Masami Hirosaka & 1/8 track

In 2011 we saw Atsushi Hara make an impressive, one-time, appearance at the 1/8 ic onroad IFMAR World Championshis. He qualified in 2nd overall behind current World Champion, Robert Pietsch.  The man behind this participation of Hara in 1/8th scale onroad is known to be his friend Mr. Kazuya Yurugi who runs the company producing mainly foam tyres, Zac Products.

Masami's car

 

This time around it seems that the same person has his sights on another legend, the one and only Massami Hirosaka.
Masami took part last weekend in the famous KoPropo Grand Prix. It seems he did rather well, running a Mugen MRX-5 and a very intersting power unit called STS. Have a look at the videos below and pay attention to the inside of the engine and the exhaust pipe..





Could all this be a hint of things to come and maybe see Masami compete in the upcoming 2013 World Championships in Japan? Rumor has it that Atsushi will participate again so lets see..

Source: 
1)Asiarc.info
2)haobike (via facebook)
3)rctech.com.tw
4)Team Silverstone WB/RC (via facebook)

New Team Orion VST2 installed

Car is now ready to hit the track. Hopefully will do so soon and may even manage some video from the runs and few pictures.

 

 

SERPENT VIPER 977 - First photos (updated)

Finally found some photos of the new Serpent car.
I think it looks a lot better than all previous models

 

Source:

1) www.cochesrc.com (need to register)
2) Serpent America (Facebook page)

3) www.hobbyrc.com

 

 

 

 

AWESOMATIX BALL DIFF FOR A700

AWESOMATIX supply as on optional item a ball diff. In principal the diff operates like common ball diffs that were standard items for many years, prior to the new trend of gear diffs, in all touring cars.
They operate by having two metal plates pressing against each other having hardened steel or ceramic balls in between.
This ball diff is a bit different as it also incorporates a fully sealed housing in which oil of different grades (cst) can be inserted in order to achieve different levels of resistance, thus being able to fine tune it in a similar way as a gear diff.

The diff when completely assembled gives exceptionally smooth feel without a hint of slipping.  According to other users' experience the ball diff may give better traction on certain conditions, such as low traction.
I might be able to test this weekend and will report back.

A700 black

just messing around..