Contact Tyres have signed 2013 EFRA 1/10th IC European ‘B’ Vice Champion Dominic Greiner to be part of their nitro team. The German Serpent driver, and winner of the Romanian Nitro Cup last year, joins an already impressive team line up which includes former World Champion Robert Pietsch, Dario Balestri, Kyle Branson and Simon Kurzbuch.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
JConcepts introduce the Splitters 1/10th buggy rear tyres for loose and slick track conditions. The split-bar and alternating horizontal and vertical positioning of the tread fills the void for both forward and side-bite. The tyre features a micro-pin design which places the individually spaced pins in opposing directions placing footing in each direction. The tread sits on a proven Bar Code tyre carcass giving the tyre a low-profile, wide-body appearance allowing clipped tread to extend all the way to the outer edges. The tyre comes in JConcept’s blue, green and black compound including a firm And-1 foam insert.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
New from Arena are these aluminium C-hub carriers for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. Coming in 4 degree caster specification and made from aluminium the parts are available in blue or black colour and they are designed to work with standard and double joint CVD driveshafts.
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Kyosho soon have new vented 1/8th off-road clutch bells in 13T and 14T specification available. They are of a special design with five milled out sections for added heat dissipation compared to standard “closed bell” clutches. This feature not only reduces the rotation mass but also allows for a longer clutch life with both composite and aluminium shoes.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
Swiss Team Magic distributor HRC announce that 2013 French Champion Nicolas Schwendimann has joined Team Magic to race the company’s latest electric touring car in his 2014 campaign. He will also assist with future development of the car and had this to say about the deal:
I am very glad to join Team Magic and HRC Distribution. It allows me to start the 2014 season in the best conditions and to represent the brand during national and international races. I would also like to thank the team for the seriousness and the trust they placed in me, particularly Lionel Troyon for his availability.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
JSP Group International, the investment group behind the European distributor Pro Models, today announced that they have acquired the Corally brand name (Corally, Team Corally, TC) and their high performance RC car designs and related products at the end of November last year. Founded in 1984 by Constant Paul, Corally has won multiple World and European Championships as well as countless National titles around the globe. JSP had the following to say about the deal:
We at JSP Group International are excited about the acquisition of the world famous competition brand Corally. We have set a strong strategy for Corally to bring new and exciting competition products to the rc racers worldwide. We will not only concentrate on the competition products, also a line of innovative high quality products for the hobby driver will be developed very soon. We look forward to see racers all over the world using our innovative Corally products.
Source: Corally [corally.com]
French company BRX introduce the 2014 version of the BRX5 1/8th “Classic” on-road car. The vehicle is of a very simply design with unsprung front and rear axles and a 1-speed transmission. The 2014 edition makes use of most of its predecessors parts but features a new, thicker main chassis and the front axle plate, radio and rear upper support plate are now also cut from silver-colour carbon fibre for a cleaner looking car. Otherwise the kit remained unchanged in terms of geometry and specifications.
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RB introduce the Blast V20 3.5cc off-road nitro engine. Being of a limited edition the engine features a lightened 14.5mm turbo crankshaft, 7-port liner, the company’s Multi Exhaust System and a lightweight machined piston. All that is housed in a lightweight yet strong crankcase while other features include a turbo combustion camber insert, a composite slide carburettor with 7mm venturi insert and a 60mm orange-anodised lightweight cooling head. The engine is available separately or including a suitable in-line exhaust set.
Source: RB [rbproducts.com]
