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June 16, 2008

Lee Martin wins European ‘B’ title

The European ‘B’ Championships for 1/8th scale buggy were run last weekend at the USBRC’s track in Bergerac, France. Qualifying saw a close battle between Associated driver Lee Martin and Losi racer Darren Bloomfield, both from the UK, as well as Czech driver Martin Bayer. In the end it was Lee that took an easy pole position ahead of Bayer, who managed to claim the spot from Bloomfield in the last round of qualifying, demoting Darren to the 3rd spot. Following the semi’s, the final saw Lee and Darren immediately shot off into the lead of the 45 minute race. Darren worked his way passed Lee in the early stages, but problems following the first refuelling dropped him down the order and gave Lee some breathing space at the front. Darren would eventually work his way back to the front, managing to come from 10th to take 2nd in the last 5 minutes of the race. Lee Martin took the win, and the European title, ahead of Bloomfield in 2nd, 2 laps back, with French racer Romain Soret in 3rd, 1 lap further back.

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June 15, 2008

CS Electronic Schumacher Mi3 CVDs

CS Electronic Shumacher Mi3 CVDs

CS Electronic have announced the release of these new CVD shafts for the Schumacher Mi3. Made from aluminium, these new heavy duty shafts are better able to withstand the extreme pressure placed on them when using a front spool. A direct replacement for the standard versions, they are sold as a pair.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]

June 15, 2008

Harper & Falconer win Mod at MMUKGP

Today’s running at the Much more UK GP in Stonehaven, Aberdeen in Scotland, saw the Modified classes run for 5-cell and 6-cell. In the 5 cell class it was Elliot Harper that set the pace in rain affected qualifying, claiming the pole position for Xray, ahead of Stock class winner Olly Jefferies in 2nd and Ben Cosgrove 3rd. In the 6 cell class qualifying Graham Kenny took pole position driving an Xray, in front of HB driver Tom Jefferies in 2nd and TOP driver Mark Young in 3rd. In the 5-cell class finals, it was a close battle between Olly Jefferies and Elliot Harper, with the latter taking the win ahead of Olly in leg 1, with the results reversed for leg 2. With both drivers on the same points, the result was decided by fastest run and this went to Harper, with Jefferies ending up with the runners up spot, while Dutch racer Niels Koenekoop took 3rd. The 6-cell final was more straight forward with Kev Falconer, racing an Xray, took both leg wins to claim the overall ahead of pole man Graham Kenny in 2nd and Mark Young in 3rd.

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June 15, 2008

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd3

We received a report from last weekends 3rd round of the Danish DRCMU Off-Road championship that was held at the Midtjysk RC Arena track. In Stock class it was again 9 year old Jesper Rasmussen that was in the fast lane with his Kyosho and nothing could stop him, taking the win in all 3 qualifying rounds to finish up in front of Martin Kristensen in 2nd and Kim Gundorph, in his first race, 3rd, while local youngster Sebastian Sorensen claimed the 4th spot.

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June 14, 2008

Olly Jefferies wins MMUKGP Stock class

This weekend sees the Much More UK GP run at the Stonehaven track in Aberdeen, Scotland and as it establishes itself as a major race on the calendar, it has begun to attract top drivers from many different countries. The event sees the 19T class run on Saturday, with modified run on Sunday, and todays running saw the rain fall throughout the day, disrupting the racing. Qualifying saw Hot Bodies racer Olly Jefferies on pole position ahead of Xray driver Ben Cosgrove in 2nd, with another Xray, that of Elliot Harper in 3rd. In the finals it was Olly Jefferies once again that was the man to beat as he took the leg 1 final win from Ben Cosgrove, while Associated driver Alan Bickerstaff claimed 3rd. In the 2nd leg it was Harper that took the win from Olly Jefferies in 2nd, while Shumacher driver Russel Williams claimed 3rd, with Olly’s combined results he was ensured of the stock class title, with Ben Cosgrove taking 2nd and Alan Bickerstaff 3rd.

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June 14, 2008

Associated Factory Team RC10R5 Kit

The new Factory Team RC10R5 is Team Associated’s entry into the fast-growing 1:10 scale World GT onroad racing class. With Team Associated’s twenty-five years of 1:12 and 1:10 scale onroad racing history, we are very excited to offer the Factory Team RC10R5 to this new emerging class. Starting with the highly successful RC12R5 platform, the designers in Area-51 built the bigger RC10R5 on a 2.5mm woven carbon fiber chassis that utilizes a pivot-ball link rear suspension that allows for independent adjustments for chassis roll, bump and alignment. Having the ability to make these chassis adjustments independently gives the RC10R5 greater potential to get the best possible handling from the car and the track surface. While testing, the pivot ball-link chassis has proven to be more durable in high speed impacts and much better in bumpy track conditions.

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June 13, 2008

Xray XB808 Alu Rear Hub carrier

The option parts for the Xray XB808 keep coming with the release of this adjustable aluminium rear hub carrier. CNC-machined from premium lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, it has been hard coated for extra durability and long life. Ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. Smart Xray engineering includes use of composite bushings to secure ball-bearings in both sides of the hub carrier; allowing perfect fitting and smooth operation to ultimately impart much higher lifetime compared to bearings installed directly into aluminium hub carriers.

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June 13, 2008

Team Orion Voltage regulator

After having changed the electric racing market by establishing the LiPo as a standard worldwide, Team Orion is turning their attentions to using LiPo for RX packs. Since Lipo packs give a nominal voltage of 7.4 volts, and 8,4 volts when fully charged, it can’t be used with many receiver or servos without a voltage regulator. While there are some regulators already on the market, these are very low tech and not very resistant to the abuse that can occur when mounted in an RC car. Team Orion have produced a concept which has been made specifically to withstand this abuse, with their new Voltage regulator coming mounted in a protective casing.

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