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April 17, 2013

Schumacher Mi5 Competition Touring Car

Following a teaser last week, Schumacher have released the full details on their all new Mi5 EP touring car. The car is equipped with some revolutionary design features that enable the racer total flexibility for both carpet and asphalt tracks. Featuring an ultra low centre of gravity which gives the car fantastic corner speed capability combined with the radical vertical top deck, the Mi5 achieves both a responsive and nimble feel, yet is forgiving and consistent to drive. The major highlights of the package include, the first Schumacher designed touring car gear differential, fully in-line mounted motor and servo, lightweight low CofG carbon fibre wishbones, perfect Ackerman steering rack and micro castor pivot system. The chassis offers excellent balance and poise, with an extremely wide window of set up, enabling drivers of all levels to easily achieve the best results from the car.

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April 17, 2013

Shepherd Velox V10 differential seals

From Shepherd to further improve the seal of the Velox V10 differentials they have released a new differential seal made from a special rubber. The new seal fits perfectly and guarantees a long life of the differentials. Sold in a pair of two they are available now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 17, 2013

Dirk Wischnewski joins MLC Collari

Dirk Wischnewski joins Collari MLC

Former German and European 1/10th on-road champion Dirk Wischnewski has joined MLC Collari for the 2013 season. He will use MLC’s new 16% competition fuel and other products at all German races as well as at the European Championship in Austria. Dirk had the following to say:

I’m very happy to join Team MLC for 2013 racing season. As I test MLC fuel for the first time I was very impressed by the performance. The fuel provides a lot of power and very good runtime. Thanks to Raffaele and Patrick.

Source: MLC Collari [mlcollari.com]

April 16, 2013

Exotek Flex type chassis & servo mount holder

Exotek have released a new 2.5mm Flex type chassis set for the Exotek F1R conversion. Prototype testing has shown this new design to offer increased overall front and rear grip thanks to the flex traits of this thinner chassis material and extra rear cut out. The chassis also updates the side links to an angled geometry to increase rear pod traction. The angled links reduces link binding when the rear pod is articulated. Included is a 1mm spacer for the front to make sure the front wing does not scrape on the ground and also included is a 2.5mm rear pod plate. Also new is a 2.5mm thick carbon servo mount holder and a 3mm thick carbon u-brace for F104 series cars and some F103 cars without top plates. Excellent when used with Exotek F103 and F104 alloy servo mounts.

View the servo mount braces here

April 16, 2013

RDRP DEX210 Plus11 chassis

New from Revolution Design Racing Products comes the Plus11 chassis for the Team Durango DEX210 buggy. The chassis is designed to replace the kit chassis with an 11 millimeter longer variant. Extensive testing showed that the Plus11 chassis outperforms both the standard length kit as well as all original or aftermarket +8mm chassis in terms of weight balance, jumping characteristics, handling and overall performance by creating a buggy that is easier to drive and easier to set-up. Precision CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and anodised black for a more durable finish the RDRP Plus11 chassis is more than twice as rigid as the Team Durango standard chassis for a more precise on-track feeling and improved durability.

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April 16, 2013

Sonic V.12RS 2.1cc engine

The new Sonic V.12RS is the further development of the successful V.12T engine. Featuring a completely new designed 3 port sleeve with teardrop work and a domed piston for a better combustion, the overall performance of the engine is improved notably. Additionally the engine is equipped with a “knife edged” conrod and a balanced crankshaft with a red silicone insert to reduce inner turbulence and optimize the fuel flow. Like the new 3,5ccm engine the V.12RS is equipped with Swiss ball bearings, a fuel-flow optimized back plate, an ultra lightweight cooling head and a composite valve carburetor with a 5.4mm aluminium venturi.

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April 16, 2013

Sirius range of onroad foam tires

Multiple Japanese National 1/8th scale Champion Masao Tanaka has announced his new brand, called Sirius. The company with begin with a complete range of foam tires for on road racing. The line-up includes tires for 1/8GP racing, 1/10GP touring, 1/10GP wide touring, WGT, 1/12EP and F1. Available in a complete range of shores, for the gas onroad classes there is also a choice of standard, carbon and lightweight wheels.

View the complete tire range here

April 16, 2013

Marek Cerny joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced the signing of top stock touring car driver Marek Cerny to their factory racing team. Marek has been racing the Xray as a private driver and with the astonishing and constantly improving race results they have rewarded him to join the official Xray factory racing team. Marek had this to say:

I am very lucky and happy to join the Xray factory racing team – the professionalism, dedication and working atmosphere are second to none. I have raced the Xray T3 and T4 already for last two years and both performance and reliability are just perfect for me and recently allowed me to win in some very highly competitive races such as ETS or nationals. I would like to thanks especially to Martin Hudy for all his advices, support and trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]