We were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Belgian National Electric TC Champion Koen Joosens. The young driver was killed in a tragic accident on Wednesday the 7th of May. A Schumacher team driver and leading figure in the Belgian RC scene, he will be sorely missed by the racing community and everyone that knew him. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Source: M-Auto [m-auto.nl]
Trinity Products have announced details on the new Intellect IB4600 SHV cells. Featuring an all new internal construction, designed with safer application in mind, they feature an increased voltage of 1.24V and above. A much more stable cell, they are said to offer 50% more cycle life than previous versions, yet have the same specifications and dimensions of a normal cell. Available in limited quantities from May 16th.
Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]
US brand Dynamite have created these Max-Life clutch shoes for use in the clutch of the Team Associated RC8. Made using a special proprietary aluminium alloy, the shoes claim to offer better performance than the stock shoes as well as less wear and thus less maintenance. Sold as a complete set of three.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]
Spanish company, Merlin Fuel, have announced that top Austrian racer Daniel Tomaschko has joined their team. Winner of the recent European 1/8th ‘B’ Championships warm-up race in Kirchberg, the Serpent driver will use the company’s fuel and other products for the rest of the year.
Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]
Prolux have added this new servo to their extensive range of radio and electronic equipment. This high torque, metal geared digital servo provides good performance, 6.0V input can provide 9kg/cm and 60 degrees in 0.23 seconds, with exceptional value, making it a great option for many different applications.
Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]
Ultimate Racing were in touch to tell us about their teaming up with ‘Pilotos sin Fronteras’ to organise the first Ultimate World Cup 08, which is an international race for 1/8th Rally Game. The race will be held near Barcelona at the Rubi’s radio control club truck from 29th May to 1st June and many international drivers from different nationalities like Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain will attend this fantastic event. Top international drivers from this category like Fabio Boero, Michelle Baruzzi, Marc Ibars, Robert Batlle among others will compete along with other drivers with less experience in an international competition.
For more information about this event, visit the Ultimate site here.
The latest round of the 1/10th scale Buenos Aires Metropolitan Championship took place at Hernan Matticoli track last Sunday, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sebastián Recio took the pole position followed by his Kyosho team mates Juan Pablo Golobic in 2nd place and Hernán Lebenbaun in 3rd place. The race followed the same pattern as qualifying and in the end the win went to Recio, while Golobic took 2nd with 3rd place going to Hernán Lebenbaun.
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According to the website of the US governing body, ROAR, the Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck have been dropped from future US National calendars.
On April 22nd, ROAR President Dawn Sanchez met with manufacturer representatives and Fuel Off-road Committee members in attendance at this year’s Truck Nationals held at The Nitro Pit in Phoenix, Arizona. This group discussed the viability of re-combining the 1:8 Buggy Nationals with 1:8 Truck Nationals. It was decided that in order for this to work effectively, Production Monster Truck and 1:10 Gas Truck would have to be dropped from the Nationals program. Those in attendance at the meeting were unanimous in their decision that this would be the most cost-effective method of handling Fuel Nationals. Not only would this be more cost-effective for teams and manufacturers, it would mostly help the privateer who has to go out-of-pocket for their expenses.
Source: ROAR [roarracing.org]
