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June 13, 2016

Techra BD7 suspension mounts & guided air fan mount

Newly formed company Techra have introduced the first in a range option parts. Founded by the owners of Muchmore and Tonisport the brand was created to deliver innovative high-quality products for racers and enthusiasts around the globe. First products are already available such as a range of aluminium suspension mounts with inserts for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. The series includes the FF, split and solid FR as well as an RR mount all of which make use of composite inserts that allow to adjust the track width and toe settings by simply changing the inserts. The parts come black anodised and with silver chamfered edges for a high-quality appearance.

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June 13, 2016

Roche P12 titanium-coated suspension & shock shafts

Coming from Roche and made for the company’s Rapide P12 1/12th scale kit are several titanium-coated parts. New are 2mm upper hinge pins, king pins and a micro shock shaft all of which sport a friction-reducing and highly wear resistant titanium coating to make for smooth and consistent suspension action. The hinge and king pins come as pairs and all parts are direct replacements for the stock parts.

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June 13, 2016

New VBC Racing Wildfire D08 & Lightning 12M options

Coming from VBC Racing are new option parts for the Wildfire D08 touring car and the Lightning 12M 1/12th scale pan car kit. Starting with the Wildfire D08 part, the Dynamics Stabiliser Link System was first introduced with the Dynamics Edition kit and it is now also available separately as an upgrade for standard D08 kits. The new mounting system is meant to improve responsiveness by reducing tolerances in order to further up the car’s performance.

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June 13, 2016

Tamiya TB Evo.6 MS shaft-driven touring car kit

Following a first image and only brief information Tamiya have announced all details of the forthcoming shaft-driven TB Evo.6 MS touring car kit. The competition car is based on a 2mm aluminium lower chassis to make for improved performance especially in high-grip conditions while a 2mm carbon fibre upper plate ensures optimised flex characteristics with the car also featuring an updated aluminium centre bulkhead to create an efficient and long-lasting drivetrain. Included in the kit are also the tried-and-tested TRF418 suspension arms, big bore TRF shocks, a 20 percent lighter aluminium centre driveshaft as well as 1-piece stabiliser stoppers.

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June 13, 2016

Davide Bertuzzi scores at Awesomatix Workshop Race

The 1st Awesomatix Workshop Race was held at the Remedello asphalt indoor track over the weekend. The 1-day event was held in several classes including Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula and in the Stock 13.5T class it was local driver Davide Bertuzzi who took a narrow TQ from Germany’s Max Mächler who lined up in second some 0.5 seconds down. Federico Barbieri completed the top 3 result after the qualifiers. In the finals, Davide won the opening A-main while Max came out fastest in A2, shifting the decision for the overall win to the third and final A-main. A3 then was a pretty tight affair with the pole position holder bringing home the win some 1.3 seconds in front of Max, handing the Italian the overall win from Max with Gabriele completing the top 3 result with pretty solid results in the mains.

Image: Max Mächler

June 13, 2016

Niklas Johansson wins at Swedish Cup

The Swedish Cup was held this past weekend at the SMK Trollhättan club in the three classes of 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro as well as 1/10th Electric Touring. In the 1/8th category, Mikael Fransson would take the TQ but in the 45-minute main final it was Niklas Johansson who took a narrow win of about 5 seconds over Mikael. Bengt Andersson completed the top 3 result some six laps down on the leading pair.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 12, 2016

Destiny introduces new RX-10S optionals

Destiny have introduced new option parts for the RX-10S 4WD touring car. First up is a progressive shock system that utilises a common design. Alloy inserts with triangular cut-outs and solid shock pistons make for progressive shock action on damper compression as the holes the shock fluids travels through become smaller while the pistons move up during compression. The tubes come black anodised for wear while the machined pistons offer high precision for even shock action. The set includes four inserts and four pistons and it is best used on asphalt tracks where it can add drivability and traction. Also new are 4mm aluminium wheel hubs with laser-etched markings for easy identification as well as aluminium diff cams as a replacement for the standard composite parts. Both the hubs and cams come in sets of two pieces.

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June 12, 2016

Neal King wins BRCA 1/8 Circuit Nationals Rd4

Neal King wins BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Rd4

The fourth round of the BRCA 1/8 Circuit National series, took place at the Yorkshire Radio Control Model Car Racing Club, host to the 2013 1/8th scale euros, in stark contrast to round 3 at Adur, this is a fast flowing track where engine, gear box and clutch are critical to a strong performance. During Saturday’s practice the usual top contenders of Mark Green, Tim Wood, Neal King and Andrew Hastings were setting lap times in the high to mid 14 second bracket, which signalled the track was unlikely to be in lap record breaking condition for qualifying and finals following day. After four rounds of qualifying the Nitro A final would line up as follows:

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