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June 13, 2007

Dankel & Stammler win Rd4 in Southern Germany

The 4th round of the Southern German regionals took place recently at the small and technical Greuthof circuit. In the 1/8th scale class it saw the TQ and win go to Mugen racer, and European B Championship runner up, Erik Dankel who stamped his dominance at the event from start to finish, with the Mugen pairing of Andre Gysi and, Erik’s brother, Jan Dankel in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the 1/10th scale class it was Dirk Stammler with his Mugen MTX-4 that claimed the top qualifying position and he carried this pace through the final where he won from 2 more Mugens, those of Reto König in 2nd and Marc Rometsch in 3rd.

Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]

June 12, 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:

> Up close and personal with the Crono RS03 of Jerome Sartel – Link [rcmag.com]
> Xray have a report from last weekends Euro B Championships – Link [teamxray.com]
> Results from round 2 of the Chilean National Championship – Link [neo-buggy.net]
> Report from the RRCi series round 2 – Link [cmldistribution.co.uk]
> Race report from the Citrarasa Race in Malaysia – Link [teamxray.com]
> The Serpent F180 of Glyn Beal – Link [serpent.com]
> Australian racer Steven Drygalla leaves Himoto – Link [rubeduderc.com]

June 12, 2007

Majestic RC 8ight body

Texas based body shell manufacturer Majestic RC have released this, their latest creation, for the Losi 8ight. Suitable for both the standard 8ight and the RTR version, this body features revised styling, is made from .060 thickness polycarbonate and comes with overspray protection.

Source: Majestic RC [majesticrc.com] via Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]

June 12, 2007

Graham Alsop wins Truggy Pro Rd2

The second round of the BRCA Truggy Pro championships was run last weekend at the Broxtowe J28M1 track in Mansfield in the midlands of Britain. Qualifying saw Hobao racer Graham Alsop make the only 8 lap run to take the event TQ, with Simon Willets and Jon Hazlewood lining up behind in 2nd and 3rd on the grid respectively. The final saw Graham race ahead to a clear victory, 2 laps in front of round 1 winner Jon Hazlewood, racing the Xray XT8, in 2nd with Hong Nor racer Simon Willets finishing in 3rd.

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June 12, 2007

KM Products Lightweight front axle

KM Products V-One RRR Lightweight front axle

KM products have released this new lightweight front solid axle for use on the Kyosho range of 200mm cars. Not only is this new axle super light but its also very strong and it is designed in such a way that the drive cups, which are held in place by pins, to be easily replaced when worn eliminating the need to replace the entire axle. This axle is suitable for the Kyosho V-One RRR Evo, V-One RRR and V-One SIII.

Source: RCP Works [rcpworks.com]

June 12, 2007

Team Magic G4S GTP & Lola RTR

Team Magic have announced that they have released their European Championship winning G4S chassis as a RTR package in both a Lola and GTP guise. Only previously available with a sedan body these RTR’s include a quality Futaba radio control system as well as a race inspired, aerodynamic, Lola or GTP body shell for more stability at higher speeds, and also come with Team Magic’s quick release wheel system.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]

June 12, 2007

HB Cyclone D4 Wheel Hub, Springs & One-way

HB Cyclone D4 Wheel Hub

Hot Bodies Europe have today released information about 3 new products for their Cyclone D4 4wd electric buggy, all of which we have shown you back in April, but only now do we have the full product information. First up are these steel wheel hubs to enable you to mount Losi 4wd front wheels to the Cyclone D4, so you can re-use tyre and wheel sets you may already have to make the transition to the D4 easier. Next up are new shock spring sets for the D4 that are matched and have had the ends of each spring ground flat for consistent performance left and right. Also released today is the center one-way shaft which drives the front diff when on-power, but allows the diff to rotate independently of the drivetrain when the car is off-power.

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June 12, 2007

Steven Cuypers wins Rd3 of Belgian 1/8th Nationals

Serpent are reporting that their factory driver, and reigning Belgian 1:8 National Champion, Steven Cuypers took his first win of the 2007 Championship over the weekend when he placed 1st in the 3rd round held at the Rumst track. Having TQ’d for the opening two rounds of the championship only to suffer bad luck in the finals, Cuypers was pipped to the top place on the time sheets in qualifying by fellow Serpent racer and round 1 winner Robin D’Hondt. In the final the pairing ran just metres apart in the same order as they started until 20 minutes into the race when D’Hondt was to suffer the bad luck with a rear belt failure. This allowed Cuypers to take the lead and cruise home for his first win of the championship.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]