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September 5, 2013

SkyRC RacingStar tyre warmer

SkyRC introduce the RacingStar tyre warmer for 1/10th on-road cars. The microcomputer controlled unit allows the independent heating of all four tyres in a temperature range of 20°C to 80°C in order to extract the maximum performance from the tyres right from the start. Housed in a red anodised aluminium case the tyre warmer offers a back-lit display, four LEDs and eight beep tones to monitor and control the settings. The unit is designed to fit on top of the recently announced eFuel 17A power supply and can also be powered by a 3S LiPo battery allowing to take it to the starting grid when needed. Included in the set are the RSTW control unit, front and rear tyre warmers and a DC input cable.

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September 4, 2013

Alvin Koh wins RaceWorks Elite Racing Series title

The final round of the first RaceWorks Elite Racing series took place at the RaceWorks Arena’s on-road circuit in Singapore. The overall winner of both the driver’s and team championships would be crowned at this event after a 9-month long season. Sitting in pole position for the series win was Team Tamiya SG’s Alvin Koh, who held a slender 3.5 point lead over PY Tang from Team Xray Singapore. Team Tamiya SG was also primed to take the overall team title. In qualifying, Team Xray Singapore’s PY Tang would come out on top, with Team Tamiya SG’s Nicholas Lee in second spot. Continuing the late season form was Team Yokomo Singapore’s Alan Leung. Alvin Koh was only able to qualify in 4th.

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September 4, 2013

Martin Hofer wins at Touring Master Series Rd3

The past weekend Martin Hofer managed to TQ and win the 3rd round of the Conrad backed German Touring Master Series. Founded by Uwe Rheinard, the man behind the ETS series, the collaboration with Conrad aims at bringing the ETS flair down to a more local audience. Therefore the series consists of 5 races spread across Germany. Round 3 hosted by the MAC Burgdorf, the club that pulled off the last minute event that was the 2010 worlds, attracted a good number of top level racers despite a very tight racing schedule for most in September. Martin TQed both ProStock and Modified class and managed to pull off perfect finals by taking a comfortable win in both categories. Round 4 is to end the outdoor season at the beautiful facility of the MSC Höckendorf on 21st/22nd of September.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 4, 2013

Dirk Wischnewski wins German 200mm nationals

This year’s German 1/10th nitro 200mm nationals took place at the famous Ettlingen track. In the main final Xray’s Dirk Wischnewski claimed the win some 2.9 seconds in front of pole sitter Erik Dankel (Capricorn). Thilo Tödtmann (Xray) who had Patrick Nähr (Shepherd) in tow finished two laps down and secured himself the remaining podium spot.

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September 4, 2013

Viktor Wilck wins Swedish TC nationals

Tamiya’s Viktor Wilck has won his fourth Swedish national title by winning at this year’s Swedish electric touring car nationals. The vice championship went to Xray’s Alexander Hagberg with Jonas Andersson completing the podium.

Source: Andersson Wilck [wilckandersson.com]

September 4, 2013

ROCS 2013 grand finale – Report

ROCS 2013 Grand Finale – Report

Competition in the second season of the RaceWorks Singapore Onroad Championship Series culminated in the season finale last Sunday. Featuring three classes, the ORCA SuperStock class (13.5T boosted), ORCA Spec class (17.5T blinky) and the Open 1/12 PanCar class, the season finale saw some 50 participants sign up to enjoy a day of racing action. In the ORCA SuperStock class, Daryl Thong, who was the series leader coming into this round, looked good in practice. In the first round of qualifying, however, a radio glitch resulted in a head-on crash into the wall at the end of the straight which snapped his chassis in two. Daryl was able to save his season by miraculously re-building his car on a new chassis within some 50 minutes, taking to the track just minutes before the start of Q2. With some impressive work, Daryl put in a TQ run despite not having setup the car as he simply ran out of time. With his car all set-up, Daryl was able to win all three legs of the final to win this round, his fourth race win of the season, and with it the overall series title. Alan Pang finished overall 2nd, while Colin Tong was overall 3rd.

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September 4, 2013

Xray NT1 front and rear bulkheads

Xray have new front and rear bulkheads for the NT1 200mm nitro touring car available. They are made from a new, harder material and ideal when racing in high ambient temperatures or on high-traction surfaces. The front bulkheads were redesigned to accommodate the new front wire anti-roll bar system. The rear upper camber link position on the bulkhead clamp has been provided to increase stability and is recommended for use in very high-traction conditions or when using large-diameter tires in order to help prevent traction rolling. The super-lightweight bulkheads have a very clean and lightweight design and a special composite mixture was developed to allow repetitive assembly and disassembly without stressing or wearing out the parts. All four bulkheads are available as separate items.

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September 4, 2013

Schumacher pre-cut touring car rear wings

Schumacher announce the introduction of new pre-cut touring car wings. Available in clear, black or with a carbon look the wings do away with the often fiddly need to cut and dremel a usable wing out of the sets supplied with body shells. They are a simple bolt on and go racing item, come including end plates and mounting tape and they meet both EFRA and BRCA regulations.

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