LATEST ISSUE – November 2009

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Rotary Club – We take a look at the Dremel 400 Series Digital package and see why the product range is so popular in the pits and home workshops…

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Go Fourth in Modified – Whilst Jonny Bowden was dominating the Pro Stock category, Chris Grainger showed his championship credentials with a win in Modified from fourth on the grid at the Cotswold touring car national.

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HPI Savage 5T – The new massive Savage truck is HPI’s biggest ever in terms of size so with a huge 5.9cc engine combined with a three-speed transmission and a low overall weight, is capable of hauling the fifth-scaler to impressive speeds as our tester found out.

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Electric Insight – After enjoying great success with their nitro buggy, LRP kindly let us look at their new electric-powered version the S8 BXe.

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Schumacher Mi4 – The Mi4 with Chris Grainger on board has already won the 2009 National Championship but how does it compare to its predecessor in terms of design and performance?

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Step Up Stinger EB-1 – The EB-1 is a compact and efficient entry-level racer that comes in Ready-To-Run format. With a low price, we decided to see what the buggy has to offer…

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Nitro Testing – Following up from the review, we took the Xray NT1 2009-spec to the Cotswold track to complete our test and put the nitro tourer through its paces…

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Tamiya F104 – Following on from a sneak peak in September, we got the chance to build the new Pro model and in keeping with the new theme, we adopted the paint scheme of championship leaders Brawn GP.

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Old School at Shrewsbury – Round four of the BRCA 1:8 Off-Road Nationals saw a return to a traditional grass track venue at Shrewsbury.

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Double Southport Success – Associated drivers Neil Cragg and Lee Martin shared the wins at Southport as the championship begins to shape up…

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Strike a Light – We get to take a look at the new Losi Strike Short Course Truck….

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Newbie Hits the Track – Fancy trying your hand at racing? Read Karl Barker’s first-hand experience of his inaugural race outing with his Losi Muggy.

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New at The Euros – LRP went to the European Championships with new parts for their S8 BX Team chassis, tweaks to the ZR.21X engine and a brand new tyre. Find out how they got on in this month’s column.

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Xray Column – Juraj Hudy’s monthly news from behind the scenes at the Xray factory.

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Carisma M40S – This tenth scale model replicates Mika Hakkinen’s AMG Mercedes Benz DTM car and with its great looks, does it have the performance to match it looks and offer the ideal stepping-stone into racing? Phil McMahon takes up the challenge.

 

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Anderson M5 Cross – Unlike many of the recent motorbike releases, this one is a 1:5 scale model and off road too. As the name suggests, the M5 Cross is a motocross design with knobbly tyres and lots of suspension travel. The RTR looks great and has lots of appeal, requiring just some AA batteries for the transmitter as well as a battery pack and charger to get the bike running. Naturally there was a lot of interest from the Racer review team when this was released, as we look forward to an in-depth thrash test in next month’s issue.

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Would Be Winners – The penultimate round of the BRCA Touring Car National series took place at Snetterton but would we see the 2009 champions crowned with a meeting to spare? Read our full report from the event to find out what happened and see if the likes of Chris Grainger and Schumacher in Modified and Jon Bowden and Hot Bodes in Pro Stock would need a result at Mendip to take the respective titles.

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LRP S18 TC FT – If you are looking for a top the range, high-spec micro touring car, then this LRP model could be exactly wheat you need. Equipped with the latest brushless and LiPo set-up, the S18 TC FT is the ultimate S18 with carbon fibre chassis parts and lots of blue alloy components. Our midweek-racing guru puts the full LRP package to the test in the issue of Racer on sale on the first Thursday of November.

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Associated RC8B – The Associated 1:8 off-road buggy has already won numerous titles and is a double National Champion thanks to Neil Cragg in the UK. The first title came with the RC8 whilst this year Neil has been running the latest evolution of the design, the RC8B. A number of tweaks have been made to improve upon the original and this has clearly benefitted the performance as we find out the key changes and the how the RC8B drives out on the track in the December issue of Racer.

• Also Featuring – The latest RC news from around the world, the most up-to-date kits, hop-ups and spares available, as well as race reports from around the country.

 

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