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October 12, 2016

BRCA GT12 World Cup 2017 – Announcement

The BRCA have announced the GT12 World Cup 2017 to be held from the 10th to 12th of February. The event will be run in the same location, The Centre:MK in Milton Keynes, and to a similar format as the Reedy 1/12 Race of Champions hosted earlier in 2016. More than 100 registrations have already been made by competitors hoping to secure an entry, but the BRCA welcome further interest so as to guarantee a high standard of racing by selecting the best drivers possible to fill the 100 places. Registrations can be made via the BRCA website here.

October 11, 2016

Capricorn reveal Lab C803 1/8th nitro on-road kit

Italian company Capricorn have revealed first images and information of forthcoming Lab C803 1/8th nitro on-road car. The vehicle is based on a redesigned aluminium chassis with a 3mm shorter wheelbase than the current C802 and it comes with all-new Ergal parts, a new rear end that is basically an evolution of the RS system and the suspension utilises new eccentric inserts for the lower A-arms allow for a wide range of settings. Also included in the kit is a new wire-type front anti-roll bar. The kit is rounded out by new eccentric bushings for the front and rear spool axles and it will become available by the 20th of October.

View more images here

October 11, 2016

Yokomo machined 64 pitch pan car main gears

Coming from Yokomo are machined 64 pitch main gears for 1/10th formula and 1/12th scale pan cars. Made to achieve maximum trueness the gears offer very high precision, resulting in maximised acceleration, top speed and run time. The 18-ball main gears fit most pan cars with ball differential and they are available as 92T, 88T and 76T variant.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 11, 2016

Agustin Rodriguez takes Spanish Nitro Touring B title

The recent final round of the Spanish Nitro Touring Nationals was hosted by the Carsol Elche club. With a second place behind final round winner Antonio Gonzales, Agustin Rodriguez would take the Championship B title. Pablo Lopez completed the day’s A-main result in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 11, 2016

Park Jooshin wins at Korean National Championship

The final round of the Korean KMRCA National Championship was recently held and the event saw Park Jooshin (Xray) walking away with the TQ and win in the 13.5T Super Sports touring class. Serpent driver Kim Sungmin, campaigning the company’s new Project 4X touring car, ended the day on the runner-up spot from Yokomo driver Ra Sungwhan.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 11, 2016

Arrowmax sign World Champion Ronald Völker

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Yokomo’s Ronald Völker for their factory team. The 2016 IFMAR ISTC World and multiple ETS Champion will use Arrowmax’s tools and accessories to prepare, maintain and setup his rides and he has the following to say about the deal:

It is no secret that all equipment and tools by Arrowmax are known for their very high quality and their great design. Cant be happier to be a part of the team for the upcoming years and thanks to Arrowmax for that opportunity.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

October 11, 2016

LRP Dynamic 8 2400kv brushless motor

LRP have introduced the 2400kv variant of their successful Dynamic 8 brushless motor. Closing the gap between the 2200kv and the 2600kv the 4-pole motor, winner of the Italian championships and runner-up at the 2016 EFRA Euros, offers a balance between power and run time and it features a machined alloy case with heatsink design, a precision-balanced sintered rotor and pre-soldered silver-plated heavy-duty connectors.

View the specifications and another image here

October 11, 2016

RC-Lemans Series Rd7 – Report

The seventh and final round of the 2016 RC-Lemans Series was held in Hildesheim near Hanover. Despite the cold weather and predicted rain some drivers opted to show up already on Saturday morning and they would be able to get some practice laps under their belts until it started to rain later that day. Sunday morning started off wet meaning the opening qualifier would be held in damp conditions while Q2 and Q3 would be run on a soaking wet track. In the Modified class local hero Timo Schad, newly crowned 40+ German Champion Joachim Behnken as well as Tobias Weist all scored TQ runs with the tie-breaker handing Joachim the overall TQ from Timo and Tobias.

Continue reading the report here