Last weekend the opening round of the Tonisport Onroad Series took place at the VfR Rüsselsheim club in Germany. In the Formula class Shepherd’s Thilo Tödtmann dominated all heats he would also bring home the day’s win after two error-free finals. Joining him on the podium was Nils Heimlich also running a Shepherd car in 2nd, while Ulf Bohlender (Team Associated) had to settle for 3rd overall.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Vigor RC have introduced a range of carbon fibre parts for the Xray T4 2018 touring car kit. Available now are a 2.25mm and 2.0mm carbon fibre main chassis as well as 2.0mm and 1.6mm top decks, with the thinner chassis and top deck being best suited for low grip conditions. Also available are 3.0mm carbon fibre front and rear shock towers. All parts are CNC-machined from high-quality carbon fibre.
Italian company Capricorn has announced the addition of UK on-road frontrunner, Neal King to their team. Neal will be using Capricorn’s LAB C803 1/8th nitro on-road kit powered by One engines and had the following to say about the deal:
I would like to thank Patrizio for the opportunity to join the Capricorn team. I look forward to racing the Capricorn Lab C803 Evo with the “One” engines in in 2018.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Xtreme Aerodynamics have introduced their all-new Gunner 1/10th 190mm touring car body shell. Developed for both indoor and outdoor conditions, the new body offers improved downforce without compromising corner speed or slowing down the rotation of the car. The body debuted last weekend, taking a 2nd in the competitive 13.5T class at the Italian UISP Indoor Nationals in the hand of Federico Barbieri.
HRC Distribution have introduced the 6S LiPo-compatible version of their popular B8ER 1/8th electric off-road buggy. It is based on the race-proven B8RS competition buggy and features a waterproof HARD brushless system, a powerful 16kg-cm metal gear servo and it is equipped with aluminium shock towers, high-quality CVD driveshafts as well as HRC longline high-traction tyres. With its 150A-rated speed controller, 2250kV brushless motor and and optional 6S LiPo battery the buggy is capable of a top speed of up to 110km/h.
Coming from Mugen are two new shock springs for the MTC1 electric touring car. Available very soon are the 1.58 linear, that is slightly harder than the kit springs, and the 1.46P progressive spring. The springs come in pairs, they sport a black surface coating for wear and laser-engraved markings for easy identification.
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The opening round of the 2017/18 JBRL Winter Indoor Off-road Series was held at Coyote Hobies Raceway in Victorville, California. In the Open 2WD Buggy class it was Ron DeVoll with the win from Austin Pannone in 2nd and Matthew Gonzales 3rd, making it an all-Team-Associated podium.
The opening round of the Finnish Winter Jumps Series was held last weekend. The event was held at the Vaasa indoor track, one of four slippery tracks in the series this season while races 5 and 6 will be held on EOS type carpet tracks. Friday was the official practise day and the fastest cars on track were the buggies of last season’s double champion, Konsta Saarinen and it seemed that Konsta could challenge multiple EOS A-main driver Joona Haatanen during the weekend. The 2WD race started on Saturday in Joona’s command. Joona TQ’d all four rounds, local star Oskari Mäki was 2nd and Konsta 3rd after the qualifications. In the finals Joona continued to dominate by winning all three A-mains. Konsta came in 2nd while Oskari rounded out the overall top 3.
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