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October 14, 2014

Fenix Racing quick-change multi-tool set

Italian company Fenix Racing introduce a multi-tool set featuring two quick-change tool handles and a range of metric tips. While the handles are machined from lightweight aluminium the tool tips are made from high-quality and precision-ground steel for maximised life and minimum wear. Included in the set are a total of 12 quick change tool tips in the form of 1.5mm to 3mm standard and 2mm to 3mm ball hex wrenches, 5mm to 7mm socket drivers, and 3.5mm and 4mm Phillips screw drivers. The tool set comes in a handy storage box.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

October 14, 2014

Adam Drake triples at JBRL Nitro Series Rd6

Round 6 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Revelation Raceway in Ontario, CA. Once again the series attracted a good amount of local talent and internationally experienced factory drivers. The event saw TLR’s Adam Drake walking away with the win in the 1/8th Expert Buggy class while Cody King (Kyosho) and Cody Smith (TLR) came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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October 14, 2014

Bowie Ginting wins at Kenji Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the Kenji Cup was held at the Royal Camp Pondok Indah track in Indonesia with most drivers competing in the Touring Car 13.5T boosted class. Xray’s Bowie Ginting took the TQ honours in the penultimate qualifying round, followed closely by Muhammad Izzah who was only 1.6s behind. Danny Iswahyudi started from 3rd into the finals, 6.5 seconds behind the TQ holder with Suwardi Suliandy rounding out the top 4. The A-main saw Bowie securing the overall win early by coming out successful in leg 1 and leg 2. Izzah combined his double 2nd place finishes to grab the runner-up spot while Ronny completed the podium for an Xray 1-2-3.

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October 14, 2014

Tobias Weist takes 2014 RC Lemans championship

The 7th and final round of the RC Lemans took place at the prestigious MRC Oberhausen track. With the championship still open the race would decide about the overall title between last year’s German Pro10 champion and RC Lemans winner, Tim Altmann and this year’s German Pro10 champion, Tobias Weist. Before the event Tobias was leading the ranking by 2 points meaning the pressure was on Tim to defend his RC Lemans title after already loosing the German national title to Tobias.

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October 14, 2014

Lazzerini & Bucci win Italian 1/8th GT champs

The 3rd round of the Italian 1/8th GT championship was held at the RME Cassino track this past weekend. In the F1 class Federico Lazzerini took the win with Salvatore Battista and Gaetano Moschini rounding out the podium. The victory also handed Lazzerini the overall championship title. In the F2 category Stefano Bucci came out successful to take the win and the 2014 championship honours. Simone Giordani came in 2nd, Simone Roberto competed the podium in 3rd.

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October 14, 2014

BRCA 1/10th IC series Rd7 – Report

The final round of the BRCA 1/10th IC series was held at the Mendip circuit in Weston-Super-Mare. A total of 36 drivers took part in the meeting with 21 drivers in the 200mm class and 15 in the Sports GT class. On Sunday the first couple of qualifiers were damp, meaning that the FTD runs would be posted later on. In Round 1, Alex Thurston and Andrew Hastings topped the 200mm and Sports GT classes respectively by making the most of the drying track. The pair again topped Round 2 with their Serpent/OS and Shepherd/Sonic machines. 2014 champions Mark Green and Glyn Beal went quickest in Round 3 with their Novarossi and OS powered Serpents. In the final round Joe Kerry and Andrew Hastings completed the fastest runs of qualifying to TQ the meeting. Alex Thurston and Mark Green qualified 2nd and 3rd overall in the 200mm class with the Top 3 separated by just 1.5 seconds. Glyn Beal and Jason Thompson put there Serpents in 2nd and 3rd for the Sports GT A Final.

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October 13, 2014

Schelle B5M carbon fibre battery strap

New from Schelle Racing Innovations comes a carbon fibre battery strap for the mid-motor B5M buggy. The innovative design allows racers to remove the front battery foams, shedding additional weight and opening up the chassis for more ESC placement options while holding the cells secure. The second design feature is the narrow rear tongue which allows chassis flex through the entire range of motion without contacting the rear chassis brace. The brace also reduces the weight of the battery mount from 14g to 7g while stainless steel screws and aluminium locknuts act as an adjustable battery stop.

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October 13, 2014

STRC Tamiya on-road weight reduction kits

ST Racing Concepts titanium screw kits will help reduce the weight of a range of Tamiya on-road cars, especially those heavier tub chassis cars like the TB04 and the TA05/06 series cars. Double deck graphite cars can also benefit from the weight reduction to bring the vehicles closer to the new 1380g minimum weight in Touring Car racing. Also included are light blue anodised lock-nuts to complete the kits. The kits are available for a range of cars including the TRF418, TB Evo6, TB04, TA06 and F104v2.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]