October 1, 2019

Noah Davis takes 2019 USVTA Jr National Championship

Apex Raceway and Hobbies of Murfreesboro, Tennessee recently held the 2019 USVTA Southern Nationals with nearly 190 entries for the 1/10th electric on-road classes. Creator and promoter, Myron “Battman” Kinnard put on a show of shows for carpet on-road racing. It’s the event dubbed “The One Not To Miss” over the last nine years, which included a solid 17-hour practice day to make sure everyone had plenty of time to get tuned in. Classes ranged from Modified Touring Car to Jr VTA to Euro/Semi Truck. The event attracted multiple racers from over 25 states, including California and New York. Also bringing in National champions like Sam Isaac, Brandon Clements, Matt Lyons, John Barron, and of course, track owner Eric EA Anderson, and many others. As Sunday rolled around the spectators would see the best race of the weekend in the Battle for the Belt in Jr VTA between TQ Noah Davis and runner-up Logan Pilcher. At the start it was a back-and-forward corner-to-corner battle between two young racers. The race came down to lapped traffic and two corners – a .0445 difference which crowned Noah Davis as the 2019 USVTA Jr National Champion. Logan came in 2nd as Noah Dyer rounded out the top 3.

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October 1, 2019

Souta Goto wins at Speed King Tour Rd5

Round 5 of the 2019 Speed King Tour place at the Twin Ring Honguu outdoor tarmac track in the Aichi prefecture. Unfortunately the weather forecast mentioned the chance of rain on race day, meaning some of the factory and amateur drivers opted to not attend the round. But in the end the event was held in only cloudy weather making for still a very good entry for the Touring Modified and Stock classes with the Oval category not being run due to the track layout. Racing-wise and in the Touring Modified class it was 2016 Electric Touring Car National Champion, Souta Goto (Yokomo) who took the TQ after three rounds of qualifying. Although the Speed King Tour usually runs a “Super Lap” format to determine the starting positions for the top 5 qualifiers, the race was scrapped to ensure the event could be finished before the rain was predicted.

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September 30, 2019

Carl Groessel wins at Swiss EP On-road finale

The AMCS Schaffhausen club played host to the final round of the Swiss Electric On-road Nationals this past weekend. Carl Friedrich Groessel took the overall Touring Modified TQ, scoring two round wins, leaving behind Michele Manzo and Fabian Widmer, who posted a round TQ each, in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The opening A-main then again saw Carl Friedrich on top with Michele in 2nd only a couple of seconds behind. A2 in return had Michele taking the win with Fabian in 2nd, meaning the podium would be decided in the third and final A-main. In the end of an ultra close race it was Carl with the win some 0.6 seconds in front of Michele while Fabian came in 3rd only 0.9 seconds behind. This meant Car Friedrich would take the win with Michele in 2nd and Fabian in 3rd.

Image: Michele Manzo

September 30, 2019

Kyosho MP10 HD driveshafts

Kyosho have announced the soon release of their new HD driveshafts for the MP10 1/8th off-road buggy. Available are 94mm wheel driveshafts, 116mm as well as 82mm centre driveshafts all of which are of a CV-style design with protective, red-anodised aluminium caps that both keep the cross pins securely captured while allowing grease to stay inside the assembly for longer, ensuring less wear and reduced maintenance time. The shafts fit the current Inferno MP10 and also the older spec MP9 models.

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September 30, 2019

Jake Mayo successful at Race for Desi event

Ride Up HobbyTown of Palm Desert, California held the Race for Desi event this past weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries to compete for the good cause. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Yokomo’s Andrew Swanson with the overall TQ from TLR’s own Frank Root in 2nd. After the single 7-minute A-main event however it was Xray’s Jake Mayo with the overall win a lap in front of Frank as Andrew had to settle for 3rd overall, just 0.4 seconds behind Frank.

Image: Jake Mayo

September 30, 2019

RC-Project XB8 titanium shock standoffs

RC-Project from Italy have introduced their new titanium shock standoffs for the Xray XB8 series of vehicles. Machined from high-quality 6Al4V titanium and featuring rolled threads for increased precision and stability, the standoffs are available as front -1/0mm and rear +3/0mm variant, allowing to fine-tune the shock angle according to the suspension’s caster and anti-squat settings which results in less stress on the damper’s piston, piston rod and body and therefore creates an overall smoother shock action with reduced internal wear. The front and rear standoffs are available separately and they come as pairs including shims to adjust the shock angle.

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September 30, 2019

ARC R11F FWD touring car kit

ARC have announced the soon release of their forthcoming new R11F front-wheel driven 1/10th scale touring car kit. A first for the company, the car builds on the proven R11 2019 4WD touring car, sharing over 95 percent of the parts which makes parts storage easy when running both classes. The car utilises a 2.25mm carbon fibre main chassis combined with a 2.0mm upper deck, while an optional 1.6mm carbon or an aluminium upper deck allow to fine-tune the chassis’ torsional flex characteristics. The upper decks of the R11F and the R11 2019 are similar, further helping to minimise parts needed to run both cars alongside. On the transmission side of things the R11F features a belt-driven drivetrain with an oil-filled gear differential while the battery compartment allows for five different configurations such as side and cross alignment standard packs, side or cross alignment shorty batteries and also an inline/centre placement of shorty battery packs. The kit is shipping now and should hit stores very soon.

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