli and Griffiths. Following this performance V-Dezign has decided to produce this self designed car and has just released the first photos of the upgrade kit showing the rear end, which is the real innovation of the CR ’07.

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June 6, 2007

RB Products L2G Cooling head

We first wrote about the new RB Products Magnesium cooling head back at the beginning of May, and now thanks to our sponsors The Border we have the first photo of the new head. Grey in colour, as expected from Magnesium, this new lighteight cooling head fits all RB engines and helps lower the center of gravity of your car without sacrificing cooling performance.

Source: The Border [the-border.com]

June 6, 2007

Blitz Lola 05 body shell

Blitz Lola Body shell

Blitz have released the latest version of their 1/8th scale Lola body shell which has been designed for competition racers and features an ultra low central of gravity, provides high down force without sacrificing top speed while the newly designed front end provides plenty of steering. Available in light weight (0.8mm) and standard (1.0mm) versions, this FEMCA approved body comes with side stiffeners to support inside of body shell and markings on the body shell make it easy to mount it on the most popular 1/8 scale racing cars on the market.

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June 6, 2007

Losi Engine mount & tools

Losi Engine mount

Team Losi have announced the release of a number of products including this quick change engine mount which works with the 8ight and 8ight-T Race Roller vehicles without pull-start or spin start engines. This effort saving motor mount has been crafted from hard-anodised 7075 aluminum and allows you to reinstall your engine without having to re-adjust the gear mesh. Other new items include thread lock, called Losi-Lok, and 2 new tools, a long reach flat head tuning screw driver, with a silicone tip to stop your engine by blocking the exhaust, and an exhaust spring tool, both of which sport a gold anodised handle Losi laser etched logo.

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June 6, 2007

Venom Group product releases

Venom Group International have announced the release of a large number of general bits and pieces for your RC Racing. First up are these mini pinions which are CAD designed and CNC machined from high quality billet brass, include set screws and are available in the most popular gear choices and shaft sizes. Next up is this new line of adhesives and thread locks which are suitable for all number of jobs and finally Venom have released new exhaust seals and high quality fuel tubing which comes in 9 colours.

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June 5, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> Hitec release a whole range of micro digital servos – Link [radioncontrolzone.com]
> David Crompton’s switch from Team Magic to HoBao is confirmed – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Tech Racing release new optionals for the Tamiya M03 chassis – Link [tech-racing.co.jp]
> X-Factory release a new and improved nose piece for their X-6 buggy – Link [xfactoryrc.com]
> Morotech show their tire mounting cone for 38mm diameter wheels – Link [morotech.jp]
> Yuichi Kanai shows of new parts for the Kyosho MP777 – Link [kyosho.de]

June 5, 2007

Gačar Zdenko wins Rd1 Slovenian TT Nats

Gačar Zdenko wins Rd2 Slovenian TT Nats

Due to the first race of the Slovenian off road Nationals in Ljubljana being being cancelled due to rain, the second race of the season in Jesenice became the opening race of the year. In the 1/8th buggy class the event was won by Gačar Zdenko, driving a Laro, who was racing in his first off road race ever which makes his win all the more impressive. in 2nd place was Xray racer Popič Dean who finished ahead of Stare Marko racing a Mugen, who had problems before the end of the race which dropped him into his eventual 3rd place. In the 1/6th scale class it was Rok Bizjak leading home a HPI Baja 5B 1-2-3 who took the win from 2nd placed Janez Nebec with Jakopin Tilen in 3rd.

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June 5, 2007

Team Orion Katana 23T motor

More 23 turn motors, this time from motor maestros Team Orion, who have announced the release of an upgraded version of their high performance stock motor, the Katana. Whats new over its predecessor is that the can now features 6 tunnels in the armature for timing adjustments while for cooling purposes the new titanium color of the can also aids in the dissipation of heat build up, combine all this with the new rotor and you have a very efficient motor.

Source: Team Orion [team-orion.co.jp]