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November 7, 2007

EFRA AGM Highlights

Last weekend saw the majority of Europe’s governing bodies for R/C converge in Brussels, Belgium for the annual EFRA AGM to make rule changes and decide on the future direction of the sport. This year didn’t see many major changes to the rules with the exception of the phased introduction of better defined 3 chamber pipes to all forms of gas racing in Europe throughout 2008 as well as the introduction of an indoor 1/10 EP TC European Championships.

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November 6, 2007

K-Factory LX Shock Absorbers

K-Factory have released these new LX Shock Absorbers which have been based on the Team Magic G4S shock and then had almost all of the shock absorber replaced to make sure it met and exceeded strict specification and performance criteria. Said to have performed so well they are now included with the Limited Edition G4+ they are not only smoother and stronger than the original version but also easier to use and are fully compatible with the majority of on-road cars, both gas and electric.

Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

November 6, 2007

East Civic 200mm body shell

East Civic body shell

Japanese brand East have released this 200mm touring car body shell based on the Honda Civic. Similar in looks to other bodies already on the market this new shell sports 2 ribs on either side of the car which increase stiffness to the area while at the same time allowing the shell to be very lightweight. Other details include ribs on the bonnet that channel the air over the lowered windsreen and back to the rear wing. The Civic, which has been extensively tested by Central RC, provides the user with very responsive, high grip and well balanced handling characteristics.

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November 6, 2007

Sala Federico wins Italian Indoor Champs

The 2007 Italian electric touring car indoor championships were held in Firenze on the last weekend of October and all the top Italian EP racers were out to battle for the title. In qualifying it was Corally racer Sala Federico that claimed the pole position in front of 2nd placed Michele Romagnoli, racing for Xray, in 2nd. After 2 of the 3 finals, it was a win a piece for Federico and Romagnoli with another Xray driver Guido Barbera in 3rd on both occasions. In the 3rd and decisive final there was many lead changes and with 25 seconds to go, the order was Barbera, Romagnoli and Federico but a misplaced marshall caused a crash for Barbera while a closely following Romagnoli had little place to go and also crashed leaving Federico through to take the win and with it the overall title, Romagnoli was 2nd and Barbera ended his day in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 6, 2007

Panther T157 MT38 Series Gator tire

Panther tires have released these T157 MT38 Series Gator tires which are designed to fit Losi 8ight T wheels as well as other 38 series wheels. Sold in both soft and medium soft compounds, they weigh in at 122g each and are 2.5″ wide and 5.5″ in diameter.

Source: Panther [pantherteam.com]

November 6, 2007

Jilles Groskamp joins SMC

SMC Europe have today announced that top International electric R/C racer Jilles Groskamp from the Netherlands has signed up to use their products. With an impressive list of race results, like 2-times Snowbirds winner, multiple A-finalist at European and World Championships as well as many other wins, Jilles was looking for the best batteries with maximum power and found them at SMC. Jilles leaves behind Trinity with whom he parted company at the end of the summer and had tried Checkpoint for the IIC but now seems to have settled on the SMC brand.

Source: SMC [smc-racing.com]

November 6, 2007

Team Magic G4RS – Photos

Team Magic G4RS

Our site sponsors Team Magic have released the first pictures of their latest 200mm touring car, the G4RS. We wrote briefly about this car at the end of October when it was first announced and as you can see from the feature list below, it does sport quite a few changes over their previous, European Championship winning, G4 and G4+. The main changes are a new narrow chassis, new rear end, different internal ratio, new shock absorbers, new 2-speed gearbox as well as a number of other upgrades to aid performance and durability.

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November 5, 2007

Daily News Round-up

Red RC - Daily Round-up

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

> Over RC report from the HPI/Orion Cup Touring Classic – Link [overrc.com]
> RB Products report from the GP de Pierrefeu – Link [rbproducts.com]
> Mirage Hoover Up at Rug Racers – Link [mirageracing.com]
> Jared Tebo wins at the Nitro Cross World Champs – Link [neo-buggy.com]
> Report from Off-road Indoor Race XZ – Link [teamxray.com]
> Nicholas Zachariades is 2007 Cyprus 1:10 National Champion – Link [serpent.com]
> LRP wins IIC TC Mod Rubber and TC Mod Foam classes – Link [lrp.cc]