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January 20, 2020

Orlowski & Martin successful at 2020 British GP

The 2020 British GP was held in Bruntingthorpe this past weekend. The race was organised by RC Octane and the Silverstone RCMCC and was held on a purpose-built, challenging track and in 1/10th Buggy and Truck classes. In 2WD Mod Buggy it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ, tie on points with the Yokomo’s Lee Martin while Team Associated’s Neil Cragg came in 3rd overall. The finals then saw Michal taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory from Lee Martin in 2nd and Joni Skidmore in 3rd.

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January 20, 2020

Fear Farm 3.0 – Announcement

The RC Tonder club is hosting their Fear Farm 3.0 race from the 21st to 23rd of February in Tonder, Denmark. The 3rd edition of the popular event will see the running of 1/8th Nitro Buggy, 40+ Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy classes and sign-up is already available here. Full details about the race can also be found on the event’s social media page here.

January 20, 2020

T-Works T4’20 brass steering posts

T-Works have announced the release of their new machined brass steering post set for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. Made to add about 5g of weight to the front of the chassis, the posts allow to fine-tune the overall weight balance without having to add additional weights. The posts come precision machined and with a black surface coating for wear and looks.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

January 20, 2020

RC Maker T4’20 GeoCarbon shock towers

Coming from RC Maker are new GeoCarbon series shock towers for the Xray T4 2020 mid-motor touring car. Available for the front and rear of the car, the shock towers feature a dual-sided GeoCarbon finish and they are 3mm thick with a re-designed profile to introduce a marginal amount of flex, giving the car more traction, which is very often highly favourable for all asphalt racing, as well as low-medium traction carpet tracks. The towers are available mimicking the standard shock geometry and they also come as -3mm variant, allowing to access the new lower A-arm shock mounting position that can be an advantage in higher grip track conditions.

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January 20, 2020

Völker & Ratheisky win at GP3F

The 2020 Grand Prix des 3 Frontieres was hosted by the French MRC Longwy club this past weekend, attracting a full 150-car entry for the two classes of Touring Modified and Touring Stock. The event attracted some of Europe’s fastest electric on-road racers and it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker with the overall TQ from free agent Yannic Prümper and Marc Rheinard, the latter campaigning an Awesomatix car. The triple A-mains saw Ronald taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall while Mark Rheinard snatched the overall runner-up spot with a win in A3. Yannic Prümper had to settle for 3rd overall as Yokomo’s Christopher Krapp completed the top 4.

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January 20, 2020

Jörn Neumann sweeps IFMAR GT Worlds

Homestead RC Raceway of Homestead, Florida played host to the 2020 IFMAR GT World Championships last week. The event was held in both Nitro and Electric classes and attracted nearly 80 entries. Qualifying in the Nitro class was won by Alessio Mazzeo from Meen Vejrak in 2nd and Jeff Hamon in 3rd. In the Electric class it was Martin Bayer with the overall TQ from Jörn Neumann in 2nd and Felix Law in 3rd.

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January 19, 2020

Arrowmax 2020 competition LiPo battery packs

Arrowmax have introduced three new competition LiPo battery packs for 1/10th touring cars. First up is a new ultra low centre of gravity 7.4V 5900mAh pack that offers a height of only 19.5mm and a weight of 250g while being of a standard 139x47mm footprint. New higher capacity cells allow for ample power supply for power-hungry modified motors or stock class racing. The pack’s low height will ensure an overall lower centre of gravity, increasing cornering speeds especially in high-bite track conditions. Also new are two Narrow Fit slim-style 7.4V battery packs of 5500mAh and 6200mAh capacity. They weigh in at 237g and 242g respectively and are only 37mm in width which will help to centralise the weight especially of the new generation of mid-motor touring cars. Using a slim battery will improve cornering speeds and stability, allowing to squeeze extra performance out of mid-motor cars.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

January 18, 2020

Bezerk Litesabre 235mm Pro10 chassis kit

Bezerk from Australia have introduce their very first chassis kit in the form of the Litesabre 235mm Pro10 chassis. Bezerk were first approached by Shannon Overson in January 2019 about building the ultimate Pro10 for the Brendale track in Queensland, Australia. Brendale is known for its size, grip level and facilities, thus it being selected for the Nitro Worlds in 2020. The designers of the Litesabre were aiming for something that was easy to drive at Modified speed and have a heap of tuning features for the enthusiast pan car racer. The features list starts with a unique stepped chassis that allows wheelbase adjustment without having to change steering components, its higher front ground clearance that is great for high speed with higher downforce bodies, minimising the front of chassis ever hitting the track, while offering better cornering clearance. The wearable rear chassis is cheaper to replace, and the ability to flush mount the front bumper and clean up the aero whilst protecting the front edge of the chassis adds to the overall performance.

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