October 15, 2024

Elias crowned 2024 Brazilian 1:8 Onroad Champion

Flavio Elias is the 2024 Brazilian 1:8 Onroad National Champion, victory at the season finale over the weekend giving the Capricorn driver the title once again.  The 2nd and final round of the Championship at the AARC track in ABC, Santo André, São Paulo offered double points meaning the championship title was wide open. In the 1-hour final it was Elias who took the win over the similar car of Eduardo Dulac and that was how they also finished up in the overall championship standings. In 1:10 Nitro Touring, Infinity driver João Hélio took the win over Luis Gustavo Lima with Issao Takara completing the podium which was enough for Takara to claim the title. In 1:8 GT the title would go to WIRC driver Hernan Uner as he took the Round 2 victory ahead of Cesar Passaretti Hong Nor.

Source: Flavio Tamashiro

October 15, 2024

Capricorn LAB C04 Big Bore System

Capricorn has released a new Big Bore System for their LAB C04 1:10 Nitro Touring Car ahead of the upcoming IFMAR World Championship at Huge RC in Bangkok, Thailand.  This big bore spring system is designed to run on high-grip track conditions, on tracks where there are dips and for the Bangkok’s ‘crazy traction’.  The kit does not include springs, for this purpose it is necessary to use springs from the Big Bore category, various hardnesses are available, which can be consulted on their spring table.

View Spring Table here

October 11, 2024

Capricorn GT5 RS Large Scale Touring Car

Well known nitro onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn has entered the large scale market, the Italian company revealing images of its new GT5 RS Touring Car.  With Patrizio Rossi having informed us at the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Japan last year that he was working on adding a Large Scale chassis to his company’s range of cars, Capricorn hasn’t given any specific details on the GT5 RS opting instead to just publish images of its newest creation. During the Summer Capricorn announced the signing of Alex D’angelo to its race team, the 1:8 GT World Championship Top Qualifier expected to lead the racing programme for their entry into the Large Scale market.

View more images here

September 25, 2024

Capricorn LAB GT2 GP Radio Plate Evo Kit

Capricorn has introduced a new radio plate kit for their LAB GT2 GP 2024 1:8 GT Onroad chassis.  The new Carbon Fibre Radio Plate EVO Kit has been designed with plastic servo supports in order to eliminate annoying noises and vibrations for the servos, the supports allowing the two servos to be lowered by 5 mm for an improved centre of gravity.

View kit assembled here

September 17, 2024

Gruber defends German 1:10 Nitro TC title

Capricorn’s Toni Gruber successfully defended his German 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Title, leading a 1-2 for the Italian manufacturer at the AMC-Hamm track over the weekend.  Gruber, who will travel to Thailand in November as a leading contender for the World Championship title, secured the TQ for DMC event ahead team-mate Melvin Diekmann, the reigning ENS Champion the only driver apart from Gruber to top one of the 5 rounds of qualifying.   Tim Benson complete the Top 3 on the grid.  In the 45-minute final Gruber would set the fastest lap of the race as he cruised to the National title with over a 2-lap buffer on Diekmann.  Starting 5th on the grid, Jan-Simon Knispel came through to complete the podium with his Serpent.

Image: Jumpstart RC [Facebook]

July 31, 2024

D’angelo joins Capricorn

Capricorn has announced that leading international 1:8 GT racer Alex D’angelo has joined its team.  The Italian makes the move from another of Italy’s chassis mnufacturers Genius Racing with who he claimed the TQ honours at the 1:8 GT World Championship in Australia last year as well as securing the highly competitive Italian Nitro GT National Championship title.  On the announcement D’angelo posted, ‘Excited to announce I will be joining Team Capricorn.  Thank you Patrizio for wanting me so much on your team, I can’t wait to get on the track with the new LAB GT2 GP & EP and more.  Feeling ready and motivated for the challenges ahead.  See you on track!’.  With Capricorn producing chassis for a number of racing categories and set to release its first Large Scale, we expect D’angelo to play a roll in the development of that new project.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 30, 2024

Capricorn LAB GT2 2024 Gearbox Support Kit Evo

Capricorn has introduced a new gearbox support kit for their LAB GT2 GP 2024 1:8 GT Onroad chassis.   Switching to the new kits improves smoothness thanks to the single piece in the lower part as well as creating a very convenient and quick disassembly just by unscrewing four screws.  The new position of the brake/pads group also lowers the centre of gravity.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

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