Coming from Phat Bodies and made for the popular GT12 class is the new GT-M bodyshell. Developed with the help of multiple IFMAR World Champion David Spashett for the GT12 Worlds the body is made of lightweight polycarbonate material and it fits all popular GT12 chassis such as the ones from Mardave, Schumacher or Zen.
Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]
The German MCRT-Aschaffenburg club recently held a round of the national LRP-HPI-Challenge and in the Touring Stock class it was Jannick Namyslo (Xray) who set the pace in qualifying. With three TQ runs Jannick easily snatched the overall TQ and he would also dominate the opening two A-mains with tone-to-tone wins to take the day’s win from Marcus Ruth (Xray) on the runner-up spot. Thorsten Zorn (Team Associated) would take the final podium spot from Jens Haller and Dirk Gündra in fourth and fifth respectively.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Yokomo have released their new 24K gold-plated low-profile bullet type battery connectors. Made to fit the new low centre of gravity LCG LiPo battery packs, the connectors have a low-height top button with a pre-shaped soldering area which in combination allows the connectors to easily clear even low-sitting top decks. The plugs are available as 4mm or 5mm variant, they come as pairs and Yokomo also offers a 4mm and 5mm combo set, containing one each, for battery packs with mixed 4mm and 5mm connector tubes.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Arena have introduced a new 2.3mm carbon fibre main chassis as well as three new upper decks for the Xray T4’17 touring car. Starting with the chassis, the part is cut from 2.3mm high-quality carbon fibre and so it is 0.1mm thicker than the standard chassis, resulting in increased stiffness which makes it ideal for medium-high traction asphalt and carpet surfaces. On top of this the part is also meant to be more durable due to being thicker. Also new and made for the T4’17 are 1.6mm, 2.0mm and 2.3mm top decks. The parts allow to fine-tune the car’s behaviour on a range of surfaces with the 2.3mm part will offer a very aggressive steering but also improved braking performance due to providing an overall stiffer chassis assembly. All parts are a direct replacement and they are available now.
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Yeah Racing have introduced their new aluminium motor fan mount with 40mm Tornado fan unit. Machined from black anodised 7075 aluminium and featuring a wire-hiding channel the mount features a set screw to tighten down the clamp on the motor can and to lock it at the desired angle. The mount comes including a 40mm Tornado fan but it can also accommodate smaller 30mm units.
Coming from Schumacher is the new Atom CC GT12 Racer 1/12t scale on-road kit. Alongside the original SupaStox Atom, the Atom CC features a carbon fibre chassis and the ability to adjust the battery mounting position. The CC is ideal for the driver that likes a more responsive and edgy feel to their car. The kit is available in two specifications, as Pro variant including a lightweight ball differential, Contact wheels with improved flex and handling characteristics, and side dampers, and also in the slightly lower spec Sport variant that utilises a rigid rear axle, no side dampers and old-style Contact rear wheels. Both variants will hit the stores late February.
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Round four of the Czech HIT 129 Winter Racing Series was held at the sports hall in Holesov. The weekend started off on Friday evening with free practice and resumed early on Saturday morning with more practice and the qualifiers. In the premier class of Touring Modified the race was on between top qualifier, Matej Sulc and Kuba Simurda who started from the 2 spot on the grid. In the opening final Matej was able to keep a tight racing line, leaving no room for Kuba to pass. In the second and third final though the pole sitter made smaller mistakes, allowing Kuba to go in front and to ultimately walk away with the win. Second place went to Matej while local driver, Ludvik Kurecka completed the podium result.
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Last weekend saw the fourth round of the BRCA LMP12 national series took place in South Shields, just south of Newcastle. The venue was filled with memories for some, having been used for the 1998 onroad IFMAR World Championships, in which David Spashett won all three classes. Returning for the 2017 event were not only David Spashett, but also a host of the UK’s leading drivers. With Alexander Hagberg away on Touring Car duty, the field was very even, meaning that a huge number of drivers went into the weekend looking for the win. Over the meeting three classes were contested, 13.5 on Saturday and on Sunday the field was split into Sports Modified (13.5) and Modified (6.5). The track laid out by the Barley Mow club was a large and open design, which required a car to flow well, whilst being very precise.
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