The final round of the Swedish On-road Cup was held this past weekend. Lucas Knutsson (Serpent) would take the TQ in the Electric Touring class from Andreas Johansson (Serpent) and Johan Elmefors (Xray). It would be a good fight between Lucas and Andreas in the final but at the end Lucas would prevail while Andreas and Johan had to settle for second and third respectively.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The EFRA 40+ On-roaad European Championships were recently held in Hamm, Germany. In the 1/8th scale class it was last year’s winner Luca Martinelli (ARC) who saw the checkered flag in first position after delivering a flawless performance. The battle for the remaining podium spots was wide open between Shepherd colleagues Arie Manten, Andreas Giesa and Frank Schewiola. A few minutes before the end Andreas had a crash at the end of the straight caused by a piece of chunked tyre that saw him dropping him down the order. In the closing stages Frank tried to hunt down Arie but he ran out of time. Arie took the runner-up spot with Frank completing the podium. TQ Michael Salven had to retire early after he had a moment and damaged his car.
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Coming soon from Serpent is the Natrix 748WC 1/10th scale 200m nitro on-road kit. Used by Dominic Greiner to win the 2016 IFMAR Worlds, the kit will include a range of upgrades and option parts such as new big bore shock absorbers, V2 gear differentials front and rear as well as larger belt pulleys and a new side belt. As for the optional parts the car will utilise rear Pro CVDs, the 25g chassis weight, rear body supports, an aluminium throttle lever as well as carbon steering blocks. The kit will hit the stores by end of September.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Coming from Yokomo are two new tyres for 1/10th scale AWD and RWD drift cars. First up is the asphalt-specific DRA tyre made from polycarbonate. By reducing the weight of the tyre greater control and smoothness was achieved while cut shoulders give better fender clearance for that stylish, flush look. The second new tyre is the DRC moulded from HDPE and made for carpet and polished surfaces. An increased contact patch improves overall grip and performance. Both tyres are available in 4-piece sets with the DRA being selected as the control tyre for the FEMCA Cup that is held in the Yatabe Arena in October.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
The fifth and final round of the Danish Electric On-road National Championship was held at the fast Næstved track. With both the Touring Modified and Stock Championship already decided in favour of Xray’s Mike Gosvig, the race was on the for the remaining podium spots in the Superstock class. Mike wanted to end the year on a high and still competed in both categories and despite some problems with tyre preparation and a transponder he took the TQ in both classes.
Homestead RC Raceway of Florida, USA, was selected to host the 2018 IFMAR 200mm Nitro On-road World Championships. Home of the 2011 1/8th Worlds that gave Mugen Seiki’s Robert Pietsch his first IFMAR title, the club is used to organising high-class events on his long 305 metres track with the next one being the 2016 ROAR Fuel On-road Nationals in October.
View an image of the 2011 Worlds track here
Coming from Exotek is the RX2 LCG 190mm touring car bodyshell. Developed in cooperation with Golem, the body offers a design that promises aggressive and precise handling while also increasing corner speed due to an overall lower centre of gravity which was achieved by reducing the roof section thickness from 0.45mm down to 0.2mm. This makes for an overall lower weight without sacrificing the all important bumper and side skirt stiffness. As compensation for the more forward body position the body features larger and lower wing mounts to allow for a taller wing to be used while still complying with rule books. On top of this the wing mounts were reinforced for less flex and vibration and the default wing positions is 3mm further back for more effective downforce. The rear quarter panels have been narrowed as well for improved stability and to create less drag. The body is designed to meet IFMAR GBS rules and it comes unpainted, including rear anti-body tuck supports, wing, standard wing mounting hardware, stickers and window masks.
Trinity have introduced their new Monster Horsepower Spec brushless motor for 10.5T to 21.5T stock class racing. It features an aluminium based sensor board for true sensor alignment, 2mm copper solder tabs, a thermal stator coating for improved heat dissipation and a new rotor design that benefits both RPM and torque. A redesigned turbine-style vented nose pice and new high-temperature wire coating round out the features list. The motor is available in 10.5T, 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T specification with modified variants to follow soon.
Source: Trinity [trinityrc.net]
