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April 7, 2016

Tamiya M-05 Ver.II R chassis kit

Coming from Tamiya is the refined, race-spec version of the popular M-05 Ver.II Pro chassis. The M-05 chassis, which was released in 2009, has been a favourite platform for M-chassis club racers for years and the Version 2 tweaks the proven car with enhancements that take advantage of new battery technologies as well as tried and true suspension adjustments used in many of Tamiya’s touring car platforms. Furthermore, the M-05 Ver.II R kit features a number of upgrades, to improve balance and lower the chassis’ centre of gravity, including dedicated M-Chassis double-cardan drive shafts, plus a number of option parts such as TRF short aluminium dampers. Numerous aluminium parts in the kit also have a cool black anodised finish to make the R-Spec version stand out.

View a list of the features and options included here

April 7, 2016

Muchmore Factory Team on-road setup board

Muchmore have introduced the Factory Team lightweight setup board 3 for 1/10th and 1/12th scale cars. Measuring 420x320mm the hardwood board is only 12mm thin for a reduced overall weight of just 114g and it sports a white and blue sticker for visual impact and an easy to clean surface.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

April 6, 2016

Sweep EXP Evo-R 36 chosen for Reedy TC ROC

The Reedy Race have announced that the Sweep EXP Evo-R 36 (EXP36RPP) has been chosen as the spec tire for the 2016 Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions. Lead test driver Rick Hohwart shared his thoughts about Evo-R 36: “On the recently resurfaced and now fully cured Tamiya America racetrack, the Evo-R 36 is capable of record lap times with consistent performance from run to run and throughout the day. These qualities make the EVO-R 36 the natural choice for the Reedy Race.” Remember that each paid entry includes one set of marked and numbered Sweep EXP Evo-R 36 tires. Drivers will be allowed to purchase an additional three sets of marked and numbered tires for use as they please for qualifying and triple main events. There is no limit to the number of tires a driver may purchase for practice, but tires used during controlled practice seeding rounds must be marked tires purchased at the event.

Source: Reedy Race [reedyrace.com]

April 6, 2016

Robert Pietsch joins Xtreme Aerodynamics

Xtreme Aerodynamics are delighted to announce the signing of former World and European Champion Robert Pietsch. The Mugen on-road designer will run the Xtreme line of bodies in both the 1/10th 200mm class and in the 1/8th class and will also have a key role in the design and development of new products.

Source: Xtreme [xtremeaerodynamics.com]

April 6, 2016

Nejc Mihelič wins TopRC Track Masters Rd1

The first round of TopRC Track Masters 2016 was held in Cervignano, Italy in dry and nice weather all weekend. Nejc Mihelič took the TQ in the 1/8th nitro on-road class following by Jernej Vuga and Herfried Pucher. In the main A final we saw different tyre and pitting strategies among the favourites. Mihelic made an early mistake and had a coming together with another driver, which allowed Vuga to lead by a few seconds over Mihelic and Pucher. Pucher’s strategy to refuel one more time and only change the outside tires came to an end when he had a coming together with another driver. Mihelic did a very fast full tyre change meaning he had to come back from a full lap and a few seconds while Vuga took the risk with no tyre change. Mihelic’s strategy paid off in the last minute by overtaking Vuga. It was Nejc Mihelič (ARC/Picco) who took the win and the best lap of the weekend, closely followed by Vuga and Stefano Restivo.

Thanks to Nejc Mihelič for the report.

April 5, 2016

Vigor RC BD7 & T4 tweak plates

Vigor RC have released these two tweak plates for the Yokomo BD7 and Xray T4 touring cars. Made from 5mm thick high quality acrylic, they have been designed to have the same chassis plate outline as the car its for. Works as any normal tweak plate does, it comes with a carry case to protect it while being transported or stored.

View the T4 tweak plate here

April 5, 2016

Asian Onroad Championship Rd1 – Announcement

Asian Onroad Championship Rd1 - Announcement

The Asian Onroad Championship produced by Scotty Ernst will be kicking off its 4th season on April 14-16 In Shanghai China. The opening round will be held at the beautiful RCI V2 Raceway and it is attracting some of the biggest names in the onroad racing World. Names like Volker, Matsukura, Groskamp, Ratheisky, Wang, plus many others will join and share in the fun and competition. This years AOC which is presented by Scorpion Power Systems, Yokomo, Xray and Sweep will travel throughout Asia and the Pacific making stops in China, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan. Red RC will be attending Rd1 providing event coverage so stay tuned for updates.

Source: AOC [aocrc.com]

April 4, 2016

Hagberg & Honigl retain European 1/12th titles

The 2016 European Championships in the classic 1/12 pan car class was held at the Hudy Arena, in Trencin, Slovakia last weekend and Alexander Hagberg gave the following report. ‘The race saw a good field of drivers in both modified and stock 13.5T blinky categories, with drivers from 16 different countries in attendance. In the modified class, I managed to set the pace throughout practice, as well as winning 4 out of 6 qualifiers, it meant that I would start first on the grid come Sunday. I was closely followed at times by my team mate Olly Jefferies from the UK, who put his X12 car 2nd on the grid with 1 TQ run and a solid performance throughout qualifying. The young and talented Dionys Stadler, also put in a great TQ run in Q4, and would eventually qualify 4th overall. This meant that the X12 car would TQ every single round of qualifying in modified, with three different drivers fighting for the TQ.

Continue reading Alex’s report here