New from Factory Team for the Team Associated RC10B7 2WD Buggy are these carbon fibre Front Bulkhead Shims, Titanium Top Shaft Screw, and Aluminium Differential Height Inserts. These parts are of alternate materials to the kit parts to improve precision over molded parts or remove weight from steel parts.
The 2nd Round of Paulista Championship took place recently at AARC Speedway in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil where a large number of racers energised the scene in the country, with many surprises and the consolidation of a new generation of racers. In the 1:8 Onroad it was well known international racer Flavio Elias and his Capricorn that led the race from start to finish, breaking the record for the fastest lap at AARC Speedway with 14.021 seconds. Behind the multiple champion, the Mugen Seiki of Pedro Fausto delivered a consistent performance, handling his car to second spot while the similar car of Marcos Pinheiro completed the podium despite some difficulties. In 1:10 young João Dulac took the win. The 8-year-old Capricorn driver, who is the son of international 1:8 racer Eduardo Dulac, amazed everyone with his skill and consistency, taking advantage of opponents’ mistakes to win the race. Setting a new lap record for the 1:10 category at AARC Speedway, 15.867 seconds, Cesar Salvador took his KM Racing chassis to second while Issao Takara overcame significant overgrip challenges late in the race to secure third place. In 1:8 GT Final Hernan Uner took his WIRC Racing chassis to victory with consistency and strategic overtakes, using the Senesi GT engine tuned by Jefferson Elias. Behind him the Hong Nor of Cesar Passaretti, the Top Qualifier in 1:10, took second place with Top Qualifier Sandro Cabrera driving a WIRC completing the podium having set a new fastest for the category around the track. The event highlighted the high level of competitiveness and emerging talent in Brazilian RC motorsport.
The 14th edition of the Copa Del Pacifico took place last weekend in the city of Machala in the south-west of Ecuador. Hosted by Club Radio Control el Oro, where the annual event started out, the three day event saw drivers racing at the Virgen de la Merced Onroad Raceway where after three rounds of qualifying it was the Serpent of Paul Carrion from Cuenca who secured the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car TQ. In 1:8 GT that honour went to the IGT8 of Herman Saa from Ambato. On Sunday morning showers meant that that finals had to be shortened from 15 to 10 minutes, and the A-Mains from 45 to 30 minutes. In the 1:10 A-Main, the Mugen Seiki of second place qualifier Alex Cucalon found its way to the front to beat pole sitter Carrion by a 2-lap margin. Having started P3, the Xray of Oswaldo Pena took the final podium spot. In the 1:8 GT Final Saa converted his pole position into a comfortable victory over the Hong Nor of Fabrizio Pesantez with Damian Proano completing the Top 3.
Having won last year’s inaugural Electric Singapore International Challenge, Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker is to return to the RCMC race track to defend his title. A sell out race last year, Volker beat Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee who as the country’s top international driver is one of the main organisers behind the eSIC race thats goal is to bring back racing in Singapore in style with the creation of one big exciting weekend for the on-road racers. Taking place on 14-15th September, one week before the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Volker’s return makes him the third World Champion confirmed for the second edition of eSIC with Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp and Andy Moore already announced as part of the international entry that will travel to Singapore.
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New from T-Works is this Multi-function Bag complete with 10 Hardware Storage Boxes. The bag features double protection with Oxford cloth and waterproof lamination ensuring that tools and parts are properly protected in all environments. Built-in zipper pocket with removable compartment design you can adjust freely the layout according to your needs. Measuring 17.7×10.2×2.6cm, the transparent 15 compartment Hardware Storage Boxes allow you to quickly identify and access your parts providing you with a neat and organised parts management solution. On removal of storage boxes you have the option to adjust bag compartment space for tool and accessory storage.
Sweep Racing has released a new 1:10 spoke wheel that is officially licensed by famous Japanese car wheel manufacturer WORK. The new WORK Emotion wheels have zero offset as current dish wheels and are made of strong material for FWD or 1:10 Touring Car racing use. The wheels are available in white and black colour options.
Tekno RC’s Ryan Maifield pulled off the double at the ROAR 1:8 Nitro Offroad Nationals over the weekend taking both Buggy and Truggy titles at the Hayden Radio Control Raceway (HRCR). In Buggy qualifying it was defending back to back Champion Dakotah Phend who secured the TQ, his TLR topping all four qualifiers, with Maifield second ahead of team-mate Jared Wiggins. In Truggy it was the Sworkz of Mason Fuller who took the TQ ahead of defending Champion Maifield and Phend but in the 45-minute final Maifield would find a passed Fuller to retain his title as Phend completed the podium. In the 1-hour Buggy final, Maifield lining up P4 after the Semi-Finals, there was an intense four way battle with Kyosho’s Phi Long Nguyen, Muller and Phend all having stints at the front. In the end, it was Maifleld who took over the lead in the final quarter of the race and stayed there to win by 14.801 seconds over Phend and Nguyen.
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17-years on from when he last held the title, Dario Balestri is once again the EFRA European 1:10 Nitro Touring Car European Champion after a dominant win in France over the weekend. Having secured the TQ ahead of Infinity team-mate Jilles Groskamp at the Le Model Club Thionvillois track, the Italian would win the 45-minute final from the Dutch driver by over a lap. With Balestri’s main challenge in the final coming from the Capricorn of the defending Champion Toni Gruber, the only glitch in the race for Balestri came with just under 10-minutes left on the clock when he had a moment and his car put all four wheels on the grass. 9-seconds up on Gruber at the time, the German couldn’t capitalise because at the same time he would flip his car and on low fuel with a scheduled fuel stop just 2-laps out he suffered a flame out. Rejoining in fourth behind Carmine Raiola, he would recover and get back passed the Italian Champion to complete the podium behind Groskamp as Balestri took the title for a third time making him the most successful champion of the category.
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