New from Xray for the wing on the XB808 are these flashy black and white Fire-Stylin’ graphic sets, which makes a bright, bold visual statement, setting your car apart from the crowd. The wing sticker has been made from tough die-cut self-adhesive vinyl for easy application and long wear.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Shepherd have announced that they have extended their range of high quality tools to include these new allen wrench tools. Similar to those tools released back in June these new tools are equipped with high quality blue anodized light-weight aluminium handles with a special anti-slip surface that also offers the possibility to be personalized if desired. The tips have been made of hardened steel, which has been ground to provide a long life and precise fitting, and are available either as a set or separately in 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm and 3.0mm. Hardened tips are also available separately.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Our friend at Merlin Fuel in Spain have some first pictures of the new Hyper 9 being tested last Saturday by their team driver Borja Hernandez. According to what they have told us, the driver was quite satisfied with the cars performance in the air as well as the weight balance and they spent the whole morning working on diff and shock oil settings.
View more photos on the Merlin site here.
Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]
KM Racing have released some new parts for the 1/10th scale Kyosho V-One RRR chassis. First up is this 3mm thick carbon fibre rear shock tower, the 2nd evolution of this design, it features 11 shock mounting holes as well as a slots for the fuel lid cable tie. Also new is a 2mm carbon fibre radio plate which has a new design and appears to be more for aesthetics than performance.
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Kyosho have released their latest racing tires for the Inferno GT series. Add performance to your GT by just simply bolting on a set of KC Slicks, which provides more traction and longer tire life compared to the stock tires. Available in three different shore types (40/50/60), now it’s up to you to select your weapon of choice. Go out and attack your local track and leave the competition in the dust.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
Upgrade RC have announced an update to their wing skins series. Now available with 2 complete sets of skins per order, they also come supplied with side plate decals and as usual are available in a wide range of designs and can be customized with your sponsors logos.
Source: Upgrade RC [upgrade-rc.com]
Marc Rheinard has won the European Touring Car Championship for the second time in one day!! Having won the second leg of the A Mains the German looked to have wrapped up his first ever Touring Car Euros title only for his cells to fail post race scrutiny. Excluded from the results of Leg 2 this meant the title would have to be decided in the final Leg and shadowing Top Qualifier Ronald Volker throughout the race, Rheinard put in a calculated drive to take second and reinstate himself as the 2008 Champion.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
Breaking news here from Vila Real is that Marc Rheinard has been excluded from his victory in A Main Leg 2 after his cells failed post race scrutiny. The cells failed to meet the maximum permitted length as laid down by the sports governing body EFRA. The exclusion hands the win to Sweden’s Viktor Wilck and means the European title is still wide open with anyone of seven drivers still able to win the title.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
