The 2020 edition of the TFTR Masters was hosted by the Templestowe Flat Track Racers in Templestow, Melbourne this past weekend. In the highly competitive 13.5T Touring class it was Tony McMahon (Xpress) with the overall TQ and he would also come out on top in the end, taking the win from John Krilis (Xray) on the 2 spot. Glenn Wilson (Xray) would come in 3rd to round out the podium.
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Coming from T-Works are new optional parts for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car. First up is a 24-piece set of ball ends made of 64 grade titanium. Included are eight 5mm and 16 4.8mm ball ends that not only lower the overall weight of the car but they also add visual impact and corrosion resistance. Also coming is a 13-piece set of 64 grade titanium turnbuckles as a replacement for the standard parts. The lightweight titanium turnbuckles make for a cool factory look, a low weight and they come including a suitable turnbuckle wrench. Last but not least are a total of four screw sets including a black 93-piece all-aluminium set, a 93-piece all-titanium set, a 93-piece mixed aluminium and titanium set as well as a 113-piece gold colour steel screw kit. The titanium and alloy sets will greatly lower the car’s overall weight while the gold-coloured set mainly adds bling and ups corrosion resistance.
This past Saturday saw the fifth and penultimate round of the X-Factory UK Winter Series take place, with a nice break indoors away from the torrential wind and rain happening outside. A twisty, tricky and technical track greeted the racers for this round and after all four qualifiers had run it was Mark Lewis (Team Associated) who would take the TQ in the 2WD class with his round 3 time, followed by Alex Haywood (Team Associated) in 2nd who just missed out on TQ in round 4 by just over 1.5 seconds, Kevin Hunt, who was switching cars all day (Team Associated/X-Factory UK) completed the top 3 qualifying in 3rd. Richard Miller (Yokomo) was in 4th, Abe Lyons (Schumacher) was 5th and Mark Keen (Schumacher) was last man straight into the A in 6th, the remaining A-final spots would be decided as usual via the bump-ups and those who would promote from the B-final.
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Round 4 of the Swiss Indoor Nationals took place in Chiasso recently with the event being held in several electric on-road classes. In Touring Pro Stock it was Andrea Simari who would hold the upper hand after the A-mains, leaving behind Boris Siladi in 2nd and Nuno Huber in 3rd.
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The third round of the BRCA Scottish GT regionals took place at the Dundee and Angus Radio Control Car Klub. This was the second visit to Dundee in this series and the club laid out a new circuit with a challenging centre section that was tough to master but very rewarding for those that did. Qualifying saw a three way battle for pole position between championship leader John Simpson, Kenneth Rogers and James Eaves. John would open up a gap to line up on pole ahead of Kenneth and James. Colin Leslie, David Bruce, and Fraser Leslie would complete the top final.
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SWorkz have released a set of images showing their forthcoming new S12-2 1/10th scale 2WD buggy kit. The latest addition to the S12 line will feature a lot of improvements and updates compared to the previous S12-1, such as a redesigned front bulkhead that places the front shock tower behind the dampers, a new chassis, new battery mount, a new transmission – possibly including a diff height adjustment feature, a new carbon fibre rear shock tower and many more. Full details on features and specifications will become available in time of the release that is set for end of March.
Coming from H2 Racing Development is a new flex cut top deck for the Awesomatix A800MMX. Machined from genuine 2.0mm Torayca carbon fibre the top deck offers improved torsional flex due to a cut front section, making it possible to run aluminium main chassis already in lower bite track conditions which can improve overall stability without sacrificing steering or rear traction. The top deck will become available separately and it should be up for grabs from March.
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Smokem have introduced their new Vortex fan duct for 30mm fan units. 3-D-printed for a low weight and high stability, the fan duct works with pretty much every 30mm motor fan and it helps to lower the operation temperatures of brushless motors thanks to guiding the cooling air directly onto the motor can. The 30mm version is available from now on with a 40mm heavy duty variant coming very soon. Not included though are the needed cooling fans.
