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June 10, 2019

Absima Summer Championship Rd3 – Report

The Absima Summer Championship returned to the slopes of Coastal Model Car Racing Club in Ipswich, along with the sunshine which bathed the tracks and gave them awesome grip. It was 4WD up first in qualifying and it was Stuart Collard who headed up the field from HB Racing team mate Chris Pennington and the third HB of Graham Kisby dominating qualifying, from Jason Burroughs with his Schumacher in 4. In 2WD it was again Stuart Collard who would take the pole this time with his Team Associated car, from the Yokomo of George Fairweather and the Schumacher of Kristian Gibbs. In the Tamiyas it was Steven Vanhisbergh who had a clear grid ahead of him from a hard charging Matthew Gant and the M05 of Les woods in 3rd. A bumper grid of Touring Cars saw the return of winter champion Byron Russell line up on the pole, from another returnee Simon Lovett, and current championship leader Jason Scott.

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June 9, 2019

X-Grip Conveyor cooling fan mount

European X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have introduced the Conveyor cooling fan mount. The 3-D-printed part is made of carbon reinforced material and it weighs in at only 5g, hardly changing the overall weight balance of the chassis. A trick clip takes the fan’s JST connector for a more tidy look and the mount’s design will reduce the operation temperatures of the motor by about ten degrees. The mount is usable with most motor cooling fans.

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June 8, 2019

Pirani RC long ball end & anti-roll bar stoppers

Pirani RC have announced the release of new long-type 7.9mm ball ends for 1/8th on-road kit suspension as well as multi-size anti-roll bar stoppers. Starting with the ball end, the item is made of high-quality 7075-T6 alloy and it features a 7.9mm ball section and is available as 23mm and 26.5mm long variant – the latter coming in handy especially with the latest generation of 1/8th IC track rear ends that need longer ball ends. The balls sport a low friction, low wear surface coating for smooth suspension action and a long life.

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June 7, 2019

Avid black & white chassis protector sheets

Avid have added a range of chassis protector sheets to their line up. Made in association with Stickit1Racing, the durable chassis skins provide protection from abrasive surfaces, rocks, and other abuse with the black or white design covering most racer’s needs. The decals are available for most of today’s 1/10th scale off-road kits including the ones of Team Associated, Schumacher, Tekno, TLR, Yokomo and Xray. Also available are universal sheets of 340mm x 130mm of size.

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June 7, 2019

Bittydesign HC-F FWD touring car body shell

Bittydesign have introduced their first body shell for the growing 1/10th FWD touring car class, the HC-F. Designed to combine realistic aesthetics and top performance, the body takes styling cues from a popular Japanese touring car that are mixed with the latest aerodynamic gizmos to create a one of a kind 1/10th scale body shell. Widened wheel arches make for an ultra-aggressive look with performance to match with the large front splitter ensuring exceptional corner entry steering without sacrificing the much needed rear end stability. The body is a universal fit for all 1/10th 190mm FWD and touring cars on the market and it comes moulded from high-quality Lexan polycarbonate material, it includes lightweight wing mounting hardware as well as window masks and a detailed decal sheet that allows to create an eye-pleasing design while only using a single colour.

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June 7, 2019

Yokomo BD9 graphite front bumper brace

Coming from Yokomo and made for their BD9 touring car is a carbon fibre front bumper brace. A direct replacement for the standard composite part, the machined graphite item offers a lower weight which will result in sharper handling characteristics at corner entry and in chicanes. In addition the part will also improve the overall visual appearance, creating that factory look.

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June 7, 2019

RC Maker introduces new A800X carbon fibre optionals

Coming from RC Maker are three new carbon fibre optionals for the Awesomatix A800X touring car. First up are some crazy looking bulkhead flex dampeners. The parts allow for two in-between settings, complementing the optional no-brace and straight link settings. Made from super thin 3K carbon, they attach to the bulkheads directly and provide consistent dampening (restriction) of the flex at the front of the front bulkheads in every direction. There are two different stiffeners included, the larger sized one provides the most flex of the two, but still reduces the flex here by around 50 percent. The smaller one is stiffer, and reduces the flex by roughly 70 percent. Using the parts will make for improved overall consistency especially with the MMCX conversions.

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June 7, 2019

Awesomatix A800FX FWD touring car – New teaser image

Awesomatix have released a new teaser image of their forthcoming new A800FX FWD touring car. The front wheel driven kit is based on the successful A800X Evo platform and optimised in terms of weight distribution, lowest center of gravity and lowest moment of inertia. Many parts of the A800X/Evo kits will be suitable for the A800FX to guarantee easy maintenance and parts storage, without sacrificing overall performance. We bring you more details on the project, that appears to have the motor located behind the front wheels, as they become available.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]