Reigning 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion manufacturer Infinity has released an extended gear ration option for its IF15-2. The new 60 Toith 1st gear and 55 Tooth 2nd gear are have been optimised to allow the OS 12TG engine to operate within its most efficient RPM range. With the wider range of gear ratio options available, it is now possible to achieve an even better matched setup.
A body shell that is a hot topic at the moment in the world of 1:10 Electric Touring Car, Australian aftermarket parts manufacturer INOV8 has released this 3DX Body Mount Spacers specially developed for the new Avalon Vortex. They are 3D Printed from tough and lightweight ASA Material to keep maximum durability and minimum weight as such a crucial part of your body shell. With the Avalon Vortex Wing Struts being so high, they had to find a solution to allow enough length on the body mounts to position the body at the correct heights. Rather than making all new carbon extensions for one body, they chose to develop these spacers which can be used with the original extensions everyone already owns. Two versions are available, with 10mm is more common for those running less rake and 15mm for more rake. Designed for use solely with the INOV8 X-Lite Body Mount, as it locates perfectly to the top of the mount to ensure everything stays in line. They can be re-used from body to body!
Infinity is now offering Titanium Steering Rods for their IF18-3 !:8 Onroad car. The high-precision steering rods are precision-machined from lightweight 64-grade titanium and by increasing the diameter compared to the standard kit part to enhance rigidity. This delivers superior steering response and effectively withstands extreme cornering forces. Thanks to the redesign of the dimensions, it can now be adjusted using Infinity’s A0118 4mm–5mm Turnbuckle Wrench.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
Infinity has released this optional 1.2mm Steel Flex Chassis for their IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Made of spring steel that balances chassis weight with flex characteristics, its ultra-low centre of gravity delivers outstanding stability on medium to high traction surfaces. A dedicated flat-head screw set is required separately. Infinity advise that some modification of the lower bulkhead, servo mount, and motor mount will be necessary to install.
Shepherd’s Tim Wood made it three in a row with victory at Round 4 of the British 1:8 Onroad National Championship which took racers to the Cotswold track. Winner of last month’s double header at Brookland Raceway, Wood secured the TQ in the fourth & final round of qualifying when he laid down the fastest time to better Steve Davis who held the top spot for the first three rounds of heats. In the 30-minute main, the finalist from last December’s IFMAR World Championship in Chile, wouldcomplete the foirst have of the season with the win over 3rd place qualifier Andrew Hasting with John Carr making it an all Shepherd podium. Round 5 of the 8 round championship now takes racers to the Adur track on July 11-12.
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Adrian Bernsten claimed the TQ & win at this year’s annual Oslo Open 1:8 Nitro Onroad race, the Norwegian taking victory ahead of Denmark’s Martin Lissau at Hverven Raceway located south of the Norwegian Capital. In qualifying it was former international touring car ace Bernsten who secured the TQ honours at his home track ahead of the Infinity of 2024 Oslo Open winner Francesco Tironi, Alexander Andersson and last year’s Top Qualifier Lissau. Topping all four qualifiers, and despite setting the fastest lap of the race Bernsten would still have to work for the win as he came under pressure from Tironi in the 45-minute final. Unfortunately while holding a second spot & battling for the lead a crash on the main straight with a lapped car would put an end to the Italian visitor’s race at the half hour mark. This promoted former 1:5 World Champion Lissau to second for an Infinity 1-2 with Swedish racer Dennis Jonsson completing the podium. In the Masters Class, it was Denmark’s Peter Harder who took the TQ & win with Scotty Ernst coming through for second while Björn Ohlson took the final podium step.
Image: Francesco Tironi [Facebook]
After computer, internal bench test, and track testing, Italian engine tuner Gimar has brought its new conical super short manifold to market and is calling it the “Benur’. Born from 1:8 Onroad manifold with little modification, the presented it and used it at last week’s EFRA European Championship with Top Qualifier Alesssio Mazzeo and Alex D’Angelo running it in the Main final. Technically the ‘Benur’ manifold generates higher torque and rpm.
Source: Gimar [rcgimar.com]
Japan’s Sagami RC Fab has announced the upcoming release of their SRF-NX ver2 1:12 kit, a design based on the legendary NX101 manufactured by R&D Ishuhara that won the All Japan Championship in 1984. The previous SRF-NX was released in January 2023 as a “bare kit,” requiring users to provide their own dampers and rear axle but now the Ver2 comes as a full complete kit. Currently, it is planned to be sold exclusively online, with approximately 50 units available. The main features of the Ver2, which will be limited to jusy 50 kits, is a 2.5mm thick carbon fibre main chassis and rear cross plate. The previous model’s main chassis was made of 2mm thick black FRP. The rear cross brace, which supports the body posts and roll damper, is also made of the same material. The T-bar is made of 1.5mm thick black FRP, and the most of aluminium parts are made of 7075-T6 material. Also new is the -1 degree Camber Front Crossbar. This was previously released as a very limited-quantity option to improve cornering performance at high speeds. The height of the left and right crossbar mounts has been lowered to ensure sufficient ride height even with small-diameter front tyres. The front body post position has been moved forward and are positioned above the white resin bumper to prevent the front of the body from interfering with the track surface when using modern thin-walled bodies. It can also be changed back to the classic, traditional position.
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