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June 8, 2008

MID44 Associated B44 conversion set

Team Azarashi have announced that they have become the worldwide distributor for the new MID44 conversion set, available for Team Associated B44. Created by Olivier Langlet, the set is designed to make the car smoother to drive with the motor now mounted further forward and the batteries not so far to the rear. The kit mainly consists of a new chassis plate and the 2 upper plates, and by switching the front and rear CVA’s, all the other parts are re used from the stock car.

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June 7, 2008

Groskamp heads qualifying in Gubbio

We received a small report from the 1/10th scale EFRA GP that is being run this weekend in Gubbio, Italy. Saturday was scheduled to have 2 rounds of controlled practice followed by four rounds of qualification, however rain interrupted the racing, and saw the track get dry only after the first round of qualification. With the final heat of today also stopped because of the rain, it was Dutch Sirio racer Jilles Groskamp that is currently on pole position, ahead of Mugen racer Giuseppe D’Angelo in 2nd and current European Champion Dario Balestri in 3rd. Tomorrow morning will see two more rounds of qualifications run followed by the mains and we hope to bring you the results as we get them.

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June 7, 2008

ETS Andernach – Hara confirmed

ETS Andernach - Hara confirmed

The organisers of the Much More backed European Touring Series, which sees its final round of the 07/08 series take place in Andernach Germany, have confirmed that former World Champion and 2008 Reedy Race winner Atsushi Hara will be coming to round 4 on the 27th – 29th of June. The Japanese racer will be joining other confirmed entrants, Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp, Paul LeMieux, Hupo Honigl and many more.

For more information about the event and where it takes place go to the Series page on our site here.

There are limited places left in both classes, so if you wish to enter round 4 of the ETS go to rcracecontrol.com.

June 7, 2008

Spektrum Deluxe TX Case Surface

Spektrum have released this deluxe metal transmitter case designed to protect the Spektrum DX2.0, DX3.0 and DX3R systems from bangs and jolts. Fitted with 2 precut foam inserts to fit all current Spektrum surface systems, it comes with a damage resistant exterior, anti-slip comfort-grip handle and sports the Spektrum logo on the side.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

June 6, 2008

Kyosho Evolva M3 Alu Suspension Mounts

Kyosho have released optional aluminium front suspension mounts for the Evolva M3 1/8 on-road racer, which strengthen the front suspension assembly and improve durability. The machined aluminium mounts are packaged with woven graphite 0.5mm and 1.0mm shims that are used to adjust front suspension geometry, plus all the hardware that’s needed to install the mounts.

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June 6, 2008

Xray XB808 Matched Racing springs

Xray have released these high-performance racing springs for their XB808 buggy, that have been specially developed to give better balance and an additional range of choices to fine-tune your car. Developed through extensive testing and racing experience, these linear springs use the same thickness of wire for each spring, and stiffness is controlled by the number of coils. Softer springs have a lower “C” value and more coils; stiffer springs have a higher “C” value and fewer coils. Available as a pair of springs – to fit front and rear – the springs are individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. During the selection process, each spring is compressed in several fine increments and the values recorded, and then each spring is matched with another spring of identical characteristics.

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June 6, 2008

Associated Big bores & Reedy engine

Associated RC8 Big bore shocks

Seen at this weeks ROAR 1/8th scale buggy Nationals at Thunder Alley in Beaumont, California, are these big bore shock absorbers on the Associated RC8. Currently being used by the factory team at this race, they are close to release pending some final parts getting produced. Also seen on some of the team cars, is new steering geometry, which combined with the new shocks increase corner speed and improve rough track handling. New from Reedy is a yet unnamed proprietary .21 engine in the final stages of testing and is being run by Rick Hohwart and Scott Brown at this event.

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June 5, 2008

Elliot Harper wins Euros Warmup

The warm up race for this years Electric touring car European Championship was run last weekend at the host track in Vila Real, Spain and there were 40 racers in attendance, with some international racers in attendance. Qualifying for the race saw young UK rising star Elliot Harper, driving his Xray, take pole position ahead of current UK National Champion Chris Grainger in 2nd for Yokomo, while Spanish racer Toni Mateo in 3rd. The finals saw complete dominance by Harper who won all 3 legs of the A-main to take the overall win ahead of the Spanish pairing of Toni Mateo and Marc Esbri Vilar in 2nd and 3rd.

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