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October 13, 2014

STRC Tamiya on-road weight reduction kits

ST Racing Concepts titanium screw kits will help reduce the weight of a range of Tamiya on-road cars, especially those heavier tub chassis cars like the TB04 and the TA05/06 series cars. Double deck graphite cars can also benefit from the weight reduction to bring the vehicles closer to the new 1380g minimum weight in Touring Car racing. Also included are light blue anodised lock-nuts to complete the kits. The kits are available for a range of cars including the TRF418, TB Evo6, TB04, TA06 and F104v2.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]

October 13, 2014

Bejing announced as 2016 Worlds host

With the 2014 Touring Car World Championships having just concluded in Florida, the sport’s governing body IFMAR have made the announcement that the ninth running of the 1:12 & ISTC Championships will take place in China, with Beijing successful in its bid to host the 2016 event. With the FEMCA bloc also receiving bids from Japan and Thailand, this will be the first time an IFMAR World Championship has been held in China providing a great opportunity for the sport to promote itself in the world’s biggest economy. The announcement was made by IFMAR Vice President Bob Ingersol with Rick Wang on hand to represent the race hosts CMAC (Car Modelling Association of China).

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October 13, 2014

Team Orion IQ-4X multi-chemistry single cell charger

Team Orion introduce the IQ-4X multi-chemistry single cell charger. Offering four independent 6W channels the charger is ideal to charge, discharge and maintain a range of batteries including NiMH and NiCD AA and AAA-size single cells as well as LiPo and LiFe micro-size battery packs. A multifunctional screen helps to monitor the battery’s vital signs while several charge and discharge programs help to get the best out of the cells. Beside single cells the charger also works with Mini-Z LiFe and Ultra Micro LiPo connectors and the device also sports a 5V/1A USB port to power mobile devices.

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October 13, 2014

MIP Yeti X-Duty rear C-Drive Kit

Made for the Axial Yeti is the new X-Duty rear C-Drive Kit from MIP. Designed to replace the standard plastic driveshaft with a high-grade alloy steel construction the set improves durability and power supply for better performance in rock crawling and bashing. Offering spline drive technology and being of an all-metal design the kit is a direct replacement for the stock driveshaft.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 13, 2014

Bittydesign 1/8th on-road bodyshell – Coming soon

Italian bodyshell specialists Bittydesign, known for the off-road and 1/10th touring car bodies, soon have their first ever 1/8th on-road bodyshell available. No information or images are available beside above teaser image and we bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]

October 13, 2014

HPI Savage XL GTXL-1 Vintage bodyshell

Made for HPI Racing’s Savage XL Octane and XL 5.9 is the GTXL-1 Vintage bodyshell. Resembling the look of 70’s and 80’s pick-up trucks the body is ideal to replace the XL’s standard body for something new and differently looking. Moulded from thick 0.040″ clear polycarbonate the body also includes a pre-cut vinyl decal sheet including headlights, grille, tail lights, official logos, window frames, door handles and more. Dimple marks for the Savage XL body post locations help to perfectly align the body on the chassis.

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October 13, 2014

GRP 1/10th buggy carpet tyres

GRP’s 1/10th buggy tyres are specially designed for the use on carpet and astroturf tracks and they come as Buldog 2WD front, Conic 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre. Available in a hard “C” and medium “B” compound, with the latter being meant to be comparable to Schumacher’s yellow rubber, the tyres offer a high moulding quality and true running. Along with the tyres comes a line of water-cut foam inserts including standard-size medium and hard foams and an over-size “tubby” medium hard offering.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

October 13, 2014

GRP pre-glued 1/10th touring car tyres

Italian company GRP have new pre-glued 1/10th touring car tyres available. The V10 line includes four dry track tyres and one rain tyre with the dry tyres coming in different configurations featuring light cell or medium moulded inserts for best possible performance in a range of track conditions. The medium compound S-28 and S-32 tyres are available with light cell inserts for colder, low traction tracks and also with heavier moulded inserts for grippier, higher temperature conditions, while the softer S-24 and harder S-36 are available with medium moulded inserts only. The S-36 also feature extra stiff wheels to make them ideal for very hot weather conditions. All tyres are of an optimised 64mm diameter with a 6mm high profile for improved handling and best possible steering precision while weighing in at 95g to 130g a set depending on the insert.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]