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March 31, 2017

Michele Manzo wins at Team Associated International GP

The Team Associated International GP was recently held at the Indoor Racing Chilleli track in Scrivia in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock Expert, Touring Stock, and Formula. On the high-grip asphalt track and after winning three of the three qualifiers, Yokomo’s Michele Manzo took the TQ in the Touring Modified class. In the triple mains Michele continued to dominate, taking the day’s win from Team Associated’s Juho Levanan and Xray driver Andrea Valerio.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 31, 2017

Modifiy multi-hole servo arms

Japanese brand Modify has introduced a multi-hole servo arm for most electric touring cars. Machined from premium 7075 aluminium and coming black or orange anodised, the arms offer three tightly spaced mounting positions for the steering link ball stud, allowing for more variety of the link angle and position. The arms are of a clamping design for extra security, they are available as 23T and 25T variant and will hit stores at the beginning of April.

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March 31, 2017

Julian Wong teams up with Maclan Racing

Maclan Racing have announced that US on-road front runner, Julian Wong, has joined the factory team for the 2017 season. Julian has been testing the MMax Pro speed controller and MRR4.5 motor for quite some time and with the signing of this contract, Julian will be racing at the 2017 Reedy Race and other major national events with the Maclan power system.

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

March 31, 2017

Norwegian Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The Norwegian Electric Indoor On-road Nationals were held this past weekend on a purpose-built carpet track in Hønefoss, located about two hours from Oslo. The track was laid out with ETS carpet and corner dots and a technical layout made for tight racing action throughout the weekend. In the Touring Modified class, VBC Racing team driver Nikolai Håheim proved to be the man to beat through qualifying as lined up first on the grid. Just behind him came Stock specialist, multiple ETS-finalist and multi-times national champion, Helge Johannessen (ARC). Schumacher driver Tobias Sanden came in third with very steady drives in the qualifiers, conquering a lack of one-lap pace with excellent consistency.

Continue reading the report here

March 30, 2017

Miguel Blanco wins at Venezuelan ISTC Nationals Rd2

Round two of the Venezuelan ISTC National Championship was recently held and the race saw Armando Lenzi taking the overall TQ after some fierce battles with team mate Miguel Blanco in the qualifiers. The A-mains started off pretty well for both drivers with Miguel coming out fastest in the opening leg but a clash between the two in A2 meant Andres Trigo would be able to come out fastest in the second main. The third and final main would bring the decision between the two and it was Miguel who took the win for the overall with Armando coming in second and Adres rounding out the podium in third.

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March 30, 2017

Mugen MGT7 Type B2 1/8th GT body shell

Coming from Mugen and made for the MGT7 1/8th GT car is the Type B2 body shell. Moulded from 1mm thick high-quality polycarbonate the body made by Team Titan/Blitz comes including rear wing, window masks, decal sheet and wing mounting hardware and it is usable on Mugen’s own MGT7 as well as all GT kits of similar dimensions.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

March 30, 2017

Kawada F501WS & NS 1/10th formula chassis kits

Japanese company Kawada have released first information on their forthcoming F501WS and NS 1/10th formula car kits. Both base off of their respective F500 variants with the WS being the 200mm wide foam kit and the NS representing the 180mm rubber tyre variant. Included in both kits is the KF200 cross battery chassis conversion that was designed with transversal battery mounting in mind that helps traction in low to medium-bite conditions while an in-line battery placement is also possible. Both the F501WS and NS kits will hit the stores in late April.

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March 30, 2017

West Coast R/C Works X12 servo mounting plates

West Coast R/C Works have introduced their new servo mounting plates for the Xray X12’15 and newer. The plate is available in two versions, one is compatible with the Futaba S9650/S9670 and the other with Sanwa SRG-HR/HS servos. The servo mounting plates are designed as a direct replacement of the original part. The mounting holes of the servo will align the servo spline in the middle of the chassis. This will result in a faster servo positioning during the build and a more precise, and consistent setup. Furthermore, the servo will not move during a race and this will lead to a more consistent feeling and lower the risk of a DNF.

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