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December 24, 2019

Stafford & Fletcher TQ & win at Rd3 of EssexCarpetClash

Last weekend saw round 3 of the ever popular winter series at Essex Carpet Clash in the South East of the UK. With another fully booked entry list, there was a high standard of drivers in attention racing for the last time before Christmas, and this made for some close racing throughout the day. The track was fast and flowing with many enjoying what had been laid out for the day ahead. Round by round qualifying saw drivers battle it out to take the best score they could to line up for their final.

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December 24, 2019

Tamiya C2 24mm belted touring car tyre

Tamiya have introduced their new 24mm C2 compound touring car tyre for 1/10th scale cars. The tyre was developed for carpet surfaces where it will provide good grip while the inner fibre belt ensures reliable performance for both stock and modified class racing. The tyre comes in pairs and it fits most 24mm wide 1/10th touring car rims.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

December 24, 2019

Lit R/C Products 8ight-X +10mm alloy wing mount

Lit R/C Products have announced the release of their new +10 adjustable wing mounts for the TLR 8ight-X series of buggies. Developed to raise the rear wing by 10mm compared to the standard position, the shim will improve overall downforce while also allowing to shift the wing forth and back to further fine-tune the buggy’s aerodynamics. The wing raiser comes machined from lightweight aluminium and features a black surface coating for wear and looks.

Source: Lit R/C Products [litrcproducts.com]

December 24, 2019

XactRC Traction Juice Bottles

Coming from XactRC are their new traction compound bottles that can be filled with your choice of traction juice. The ergonomics of the 4oz bottle is just the right size for small or large hands and the translucent material allows for easy checking of how much sauce is remaining, its cleanliness or type of solution. The bottle is available with two replaceable tips. First is the replaceable brush tip that is specifically designed for off-road use. With the brush tip, drovers no longer have to use both a sauce bottle to apply then use a separate brush to apply. This is ideal for those who are tired of having their hands dirty from different tyre sauces and chemicals. Second is the replaceable sponge tip that is ideal for on-road racers, or anyone using slicks or very low pin tyres. The triangle shape of the sponge allows for applying the sauce in a controlled manner and in a straight line on the tyre and not the sidewalls. The tips are also available separately.

View the on-road tyre sauce bottle here

December 24, 2019

Dominic Greiner leaves Serpent

In a message on social media, Dominic Greiner has announced his departure from long-time chassis sponsor Serpent. The 2016 IFMAR World and reigning EFRA 1/10th Nitro Touring European Champion leaves behind a very fruitful 7-year campaign that also had its downs, such as running into mechanical troubles while leading during the closing stages of the 2019 IFMAR 1/8th IC Track Worlds final. Dominic for now leaves open what is next for him, and in the meantime he has the following to say:

[…] I must inform that my cooperation with Serpent will end this year. I had a couple of sleepless nights after the world championship, but when I look back the 7 years, in the end I had more bad luck as luck, and lost my motivation step by step. I was even thought about to stop with rc racing, because it is a hard job to be competitive all the time as a semi professional driver with a normal job and limited time to test. But in maybe the best time in my career I want to continue and for that I decided to choose an another car brand for new motivation and a new challenge at least the next two years. I want to thank all the people which were involved in the last 7 years and gave me the opportunity to become one of the best nitro rc driver in the world. Jirka Hassler, Ronald Baar, Michael Salven, Jill Salven, Joaquin Desoto and Mr Lau. I know I was not every time a easy driver, but in the end I guess we did a great job together.

Read the statement in full here

December 23, 2019

Alberto Gonzalez wins at Christmas Trophy

The Electric Track Christmas Trophy was hosted by the Automodelismo Radio Control Alcobendas club in Madrid, Spain this past weekend. The race saw the running of Touring, Formula and 1/8th Electric Track classes and in the latter it was Iker Tellez with the overall TQ from Alberto Gonzalez in 2nd. The triple A-main events then saw Alberto with a clean sweep to take the overall win in pretty challenging, windy conditions as Gonzalo Garcia came in 2nd overall. Jose Antonio de Lara would round out the overall top 3 result.

Image: Alberto Gonzalez

December 23, 2019

Cameron Breaux wins at Toys For Tots Race

The Flowood R/C Indoor Park of Flowood, Mississippi held their 2019 Toys For Tots Race this past weekend, attracting 70 entries. In Open Nitro Truggy it was Cameron Breaux with the overall TQ and also took the win in the 15-minute A-main event. Josh McGee came in 2nd overall, some two laps down as Charlie Mac completed the top 3 result, another lap down.

Source: Panther [panther-rc.com]

December 23, 2019

Infinity label decals

Coming from Infinity are their new label decals that help to mark storage boxes for easier identification of their content. Coming as 40x24mm and 40x8mm variants, the labels sport the Infinity logo and they come a set of eight stickers each.

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