November 21, 2024

MiniPro Inertia Engine Dyno V2

MiniPro has announced it newest Engine Dyno which is designed for break-in, tuning and testing nitro engines.  The new Inertia Engine Dyno V2 features include true engine torque and power by using an inertia flywheel with it also possible to brake-in your engine with data logging capability with the Dyno controller board having nine I/O ports for sensors.  It also has a built-in throttle control sensor and Ambient Temperature, Pressure and Humidity sensor.  The Dyno allows you to test engines under load with correction factor and its modular design allows different size engines and exhausts configurations.  On the dyno the engine can be started with starter box, pull-start or electronic starter with the aluminium base with anti-vibration foot pads.

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November 20, 2024

Leino takes Q3 to hold overnight TQ at Worlds

Infinity’s Teemu Leino holds the overnight TQ at the 1:10 Nitro World Championship after the Finn became the third different driver in as many rounds to top the times at the Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok today.  Having come close to a TQ run in the second qualifier only to hit traffic at the end of the run allowing team-mate Dario Balestri to take it with the smallest of margins, this time round it was a clean run for Leino who was fastest by 8/10ths of a second from Jilles Groskamp.  The second P2 run from Groskamp it is the Dutch driver who sits second in the ranking overnight ahead of Q2 pace setter Dario Balestri and Toni Gruber who claimed the fastest time in the opening qualifiers of these the 10th running of the Nitro Touring Car class Worlds.

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November 20, 2024

Balestri just edges out Leino to take Q2 in Bangkok

Dario Balestri has taken the second round of qualifying at the 1:10 Nitro World Championship after just edging out Infinity team-mate Teemu Leino in the closing laps of the 7-minute encounter.  After both himself and Leino DNF’d the opening qualifier, both drivers needed to get their first points on the board.  With Toni Gruber, who took everyone by surprise with his TQ in Round 1, having a slower Q2, and second fastest man Jilles Groskamp unable to start after suffering an engine failure in the warm-up for his second quali run, it was Leino who lead out the top heat.  However, hitting traffic at the end of the run as Balestri set his fastest lap on his penultimate lap it was the Italian who took it by 13/100ths of a second from the Finn.  Behind the Europeans Australia’s Jessie Davis bettered his Q1 P6 with the third fastest time with Francesco Tironi again in the mix at the front after his opening P3 effort.  While Gruber would set the 6th fastest time for Q2 the Capricorn driver would have his time deleted as his rear wing was deemed to be too high in post tech inspection.

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November 20, 2024

Gruber catches World by surprise with opening TQ run

Toni Gruber caught the world by surprise this morning after the Capricorn driver TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the 1:10 Nitro World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.  Having struggled in yesterday’s seeding, ending up only 18th and in the second fastest heat, a very deflated Gruber surprised even himself with his 7-minute effort in the first of the six scheduled rounds of qualifier.   Having been so far off the pace in seeding,  Gruber’s performance would also catch out Jilles Groskamp.  Topping the fastest heat from Infinity team-mate Francesco Tironi, Groskamp admitted afterwards he thought he had TQ’s the round and it wasn’t until he looked up the times afterwards he realised Gruber’s impressive turn around in form.  As the Top Seed for qualifying reigning World Champion Tadahiko Sahashi was running the Top 3 but his car came to a stop after running out of fuel.  1:8 World Champion Dario Balestri also had a rough start to Day 1 of qualifying traction rolling and then suffering a flame out.  Topping the final seeding round yesterday, Teemu Leino also had a flame out.

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November 18, 2024

Destiny DTY10 1:10 Electric Touring Car

Destiny, the electric touring car brand now solely owned by Roche RC, has released its latest competition 1:10 kit the DTY10.  The car features an all new transmission design that includes new lightweight aluminium front spool centre holder and spring steel spool cup.  There is also a new design aluminium lightweight rear gear differential set. The DTY10 has also received a new centre pulley and spur gear holder.  Other improvements in the latest design include all new aluminium upper and lower bulkheads and aluminium motor mount.  Lowering a number of parts on the car, it has been given all new low position front and rear anti-roll bar design and a new design lower arm and upper arm suspension geometry with low position aluminium steering block helping to further reduce the centre of gravity.

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November 18, 2024

Wild Turbo Fan MILF30 lightweight full metal fan

Wild Turbo Fan has released a new 30mm version of its MILF (Metallic Intelligent Luxury Fan) fans.  The MILF30 is a lightweight full metal fan and is the result of their learnings from the first 2 full metal fans they developed.  They have created this fan with all the features but not the weight with it weighing only 14.5 gram compared to the MILF35 at 28 grams.   WTF also claim that is they have roughly measured static thrust at 10g plus.

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November 18, 2024

Mikimodel MS1.0 ‘Special Parts’ Spring Stabiliser Rings

Mikimodel, the Italian Yokomo distributor, has released these Spring Stabiliser Rings intended for the Japanese manufacturer’s MS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  Part of the ‘Mikimodel Special Parts’ line, they have developed this new simple but very important accessory to stabilise the spring on the shocks of the MS1.0.  The rings that are placed at the base of the shock absorber and preventing small movements and make the spring more stable as the shock works.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]


November 15, 2024

Klinik RC Hot Pink Folding RC Car Stand

It might not be to everyone’s taste but US company Klinik RC has announced it is adding Hot Pink to the colour options of its Folding RC Car Stand intended for 1:16-1:10 use.  Elevating your car during the build, for maintenance between heats at the track or at home while prepping for the next race their innovative folding car stand is precision CNC laser cut from 4.4mm acrylic and with the attidion of hot Pink is now available in 8 colours to match your livery.  With laser engraved Klinik Racing checkers logo on both side panels, Folding RC Car Stand folds to a compact size for easy transportation and the very lightweight stand folds out ready for action in about 2 seconds.

Source: Klinik RC [klinikrc.com]


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