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October 13, 2016

Bruno Coelho & Jan Ratheisky win at 2016 IIC

The International Indoor Championships were held last weekend with about 400 entries in seven classes. With six world champions and some of the country’s fastest drivers in attendance the Las Vegas based event once again was one for the history books. In the Touring Modified class 2016 vice world champion, Bruno Coelho would take the TQ in dominant fashion and he would also come out on top of the proceedings after the single A-main event in which he would leave newly-crowned world champion, Ronald Völker behind in second place.

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October 13, 2016

Serpent Project 4X lightweight carbon fibre chassis

Made for the Project 4X touring car is Serpent’s new lightweight carbon fibre chassis. Weighing in at 46g and thus being about 15g lighter than the standard chassis, the lightweight main plate also offers more torsional flex which can be beneficial in certain track conditions both outdoors and indoors. The chassis, that was used by Serpent’s Viktor Wilck to achieve a third place overall at the recent IFMAR ISTC Worlds, is available now.

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October 13, 2016

Blaze Racing Battle Sword 200mm pan car kit

Blaze Racing from Poland have introduced their all-new Battle Sword 1/10th scale 200mm pan car kit. Based on a black anodised 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis the car features milled-out battery pockets for a low centre of gravity and the ability to run both inline and transversal battery configurations. Up front the kit comes with CRC suspension components and a carbon fibre suspension plate that allows for three different wheelbase settings. The rear end utilises a sliding rear axle mount with large 1/4×1/2 bearings for improved durability and reliability. The 7075 motor mount makes for a secure motor fit and the rear carbon fibre brace offers mounting positions for a 30mm fan. The kit is rounded out by carbon fibre side wings that keep away harm from the rear tyres and rear axle.

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October 13, 2016

Avid A800 hard aluminium chassis & CF bumper brace

Made for Awesomatix’s A800 belt-driven touring car are Avid’s new hard-anodised aluminium chassis and a carbon fibre bumper brace. Starting with the chassis, the part is machined from aircraft-grade 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium and it offers strategically machined sections to optimise the flex characteristics. By widening the inner pivot points by 0.5mm on each side the car will also be wider, giving more confidence when driving the car harder. Avid have also brought back the optional battery position to move the battery back 6mm to increase the car’s rotation. The chassis is recommended for medium to high-bite conditions and it comes in a bright gun metal colour and with machined edge details.

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October 13, 2016

Rafiq & Shafiq win at 2016 KLGP race

The recent KLGP race was held at the KL International RC Circuit in Malaysia. The event attracted about 50 racers to compete in the three classes of 1/8th Nitro On-road, 1/10th Nitro Touring and 1/8th GT. In the 45 minute 1/8th scale main final it was Amirul Rafiq (Serpent) who took the win from team mate YL Tan (Serpent) in second and Suah (Xray) third. TQ holder Jade Lim (Serpent) had to settle for 13th overall.

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October 13, 2016

Techra T4 aluminium steering bellcranks

Techra have introduced a set of aluminium steering bellcranks for the Xray T4’16 and ’17. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 material and coming in a bi-colour black and orange anodising the parts are of a lightweight design while offering improved rigidity over the standard composite arms. Swapping the plastic parts for the alloy pieces will result in a more precise steering action and improved handling especially in high-bite conditions.

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October 12, 2016

Bittydesign tease new Formula bodyshell

Italian company Bittydesign have released first teaser images of their forthcoming, yet unnamed, new Formula bodyshell. With the cockpit and air intake section appearing to be unchanged compared to the current Type-6C body, the nose section above the front wing seems to be of a more angled and contoured design. The side pod and rear shape details remains hidden so far meaning formula class fans have to wait for the official presentation, scheduled for the 18th of October, for full details and images of Bittydesign’s latest on-road bodyshell.

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October 12, 2016

The Swiss Carpet Race – Announcement

Mini Racing Chiasso will hold the The Swiss Carpet Race event on the weekend of the 13th of November at the Palapenz sports centre in Chiasso, Switzerland. Classes run include Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, 1/10th and 1/12th pan car as well as Formula. Registration for the event is now open here.