The second round of 2017 Speed King Tour was held at the TM Circuit outdoor tarmac track in the Wakayama prefecture. Due to the track layout only the Touring Car Modified and Stock classes were held and the Oval class dropped for this round. Yokomo young gun Yugo Nakashima took the TQ in the Modified class from Infinity’s Akio Sobue in second.
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Coming from Black Fabrica is a 6-pack of 50x35mm wing end plates suitable for 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car body shells. Cut to IFMAR specs and made from 6K 2×2 twill weave carbon the plates will increase stability especially at high speeds and they are offered in either a high gloss finish for a mirror-like shine, or a satin finish for those who prefer a lower shine. With either finish, the other side is pre-textured on the back to bond to any surface, using a double-sided adhesive.
JTP have introduced their latest option part for the Kyosho RB6.6 in the form of the V2 front shock tower. Designed to better suit the laydown transmission layout of the current car, the shock stay is of a lower and wider design, giving the buggy an overall lower centre of gravity and thus more stability around the track. The tower is cut from USA-made high-quality 3K weave 4mm carbon fibre and available now.
Coming from MCD Racing are new LSD lock ramps and a 26T pinion gear. Starting with the differential-specific parts, the ramps combine the most used settings of 90 degree and 120 degree in one part, reducing the amount of parts that need to be carried around. The settings are available by simply flipping the diff internals. Also new is an on-road specific 26T pinion gear that helps to adapt the drivetrain of on-road cars for high-speed tracks with long straights.
Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new aluminium battery thumb nuts for the Team Associated B6 series of vehicles. Larger in diameter for improved grip and easier battery swaps the parts come machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they sport silver chamfered edge details for looks and an anodised surface for wear. The thumb screws are a direct replacement usable with all common B6-series battery braces and available in black or blue anodising.
Round two of the Argentinian Metropolitan Championship was held at the Speed Paradise track recently. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class Nicolas Bregante took the win in the 30-minute main final with a one lap margin on Alvardo Colombo in second. Sebastian Recio would complete the podium in 3rd, about 0.3 seconds down on Alvaro. Lucas Lemes and Matias Lence rounded out the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Italian Riccione track held their ETS warm-up race this past weekend with many national and international drivers taking the opportunity to get some laps under their belts in preparation for round 4 of the series. In the Touring Modified class Alexander Hagberg took the overall TQ after winning two of the four qualifiers. Alessio Menicucci showed a very strong pace and after TQing Q4 he put himself 2nd on the grid.
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Round one of the Swiss Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the iconic Lostallo circuit. The event was run anti-clockwise which meant some difficulties for the 200mm pilots due to the small chicane entering the main straight. Fuel consumption is always an issue on the fast track and in the 1/8th class Simon Kurzbuch and Mattia Pesenti made the best out of it, obtained the top 2 spots after qualifying. In the 45-minute main final Simon Kurzbuch once again showed a World-class performance, taking the win some three laps in front of Michael Henzi while Raphael Roider ended the main another three laps down in third.
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