Capricorn have announced the signing of Italy’s Giuseppe D’Angelo. Giuseppe will campaign the company’s Lab C-03 200mm touring car in 2017 at events including the Italian Nationals, the Italian Manufacturer’s Championship and select Euro Nitro Series races. Capricorn are looking forward to work with Giuseppe as his experience and speed will be a great asset for the team.
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Capricorn have announced US frontrunner Vincent Jackson as part of the team for the 2017 season. After a short hiatus, the former Serpent driver makes his comeback to the racing scene, campaigning Capricorn’s LAB-C03 1/10th scale nitro touring car in preparation of the 2018 worlds. Vincent says:
I am extremely excited for the opportunity to run for Capricorn RC and RCtarget. I want to thank Rino, Frankie and Patrizio for making me a part of the team. I have no doubts about Capricorn products and looking forward my future with them.
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Coming from Capricorn are new medium hardness on-road springs for their line of nitro-powered on-road cars. Brown in colour the springs sit in-between the slightly harder red and slighter softer white ones, adding another tuning option for various track conditions. The springs come as pairs for the front and rear of the cars and they are available very soon.
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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.
Coming from Capricorn is a set of aluminium turnbuckles for the TE-03 touring car. Made from high-quality material and sporting a black anodised surface for wear and looks, the set includes 20mm, 25mm and 35mm links to outfit one TE-03, with the turnbuckles being also usable on a range of other brands’ cars as well.
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Italian company Capricorn have introduced two new option parts for the LAB F1-01 formula car. First up is an aluminium spring retainer that allows for easy droop adjustment. The part is of a knurled design for convenient handling without additional tools and it comes with a black anodised surface for wear and looks. The spring retainer is usable with Capricorn’s own formula kit but also other cars that share the same centre shock absorber.
Italian company Capricorn have introduced their new 13.5T Modified brushless motor for “outlaw” stock racing classes. Made using the highest quality materials the motor offers an updated design for improved performance over standard stock motors and it features an adjustable timing to adapt the powerband to various racing conditions.
Coming from Tesla is the new T12 V3 Black Edition 2.1cc nitro on-road engine. The competition power plant features an updated, silicone-filled crankshaft with different timing setting while the crankcase uses newly shaped transfer ports. Both updates will result in increased bottom end power while a new, black anodised and laser-engraved cooling head makes for optimised heat management.
