Roche has announced a new optional graphite servo mount set for its Rapide P10W3 1:10 235mm Competition Pro10 kit. The new set makes the servo move to front position for compatible with regular size Lipo battery installation. The servo mount set requires the use of a medium micro size servo.
Specialist 1:12 manufacturer Roche has released two new optional parts for its Rapide P12V in a new wider graphite front lower arm and Chassis weight set. Increasing the width of the graphite front lower arm by 3mm, the new arm gives less aggressive steering making the car easier to drive. The 6gram X 2 Chassis weight set allows for tuning chassis roll to suit different track conditions. Weight on each side provided more smooth steering response for a more stable and easy to drive car.
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Last weekend 1:12 concluded the 2023 IFMAR World Championship calendar in Cocoa, Florida. While the entry may have been small, at the front of the field things were ultra competitive as some of the biggest names in the sport battled it out to win the smallest scale and the original electric World Championship. A beautifully presented track, Beachline Raceway was the battle ground with the TQ going to Awesomatix’ Kemp Anderson ahead of Marc Rheinard and Michal Orlowski – each taking 2 TQ runs from the six rounds. In the finals we witnessed next level driving skills as painted was swapped in battle before Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski finally became a World Champion. In 1:12 Spec, Awesomatx’ Max Machler did the double taking the TQ and the manufacturer’s first ever World title. With the Schumacher team running a different front end on their car specifically to suit the black carpet in use, we didn’t get to take our traditional ‘World Champion Chassis Focus’. Over the event however we did however photograph 10 cars from four of the six different manufacturers represented at the 21st running of the championship and we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.
Just in time for the upcoming IFMAR 1:12 World Championship at Beachline Raceway in Cocoa, Florida, next week, Roche has released its new 2024 Pit Mat. Made of high-quality fabric with non-slip rubber layer the pit mat measures 100x60x0.3cm with a colour printing of the World Champion manufacturer’s logo.
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New from 1:12 brand Roche is this optional aluminium servo horn for the Xray servo saver for use in their recently released P12V and other brands of 1:12 chassis with a front mounting servo. It provides an extra 2mm space for steering linkage position to make more ackermann adjustment.
With the 1:12 World Championship in Florida just two months away, title winning manufacturer Roche has released its latest kit, the Rapide P12V. The car is the work of team driver and designer Vesa Yli through V-Dezign with Masahiro Hori and Japanese National Champion Kazuki Yamashita conducting testing of the new kit. The P12V features a super narrow and “ULCG (Ultra Low CG)“ inline chassis for better balance, easier to drive and faster corner speed. It gets a rigid 2mm 7075 aluminium lipo tray & aluminium chassis structure with the battery as low as possible. Fully adjustable & rigid “ULCG” front-end offers easy access adjustment for camber, ride height and wheelbase. 4 degree polished kingpin mean super easy camber adjustment without taking the steering block out.
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Having announced their latest 235mm Competition Pro10 kit in recent days, World Championship winning 1:12 manufacturer Roche has released more details & images of the Rapide P10W3. The kit has 12 new features over it predecessor including a new design 2.5mm high grade hard graphite materials for main chassis and wider lower pod plate. It also gets a newly designed dual upper deck and easy change battery holder. Other key changes include new 7075 aluminium front upper & lower bulkhead and newly designed 7075 aluminium lower axle position motor mount and rear left bulkhead.
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Following the signing of 1:12 Japanese National Champion Kazuki Yamashita to it’s factory team in May, Roche has announced the addition of another Japanese National Champion Masahiro Hori. Making the announcement the World Championship winning 1:12 manufacturer said, ‘We would like to announce that the former 1/12th Japanese National Champion, 2022 A main finalist Masahiro Hori as our factory team driver. Hori san will bring extensive experience and knowledge on 1/12th pan car to utilized in team activities of racing and development. We are proud and glad to welcome Japanese legend Masahiro Hori in our team. Thanks for Japanese distributor Kimihiko Yano to make it happened.’
Source: Roche [rocherc.com]
