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March 23, 2016

Jonnhy Pastor joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned have announced the addition of Jonnhy Pastor to their team. The Spanish front runner will use the company’s IDT.12-3CL and ITD.21-9CL WC Edition engines in his campaign that will include attendances at the Spanish 1/10th and 1/8th Nationals as well as the World Championships in Gubbio. Jonnhy has the following to say about the deal:

First up I want to thank Novarossi for their support in the recent years and I am now looking forward to the new and hopefully very successful season with the support of Ielasi Tuned and Modelix.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

March 23, 2016

Serpent Cobra GT suspension update package

Serpent have introduced a suspension update package for all pre-3.0 Cobra GT cars. Included in the set are 4.5mm carbon fibre front and rear V2 shock towers, aluminum shock extension brackets, front V2 uprights, C-hubs, as well as suspension brackets to recreate the updated shock and suspension geometry the new Cobra GT 3.0 has to offer. All parts are also available separately for independent updates of the shock or suspension department.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 23, 2016

Reedy WolfPack 7.4V Shorty LiPo battery

Coming from Reedy is the WolfPack 7.4V Shorty LiPo battery pack. Made using 25C cells and offering a light weight of 207g the 3800mAh pack is ideal for all 2WD applications. The ROAR-approved pack utilises a protecting hardcase, 4mm power and a 2mm balancing connector and it is available now.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

March 23, 2016

Team C BD7 & GT8 progressive shock system

Team C Racing have introduced a progressive shock system for the Yokomo BD7 as well as their GT8 1/8th on-road kits. Adapting a popular design the system utilises tube-style inserts with triangular-shaped openings as well as plain shock pistons. The inserts are used the standard shock housings and the plain pistons are used in place of the drilled standard ones while the triangular openings in the tubes allow the oil to bypass the piston on compression. With ongoing compression the opening above the piston becomes smaller, resulting in a progressive, harder dampening that can lead to faster corner speeds and improved stability. The BD7 set included four inserts and four pistons while the GT8 set is available separately for the front and the rear of the car.

View the GT8 system here

March 23, 2016

Dave Johnson takes double Canadian on-road title

Seaway Mall in Ontario, Canada was the venue for the recent 2016 Canadian Carpet On-Road Nationals. Racing was close in all classes with an extremely competitive field. In Touring Stock, 3 seconds separated out the top 5. At the start of the A, coming from the 4 spot on the grid, Dave Johnson paced himself perfectly, taking the lead on lap 4 and would go on to win the A Main, securing the TC 17.5 National title. In USGT, the top 3 were separated out by less than 1 second. Dave Johnson would quality in the third spot and in what would be another flawless drive, Dave hold off the field to take the USGT title, scoring a double and another National title.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

March 23, 2016

Amirul Shafiq wins at Malaysia National Rd1

The opening round of the Malaysia Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the Titiwangsa Track. Amirul Shafiq would take the TQ in the 200mm class after the qualifiers and he would then went on to win the main final from team mate Baha while YL Tan rounded out the top 3 result.

View the A-main result here

March 22, 2016

RC Concept silicone shock & differential fluids

Coming from French company RC Concept is a range of silicone fluids for shock absorbers and gear differentials. Laboratory-tested the fluids offer high temperature stability, they are available as 15wt to 100wt shock and 1,000cst to 500,000cst differentials oils and come in 80ml bottles.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

March 22, 2016

Paul Lemieux successful at Canadian On-road Nats

The Annual Canadian On-road Nationals were held last weekend at the Seaway Mall in Welland Ontario, Canada. Part of what makes this race special is that it is held center court in a shopping mall which brings high-end RC racing to thousands of spectators. This year was bigger than ever with well over 300 entries, drivers from all over North America were in attendance representing many brands. In the showcase class of Modified Touring it was team Xray driver Paul Lemieux who would ultimately TQ over Kevin Hebert (Team Associated) and Andrew Hardman (Yokomo). In the final it was Lemieux who would lead tone to tone but was not unchallenged with Andrew Hardmann in striking distance the entire race and finishing a very close second, Blake Bell (Xray) would put in a solid drive to round out the podium.

View the full A-main results here