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August 9, 2017

Nitro-West-Masters Rd4 – Report

Last weekend’s round 4 of the popular Nitro-West-Masters series was also the official warm-up for the German 1/8th Nationals, which will take place at the end of August at Bad Breisig, located between Bonn and Koblenz at the river Rhine. A total of 72 nitro racers made their entry for the race weekend and experienced a great warm-up, also for the hosting club MCC Rhein-Ahr who did a perfect job, especially the outstanding kitchen crew. It all started with an additional practice day on Friday with plenty of track time for more than 20 drivers and continued with an intensive practice day on Saturday with a total of 80 sessions of six minutes each. Differently than forecasted, the weather on Saturday was perfect as well as on Friday and Sunday. As usual in the Nitro-West-Masters, a tight schedule on race day included three 7-minutes heats with the best three consecutive laps counting towards the qualifying results, 15-minutes sub-finals and the 30-minutes main events.

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August 8, 2017

Team Bomber YRX12 aluminium chassis – Coming soon

Japanese company Team Bomber have released a first image of what is understood to be their forthcoming aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate for the Yokomo YRX12 1/12th scale pan car. The plate differs in many ways from Yokomo’s original part with the Team Bomber chassis offering additional milled sections under the front arm mounts, the steering, electronics and battery area in order to fine-tune the flex characteristics. We bring you more information on the chassis as soon as they become available.

Source: Team Bomber [teambomber.jp]

August 8, 2017

Schumacher Atom/CC brass mid weight

Coming from Schumacher and made for the Atom and Atom CC kit is a 120g brass mid weight. Ideal for use with the Atom/CC but also useful for racers using the alloy chassis with lightweight equipment. The part weighs in at 120g and helps to achieve the weight requirements for GT12 racing while also providing more grip and making for an easier to drive car. The front/rear weight distribution is optimised with this part fitted, very centrally, reducing the polar moment of the car and therefore improving handling. Adjustment screws to make each different battery fit perfectly are included.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 8, 2017

ONE 4-dot engine head button

Capricorn have introduced the ONE brand 4-dot head button for their .21 on-road engine. The combustion camber insert was designed for the use with 16 percent nitro fuel and will increase compression which results in improved engine performance when running the less powerful 16 percent fuel.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

August 8, 2017

Hufnágl Ice Trophy Summer Series Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Hufnágl Ice Trophy Summer Series was held in Otrokovice, Czech Republic in very hot weather conditions. The asphalt temperate would near 65°C and this would cause problems with electronics and also some drivers and in the Modified Touring class it was Matej Sulc with the TQ and win followed by Pavel Martinec and David Mestan.

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August 8, 2017

Schumacher Eclipse alloy chassis & screws

Coming from Schumacher and made for the Eclipse 1/12th pan car are a new aluminium main chassis and lightweight alloy wheel screws. Starting with the chassis, the main plate offers improved driveability in all conditions of carpet 1/12th scale racing and much improved eight minute runs as a result of the improved consistency. This often leads to faster individual lap times as it inspires confidence. Due to the aggressive styling, a weight of 79g means it is only 11g heavier than the standard carbon chassis, whilst offering aluminiums alternative flex characteristics.

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August 8, 2017

Ginting & Kasengkang win at 2017 Xcampus Challenge

The annual Xcampus Challenge recently took place at the Giant Arena Circuit located in Banjarmasin City, South Borneo, Indonesia. 60 entries for the Touring Modified and Super Stock classes made for competitive racing. In the Touring Modified category it was Bowie Ginting who took the TQ ahead of Christian Mamesah and Suwardi Suliandy after three rounds of qualifying, while in the Super Stock class, Ronald Kasengkang secured the pole ahead Peter Anthonijsz and Donnie Pangemanan.

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August 8, 2017

Protoform VTA wheels – Teaser image

Following the release of their all-new VTA tyres, Protoform will soon also step into the wheels game with the release of what appear to be suitable VTA rims. No information are given yet but it is understood that the wheels will become available in two colour to start. We bring you more information as soon as they surface.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]