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August 7, 2019

Factory Pro RC 117T & 169T low-friction belts

Factory Pro RC have introduced their new low-friction 117T and 169T drive belts. The 117T variant is usable for mid-motor cars such as the ARC R11 Mid, the Awesomatix A800X MMCX, the Rebellion-RC mid-motor conversions or the Zero Tribe Mid conversion kits while the 169T variant is specific to the standard ARC R11 touring car. The white belts greatly reduce natural drivetrain drag for improved efficiency, acceleration and top speed especially in stock racing classes.

Source: Factory Pro RC [facebook.com]

August 7, 2019

GForce shock rebound measuring tool

Coming soon from GForce is a simple on-road shock rebound measuring tool. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks the stepped gauge helps to measure and adjust shock rebound from 1mm up to 11mm by simply sliding the compressed shock into the machined slot and reading the rebound value. The tool can also be used to set the rebound value by inserting the damper, keeping it at the designed value and then attaching the upper cap to bleed and set the shock. Laser-etched marking help with easy identification of the desired rebound value. The gauge is usable with most 1/8th and 1/10th on-road shock absorbers.

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

August 7, 2019

Andrea Catanzani wins at Italian ACI SGT Champs

The Italian ACI SGT Championship was held at the Teverola track recently. In the 1/8th Nitro SGT class it was young Andrea Catanzani with the win from Mimmo Calce on the runner-up spot. Filippo Beretta would round out the podium result in 3rd place.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

August 7, 2019

Protoform Corvette drag racing body – Coming soon

Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new Corvette drag racing body. With a drag racing body shell being Protoform’s first product back in 1992, the ultra-successful brand now goes back to their roots with the introduction of a Pro Mod Vette body. Full details and more images will become available soon.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

August 7, 2019

Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals Rd3 – Report

The Marås Raceway of Radøy in Norway played host to round 3 of the Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals last weekend. The weekend kicked off on a wet surface for the 2WD portion of the event and after the opening two qualifiers it looked like it would be a 5-horse race for the overall TQ but on the drying track it was Trond Sætre who would hold the upper hand in front of Peter Stein and Vincent Ruger.

Continue reading the report here

August 7, 2019

Gollner & Wurmhöringer win at Austrian EP Nats Rd5

The fifth round of this year’s Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the LAMAC track in Carinthia last weekend. In the Touring Modified class the race for the win looked to be on between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Sascha Klug. Right from the start it was Patrick who set the pace with Dominic and Sascha close behind. It also looked like Patrick would dominate the opening A-main also but in the penultimate lap Patrick’s car lost drive which allows Sascha to close up and eventually take the win while Patrick was lucky enough that the remainder of the drivers weren’t able to make the extra lap. Dominic, also in the mix after the qualifiers, had his own problems as he took the exit on the straight too optimistically.

Continue reading the report here

August 7, 2019

Xtreme Racing MBX8 wear guard

Coming from Xtreme Racing and made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is a wear guard machined from 3mm T6 aluminium. The skid plate helps to prevent the rear of the chassis from excessive wear and it comes black anodised for looks and greater surface protection. Xtreme Racing recommend to use 3mm longer fasteners for better support of the plate, chassis and gearbox.

Source: Xtreme Racing [xtremeracing.com]

August 6, 2019

Avid Triad 17mm capped brass wheel nuts

Coming from Avid are their new capped 17mm brass wheel nuts for 1/8th off-road vehicles. The heavy brass wheel nuts are designed to help generate a little more traction in slippery and loose conditions. They will also raise the driver’s confidence that they will never come off with our aggressive serration. The brass nuts weigh 6g each instead of 2g which will aid in more traction while the capped design protects the end of the hubs, keeping dirt out. The nuts come laser etched with three small A’s and the large AV logo in the center, which are protected from being scratched off. The unique Triad 3-cornered nut uses common 17mm wheel wrenches and with their M12x1.0 fine thread they fits all modern 1/8th scale off-road and GT kits.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]