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April 26, 2019

Robert Pietsch heads first timed practice by large margin

In the opening timed practice for the 1/8th scale class it was former world champion Robert Pietsch who was the clear leader, the Mugen driver some 5 tenths up on his nearest rival over 3 laps. Francesco Tironi was the best of the rest, the Italian driver heading another former World Champion Simon Kurzbuch in 3rd, with Andrea Pirani and current World Champion Dario Balestri completing the top 5. Asked about his rather large advantage on his rivals, the German put it down to a number of factors such as his good working relationship with his mechanic and new engines from sponsor OS which he says has more power which together makes for a better overall package. Looking ahead he doesn’t plan to make any changes to his Mugen, instead focusing on his driving saying ‘the track is easy, but it also very easy to push too much and go wide, losing a lot of time’, continuing ‘my main focus is stay calm and drive smoothly’.

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April 26, 2019

Yeah Racing QUTUS on-road shock absorbers

Yeah Racing have introduced their new QUTUS on-road shock absorbers for 1/10th scale touring and M-type cars. QUTUS stands for Quick Tuning System with the shocks utilising a multi-piece piston that allows to use 1 to 5-hole settings without having to change the piston itself. The settings are accessible without having to tear the shocks apart, by simply extracting the shock to its fullest and turning the shock piston clockwise or counter-clockwise. Two different adjustable pistons are included in the set as well as three different fixed pistons in case a traditional setup is called for. The big bore shocks are available in 50mm and 55mm length for touring and M-chassis cars, they come in red, blue or black colour and include a shock spring set. The 50mm set also includes a second set of 52mm shock shafts to allow for shock length fine-tuning.

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April 26, 2019

Teemu Leino tops CP1 in Bologna

Teemu Leino has topped the first of two controlled practice sessions here in Bologna for the 1/10th class, the Infinity driver making up one of a very close trio that was competed by the Xray pairing of Alessio Mazzeo and Leo Arnold. Split by less than 7/100ths, behind the top 3 was reigning class champion Jilles Groskamp, followed by the Shepherd trio of Melvin Diekmann, Thilo Todtmann and Eduardo Escandon completing the top 7 with the difference between first to seventh less than a second over 3-consecutive laps. Asked about how his practice has been so far, Leino simply said ‘good’, before elaborating saying that they have changed the car every run, but now it is the best it has been. Feeling there is still a little bit still to come he said his IF15 is very easy to drive and the setup they have is perfect for the final.

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April 26, 2019

ARC R8 series Ti-coated shock shafts

ARC have announced the soon release of titanium-coated screw-type shock shafts for the R8 series of 1/8th on-road kits. The shock shafts feature a friction-reducing and durability-enhancing titanium coat, allowing to increase the performance of the shocks in all conditions. The shafts come in sets of four and they are usable on the R8.2, R8.1 and R8.0 kits.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

April 26, 2019

O.S. Engines introduce new off-road clutch shoes

Coming for O.S. Engines’ 4-shoe off-road clutch system are two new composite clutch shoe sets. Originally equipped with alloy clutch shoes, the yellow standard and black hard composite sets allow to fine-tune the clutch’s performance by mixing and matching the clutch shoes to achieve the desired aggressiveness. The composite shoes are available separately including four yellow or four black shoes.

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April 26, 2019

RC Maker A800 long arm roll centre shim plate set

Coming from RC Maker is a new roll centre shim plate set for A800 cars using the optional long arms. Consisting of two different thicknesses of 0.5 and 1mm, the set allows tuning from 0.5 to 1.5mm which covers the normal range for Awesomatix cars. The plates also have a front and a rear, with cutouts to distinguish them, due to the hole spacing being wider in the front. They slide in without the removal of your screw, allowing to slide out the old and in the new in a matter of seconds. Once the plate is installed simply tighten as normal. The plates work in the outer as well as the inner positions and the central hole allows easy removal by inserting a 1.5mm driver and sliding them out from the top. The shims are only usable on A800 cars using the LA +9.0 and +8.0 arms and the set includes four 0.5mm and four 1.0mm thickness shims.

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April 26, 2019

O.S. Speed R21GT 1/8th nitro GT engine

O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their new O.S. Speed R21GT engine for the growing 1/8th GT on-road classes. Designed with the forthcoming 1/8th GT IFMAR World Championship in mind, the engine builds on the proven R2101 crankcase which was refined as was the 5+3 ports liner and piston to meet current IFMAR rules. The newly designed crankcase features a DLC coating for wear while the updated cooling head design ensures optimised heat dissipation under the large GT body shells. The engine is rounded out by the newly designed 22E (B) GT carburettor and it comes with a 7mm venturi insert, again to meet IFMAR requirements. The engine will become available separately or including the T-2060SC + MB01-70 (M2003SC) exhaust system.

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April 25, 2019

Wyatt Beiter doubles at Raceparty Grand Opening race

Raceparty RC Raceway of El Paso, Texas recently hosted their Grand Opening race. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Wyatt Beiter with the TQ and win from HB Racing’s Jason Darling in 2nd and TLR’s Jose Sanchez in 3rd. Over in the Nitro Truggy category it was again Wyatt with the TQ and win to round out a perfect weekend, leaving behind Hector Muela in 2nd and Efran Seanez in 3rd.

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