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August 30, 2017

2017 TCS Finals – Report

The 2017 TCS Finals concluded at Tamiya America’s racing facility in Aliso Viejo, California after 13 regional races that ran across the country. The 2017 TCS season kicked off in January in Fresno, California and ended in August in Jackson, New Jersey. Other regional state race locations included, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Connecticut, and Washington. The final national event spanned two days from August 26th to 27th at Tamiya America’s R&D race track in Aliso Viejo, California. This year’s final celebrates 23 years of on-road Tamiya R/C car racing. There are eight new class champions, three of which will be representing the USA at the Tamiya World Championships in November; an event during the Tamiya Fair held in Shizuoka-City, Japan. Duy Khuong took the winning honours in GT-1, securing himself a ticket to Japan with Mat Allen and Solomon Figues Jr. coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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August 30, 2017

Ultimate Racing Pro flywheel remover

Coming from Ultimate Racing is their updated Pro flywheel remover for .12 to .21 nitro engines. Constructed from red anodised aluminium and high-quality spring steel the tool was designed to remove even rotten flywheels easily and conveniently as the aluminium fork securely grips behind the flywheel while the threaded spring steel stamp pushed the crankshaft out of the flywheel. The tool comes engraved with the Ultimate logo and it is available now.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

August 30, 2017

Kurzbuch TQs and wins at Swiss 1/8th IC track finale

The final round of the Swiss 1/8th IC track national championship was held in Sittersdorf recently. Newly-crowned national champion, Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd) again laid down some exceptional runs to take the TQ after the qualifiers. In the main final the race for the win was on between Simon and Silvio Hächler (ARC) and the lead would change between these two with every pit stop until Silvio suffered an engine cut at the second stop for tyres and later on he also had a body tuck which made things even worse. Up front Simon would cross the finish line one lap in front of Silvio while Luca Martinelli (Xray) rounded out the top 3 podium result. Elsewhere in the B class there was again a Kurzbuch/Hächler fight going on with Simon’s father Christian and Silvio’s father Andreas being in the mix for the overall title in the slower B class. Ultimately and with a save and clean drive, Christian would secure the day’s win and with it the national title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 30, 2017

Helix Designs 30mm WTF connector clip

Helix Designs have introduced their new connector clip for the 30mm WTF motor cooling fan. 3-D-printed the purpose-designed clip will attach directly to the fan’s case and clean up the routing of wires from the 30mm WTF fan to the receiver while also preventing wires from breaking and pulling off the fan, increasing its lifespan.

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August 30, 2017

Jackie Shum joins Power HD

Power HD have announced the signing of Hongkong driver Jackie Shum to their factory team. Jackie will use Power HD servos in the coming season while also assisting with research and development of new products and he had the following to say:

I have tested Power HD servos and found that the performance of servos gave me great confidence, the average lap speed in the same conditions is faster than before, thanks to the opportunity from Power HD. In the future, I will try my best to promote Power HD to benefit more players.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

August 30, 2017

ARC R11 2018 electric touring car kit

ARC have introduced the 2018 variant of their popular R11 1/10th 4WD electric touring car kit. The car utilises some subtle changes compared to the previous version, such as a new carbon fibre chassis and topdeck whose high-grade graphite material and refined manufacturing process will ensure maximised flatness and an optimised balance between hardness and flexibility. The kit is prepared for the direct use of the recently introduced SRS super response servo whose integrated mounts will make for a 10g weight saving compared to the standard mount. Also new and possibly the biggest change for the 2018 kit are all-new front and rear suspension mounts that now allow to use inserts to adjust the toe settings while also allowing to fine-tune the track width. A total of nine different settings are accessible while the roll centre adjustment is still carried out using shims to raise or lower the suspension mounts and thus arm pins.

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August 30, 2017

Team Magic E4RS4 electric touring car kit

HRC Distribution have introduced the new Team Magic E4RS4 electric touring car kit. The car made its debut at round 5 of the ETS back in June and it is available now. The kit is based on the all-new Symmetric Flex chassis that incorporates a new top deck and the Symmetric Flex management for optimised torsional flex. The latter is a carbon fibre centre brace that spans from the servo mount to the motor mount and it allows to access different chassis flex settings while ensuring increased pitch rigidity for better acceleration and less belt jumps.

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August 30, 2017

Tamiya TRF419XR touring car – Coming soon

In the dawn of the forthcoming 57th All Japan Model & Hobby Show Tamiya have announced the planned release of the TRF419XR touring car chassis kit. No other information apart from the model name is known yet nor does the additional “R” allow for any guess about the kit’s specification. The kit will be on show at the the All Japan Hobby Show at the end of September and we bring you more information on the subject as soon as they surface.

Update: In the meantime we have received first official information on the TRF419XR. You can find them after the break.

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