October 8, 2019

Helix A800 high downforce body post mounts

 

Helix Designs have introduced their new high downforce body post mounts for the Awesomatix 4WD touring cars. The mount attaches the rear body posts horizontally to now be mounted out the back of the body. The main benefit to this is eliminating all flex at the back of the body giving the wing and rear deck much more support and resulting in a more stable and consistent feeling car which is very noticeable with 0.5mm ultra lightweight bodies. The design also makes the ultimate body tucks solution from direct rear impacts and they can be combined with Helix anti-tuck lite body stiffeners to the body stop crinkle from side tucks to create the best anti tuck solution possible at a very low weight.

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October 8, 2019

Bittydesign teaser 190mm ultra downforce TC body

Bittydesign will be the latest company to jump on the ultra low downforce train that sees 190mm touring car body shells left with some of the most extreme designs so far. The Italian company’s yet unnamed lid will be unveiled on the 15th of October and it is already available for pre-order now.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]


October 8, 2019

Paolo Morganti wins at FNS season opener

Last weekend’s opening round of the Florida Nitro Series held at the Homestead RC Raceway in Homestead, Florida saw IGT8’s Paolo Morganti taking the win in the 30-minute 1/8th GT A-main event. Top qualifier Paolo left behind Avery Pierce (IGT8) in 2nd, two laps down as PJ Dietz (Serpent) came in 3rd, another three laps down.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]


October 8, 2019

Drake, Westergaard & Saxton win at JBRL NS Rd7

Round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Pro-Line Raceway in Banning, California last weekend. While Ryan Maifield walked away with the win in the Expert Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with with win in Open Truggy, leaving behind TLR’s Anthony Westergaard in 2nd and Kyosho driver, Stephen Bess in 3rd.

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October 8, 2019

Harley Yoshii doubles at Northwest Gold Cup

Tacoma RC Raceway of Tacoma, Washington hosed the 2019 Northwest Gold Cup last weekend, attracting nearly 175 entries for the Modified and Stock 1/10th scale off-road classes. In the highly contested 4WD and 2WD Modified Buggy classes it was Harley Yoshii (Yokomo/Muchmore/JConcepts) with the double overall TQ and win. In 4WD the win didn’t came easy though as Harley suffered a DNF in A2, however with 1st place finishes in A1 and A3 Yoshii sealed the bag to take the overall from Dalton Pierce (Yokomo/Muchmore/JConcepts) 2nd and Tyler Miller (Team Associated/Reedy/JConcepts) in 3rd. Over in 2WD Modified Buggy Harley made a clean sweep in A1 and A2 for the early overall as Mikey Brown (Team Associated/Muchmore/JConcepts) and Dalton Pierce (Yokomo/Muchmore/JConcepts) came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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October 8, 2019

T-Works 150mm 1/10th & 1/8th car stand

Coming from T-Works is their new 150mm long car stand for 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles. Made from sturdy metal the car stand features laser-etched and also machined T-Works logos for brand recognition and a low weight, as well as up to eight holes to take shock absorbers during building, maintenance and setup. Two foam strips ensure the chassis rests securely on top of the stand and without harming the car stand itself or the lower side of the chassis plate.

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October 8, 2019

Marko Grigic wins IFMAR Large Scale World Championship

The 2019 IFMAR Large Scale World Championship was held in Villa Real, Portugal last week. The organising club AMVR ensured perfect conditions for the 85 pilots that gathered from 19 countries. The TQ went to Markus Feldmann with the Superpole being won by Alessio Mazzeo. The A-main final saw a lot of position changes in the first half of the race, however it was Marko Grigic who opted for a very late pit stop in the first half and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 60-minute race, becoming the first Croatian IFMAR World Champion. Alessio Mazzeo came in 2nd, some ten seconds behind as Marko Weigerding rounded out the top 3 a lap down.

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October 8, 2019

Wahl, Lauter & Stocker win at Pegasus Masters

The city of Piding in the southern part of Germany played host to the 9th RT Pegasus Masters last weekend. The event was held in several electric on-road classes including Touring Modified, Stock and FWD classes. In Touring Modified it was Tim Wahl with the overall TQ after a nearly clean sweep in the qualifiers, winning four of the five qualifiers, leaving behind Q3 top qualifier Marco Kaufmann in 2nd. The finals then saw another dominant performance of Tim who left behind Simon Lauter in 2nd as Marco Kaufmann ended in 3rd overall.

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