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June 13, 2008

Team Shepherd 2008 Racewear

Shepherd Micro Racing have released their new for 2008 race wear. Consisting of classic t-shirt and a hooded sweater, both are deep navy blue, with the tee made from 100% high-quality cotton and the hoodie made of 80% cotton and 20% polyester. The front of both garments features the Shepherd name alongside a flaming Shepherd head emblem in a grungy rough look to give it that ultra modern feel. The rear sports the Shepherd head emblem once more in white and both items are available in the usual sizes, S to XXL.

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June 13, 2008

Andreassen wins Norwegian Nats Rd1

We received a report from the 2nd round of the Norwegian Nationals that was held in Spydeberg, 40 min south of Oslo, at SMK’s large track. With the heat the country is experience over the last couple of weeks, tire wear was one of the big questions coming into the event. In qualifying it was Eirik Andreassen, racing a Tamiya, who was the fastest followed by Kjell Guttormsen in 2nd and John Lara in 3rd. Most of the driver used only 1 set of tires in qualifying and the most popular tire was Sorex 36.

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June 13, 2008

Craft RC Sanwa M11 Graphic skins

Craft RC, the South Korean custom RC design company, have announced that all the current range of designs that we have shown you for the Futaba 3PK are now also available for the Sanwa / Airtronics M11 transmitter. As per the previous versions these too are made from top quality material that are easy to apply and which stay good for a long time.

Source: Craft RC [craftrc.com]

June 13, 2008

Ellis Stafford re-signs to X-Factory

Oswestry Nationals report by oOple

UK star Ellis Stafford has re-signed with X Factory through the 2009 season. Stafford, a two-time European 4WD Champion and BRCA buggy Champion, recently TQ’d and won both 2wd and 4wd at the Ozwestry round of this year’s British Nationals and currently stands first in both the 2wd and 4WD Championships. Ellis finished the 2007 BRCA series in 5th with his X-6 in 2wd and 6th in 4WD with the X–5 Squared. “I am so pleased with the progress we made last year calculating The New Math,” said Stafford, “I am particularly happy with the attitude of the whole X Factory Team and their willingness to back me in working to try new things.” Stafford continued, “I also like the direction X Factory is taking. This team is on the go, expanding and getting faster every day. With Brian Kinwald back full time, it seems like we start work on another idea every day. Chazz and the Team are all about racing to win, and nothing else. 2007 was the happiest R/C year for me in a long time, and I need to stay a part of this action!”.

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June 13, 2008

Traxxas Top Fuel Power Plus

Traxxas have released their Top Fuel Power Plus, which has been quality blended with the best ingredients to protect our engines using superior additives such as a non-foaming agent for consistent running and a wetting agent to improve engine lubrication. Plus, high-performance anti-oxidants and rust inhibitors virtually eliminate the need for after run oil. The oil percentages are specially balanced to provide just the right amount of lubrication for long engine life and to provide the crisp, clean throttle response you demand in a car fuel.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

June 12, 2008

Xray NT1 3mm Graphite Parts

New for the NT1, Xray have released a CNC-machined front shock tower made from extra-thick 3.0mm top-grade graphite, which includes multiple shock mounting positions. Also new for the NT1 is a CNC-machined rear roll centre bridge that has also been made from 3.0mm graphite and which includes multiple roll centre mounting positions.

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June 12, 2008

Team Xray joins VRC

Virtual Racing Industries is happy to announce that Team XRAY has signed up as one of the exclusive VRC industry partners. The XRAY NT1 nitro racer and the T2-008 electric chassis will be made available in VRC v4 Professional. Such branded chassis will only be available after signing up as full VRC member and can be obtained with VRC-dollars earned by participating in official racing events. The 1:8 scale off-road buggy and truggy racers are likely to be included at a later stage to complete their off-road line-up in VRC.

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June 12, 2008

Jaad Racing Cyclone pivot blocks

Jaad Racing have just released these optional pivot blocks for the Hot Bodies Cyclone. Available in + and – 0.5 degrees for the FR and RR pivot blocks, and a 3.5 degree front or rear pivot block, the user can achieve 3.0 degrees toe. Through their testing they found that wider pivot blocks make the car stiffer, and narrower blocks makes the car roll more, hence as a general rule wider blocks are used on the rear or narrower in the front when more steering is needed. All blocks are made from 7075 aluminium and have been purple anodised. Available now.

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