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November 11, 2016

Luke Pittman wins at the Big Chill

The Big Chill went down in Chilliwack, BC, Canada in early November and Xray’s Luke Pittman made the trip to represent team Xray and RC America. The track layout was very fast and flowing and allowed for some excellent racing which was seen in all classes. The Touring Stock class was sponsored by ORCA who provided their new RT 17.5 for all entrants as a hand-out motor, creating an even playing field among all those who entered. Motors were randomly picked during registration and racers were free to change timing and gearing as they wanted. Pittman left the timing at the recommended setting and ran the recommended gearing of 3.72.

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November 11, 2016

Xray X1 2017 Formula kit – Coming soon

Xray have released a first teaser for their forthcoming X1 2017 Formula kit. No details are available yet but expect photos, information and the successor to the 2015/16 Euro Touring Series winning kit itself to surface shortly.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 11, 2016

Ulti 1/12th scale tires

Nuclear 1/12 scale tires

Japanese company Nuclear R/C, the new brand from multiple Worlds Finalist Masao Tanaka, have announced the new line of Ulti 1/12th scale tires. Available in a newly released G compound as well as an updated version of their X compound, they are made from the highest quality foam ensuring high grip in a multitude of different track conditions.

Source: Nuclear [nuclear.ne.jp]

November 11, 2016

JJ Wang joins Sweep Racing

Korea based Sweep Racing have made the announcement that they have signed up Chinese American driver JJ Wang to use their on-road products and cooperate to develop tires, testing and promote the brand as well. The current US National Champion in nitro onroad, where he drives for Mugen, in electric he runs Xray and with his recent move to California we can expect to see him run more races in the US as part of this development work. JJ had this to say:

I want to thank Steve Kong and Sweep Racing for this opportunity. Now that I am based in the US where Sweep is a well-known brand, I hope to contribute to Sweep’s on road racing product development.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

November 10, 2016

Vigor RC BD8 carbon tweak rod

New from Vigor RC is this carbon tweak rod for the Yokomo BD8. Featuring a special cutout for BD8’s offset spur gear, the rod helps to easily and conveniently remove any chassis tweak even when using large diameter spur gears on the low profile chassis of the BD8.

Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]

November 9, 2016

Picco V1 & R1 3.5cc competition nitro engines

Picco have introduced their new high-end competition nitro engines in the form of the V1 Team DLC CER off-road and R1 Team DLC CER on-road engine. Starting with the off-road power plant, the V1 is the brand’s new top-of-the-foodchain engine and already achieved the Italian National Championship title in prototype stages in the hands of Marco Baruffolo. The engine features a new crankcase that is designed to be stiffer so that the absence of torsion allows for a more stable performance at any temperature while preventing RPM loss. On top of a 5-port sleeve, the V1 also features a longer stroke and a new crankshaft that received a DLC-coating treatment to ensure a very low crankpin wear while protecting the shaft from oxidations of any kind for a long life of the part. The carburettor now sports a double bottom-end adjustment for finer tuning and a better mixture flow, and the engine’s main bearing is of a high-quality ceramic type.

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November 9, 2016

Kyosho S.R.T. Suzuki RGV1992 1/8th bike kit

Since its first release in 1992, Kyosho’s long selling Hanging On Racer model is still as popular as ever. The S.D.S.S semi direct steering system delivers high performance fully independent motion with the rider figure construction incorporating 13 different connections so it hangs on to the bike as it leans into corners. The result is driving performance just like a real motorbike that is easy enough for anyone to control. In addition, each section of the bike is designed with an incredible level of scale detail from the body cowl, inverted front fork suspension, brake disk and calipers, wheels, drive chain, sprocket and asymmetrical swing arm to recreate a model of display standard quality.

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November 9, 2016

Takumi Matsuda wins at PGTC GP Series finale

The final round of the Japanese PGTC GP Series saw Serpent driver Takumi Matsuda walking away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class. Takumi set the pace right from the start and he would end the A-main one lap in front of Shoki Takahata (KM) in second and Shinnosuke Yukoyama (Mugen) in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]