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January 10, 2017

Capricorn LAB-C03 aluminium gear differential

Italian company Capricorn have introduced an aluminium gear differential set for the LAB-C03 nitro touring car. Developed with racing in high-grip track conditions in mind and also ideal for the use in high ambient temperatures the set offers increased durability and zero case deformation under load, resulting in improved and virtually fading-free performance even in long mains. The set comes with all needed parts including steel outdrives, alloy cross pins and compose internal gears.

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January 10, 2017

Energy Fuel to supply Simon Kurzbuch

Energy Fuel have announced the signing of Simon Kurzbuch to their team. Reigning World Champion, double ENS and Swiss National Champion, Simon will be a great addition to an already strong team as he will join the likes of Pirani, Ielasi and Zanchettin to run the complete range of Energy products. Simon’s 2017 race program will include the ENS events, the EFRA GP Series, the Worlds in France and of course the Swiss Championship as well as other select international races.

Source: Pepe Group [facebook.com]

January 10, 2017

TLR 22-series aluminium gear differential set

Team Losi Racing’s new gear differential for the 2WD 22-series of vehicles has been designed to drop right into the 22-series transmission cases, so there is no need hand-fit, modify or alter the car to make it fit. Besides providing improved performance on all types of surfaces, the gear diff can be accurately and consistently tuned using diff fluid. The case is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium to balance out weight, durability and performance. The unit is compatible with all 22-series buggies and trucks, and it can be used with 3-gear, 4-gear and laydown transmission cases.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

January 10, 2017

2017 Urban Touring Series Rd1 – Report

Singapore’s Urban Touring Series kicked off its 2017 season this past weekend, with most of the island’s top racers participating. The event was also a concurrent national series points scoring round and in the ISTC class, Nicholas Lee stamped his authority early on by securing the TQ despite the valiant attempts of his closest competitors. PY Tang secured P2 for the finals with a great run in Q4, with Dominic Quek having to be content with a P3 start.

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January 10, 2017

HRC Racing Crawler XL inflatable 2.2″ crawler tyres

Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the inflatable HRC Crawler XL 2.2″ tyres. Designed to fit nearly all 1/10th scale 2.2″ crawlers, the tyres come on 12mm hex beadlock rims that allow to adjust the tyre pressure by using the supplied inflating tube and a bicycle air pump. The tyres come in sets of four including an inflating tube and with red or silver beadlock rings.

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January 10, 2017

Schumacher sign Van Helmond brothers

Schumacher have announced the signing of the Van Helmond brothers to their international race team. The two will be competing in 1/10th electric off road races throughout Europe, be it club, National or International level including the EOS series. Wesley aged 18 and Dominique aged 15 have shown great potential, they have both already achieved many race victories. Wesley is currently the 2WD National Champion of the combined Dutch/Belgium championship and has done so for the last five years. Dominique has been the 4WD champion in this series three times also. Competing in both 2WD and 4WD off-road and using many Schumacher products, the pair of them are very excited to have joined. Their father Joey had the following to say:

We as a family attend many races, this being most weekends. It is a nice way to spend time together and we have a nice time with friends in our pits. We are very excited to have joined Schumacher Racing and thank both Muz and Robin for helping to make this happen. When people see us trackside, please come over and say hello and we shall do our best to help out where possible.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 10, 2017

Tim Benson teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Germany’s Tim Benson to their team. The ETS A-main finisher will focus on campaigning the Project 4X touring car at all major national events and at the ETS races and he will also run the 748 nitro touring car during several occasions. The former long-time Kyosho driver has the following to say about the deal:

First of all I want to thank Kyosho for the last years. It has been a great time, but its time to move on. I was able to test the new Project 4X car and it felt great at the track. With all the diffent setting possibilities it makes the car very interesting to work with, different but very easy! The feeling of the Project 4X car is very nice and made me change to Serpent. Changing to Serpent also means a change of the Nitro 1/10 onroad car to the Natrix 784-WC which shows great performance at many races. I am looking forward to the new season 2017.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 10, 2017

Xray tease XB8’17 1/8th nitro off-road buggy

Xray have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming XB8’17 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. The latest incarnation of the company’s poplar XB8 platform will hit the stores soon with all information and images becoming available in time for the release.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]