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May 22, 2013

Serpent 747 lower front & rear shock towers

New for the 747, Serpent introduces lower front and rear carbon shock towers to be able to use the Serpent Super-Short shocks, which were originally made for the Eryx 411 TC car, and together help lower the car’s center of gravity. The strong 3mm thick front shock tower has 3 options for shock angle with the middle and top used mostly and also has the center holes to mount the center front body mount. The 3mm thick rear low carbon shock tower also has 3 holes for shock angle, and features extra holes to mount the extra body support system with fine tuning options. The Serpent RCM Super-short shocks have the key advantage that you can use the same springs you already have.

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May 22, 2013

Apolaro & Swauger win 2013 KO Grand Prix

DJ Apolaro report from last weekend’s Annual KO Grand Prix Race in California where there was a very good turn out with the Nationals being later this year at the same track. ‘They must have had over 140 racers between all classes. Kenny Ives and myself showed up Friday morning like most of the out of towner’s to practice and they also run 1 qualifier on Friday as well. My 1/8 scale felt really good from the start and my sedan was needing some work. With racers like Swauger, Burch, Paolo and others, it was a good time to see how our package compared and what we needed to improve. For sure the racers that make 5 minutes have a great advantage. In sedan I had no issues with run time, but with 1/8 scale the stars had to align to make this happen.

Continue reading the report here

May 22, 2013

Contact J compound 1/12th circuit tyres

Contact RC Tyres have announced a new range of 1/12th Circuit tyres known as ‘J compound’. Over the last 12 months contact drivers have been testing a lot of different rubber types and are now happy to provide this ready for sale. The new rubber is especially good on high traction conditions where the track is especially grooved in. The tyre will react with less aggression than their original 1/12th compounds, which are good for lower traction conditions and can be easily identified with the new gun metal wheel colour.

Source: Contact [racing-cars.com]

May 22, 2013

KM Racing H-K1 Meen V fuel tank upgrade

KM Racing H-K1 Meen V fuel tank

KM Racing have released this upgraded fuel tank for their H-K1 World Champion Meen Version chassis. The new tank sports a new spring for the lid as well as a new o-ring and internal filter. Also new for the tank is a plastic insert to adjust the tanks internal capacity.

View the tank insert here

May 21, 2013

JConcepts Finnisher for Agama A8 Evo

Further expanding their line of Finnisher bodies, JConcepts have made their popular body shell available for the Agama A8 Evo. Increased windshield angle provides a steady force upfront during mid-flight wind gusts on large jumps while the forward cab placement changes performance / visible bias which helps steering rotation in low traction corners. A slightly channeled roof-line helps stabilize the vehicle at high-speed while the side-pods have been simplified and JC chamfered to remove unwanted changes in height to neutralize the at-speed handling. The chassis to body fit has been tightened up which eliminates empty voids that contribute to mid-flight directional changes rear of the cab has a new step feature which allows the placement of a secondary side window and also a louver which can be trimmed to allow air to escape at the top of the body.

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May 21, 2013

P.Y. Tang wins Johor Indoor Carpet Masters

The Johor Indoor Carpet Master 2013 was held recently at Pontian, a small town in the south western Peninsula of Malaysia an this report come from P.Y. Tang. ‘Organized by Mr. Ken Ng, a local resident and Xray driver, the event was very successful attracting over 80 entries with many fast drivers attending from the Peninsula Malaysia, East Malaysia and Singapore. Open Brushless 13.5T took center stage as two other classes 1:12 Pan and 1:10 FF was cancelled. The carpet track was newly prepared in a school’s open-air multi-purpose hall on Thursday and the layout was very technical which was similar to the 2012 LRP TCM. No practice was allowed until Friday, with 2 control practice and 4 qualifying rounds on Saturday, followed by 1 more qualifying round and 3 finals on Sunday. As asphalt races are more common in this region, the JICM carpet race attracted many drivers and was a must-go event.

Continue reading the report here

May 21, 2013

Mario Rigert wins Rd1 of Swiss TC Nationals

The first round of the Swiss Nationals was held on the very nice race track in Schaffhausen. The drivers had to deal with unpredictable weather conditions over the whole weekend. After two dry and two wet qualifying rounds, it was Mario Rigert who secured pole position in modified class in front of Michele Manzo and Florian Hauser. All three finals which could be raced under dry conditions saw a start to finish victory for Mario Rigert. Second and third place overall went to Fabian Widmer and Florian Hauser.

View the final results here

May 21, 2013

Yeah Racing bearing measuring tool

Yeah Racing release this simple aluminum bearing and motor bearing inner diameter measuring tool. Blue anodised, it can measure different bearing dimensions from 2mm to 15mm as well as motor bearings with and inner diameter of 3.18mm.

Source: Yeah Racing [rcmart.com]