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March 5, 2007

LRP release the A.I. speed controller

LRP A.I.

Yesterday we told you about the new Evil controller from Nosram, well if you prefer blue in your car here is the exact same product from LRP called the A.I. Aimed at the sports class the A.I., as with all modern speedos, can automatically detect the motor (brushed, brushless) and cell type (NiMh, Lipo) and can work with 4, 5 or 6 cell configurations. The standard version can handle brushed systems up to 10 turns and brushless to 12.5 turns, whilst the â€˜Proâ€™ version (above) can handle brushed systems up to 7 turns and brushless to 8.5 turns. LRP are also releasing their version of the Dragon brushless motor that we showed you yesterday called the Eraser so you just need to choose whether you like LRP blue or Nosram red, its that simple.

Source: LRP [lrp-electronic.de]

March 5, 2007

Yaniv Sivan wins Rd3 of Israeli League

Israeli League

Last Saturday saw the 3rd round of the Israeli League for 1/8th scale buggies held at the Sphim race track which was very well attended despite the damp conditions. Qualifying saw young Kyosho racer Yaniv Sivan come out on top with Xray racer Oren Levi close behind in 2nd whilst in the race itself Yaniv could easily take the race win ahead of Levi with another Kyosho racer Nir Sivan coming up from his 5th on the grid to take 3rd.

Source: RC Zone [rczone.co.il]

March 4, 2007

Javier Hidalgo wins Rd1 of Spanish 200mm Nationals

Rd1 of Spanish 200mm Nationals

Today saw the running of the 1st round of the Spanish National championships for 200mm held in Gijon. The race was won by 3rd placed qualifier Javier Hidalgo, driving a Serpent 720, who managed to pull out a lap on Kyosho racer Luis Cayetano who finished 2nd while a lap further back in 3rd place was Jose Casas who gained the final podium spot driving a Serpent 710. This race was the first national event for the Xray NT1 with the new car gaining 3 spots in the main final with Carlos Peracho bringing the car home the highest in 5th.

Source: Coches RC [cochesrc.com]

March 4, 2007

Canadian Winternationals – Qualifying

Canadian Winternationals

This weekend sees the running of the Canadian Winternationals that takes place in an indoor hall in Red Deer, Alberta. Qualifying has been completed for the event and it was Gary Guest who was leading the way in the Buggy class ahead of Chad Bradley and Ryan L. McCrery, whilst in the Truggy class the top 3 is the exact same with Guest, Bradley and McCrery in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The racing takes place today, Sunday, but due to the time difference we may not have any results for you until Monday morning.

In the meantime you can check out the top 10 for both classes here… content

March 4, 2007

Nosram Evil Brushless controller

More product news from Nosram, this time its the release of the Evil, a new brushless/brushed speed controller. This new speedo comes in 2 versions, and both are intended for sports racers with both versions of the Evil featuring reverse as well as being fully waterproof. This controller, as with all modern speedos, can automatically detect the motor (brushed, brushless) and cell type (NiMh, Lipo) and can work with 4, 5 or 6 cell configurations. The standard version can handle brushed systems up to 10 turns and brushless to 12.5 turns, whilst the ‘Power’ version can handle brushed systems up to 7 turns and brushless to 8.5 turns.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

March 4, 2007

Nosram Dragon brushless motor

Nosram Dragon Brushless

Nosram have released details about their new motor, the Sports Modified Dragon, which is a brushless system for the sports level racer. Made using the same technology as the Storm Evolution, the Dragon uses neodym magnets, features a hand wound armature for optimium performance and as this motor is sensored, you can be guaranteed a very responsive feel.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

March 4, 2007

Alex Calatayud wins Rd2 Social Santa Perpetua

Social Santa Perpetua

This weekend saw the 2nd round of the Santa Perpetua club championships, which happened to be very well attended due to the fact that this track will host rounds of both the Spanish and Catalunyan championships this year, and racers attending these events wanted to get some pre event track time in. The race itself was won by Xray racer Alex Calatayud ahead of 2nd place Hot Bodies racer Gerard Roig and Albert Navarro racing for HoBao in 3rd.

Source: TT Catalunya [ttcatalunya.com]

March 3, 2007

Rune Karlsen wins Rd1 of Norwegian cup

Norwegian cup

Buggy-Sport have the report from the first round of the Norwegian cup that took place under some tricky and extremely cold conditions. 54 drivers attended the event despite the heavy snow storms, that kept some of the signed up racers away, and those drivers were greeted by snow and ice on the track. After qualifying, Kyosho racer, Tom Erik Haaversen took the TQ spot followed by Viggo Andreassen and Ronny Myhre in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the main race itself it was Rune Karlsen who took the early lead and held onto it till the end to take the win while 2nd position went to pole man Tom Erik Haaversen with Anders Mehren ending the race in 3rd.

Source: Buggy-Sport [buggy-sport.info]