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March 2, 2017

Sweep Racing FTG tyre glue

Coming from Sweep Racing is the FTG tyre glue, an adhesive specially designed for use on front tires. With the latest generation of high-grip tracks it is often needed to seal the tyre’s sidewall with CA glue to prevent the car from flipping in tight or high speed corners. The FTG glue was specially developed to offer easy application, without having to fear the glue drips over the tyre’s tread, ruining a brand new set, but it is also meant to last much longer than conventional adhesives that often chip easily, making it necessary to frequently reapply a fresh coat of glue. The glue is usable for both rubber and foam tyre racing on any track surface and it comes including a set of needles for easy application.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

March 2, 2017

BMT 016GT 1/8th nitro GT kit

Italian company BMT has revealed full details on their all-new 016GT 1/8th nitro GT car. Building on the success of the 011, the kit was developed to provide an ultra low centre of gravity which was achieved by a newly shaped fuel tank and a laydown servo configuration. A specially designed electronics support allows for a swift release after undoing only three screws. Also new is the lightweight transmission with 2-speed gearbox being as light as possible for improved acceleration, braking and mileage while also utilising 0.8 module gears for greater overall drivetrain efficiency.

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March 1, 2017

Peter Roeygens wins at Lovan RC Challenge Rd4

Round four of the Lovan RC Challenge was recently held in Belgium and in the Touring Stock class it was Christophe Wojsznis who took the pole position after the qualifiers. Peter Roeygens and Christophe Libeer came in second and third. The finals were a pretty entertaining affair with Peter taking the win in the opening A-main while pole sitter Christophe scored a DNF. Leg 2 then had Mathias Van Laere coming out on top from Christophe Wojsznis while Peter only finished in fourth. In the third and decisive main Peter was back on top again from Christophe Libeer in second, handing the overall win to Peter Roeygens from Mathias Van Laere and Christophe Libeer.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 28, 2017

Capricorn C-03 eccentric differential plastic bushings

Coming from Capricorn and made for the C-03 kit are eccentric differential bushings made from plastic. Of the same dimensions as their aluminium counterparts the plastic items not only save weight but they also reduce vibrations for a more consistent car performance.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 28, 2017

Hay wins at HKRCSA EP Open Cup Rd1

The opening round of the HKRCSA EP Open Cup was held this past weekend at the Hong Kong based Tom Racing Circuit. In the Touring Modified class it was Hay who took the TQ and the win in the opening A-main only to suffer a DNF in leg 2, allowing Fai Ho to come out on top. In the decisive leg 3 Fai Ho suffered problems early in the run which allowed Hay to take the win only 0.3s in front of team mate Ray Poon to grab the overall victory from Fai Ho in second and Ray Poon in third.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

February 28, 2017

VBC Racing introduce new Wildfire D09 option parts

VBC Racing have introduced new option parts for the Wildfire D09 1/10th electric touring car. First up is the vertical upper deck set for the Wildfire D09 touring car. Designed for the use on lower grip asphalt and carpet tracks the set provides higher chassis flex and a more linear steering feeling. Included in the kit are the new carbon fibre top brace as well as aluminium mounting hardware.

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February 28, 2017

Swiss Indoor Masters – Report

The Swiss Indoor Masters was recently held in Chiasso, Switzerland and it saw Marco Manzo (Yokomo) walking away with the TQ and win in the Touring Modified class. Florian Hauser and (Xray) and Oliver Krähemann (Xray) would round out the top 3 result. The Touring Stock 13.5T category had Noah Asendorf (Xray) taking the top qualifier honours but in the finals he had to settle for second behind Andrea Valerio (Xray) while Nico Catelani (Xray) came in third. 1/10th Pan Car had Luca Martinelli (Xray) taking the day’s win from Simon Del Monego in second and Claudio Pasquin (Xray) in third while the 1/12th scale class saw Erol Sehirtoy (Xray) bringing home the win from Khounmy Bui (Xray) and Raphael Wicki (Serpent).

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February 28, 2017

California Touring Series CTS2 – Report

The opening round of CTS2 was hosted by TQ Hobbies in Chino, California. In the Modified Touring division, Xray’s JJ Wang set TQ for Q1 and an even faster run in Q2 giving him pole position for the A-main. Team Associated drivers Rick Hohwart and Randy Caster drove defensively in Q2 to lock up P2 and P3. Defending Champion Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano would then qualify in P4. Special guest appearance from Shanghai, China and Awesomatix driver “Rocket” would qualify P6 just behind EJ Evans in 5th.

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