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April 17, 2019

Bittydesign LSM19 1/12th pan car body shell

Bittydesign have introduced their all new LSM19 1/12th scale pan car body shell. Offering futuristic lines and a new-to-the-class cab forward design the body the performance-oriented body offers increased steering response due to the front splitter design while two side bulkheads, places mid-body, ensure optimised airflow towards the rear end for increased stability and best possible balance. The EFRA-approved body is made of genuine Lexan material and it is available in lightweight and ultra lightweight variants including overspray protection film, window masks and a decal sheet.

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April 17, 2019

Winter Jumps Series finale – Report

The final round of the Winter Jumps series was held at the Helsinki Child Fair with the host, Fullspeed RC, putting in much effort to offer an impressive racing track, a test track and stand for the exhibition. Thousands of people got to see RC Racing and 500+ kids tried out the test track in what turned out to be a great showcase for RC racing. And once again almost one hundred drivers made their entry for the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes. The 2WD class was held on Saturday and the racing was super tight with Pekko Iivonen and Jamiel Gabrielsson fighting it out for the TQ closely followed by Lauri Ruotsalainen, Tuomo Otsavaara and Arttu Syrjänen. In the end Jamiel managed to take the TQ in front of Pekko, Lauri, Tuomo and Arttu followed by Markku Honkanen, Juho Rajaniemi, Jarno SIltanen, Konsta Saarinen and Topi Salminen all making the A-main.

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April 17, 2019

Capricorn C8SR Evo rear end kit

Capricorn have introduced their new Evo rear end kit for the C8SR 1/8th stock pan car kit. Containing new bulkheads as well as bigger bearings the set will make for improved transmission reliability while the included calibrated ride height shims allow to fine-tune the rear ground clearance.

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April 17, 2019

John Peroyiannakis wins at Buggy Masters Rd9

Round 9 of the Greek Buggy Masters series was held recently with the event being affected by the weather prior to the race. Heavy rain the days before meant the track crew had to work extra hours but in the end it worked out and the track was slippery but good to go. At the end of the 30-minute nitro buggy main final it was John Peroyiannakis with the win from Aris Bornovas on the runner-up spot – the latter having to fight against an increasingly harder to drive car due to his engine being on the edge of a flameout. Sotiris Christodoulou came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 17, 2019

Nikolakopoulos & Theodoropoulos win at GTC Rd1

The opening round of the GTC Greek Touring Car Nationals was held at the RCmaniacs track recently. The weekend started off with a rain delay on Saturday, however during the early afternoon the track was good to go. In the Touring Modified class it was Nikos Nikolakopoulos (Xray) with a very close, and his maiden, overall TQ, just 0.165s ahead of Michalis Kyriazis (Xray) after the four qualifying rounds. Unfortunately right before the start of the opening B-main it rained lightly, leaving the drivers guessing what to do in terms of tyres and setup for the greasy track. The opening A-main then did not went to the TQ holder’s favour as he lost concentration and had to let Michalis past while Nikos only came in 6th place.

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April 17, 2019

Jessica Palsson teams up with LRP

LRP have announced the addition of Swedish off-road talent, Jessica Palsson to their electric team. Considered to be one of the fastest girls in RC, Jessica will be using LRP’s full line of motors, speedos and batteries to power her Kyosho 1/10th scale rides and she has the following to say about the deal:

Thanks to LRP and Jürgen to give me opportunity to be in your team! I really looking forward to work with you and to drive many races with LRP fantastic electric power!

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 17, 2019

Xray 13g & 30g pure Tungsten chassis weights

Coming from Xray are two new pure Tungsten chassis weights for the use with the T4 touring car. Machined from ultra heavy Tungsten material the weights are smaller than usual brass weights which helps to keep the height of the weights as low as possible while still offering a good amount of weight gain. Available now are a 13g motor bay weight that attaches right to the machined motor pocket in the T4 chassis while the 30g centre weight fits in the centre line of the chassis. Both are machined for highest precision and they come marked for easy identification.

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April 17, 2019

SWorkz sign Wataru Takashiro

SWorkz have announced the signing of top Japanese 1/8th off-road pilot, Wataru Takashiro to their factory team. The former Korean National Champion and top 3 JMRCA podium finisher will campaign SWorkz’ S35-3 platforms at all major races across Asia. Wataru says:

I’m so excited to join the SWorkz team. My first impression of the SWorkz buggy is, how awesome it drives and it looks so cool. I want to learn more from SWorkz and at the same time share, how to develop the car with all the SWorkz drivers. I really appreciate this opportunity and special thanks to Scott Yang. I can’t wait to race with my new team mates and friends all over the world!

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]