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April 18, 2017

Serpent Project 4X hard suspension parts

Coming from Serpent and made for the Project 4X touring car are hard composite suspension parts. Available are the interchangeable front and rear hubs, as well as upper and lower arms all of which are made of a stiffer material that improves overall performance on high-bite asphalt and carpet surfaces and when running in hotter ambient temperatures. All parts are marked with an “H” for easy identification and they are available as separate sets or as 8-piece combo kit.

View the upper arms here

April 18, 2017

Shepherd Velox V8 aluminium servo saver upper arm

Shepherd have introduced an aluminium servo saver upper arm for the Velox V8 “WC” and “Simon Kurzbuch Edition” kits. Machined from high-quality aluminium and replacing the standard composite part, the lever improves durability while also giving a more direct steering feedback. The part comes black anodised for wear and it is available now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 18, 2017

Bowie Ginting wins Indonesian GT Nationals Rd4

Round four of the Indonesian GT National Championship was recently held at Sunter International Speedway. Serpent’s Bowie Ginting would take the overall TQ in front of Serpent teammate Arya to start from pole position into the 30-minute main final. At the start Arya would jump into the lead while polesitter Bowie had to return to the pits to have his engine’s carburettor readjusted. Rejoining the field dead last Bowie soon recovered, taking the 2nd place behind Arya some six minutes into the race. Some time later the latter had to retire with engine problems which left Bowie in the lead with a huge margin on the field. At the end Bowie Ginting (Serpent/O.S.) was able to wrap up the win some 8 laps ahead of Rahmat Futaki (HongNor/O.S.) with Yuri Taruna (Mugen/O.S.) in third. Vavan Mahatma (Mugen/O.S.) and Bernardy (Kyosho/Reds Racing) would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 18, 2017

2017 International Dutch F1 Masters – Report

The 2017 edition of the International Dutch F1 Masters was held at the Dutch MACH Heemstede club over the weekend. Erik Sigterman had claimed the overnight TQ after the four qualifying rounds on Saturday and he would also take the overall TQ as the fifth and final qualifier on Sunday morning had to be cancelled due to rain and hail. Infinity’s Jitse Miedema would put his car on the 2 spot on the grid while Sidney Blokker (Yokomo) came in third.

Continue reading the report here

April 18, 2017

T-Works BD8 centre brass stiffener weights

Coming from T-Works and made for their Yokomo BD8 aluminium motor mount and floating servo mount set are two centre stiffener weights. Machined from brass and coming in a 20g or a 30g variant, the weights attach directly to the motor and servo mounts, they act as an inner battery stop, increase the overall chassis rigidity and add valuable weight at the most central part of the chassis. The weights are cut from high-quality brass material, they come with a black coating for wear and looks and they are marked for easy identification.

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April 18, 2017

Infinity IF14 1/10th scale electric touring car kit

Infinity have officially introduced their new IF14 1/10th scale electric touring car kit. Originally based off of the SMJ CX11, the kit was refined with the help of Infinity’s factory on-road team that includes World Champions such as Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp, Naoto Matsukura and Andy Moore to name just a few. The car makes use of a new, fully symmetrical chassis and topdeck design for precise steering action and equal traction characteristics while the somewhat unconventional suspension mount design has the lower arms attached to the front and rear aluminium bulkheads rather than the chassis as it is standard for most of today’s electric touring cars which results in a more natural chassis flex. Composite bushings make for swift and easy suspension geometry changes, such as toe and anti-squat, without the need for additional suspension brackets.

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April 17, 2017

John Ermen wins at Belgium IC Track Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the Belgium Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen, The Netherlands. In the 1/8th class it was John Ermen who took the TQ after the qualifiers with Gunter van Staey and Robin D’hondt coming in second and third. For the 30-minute main final John Ermen (ARC) was able to conserve his qualifying performance, taking a dominant win some three laps in front of Capricorn driver Robin D’hondt while Augustin Mejor (Serpent) completed the top 3 result another two laps down.

Image: John Ermen

April 17, 2017

Teamsaxo carbon fibre pan car front suspension spacers

Teamsaxo have introduced a set of carbon fibre front suspension spacers for their line of GT pan cars kits. Including 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thick shims, the set helps to adjust the front ground clearance by raising the front suspension in relation to the chassis plate. The slotted design allows to easily slide the washers between the suspension bracket and chassis without completely undoing the whole assembly.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]