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May 11, 2015

Picco wins at Italian 1/8th On-road Nationals Rd1

Alberto Picco has concluded his weekend in the best possible way by dominating the 60 minute long final and taking the win at the opening round of the Italian 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals in Bologna. Starting from pole position, he immediately opened a gap on Pirani, who suffered a front quick release failure some three minutes into the race, allowing reigning European Champion Dario Balestri to bump into 2nd position. Behind him, Collari moved his way up through the field after rolling his car in the first lap. 14 minutes into the race the 9-time World Champion manages to get past the Capricorn of Dario, only to be forced to retirement after a couple laps due to a pulley coming off on his car.

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May 11, 2015

Tamiya TRF211XM & TRF102 – Teaser images

Tamiyablog got their hands on first images of Tamiya’s forthcoming TRF211XM 2WD buggy and TRF102 formula kits. Starting with the buggy, the front and rear section looks pretty close to the successful TRF201XMW, the car that took the vice-championship at the 2013 IFMAR World Championships, but the main feature is the new tub chassis that will be made of a new composite material that, from what is understood, will offer different flex characteristics compared to a standard composite part in that it is more rigid without sacrificing the car’s grip characteristics. More information will become available during this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show.

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May 11, 2015

Wild Turbo Fan 2015 3D Mad Max fan mount

Wild Turbo Fan have introduced the 2015 version of the Mad Max fan mount. Building on the sleek design of the previous version the ’15 fan mount offers a tension adjustment feature that allows to adjust the mount to the motor can as these can slightly vary in diameter from brand to brand. A screw incorporated into the main mount presses against a steel ball to slightly close the clamp for a tighter fit on smaller diameter cans to make sure the whole assembly safely stays in place even in rough racing conditions.

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May 10, 2015

Arrowmax chassis balancing tool

New from Arrowmax comes a chassis balancing tool. Made from aluminium and coming gun metal anodised and laser etched the tool is made to work with all on-road chassis that offer balancing tool pin holes at the front and rear of the chassis which is a standard at most of today’s touring cars, pan cars and formula kits. Placing the chassis on the 2-piece tool helps to fine-tune the left-right balance of the car using optional weights or on-board weight distribution tools.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

May 9, 2015

Alberto Picco TQs at Italian Nitro On-road Nationals

Alberto Picco TQs at the Italian Nitro On-road Nationals

During this weekend’s opening round of the Italian Nitro On-road Nationals Alberto Picco again presented himself in exceptional by taking the overall TQ following his overall 4th place at the ENS season opener held at the same track. Killing the competition taking the TQ honours in the first three rounds, he used the final qualifier to break in a new conrod in his engine. Behind him Dario Balestri suffered a clutch problem in Q1 and got a penalty for missing his marshalling, but managed to get a good Q3 and Q4 to place himself 3rd overall. Engine problems affected Lamberto Collari’s race, with the 9-time World Champion driving safe in Q3 and Q4 to ensure himself a good starting spot in the semifinal and eventually a chance to compete in the Superpole. Andrea Pirani completed the qualifying in 2nd position after snatching the TQ from Balestri in Q4, with the ENS podium finisher being very competitive in the 10 minutes long qualifiers.

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May 9, 2015

Red RC to cover the 2015 Reedy TC Race of Champions

Red RC are soon making our trip to the Tamiya Raceway in Aliso Viejo in California, USA for the 2015 Reedy Touring Car Race of Champions. The annual event each year attracts the World’s best touring car drivers to compete in the Invitational, Open Modified as well as 13.5T and 17.5T Stock classes. The event starts on May 21st with controlled heat practice and Red RC will be trackside bringing you reports, insights, videos and photos directly from the track throughout the weekend.

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May 9, 2015

IRCC 2015 Airport race – Announcement

The annual IRCC Airport race in Japan will this year take place from the 12th to 14th of June. The race is unique in that it will be held at the Chubu international airport, in an event hall near the arrivals section. With the airport having a hotel and restaurants, you won’t need to do much travelling and can in fact access the track by foot. The race will see the running of several on-road classes including Stock TC, FWD, Modified 1/12th scale, World GT and more with racer from the USA, Korea, Macao and other countries being awaited. Racers interested can visit the official event site here and the IRCC Facebook page here.

May 9, 2015

Intech ER-14 optional aluminium C-hubs

Coming from Intech and made for their ER-14 1/10th 4WD buggy are new optional aluminium C-hubs. Made to replace the standard composite parts with more durable ones the blocks also offer a second mounting position for the upper camber links. Black anodised and made from 7075 material the parts come in a standard 10 degree or optional 7 degree caster configuration to allow for a wider window of setup adjustments.

Source: Intech [intechracing.com]