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October 22, 2015

Tuning Haus precision thread-on setup wheels

Coming from Tuning Haus and designed on cooperation with Randy Caster are thread-on setup wheels for 1/10th touring cars. Coming in a set of four wheels they help to get critical adjustments like camber and toe-in just right as they keep variances like wheel, insert and tyre diameter out of the equation. Different from other setup wheels the Tuning Haus parts further simplify the process by threading directly onto the axle; eliminating the need for a separate wheel nut. They are perfect for the use with 1/10 touring cars, Formula chassis, drift cars, and others with 4mm threaded axles. Manufactured from billet aluminium and anodised black, they feature durable rubber O-rings and come packed in a convenient storage case.

Source: Tuning Haus [tuninghaus.com]

October 22, 2015

Yokomo announce new 190mm Formula car

Coming this Winter is Yokomo’s all-new 190mm 1/10th Formula pan car kit. The yet nameless car will use a newly designed 2.5mm main chassis specially developed for shorty battery packs. It offers a flexible battery layout, a floating servo mount, long side links and a sliding rear centre pivot. The front suspension is completely redesigned compared to the previous model and it will allow for inline or trailing wheel axles to adjust the steering characteristics. Included in the kit is also a large volume centre shock absorber and a 7075 duraluminium motor pod. More information will become available in November with the kit being set to hit the stores in the second week of December.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 21, 2015

2015/16 Slovakia Cup Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2015/16 Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Arena in Trencin. The race was held in several electric on-road and off-road classes and in Touring Modified it was pre-event favourite Martin Hudy who took the pole position on his home track. The fight for the 2 spot was on between David Nemcek and Zdenko Kunak with the better end for Zdenko while David placed his car on the third spot for the finals. As expected the A-mains then saw a clean sweep from Martin but behind him the race was on for the runner-up spot and this time David kept his cool while Zdenko ran into trouble. At the end David would grab the runner-up spot behind Martin, with Juraj Hudy rounding out the top 3 result. Oliver Havranek and Zdenko Kunak completed the top 5 result.

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October 21, 2015

Menicucci & Spiniello win at SRC Trophy

The SRC Trophy was held in Montegiorgio, Italy over the weekend in the three classes of Electric Touring Modified, 1/8th Nitro and 1/10th 200mm Nitro. In the Electric Touring Car class Alessio Menicucci was the man to beat and he took quite an easy TQ from his teammates Mattia Collina and Alessio Mancini. In the A-mains it was again Alession Menicucci who came out fastest as he was able to secure the day’s win early while Mancini and Collina battled for the runner-up spot. At the end Alessio Mancini was able to leave Mattia behind with the three making a podium lock-out for Xray.

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October 21, 2015

Team Orion .21 V2 nitro engines

Team Orion have two new .21 nitro competition engines for off-road and on-road applications available. Starting with the buggy engine, R21 Racing Team V2 is the evolution of the popular buggy 3-port racing team and it received some subtle updates such as a black-coated 60mm diameter cooling head for improved heat dissipation and lower running temperatures. Also new is a redesigned piston that leads to a higher RPM range. The case is black coated for a better heat dissipation and the head now features a 60mm diameter, same as the company’s factory versions for a lower running temp and increased mileage while a newly designed piston ensures higher revs.

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October 21, 2015

Czech Xray Winter Series – Announcement

Xray have released more dates and venues for their Xray Winter Series. The Czech XWS will be held at seven dates between November and April at the sports hall in Kolin, Czech Republic in the five classes of Touring Modified, Touring Limited, Formula, Buggy and Short Course. All dates and more details (in Czech language) are available here.

October 20, 2015

Luk Chi Hung wins at Team C Open

Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong played host to the Team C Open. Up and coming Lai Chan Hay (Mugen) took the TQ in the 1/8th Nitro class in what was his first ever race in this class and Lai would also set a new lap record with 13.9 seconds. In the 45 minute main final the TQ holder would ran into unexpected issues promoting Luk Chi Hung (HB) into the lead which he would maintain until the end to take the win some eight laps in front of Ng Chui Man (HB) who was in an exciting fight with Simon Tung (HB) in the closing stages. Ultimately both were only separated by one second.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

October 20, 2015

2015/16 WCICS Rd1 – Report

The Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series 2015/2016 season recently opened with a bang in the flatlands of Saskatoon, SK. This year the guys at SARCAR took it to the next level by arranging for a professional camera crew to document the weekend and boy did it turn out great. The coverage can be found on WCICS’ website here. As usual the first race of the season brought out everyone’s excitement to get back on the carpet and the racing was proof. Modified Touring Car really is the pinnacle of RC and the WCICS series has some seriously good drivers in this class and the Saskatoon race was no exception. As usual Wayne Mah and Danny Buck were doing their dance, but this time Blake Bell, Matt Wilfort and Josh Carter all joined to make things a bit more interesting.

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