Most of you will have noticed that the site was down for most of the day. This was due to a hardware failure on Monday morning which brought the server down and caused the outage. We have since moved the site to a backup server while we evaluate the problem. We apologise for the inconvenience, and please rest assured that we are back online and back up to speed and ready to start our reports from the 1/8th scale European Championships in Valencia.
We received a brief report from the Keningau Fun Race for 1/10th scale cars that took place last weekend in Malaysia. Top Qualifier from the heats went to Serpent S400 driver David Voo but with some technical issues at the track, it took some time before the finals could be run. The 2 finals that were run saw the overall win go to another Serpent driver, Jason Shim, who won from 2nd placed Hot Bodies driver Raphael Chiew, while KS Chu rounded out the top 3, also for Serpent.
New from Elements for 2008 is the Elements Trekker Rally Cross tyre, developed by top UK and EU racers with the goal of creating massive forwards traction, awesome side bite and more acceleration. To complete these objectives the tread design has been optimized with the triangular central section being able to cut into the surface for unparalleled forwards traction, while the outer edge of the tyre has also been worked on to give excellent cornering characteristics by stiffening up the side wall under load with the bars. The final stage was to reduce the overall diameter of the tyre to reduce weight and gain more acceleration. The compound was then optimized for all conditions which resulted in the all round S-Medium compound. This tyre proved to work on every surface from astro to clay to grass in every condition possible. Not happy with just an awesome all round tyre the developing racers wanted something a little softer for that little edge when they need it, we found the R-Soft compound! This compound gives excellent traction in all conditions. The Elements Trekker tyres come packaged in pairs with the proven Edit Black Soft Inserts.
Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]
New from Kose is this motor bearing tool, which similar to version from Much More that allows the user to easily remove damaged bearings from within the sensor circuitry. The 2 piece tool also helps you remount the bearing and similar to versions used with gas engines, the tool ensures that the bearing is precisely aligned when mounted. Suitable for use with most modern BL motors.
Source: Kose [kose-rc.com]
New from TnT-Fx, and a follow up to their last release, are these custom body wraps for the Traxxas Slash. All designs are 100% custom made per the customers specs, and for the Slash the graphics line will further include chassis graphics (top and bottom), TQ radio wraps as well as wheel inlays and custom window inserts / grill headlight packages.
Source: TnT-Fx [shop.tnt-fx.com]
New from Kyosho, for the automatic two-speed transmission in the Inferno GT, is this new gearing which promises to take speed to a whole new level. The transmission features a 21/40T second gear combination, which gives your GT a 6.3:1 final drive ratio in second gear, up from 7.49:1 in the original GT gearing. That translates to an increase in top speed and less wear and tear on the engine because it doesn’t have to rev so fast to achieve a class-leading top-speed. The GT gearing is easily capable of 55 mph and speeds upwards of 70 mph or more with slight modifications.
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Kept under wraps at the Toy Fair back in February, Serpent have just released the full information on their long awaited 1/12th scale chassis, the S120. The S120 chassis consists of 2 main elements, the 2.5mm thick carbon fibre chassis plate and the rear single piece aluminium motor pod. The chassis uses a T-bar system, which has adjustable tension thanks to its unique tweaking system is damped using a conventional centrally mounted shock absorber together with a laterally mounted floating monoshock. The front end of the car is completely adjustable and utilises the now standard fixed lower suspension arms combined with active top wishbones, which together with kingpin mounted springs ensure that the car is able to corner at high speeds and soak up any small bumps found on the racing surface. In shops early August.
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New from Xray, for the XT8 truggy, are these hard coated lightweight aluminium wheel axles with +5mm offset. Sold in a pair, and suitable for both the front and rear of the car, using these wheel axles will increase the overall track width by 10mm making the car more stable and easier to drive. Suggested for use with 0-offset wheels only.
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