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April 26, 2017

Black Fabrica 200mm body wing end plates

Coming from Black Fabrica is a 6-pack of 50x35mm wing end plates suitable for 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car body shells. Cut to IFMAR specs and made from 6K 2×2 twill weave carbon the plates will increase stability especially at high speeds and they are offered in either a high gloss finish for a mirror-like shine, or a satin finish for those who prefer a lower shine. With either finish, the other side is pre-textured on the back to bond to any surface, using a double-sided adhesive.

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April 26, 2017

MCD 90°/120° LSD lock ramps & 26T pinion gear

Coming from MCD Racing are new LSD lock ramps and a 26T pinion gear. Starting with the differential-specific parts, the ramps combine the most used settings of 90 degree and 120 degree in one part, reducing the amount of parts that need to be carried around. The settings are available by simply flipping the diff internals. Also new is an on-road specific 26T pinion gear that helps to adapt the drivetrain of on-road cars for high-speed tracks with long straights.

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April 26, 2017

Riccione ETS Warm-up race – Report

The Italian Riccione track held their ETS warm-up race this past weekend with many national and international drivers taking the opportunity to get some laps under their belts in preparation for round 4 of the series. In the Touring Modified class Alexander Hagberg took the overall TQ after winning two of the four qualifiers. Alessio Menicucci showed a very strong pace and after TQing Q4 he put himself 2nd on the grid.

Continue reading the report here

April 26, 2017

Kurzbuch & Schär win at Swiss IC Track opener

Round one of the Swiss Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the iconic Lostallo circuit. The event was run anti-clockwise which meant some difficulties for the 200mm pilots due to the small chicane entering the main straight. Fuel consumption is always an issue on the fast track and in the 1/8th class Simon Kurzbuch and Mattia Pesenti made the best out of it, obtained the top 2 spots after qualifying. In the 45-minute main final Simon Kurzbuch once again showed a World-class performance, taking the win some three laps in front of Michael Henzi while Raphael Roider ended the main another three laps down in third.

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April 26, 2017

2017 Nitro-West-Masters Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Nitro-West-Masters (NWM), a popular championship held in the western part of Germany, turned into a full-throttle party on the fast 310-meter Hamm track last weekend. With a total of 64 entries, practice on Saturday was intense and the event would start in full on Sunday morning with three heats of 7-minutes qualifying of which the three fastest laps would count. In the premier 1/8th Open class it was Tobias Hepp who snatched the pole position less than two hundredth of a second ahead of ARC teammate John Ermen. On the 3rd and 4th spot, Michael Salven (Serpent) and René Puepke (Shepherd) were the last direct qualifiers for the main.

Continue reading the report here

April 26, 2017

Ginting & Sutedja win at East Touring Series Rd2

The second round of East Touring Series was held at the Sunter International Speedway. The race was held in a Reedy Race format for both the Modified and Mini chassis classes. The race format saw 7-rounds of reverse grid racing and in the end Bowie Ginting would score four wins in the Touring Modified class to take the win from Arya Seta and Suwardi Suliandy in 2nd and 3rd respectively. In the Open Mini class it would be young gun Ridhwan Sutedja who made a clean sweep for the win.

View the final results here

April 26, 2017

IGT8 2017 1/8th nitro GT car kit

IGT8 have announce the release of the 2017 version of their high-performance IFMAR spec 1/8th nitro GT chassis. Updates include an optimised suspension geometry for less roll and more traction, harder suspension arms for less flex and increased response as well as a lighter and smaller transmission with 0.8 pitch. Also included in the kit are a lightweight high performance clutch bell for better acceleration and all features that were previously part of the IGT8 Red. The new car, a successor of the proven and aforementioned IGT8 Red, is expected to hit the market in May 2017.

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April 26, 2017

Techra T4 battery mount system

Coming from Techra and made for the Xray T4 series of touring cars is a battery mount system. Utilising machined, L-shaped 7075-T6 aluminium brackets the mounts are designed to minimise chassis tweak while giving the option of using the supplied hook and loop strap or optional fibre-reinforced tape to hold down the battery pack. The brackets sport a 2-tone black and orange finish and included in the set is also suitable mounting hardware.

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