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March 11, 2015

Capricorn LAB TE03 chassis & bulkhead brace

Capricorn have new option parts for the LAB TE03 1/10th electric touring car available in the form of two different main chassis plates and a reinforcement brace for the bulkheads. Starting with the chassis, new are slim aluminium and carbon fibre lower plates that allow to fine-tune the car to different amounts of traction. Both are 83mm wide which prevents them from scrubbing too much during hard cornering with the aluminium chassis being best suited for high-bite tracks while the carbon fibre variant should excel in lower grip conditions. Also new is a carbon fibre reinforcement plate for the bulkheads, a part that allows to stiffen the bulkheads, again in a wake to adjust to the overall traction available.

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March 11, 2015

BRCA GT National Series Rd3 report

Walker-Catchpole wins at BRCA GT National Series

The third round of the BRCA GT National Series was held at the Killamarsh Sports Centre and was hosted by the SWIFTS club. The club set out a well-conceived track layout which included a flowing infield and a long straight, which required some serious thought by the drivers when deciding what gear ratio to run. In GT12 the field was joined by a couple of experienced LMP12 drivers, for their first taste of GT12 National racing, who were hoping to qualify in the A-final. This was no mean feat for them, as the standard of driving at the top end was highly competitive and qualifying times were extremely close. In fact throughout the field, there were some very close battles in qualifying and the finals.

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March 11, 2015

JJ Wang joins Matrix Racing Tires

Matrix Racing Tires confirm the signing of Chinese/American top driver JJ Wang to their 2015 factory team. Racing for Mugen and Novarossi in Nitro 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale classes, the 17-years old is a former Chinese National Champion in both classes and he is backed by a successful 2014 season when he managed to bring home a top 5 finish at the 200mm Worlds in Thailand and a very respectable 15th place at the 1/10th Electric Touring Car Worlds held in Florida.

Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]

March 11, 2015

Oliver Mack renews with Shepherd

Shepherd have announced that Oliver Mack will be a part of the company’s factory team for another year. The former World Championship finalist, European Champion and multiple German Champion had a great 1/8th scale campaign in 2014 by finishing the ENS in 3rd position overall. 2015 will be Oliver’s 7th season for Team Shepherd and he plans to attend the German Championship, the European Championship in Ettlingen, selected ENS events and the World Championship in Brazil. Oliver had the following to say:

First of all I would like to thank Team Shepherd for the long and successfully time we have already had. I’m really looking forward to racing another great season in this nice team. Last weekend we hit the track the first time for this year and the laptimes and feeling with the Velox V8 “EC” 2015 were very promising for the upcoming season.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 11, 2015

Team Titan Blitz TS040 1/8th on-road bodyshell

New from Team Titan comes the Blitz TS040 1/8th on-road bodyshell. Compared to the popular TS030 the new body offers similar initial steering but improved mid-corner rotation, allowing to corner faster and to step on the throttle sooner. The body is therefore best suited for smaller tracks with tight corners and hairpins. The EFRA-approved TS040 comes clear, including side stiffeners, window mask, stickers and as 1.2mm strong, 1.0mm standard, 0.8mm light or 0.7mm ultra light variant.

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March 10, 2015

Serpent F110 SF2 formula kit

Serpent introduce the all-new F110 SF2 1/10th scale formula car kit. Designed by Michael Salven and David Ehrbar the car is based on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis and it features a new front end design compared to its predecessor with 2.5mm lower carbon fibre and upper composite A-arms, adjustable ride height for both rubber and foam tyres as well as quick adjustable castor using moulded inserts. To fine-tune the steering characteristics the king pin angle is adjustable using inserts and the included independent front suspension set with tube dampers helps to smooth-out the suspension action.

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March 10, 2015

International Dutch F1 Masters – Announcement

International Dutch F1 Masters - Announcement

Hosted at the MACH track in Heemstede, The Netherlands, host of the 2012 IFMAR Worlds, the International Dutch F1 Masters will be held from the 3rd to the 5th of April. Open to racers of Formula cars of all skill levels, the fun race will see free practice on Friday followed by controlled practice and 3 rounds of qualifying on Saturday with a final qualifier and triple finals on Sunday. A great opportunity to practice prior to the ETS in Italy the following week, there will also be a raffle on Saturday evening which is a great opportunity to win prizes. Entry is now open here and you can find more information on the event here.

March 10, 2015

Green wins at British Indoor National Champs Rd3

Round 3 of the British Indoor National Championships was held at the Swift Raceway in South Yorkshire last weekend. Mark Green (Serpent) took the overall TQ in the Formula class and in the A-final he lead all the way from his pole position on the grid and managed to win the A-main from Mark Burgess (CRC) and Dave Underwood (Xray) who rounded out the podium. The final round will be held at Chesterfield on Sunday 26th April.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]