New in the Much More Cell Balancer adaptor line is this 2S adaptor. MSB-2S can be connected to MuchMore’s Cell Balancer and provides perfect balancing for 7.4V 2S packs such as Check Point, Orion and other popular packs that support banana style plugs.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]
Upgrade RC have been keeping busy expanding their product line releasing this new Limited Edition Fresh Ink design. As with other designs from Upgrade RC they are available for a large number of products and you can customize the design by adding your favorite logos as well as your name.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]
He was the talk of the paddock when we arrived and he has made it official that he is the pace setter by putting his name at the top of the time sheets as 5 days of practice comes to an end and qualifying for the 2008 1:10 200mm World Championships beckons. Jilles Groskamp produced the fastest run over 10 minutes in the second of today’s two controlled practice notching up 32 laps in 10:12.223 with his Sirio powered Kyosho. Running a larger head shim for the practice, as Team Sirio played with run time, the Dutch star said the car was not as quick but they had plenty of fuel left after the run and the test would now help them to work out a better compromise between power and consumption.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
We received a brief report from the 4th round of the 1/8th scale Belgian off road national Championships that was run last weekend at the TT-Fays track. Ishima Racing team driver Robert Raphael took Pole position, as well as recording the fastest lap, on his way to the win. Robert was using the new Ishima Rave, together with Picco motors and Medial Pro tyres, and won from Mugen racer Cédric Nickel in 2nd and Jeremy Hanotiaux, racing an RC8, in 3rd.
Team Trion have released this pair of car stands to help with car preperation. Available in green, and featuring the Trion logo, the stands are available in 2 heights, a low version for touring car and also a taller version for off road cars. Supplied with foam strips for both the top and bottom of the stand, your car will not slide of the stand and the stand will not slide of your workbench.
Source: Team Trion [team-trion.com]
Thunder Alley R/C was the host to round 5 of the JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend. The event was very busy with many of the top US drivers in attendance trying to prepare for the IFMAR Worlds. The current IFMAR 1/8th World Champion Mark Pavidis was in attendance along with many other top drivers and when the dust settled from qualifying, it was the Losi 8ight racer Adam Drake that took the TQ by more thqn 3 seconds over HoBao’s Jeremy Kortz. The final was an exciting race with Losi’s Adam Drake and Kyosho’s Cody King, but just like round 4 of the JBRL it was Adam Drake that came out on top, with Cody King 2nd and Ryan Lutz 3rd.
We have finally arrived in Portugal where conditions are overcast making for welcomed cooler conditions. After a quick walk around the pits to say hello to drivers the main talk is that of the blistering pace of the Sirio team drivers and in particular electric touring car ace Jilles Groskamp. The Dutch driver is fast and more importantly very consistent although a 2 speed one-way bearing failure in the warm-up for the first controlled practice means we will have to wait till this evening to get a true indication of his pace over 10-minutes. Groskamp is really happy with the combined pace of his engines and Kyosho chassis which he says are allowing him to comfortably run fast consistent laps.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
Our site sponsors The Border have asked us to tell everyone about their latest special offer that they are running on their e-shop. If you are looking to get into the 200mm class and are on a tight budget, then why not get your hands on this Serpent 710. A former European Champion, the 710 is being offered for the very special price of EUR 149.00, and as an extra bonus it also comes with 3 extra full sets of springs at no extra cost. Thats a lot of car for very little money. Available while stocks last, you can place your order, or find out more information, by going to the product page here.
