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June 2, 2017

Turkish On-road National Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Turkish On-road National Championship was held at the BUMOD track recently. The event kicked off on Friday with practice on a pretty dusty track that made setup critical. In Touring Modified it was Ahmet Kasap who swept the qualifiers to take the overall TQ and in the Touring Stock class it was again Ahmet who took the TQ honours by coming out fastest in the last three qualifiers while Mustafa Alp took the opening two rounds. Unfortunately Sunday’s electric finals had to be cancelled due to rain meaning Ahmet would take the overall win in both classes as the results were based on the qualifying results.

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June 2, 2017

VBC Racing Wildfire D09 Dynamics Edition kit

Available now from VBC Racing is the Wildfire D09 Dynamics Edition 1/10th electric touring car kit. As usual with VBC’s Dynamic Editions, the car includes a range of option parts with the D09 DE making no exception as the kit boasts with both a carbon fibre and aluminium main chassis, a new Dynamics upper deck makes for improved roll characteristics and durability, the vertical upper deck set is also included as is a new rear shock tower for a lowered centre of gravity. Also included are universal lightweight spring retainers, LCG 12.5g and 18.5g centre weights, the anti-tweak battery mounts, the chassis mounted steering post set as well as the 8.6g front suspension mount. Other features include -0.5mm offset wheel hex adapters and the kit is rounded out by a full set of Composite X high carbon red dot suspension parts.

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June 2, 2017

T-Works short 5.5mm nut driver

T-Works have introduced a short 5.5mm nut driver. The tool is machined from aluminium, it comes black anodised for wear and looks and it is especially useful on 1/10th 2WD buggies where reaching the front suspension’s shock mount nuts can be a tough task. Due to the large diameter even strongly tightened nuts can be undone easily.

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June 2, 2017

Team C TM4 carbon fibre slipper pads

Team C Racing have introduced a set of carbon fibre slipper clutch pads for the TM4 buggy. Cut form high-quality material the plates are direct replacements for the standard parts with the vented design and carbon material used making for improved durability and better overall performance. The plates come in sets of two and they will hit stores very soon.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]

June 2, 2017

Fantom Racing 5500mAh HV Pro Racing LiHV shorty pack

Available now from Fantom Racing is the 7.6V 5000mAh HV Pro Racing LiHV shorty battery pack. Built from high performance 100C/160C high-voltage Lithium-Polymer cells the battery is ideal for outlaw racing classes or unsanctioned racing. The pack can be charged to up to 8.7V, it measures 95x46x25mm and weighs in at 214g. Its hardcase is equipped with 5mm bullet-type power connectors and a 2mm balancer port.

Source: Fantom Racing [fantomracing.com]

June 2, 2017

RPM Castle Mamba X ESC cage

Coming from RPM and made for most Traxxas 1/10th off-road vehicles is an ESC cage for the Castle Creations Mamba X speed controller. The design allows to securely fasten the speedo in the chassis while also holding the on/off switch neatly. The cage uses the original mounting pattern of the chassis, doing away with the need to use double sided tape while also allowing to easily remove the controller for cleaning and maintenance. The cage for the Castle Mamba X ESC fits in the stock location on the Traxxas Slash 2WD, Slash 2WD LCG, Slash 4×4, Slash 4×4 LCG, Stampede 4×4 and Rally, while also working on other Traxxas 1/10th scale vehicles as well. The cage is available in black or blue colour and it is made of RPM’s renown nylon material for long lasting performance.

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June 2, 2017

Tamiya Tyrell P34 1976 Japan GP Special Edition kit

Tamiya have announced the soon release of the Tyrell P34 1976 Japan GP Special Edition 1/10th pan car kit. The iconic 6-wheeler will be based off of the former re-release kit and it sports some new features such as a high-torque brushed motor, TRF centre shock and foam tyres all round. The kit is rounded off by a replica polycarbonate body shell with front and rear wings, V8 engine replica and many more. The kit will hit stores about end of May.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

June 2, 2017

Isaac Amoròs wins Catalan Pro10 Champs Rd2

The second round of the Catalan Electric Touring Championship CCTE was held at the AMSA track. The event was held alongside the Catalan Pro10 Championship and running both classes made for high grip track conditions. In the Pro10 Modified class Marc Valero won the first qualifying round while Isaac Amoròs won Q2. With Jaime Lacuesta taking the third round things would be pretty interesting in the finals. Ultimately the TQ went to Isaac but Marc looked to be set for some fierce battles in the A-mains. On a very technical track and with little space to overtake, the first final round was extremely frenetic, with a couple of risky overtakes between the two main finalists but both scored their fastest laps in the final A-main with a 17.726s for Isaac and a 17.770 for Marc. In the end Isaac would take the day’s win from Marc in 2nd, Jaime Lacuesta 3rd and Sergio Lacuesta 4th. In the championship Isaac is leading the standings from Jaime and Marc going into round 3 of the championship that will be held on the 2nd of July at the Rubi track.

Thanks to Marc Valero for the report.