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October 16, 2019

2019 RCGP World Series finale – Report

The final rounds of the RCGP World Series were held last weekend at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, California. Saturday saw round 7 of the series take place, the penultimate round of this year’s championship. In Friday’s Seeding Practice it was Davide Ongaro, the six-time winner and 2019 champion, who emerged on top – however, HB Racing star David Ronnefalk had an equally strong showing, leading the way for most of the day and displaying impressive one-lap pace. Seen for the first time in Q1 was the “drop” start system, which featured an evenly split grid across two rows, adding an extra challenge in the fight to the first corner. Come the race, it would be American Cole Ogden leading a 1-2 for HB Racing, with teammate Ronnefalk finishing 6.7 seconds down. Infinity’s Kyle McBride took the holeshot and gapped the field early on along with Ogden and Ronnefalk, but a small mistake would drop him to third, whilst Ronnefalk’s chances of closing down his teammate were dashed in a similar fashion. Davide Ongaro would take fifth, with Max Mört fifth and Juan Carlos Canas in sixth.

Continue reading the report here

October 16, 2019

Südhoff, Pöhlmann & Jung win at TOS Masters 2019

The TOS Masters 2019 was held at the Arena33 indoor carpet track in Andernach, Germany last weekend in several electric on-road classes. In the premier class of Touring Modified it was Freddy Südhoff with the overall TQ, tie on points with Lucas Urbain. The latter however had to settle for 2nd on the grid after the tie-breaker. The finals then saw Freddy taking wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory as Lucas cemented his overall runner-up spot with a win in the third and final A-main. Loic Jasmin would complete the top 3 result.

Continue reading the report here

October 16, 2019

3Racing Advance 20M mid-motor touring car kit

3Racing have introduced their new Advance 20M mid-motor electric touring car kit. Building on the previous Advance competition on-road kit the 20M features a mid-motor design for improved balance and overall quicker lap times while the new 20mm bulkhead spacing optimised the natural chassis flex compared to the previous 23mm spacing. Other features include updated suspension mount, again to optimise chassis flex and new 20T centre pulleys that allow the use of virtually every main gear brand. New 5mm lower ultra low centre of gravity shock towers round out the package. The kit will hit stores by mid-November.

View a list of the key features and more images here

October 16, 2019

Yeah Racing 4-Tec 2.0 aluminium C-hubs

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 on-road car are ball-raced aluminium C-hubs. Machined from high-quality aluminium the hubs add rigidity and precision to the front end of the car. Bearing-supports for the steering knuckle king pins ensure smooth operation and less stress for the hubs and king pins. The hubs feature 4 degree built-in caster and they are available in blue or black anodising.

View the black anodised C-hubs here

October 16, 2019

Jo Dongwan wins Touring SuperStock class at 2019 GIRC

The 2019 GRC International RC Car Championship was held at the GRC Circuit in South Korea, with drivers from Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Japan and Germany in attendance. Local driver Yang E-Jun was super quick in the Touring Superstock class qualifying and ultimately he would seal the TQ on Saturday but couldn’t hold the position in the finals. After some close battles he had to settle for 2nd overall behind eventual winner, Jo Dongwan. Local racer Lim Il Kuyn had a rough qualifying and started from P5 for the finals, but managed to have some good runs in the finals to take the final spot on the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 16, 2019

T-Works Viper 989 titanium turnbuckles & screw sets

T-Works have announced the release of new optionals for the Serpent Viper 989 1/8th scale on-road kit in the form of titanium turnbuckles and two screw kits. Starting with the turnbuckle set, the 5-piece kit includes steering, servo and camber link turnbuckles all made of 64 grade titanium for a low weight, exceptional rigidity and corrosion resistance. Using the set over the standard steel turnbuckles will reduce unsprung masses while also adding visual impact. Included in the set comes a 4mm turnbuckle wrench for easy setup changes. Also available are a 183-piece UFO head titanium screw kit as well as a gold-colour 199-piece steel screw set. The lightweight 64 grade titanium screws will lower the car’s overall weight while the coated steel fasteners add visual impact and corrosion resistance.

View samples of the screw kits here

October 16, 2019

Rêve D drift car brand announced

A new brand is emerging from the land of the rising sun with former Yokomo sales manager Minoru Aso and engineering manager Tomonari Nakamura having announced the formation of the Rêve D brand. Based in Chiba, Japan, the founding team will also include former IFMAR 2WD World Champion Hayato Matsuzaki as well as Drift World Cup Champion Takahiro Kawakami as head designers. Rêve D will care about drift car conversion and full chassis kits as well electronics and accessories with the first products set to hit stores World-wide in 2020. Minoru has the following to say:

The RC car is a wonderful product that ignites dreams in people’s hearts and connects people to each other. The members of Rêve D, are working together to develop such wonderful products that are designed with these ethics in mind, ready to deliver to customers all over the world. We are not just about developing high-performance radio controlled cars that we run ourselves, we promise to stand behind our customers with excellent communication and pit support around the world, helping to push our amazing hobby forward! Our advanced business strategy and our mission is to be a Company that composes our customers dreams.

Source: Rêve D [facebook.com]

October 16, 2019

Mugen MRX6R FP alloy rear lower arm shock mounts

Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the release of the FP aluminium rear lower arm shock mounts for the MRX6R 1/8th on-road kit. The braces mount to the long specification rear lower arms and will increase durability and offer more consistent handling over the stock graphite mounts. The parts are made in the U.S.A. and are black anodised for increased durability.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]