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January 30, 2017

WRC STX 017 aluminium lower chassis

WRC have introduced a new lower aluminium main chassis plate for the STX 017 touring car kit. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075 aluminium and coming in a bright finish the chassis will increase overall stiffness for improved performance especially in very high bite conditions. Cut outs in the battery and electronics area optimise the flex of the chassis that is of a nearly symmetrical design with a mirrored motor pocket on the right hand side.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

January 30, 2017

Yokomo YD-2/YD-4 long stroke rear lower arms

Yokomo have released a set of long stroke rear lower arms for the YD-2 and YD-4 drift car kits. Designed to increase suspension droop the arms will improve rear end traction and stability while also making for a more realistic on-track drift appearance.

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January 30, 2017

Schumacher Mi6Evo 1/10th touring car kit

Coming from Schumacher is the Mi6Evo electric touring car kit. The car utilises the latest developments from Schumacher’s international racing and engineering team such as a modified chassis plate with increased cut outs around the suspension mounts for more traction. The shorter span, reduced footprint motor mount gives increased rear chassis flex and rear traction and it allows to brace the rear top deck without connecting it to motor mount for different stiffness tuning. On top of this the motor position moved 3mm inboard to reduce roll while centre line belts make for perfect balance. Other features include a lightweight 5-spoke spool, a lightweight centre pulley, carbon fibre reinforced nylon wishbones reduce weight and increase flexibility and an optional larger spur makes for a more forward motor positioning in modified racing. The kit will hit stores in March.

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January 30, 2017

FastRace welcome Davide Ongaro

FastRace have announced the addition of young Davide Ongaro to their Super GT factory team. Finalist at last year’s Worlds in Vegas, Davide, who recently joined Team Associated, will campaign FastRace’s R-15 for the popular Super-GT class. Both Davide and FastRace are looking forward to the debut at the Italian Nationals in early March.

Source: FastRace [fastraceshop.com]

January 30, 2017

Hudy zero offset aluminium servo arms

Coming from Hudy and made for a range of servo brands are new zero offset aluminium servo arms. They are of a heavy-duty design, making them ideal for both 1/8th and 1/10th applications. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised and with laser-etched markings they also sport two threaded mounting holes for 3mm hardware and they are available in three variants for Futaba, Hitec and KO/Sanwa-style servos.

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January 30, 2017

Capricorn aluminium servo arms

Capricorn have introduced several new aluminium servo arms. Machined from high-quality aluminium and being a direct fit on all Capricorn cars the servo arms are available in single and dual arm specifications and for Sanwa/KO and Futaba/Savöx servos with the EP on-road variant featuring a 4mm offset which leads to a perfectly straight steering link on the TE-03 touring car. The arms come anodised in a light gun metal colour and they feature laser-etched markings for easy identification.

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January 30, 2017

Steve Deblaere successful at Lovan Challenge Rd3

The third round of the Lovan Challenge was held at the Velocitatem Arena in Ingelmunster, Belgium this past weekend. In the Formula class it was Steve Deblaere who took the overall TQ after the three rounds of qualifying and he would also come out on top after the triple A-mains as he took wins in all three A-mains to grab the overall victory from Nic Desmet in second and Willy Voisangrin in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 30, 2017

Jilles Groskamp wins at 2017 Ride Futaba Cup

The 2017 Ride Futaba Cup was held at the Infinity Addict RC Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand, over the weekend. The event attracted both local racers but also international experienced drivers and three of them, Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp, Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee and Atsushi Hara, campaigning a Tamiya at this event, would make up the top 3 result in the competitive Touring Modified class.

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