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March 14, 2008

HB Junior 1/8th Off Road Championships

Mirage Racing and the Frankley club are proud to announce the HB Junior Championships 2008, which will be held at the awesome Frankley venue. The race is a 1 day event and promises to be even better and bigger than last year. Practice is available on the Saturday for any one who wishes to get some lines sorted or for beginners who have just started. There will be no tyre rule so anything can be used. Rules will be very relaxed but cheating will result in disqualification form the event.Trophies will be given to 1st 2nd and 3rd in each of the finals on the finals day, plus prizes will be made available nearer the meeting. The Date is 6th JULY 2008 and the entry fee is £7.

Entry forms can be obtained here (PDF).

March 13, 2008

Franceschi wins Sao Paulo Stock Rd1

Franceschi wins Sao Paulo Stock Champs Rd1

Serpent have a report on their site from the first round of the Sao Paolo Championship held at the Sam’s Club track in Santo Andre, a city within Greater Sao Paulo, the State’s Capital. The format saw each driver get just a single qualifying round followed by four heats, the best three of which determine the overall result. Starting from pole the two first wins came easy for Serpent racer Felipe Franceschi but his team mate Thiago ‘Poldo’ Podolsky, although very fast, faced mechanical problems with the breakage of his front belt followed by the rear preventing him from getting a good score. In the third heat it would be Felipe’s turn suffer a broken belt, the team putting these failures down to the debris on a number of dirty spots on the track. With Felipe out, Poldo was the favorite but his back luck continued as a prototype aluminum central axle that is currently being developed by the team broke. The fourth and final heat saw Felipe take his third win of the day and with overall victory in the opening round of the championship in front of Corally racer Lincoln Almeida in 2nd and Xray driver Marcos Mayer in 3rd

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 13, 2008

Schumacher Cat SX Competition buggy

Schumacher have released the first pictures of the new Cat SX Competition 4WD Off-Road buggy that was announced at the recent Nurnberg Toy Fair. Scheduled in for an early summer release, the large amount of testing that has taken place will make it will be well worth the wait. The car shown in these pictures are still with some prototype parts and they hope to show some body off pictures next week. The car will be launched in two formats to enable the customer to choose which battery type they prefer, 4×2 NiMh or Lipo.

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March 13, 2008

Losi 1/18th Mini-Late Model RTR

Losi have announced the release of the Mini-Late Model, an electric powered 1/18th scale RTR dirt oval racer. Featuring a chassis that is longer than their Mini-Slider, the Mini-Late Model incorporates unique design elements including multiple battery mounting locations, side safety bars and a heavy-impact front bumper that make it ready to go right out of the box. The racing body is detailed in one of four available colour schemes, ensuring a beautiful blur as it rips around the track. As for its performance, the Mini-Late Model is crammed with ball bearings, oil-filled shocks, an upgraded RX-280 motor and a Losi radio system with 2.4GHz DSM technology, making it one of the industry’s most exciting and versatile mini RC vehicles. The Mini-Late Model’s size and handling will have you speeding through the corners anywhere and everywhere.

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March 13, 2008

Much More Trimming rod

Much More have released this trimming rod, which helps align the brush hood and tune brush damper, or push brush during motor break-in. By pushing the damper down gently with this tool the brushes will move freely without bending. During the motor break-in process you can push the brushes with this rod to sit them quickly, allowing you to be able to the read the correct amp draw for fine tuning the timing. The other side has a tool for standard 5x4mm brush holders and its length is designed to allow the fine tuning of the both brush holders independently.

Source: Much More [muchmore.co.kr]

March 13, 2008

The Border – Special offer

The Border - Special offer

Our site sponsors, The Border, have been in touch to inform our visitors about a great new offer that is running on their site at the moment. The Border are taking pre orders on the latest range of improved GRP 1/8th scale foam tires that they expect to arrive in their warehouse by the end of March. Sold as a combo pack of 5 fronts and 5 rears, these pre glued and trued tires come in a handy carrying box and are available with both Kyosho/Mugen or Serpent type rims. If you pre order now, you will also receive a great GRP pit towel absolutely FREE.

To avail of this great offer, visit the product page here.

March 12, 2008

Daily News Round-up

A summary of other news pieces from around the internet today in our Red RC Round-up:

> JQ wondering into the unknown – Link [neobuggy.net]
> Nosram dominate Eden Park Winter Series – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Haley Double TQ & Win at Rotary Nitro Cup – Link [teamxray.com]
> Report from Rug Racers Round 6 – Link [mirageracing.com]
> New Italian E-Magazine for RC enthusiasts – Link [rclifestyle.it]
> G4RS Excellent Performance in Korea – Link [teammagic.com.tw]
> Carpet Wars, The Final Battle – Link [mirageracing.com]

March 12, 2008

CS-Factory 1500 HVX-Matched cells

CS-Electronic have introduced the new CS-Factory 1500mAh HVX-Matched Power-Cells. Based on the successful CS-Factory 1500mAh Power-Cell, CS has developed the selection for the little 2/3 A cells to meet the big demand for selected cells in the micro classes. The treatment of voltage developed by Christian Sterr followed with ROBO-Selection means the cells are assembled in a pack with the highest voltage and the exactly equal curve of discharge, increasing the performance and durability of the cell.

Source: CS Electronic [cs-shop.de]