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September 19, 2017

Serpent Cup Japan – Announcement

The Serpent Cup Japan will be held at the Yatabe Arena on the 1st of October. The event will see the running of the 17.5T Touring Serpent Cup class, 13.5T and Modified Touring racing as well as a range of 1/12th scale Stock and Modified classes and also a 30.5T Formula category. Serpent designer and ETS Formula champion David Ehrbar will be resent at the event and more information will be available on the official Yataba Arena website here or by mailing Japanese Serpent distributors Asuka Create at info@asukacreate.com.

September 19, 2017

Infinity introduce new IF14 optionals

Infinity have released a number of new optional parts for their IF14 electric touring car. The most significant of the new items being offered for their recent Japanese and German National Championship winning chassis is a 2-piece motor mount. With the motor mount and centre shaft mount assembled separately, this creates more flex in the motor area. Changing of the screw positions in the two pieces allows for further fine tuning of this flex characteristic.

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September 19, 2017

2017 TIPS Championship – Announcement

The Tamiya Inf1nity PRCA Singapore Championship will be held on the 21st and 22nd of October at the Marine Parade Radio Modellers Track in Singapore. The race is run in Touring Modified and Open Brushless as well as Tamiya M-Chassis and Racing Truck classes and it will see the attendance of both local driver and guests from abroad with Serpent’s Viktor Wilck, Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee and several Infinity team drivers having already signed in. More information can be found on social media here.

September 19, 2017

Völker & Mächler win at RC Touring-Cup 2017

The ADAC RC Touring-Cup was held at the world-famous Nürburgring last weekend. Run in several electric on-road classes it was Ronald Völker with the TQ in the Touring Modified category from Thimo Weissbauer and Marco Kaufmann. In the Touring Stock class Max Mächler and Alex Kunkler battled for the overall TQ and in the end it was Max who held the upper hand to take the pole position for the finals.

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September 19, 2017

HRC Racing 7.4V 4200mAh racing pack LiPo battery

HRC Distribution have introduced their latest HRC Racing brand LiPo battery in the form of the 7.4V 4200mAh pack. Offering an oval diameter that makes it compatible with all applications that require “racing pack” style batteries, the 2S pack is made from high-quality 40C cells and it comes with either a T-type or Tamiya-style connector, making it ideal for ready-to-run kits, vintage cars or nitro starter boxes.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

September 19, 2017

Reedy Sonic 540-FT fixed-timing 21.5 BL motor

Available now in a 21.5T fixed-timing variant is Reedy’s Sonic competition brushless motor. Commonly used in GT and Formula classes, and emerging as the entry-level option for the Touring Car class, the motor is designed for performance and value as it features a CNC-machined lightweight can, sturdy solder tabs, dual precision ball bearings, a high-strength rotor and fixed 45 degree timing. ROAR approval is pending and the motor is available now.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 18, 2017

Video – IFMAR 1/8th Onroad Worlds Main Final

All the action from the intense and hard fought 60-minute Main Final at the 2017 IFMAR 1/8th Onroad World Championships in Monteux, France. With race commentary from the great Oli Meggitt.

September 18, 2017

Balestri finally gets deserved World title

Dario Balestri is finally a World Champion. One of nitro racing’s unquestionably fastest & most talented drivers, the Italian delivered a long overdue victory at the 21st running of the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Monteux, France. Top Qualifier for the 1-hour main, the Infinity driver would waste that opportunity with a very bad start from pole that saw him swallowed up by the pack and off onto the grass. Rejoining a distant last, while new team-mate Naoto Matsukura led from the defending champion Simon Kurzbuch, Balestri set about his recovery eventually going to the front when Matsukura, who he had in his sights, hit trouble. With Matsukura’s championship debut ending with a P8 DNF, it was Kurzbuch who would finish runner-up, 5-seconds back after an hour of intense racing. While not the result the Shepherd driver was after it does complete an impressive run of three consecutive 1:8 World Championship podium finishes. Claiming the final step on the podium would be Shoki Takahata, the Mugen driver having a good recovery after an incident with 2015 runner-up Takaaki Shimo cost him a lot of time due to a tucked body.

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