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June 22, 2022

MonacoRC Race of Champions #2 – Announcement

MonacoRC are happy to announce another Race of Champions event. This event will be held at the beautiful Club Automodellistico 5 Colli in Gubbio, Italy during the weekend of August 13-14. The event will be the perfect opportunity for final preparations for the upcoming IFMAR World Championships, which is to be held in September. MonacoRC’s 2nd ever Race of Champions will be run with the official IFMAR controlled tire and additive from Hot Race, to try and simulate the conditions of the WC event. They are welcoming drivers in the categories of TC stock and modified, as well as Formula. More info at the below link soon.

Source: Race of Champions [monacorc.com]

June 22, 2022

R1 Wurks DC1 tuned chassis & wheel hexes

R1 Wurks have produced some more new options for their DC1 drag racing platform. First up is the new DC1 tuned chassis. This carbon fibre chassis is 4mm thick and has strategically placed cutouts providing lightness without sacrificing rigidity. Also new is a range of wheel hex sets available in 6mm, 8mm and 10mm offsets to allow you to fine tune the track width of your car.

View the wheel hexes here

June 21, 2022

Capricorn LAB C8 Classic 1/8th EP pan car

Following the release of the nitro version of the LAB C8, Italian brand Capricorn welcome the release of the electric version of the 2-wheel drive pan-car. Able to be used with two configurations of battery, 2 shortie batteries or 2 stick batteries depending on the race you are attend. This is so you always have the right compromise for more battery power and speed depending on the race you are attending were the rules could be different so you can be competitive with all formats. The new platform is super lightweight to give the best power to weight ratio, the car also generates a lot of traction to make it fast and easy to drive as well as being made of the finest Italian materials. The C8 has some very nice unique adjustable options to give the best performance and most accurate setting.

View more images of the C8 here

June 17, 2022

FSEARA Rd8 941 RC Raceway – Report

Round 8th of the FSEARA Series took place at South Regional Raceway / 941 RC Raceway recently. This is a special track especially it’s only open once a year for the existence of the FSEARA race. Owner Rich Font prepared the track early Friday to allow a usable track for the event. The bad weather forecast did scare away a lot of the racers, but in the end, the Sunday event was perfect without a single drop of rain in sight. The highlight of the battle for the weekend was for sure in 17.5 TC. The Parsons family was on fire this weekend, being the youngest brother, Jarrett Parsons was in charge of one of the most competitive classes this weekend. Driving Cory Parsons’s old T4 2021, he was able to TQ with the only 28 lap run.

Continue reading the report here

June 16, 2022

Avid TLR 22X-4 carpet carbon conversion

The Avid TLR 22X-4 carpet carbon conversion has everything you need to get your wheeler feeling more consistent in the turns as well as the jumps. It starts with their ultra-low shock towers that lower your CG while also closer matching the up travel needed since the outer diameter of carpet tires is smaller than their dirt counterpart, which the car was originally designed for. Next, the TLR team has learned that raising the rear diff with the +2mm kit shims helps on high bite to keep the dog bones level with the lower ride heights being used. So Avid made an extra thick rear chassis brace to go in conjunction with this setup which adds the thickness of the shim from the kit making the chassis more rigid. This not only improves the consistency of the car but it also allows it to land smoother. Then the last piece of the conversion is the Avid top deck, it limits the front flex which substantially improves the jumping/landing of the car while also allowing the front end to be more precise and less twitchy. Parts are available now individually or in a complete set.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

June 15, 2022

Exotek B6 HD laydown gearbox & gearbox spacers

New from Exotek is this high performance heavy duty laydown gear box with motor plate for AE B6.1-B6.4 drag racing builds. All alloy gearbox construction keeps your gears in perfect alignment for true mesh and no gearbox flexing that causes binding at high rpm’s. A direct bolt on for AE B6.1-B6.4 drag racing builds, the high diff setting for improved cvd axle angles (flatter axles for less binding and more rpm’s), +1mm higher diff than on the stock plastic laydown gearbox’s highest setting. There is also integrated bearing supported sway bar mounts offering super accurate sway bar function, yet easy to use. The heavy duty alloy motor plate has extra long slot mounting slots for larger gearing range options. Another option are these 2.5mm thick carbon fibre spacers that raise the AE B6.1 – B6.4 series laydown/layback gearboxes up so that the dog bone angle sits straighter when at ride height and gives you extra room to install larger spur gears so that they don’t touch the chassis.

View more images of the new items here

June 14, 2022

Reds Racing 521 GTS Gen2 engine

Reds Racing have introduced the new 521 GTS Gen2 engine specifically developed for 1:8 nitro GT class. The new 521 GTS Gen2 engine features high power, tuning stability and great fuel mileage. Combined with specific technical changes at the carburettor, combustion chamber and front bearing, this 5 port engine features higher power and better fuel efficiency compared to any other engine. They have developed 3 different combinations for this engine: 521 GTS with steel bearing, 521 GTS with ceramic bearing and 521 GTS Pro Tuned by Mario Rossi with ceramic bearing. You can order all of them with or without pre break-in service.

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June 13, 2022

Ahn Jung Hyun wins AC Speedway Invitational race

AC speedway in Busan, South Korea held their Invitational race race last weekend. The asphalt track was well prepared with sugar water to offer consistent grip for racers. Three classes were run, Modified, 13.5T Boosted and 13.5T Nonboost. The race consisted of 4 rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for the A finalist on this amazing track. In the Modified class, Yokomo’s factory driver Nicholas Lee from Singapore would take 3 out of 4 rounds in qualifying, earning him the TQ spot ahead of Ahn Jung Hyun (AC speedway owner) and Kang Jung Mug. In the finals, Ahn showed great composure to take the win with his BD11 ahead of Kwon Chanu (BD11) and Nicholas lee, who suffered with technical issues will, rounding out the podium.

Continue reading the report here