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May 18, 2016

Rick Vrielijnck teams up with Capricorn

Italian company Capricorn have announced the signing of Rick Vrielijnck to their team. The former BMT driver, multi-time Dutch champion, Euro-A and Worlds A-finalist and will attend all major events in 2016 and he has the following to say about the deal:

I would like to let everyone know that from now on I will race for team Capricorn. I understand that it is not very loyal and common to switch teams after such a short period however I felt that we were working in a completely different direction. Exactly for this reason I think Capricorn is the best team since they are always working to improve their products and setups. Fortunately Patrizio Rossi wanted to work with me also so I am very happy to join team Capricorn for a long term.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 18, 2016

Carlos Peracho takes Spanish IC Track Nationals Rd2 win

Carlos Peracho takes Spanish Nats Rd2 win

The second round of the Spanish 1/8th on-road championship was held at the ARCA track in Alcobendas near Madrid. Saturday started pretty wet but after the track dried up it was possible to run some practice heats followed by two rounds of qualification under dry conditions. Carlos Peracho qualified second right behind Spanish top driver Nacho Lopez. In the main final it was Javier Godoy who showed a great performance and made it to the first position after a few laps. For more than 20 minutes Javier was in the lead until he dropped back to second position due to some tyre issues. From now on it was Carlos Peracho who led the race until the checkered flag with Guillermo Perez completing the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 18, 2016

Alessio Mazzeo TQs & wins at Italian GT Champs Rd2

Round two of the Italian 1/8th GT Championships was held this past weekend at the Blacktarmac track in Mesero. In the Expert category it was Alessio Mazzeo who took the TQ after the qualifiers and the day’s win in the A-main from second placed Daniele Bulla and third placed Roberto Catanzani.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

May 18, 2016

Stefan Schulz wins at Berlin Touring Masters Rd1

The opening round of the Berlin Touring Masters was held at the 1. MRC track in Berlin, Germany. The event was held in the three classes of 13.5T, 17.5T and Rookie and in the 13.5T class it was Niko Gorski who took the TQ after the qualifiers. In the triple A-mains though local racer Stefan Schulz made maximum use of his track knowledge, passing Niko on the first lap in every leg and bringing home the win from Niko Gorski on the runner-up spot while Julian Köster rounded out an all-Xray podium in third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] | Image: Stefan Schulz

May 18, 2016

Arrowmax 7.4V 5000mAh low-profile LiPo battery pack

Arrowmax have introduced their new 7.4V 5000mAh low-profile LiPo battery pack. Aimed at touring car racers the battery utilises an only 22.5mm tall hardcase to lower the car’s centre of gravity. It is made using high-performance 55C/110C cells, ideal for both Modified and Stock racing, and uses 5mm tube-type connectors.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

May 18, 2016

Sweep Racing silicone shock & differential fluids

New from Sweep Racing comes a range of silicone shock and differential fluids. Made using pure high-quality silicone oil the fluids are available as 200cst to 950cst shock and 1k to 10k gear differential variants and they come in 50ml bottles with pointed caps for easy and convenient use.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

May 18, 2016

Kyosho R4Evo V2 aluminium upper rear bulkhead set

Coming from Kyosho and made for the R4Evo 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car is the V2 aluminium upper rear bulkhead set. Using the parts makes for more rigidity of the rear end for improved traction while two different camper mount plates allow for a wider setup range. Included in the set are two new upper bulkhead halves, two carbon fibre camber plates and suitable hardware.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

May 17, 2016

Yeah Racing Hackslider drift gyro

Yeah Racing have introduced their new Hackslider gyro unit tailor-made for drift cars. Housed in an aluminium heatsink case the gyro is usable with both standard and digital servos and it allows for easy setting changes using +3 channel transmitters or the on-board gain/sensitivity adjustment feature. Measuring 25.6×24.5x10mm and weighing in at 13.5g the compact unit is easy to install and it is available in pink, gun metal or black colour.

View the colour variants here