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July 11, 2017

3DRC Project 4X air remover shock stand

3DRC from Germany have introduced their new Ride air remover shock stand insert specially designed for the dampers of the Serpent Project 4X touring car. The 3-D-printed part allows to securely hold the small heave and roll shocks during filling and while leaving them in Ride’s air remover tool. By turning the insert upside down it also securely holds the gear diff case during filling. The insert exclusively fits Ride’s short air remover and it is available directly through 3DRC’s Shapeways store.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

July 11, 2017

Yeah Racing SCX10 II & TRX-4 alloy bumpers

Coming from Yeah Racing and fitting both the Axial SCX10 II and the Traxxas TRX-4 trail trucks are aluminium front and rear bumpers. Coming with a matte black surface treatment the front and rear bumpers directly attach to the truck’s main frames for improved durability and scale looks. The front bumper features mounting points for an optional winch while both the front and rear part come with LED lights and dual tow points with shackles. The bumpers are available separately and they include mounting hardware.

View the rear bumper here

July 11, 2017

Jörn Neumann and Serpent part ways

Multi-time European and German national Champion Jörn Neumann has announced his departure from chassis sponsors Serpent. The somewhat unusual mid-season split leaves questions about the future of Jörn and his mentor and mechanic Gerd Strenge as the two usually swap teams together. While it is yet unclear what’s next on the agenda for Jörn he has the following to say:

Today I need to announce that my relationship with Serpent has come to an end. We achieved great success together, with taking the European Championship title in 4WD last year as the highlight. I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Serpent and 2-Speed for the support they gave me during that time. At this point in my life things have recently changed. Let’s see how the future will be for me beside and on the racing track.

July 11, 2017

Muhammad Izzah doubles at Indonesian National Rd2

The second round of the Indonesian Electric On-road Nationals was held at Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta with about 40 racers from all around Indonesia competing in the Touring Modified and FWD classes. In Touring Modified it was Muhammad Izzah who scored a TQ in Q1 and Q2 which secured him the pole for A-main. Q3 belonged to Christian Mamesah which meant a P2 spot on the starting grid for him. The opening two A-main legs brought different winners meaning the decision for the overall win would be made in A3. With Izzah winning A1 and Bowie coming out fastest in A2 the stage was set for an entertaining final A-main. Ultimately Izzah would lead the way by a comfortable margin with Bowie coming in 2nd while Ronny Suwarto completed the podium result.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Nicholas Lee wins Urban Touring Series Rd7

Round 7 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend at the Urban Onroad Raceway. The event saw the first appearance of top local Nicholas Lee in the 17.5T Blinky Touring Car class. As expected, Nicholas (Yokomo) set the pace in qualifying by scoring TQ runs in the first two of three qualifying rounds. Series leader Dominic Quek (Xray) would have to be contented with a 2nd place start in the A-Main, with YS Heng (Yokomo) in 3rd. The bump-up B-final was led off by Chee Lip Keong (Yokomo) and young Sean Lee (Tamiya), who both looked like they would comfortably bump-up to the A-Main. However, a mistake by Sean at about the 3-minute mark gave Hasron Robana (Xray) the chance to move ahead and eventually snatch the last bump-up.

Continue reading the report here

July 11, 2017

Mon-Tech Racing Racer 190mm touring car body shell

Italian company Mon-Tech have introduced their all-new Racer 190mm touring car body shell. Made from lightweight, high-quality 0.75mm polycarbonate the body will offer exceptional balance with high corner entry and mid-turn steering while also ensuring a very stable rear end. Included in the package are headlight stickers that are applied from the inside of the body, it comes with a set of window masks and also lightweight wing mounting hardware.

View more images here

July 11, 2017

Adam Drake wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd4

Round four of the 2017 JBRL Nitro Series was held at Revelation Raceway. The temperatures reached a scorching 40 degrees Celsius but the turnout was still around 150 entries for the multiple classes. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in Nitro Buggy, Nitro truck, and Electric 1/8th buggy and he also lead both nitro finals from tone to tone and took the victory in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck by more than a lap. In Nitro Buggy HB Racing’s Cody King finished 2nd and Kyosho’s Anthony Westergaard came in 3rd.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]

July 10, 2017

Romagnoli & Di Prisco win at Italian IC Track Nats Rd2

Round two of the Italian 1/8th IC Track Nationals was hosted by the RME Cassino this past weekend. In the Expert category main final Michele Romagnoli would hold the upper hand over Marco Vanni on the runner-up spot. Simone Peretti would round out the podium in 3rd. Elsewhere in the F1 class Antonio Di Prisco brought home the win.

View the F1 class podium here