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April 29, 2016

Alves successful at Brazilian On-Road Champs Rd3

The third round of the local Brasilia city on-road championship took place in the city of Brasilia saw Thiago Inacio (Shepherd) taking the pole position for the main final. The A-main then saw some close racing between the top drivers Bernardo Kokemper, Thiago Elias, Rogério Massa and Thiago Inacio (all Shepherd). A few minutes into the race Thiago Inacio had to visit the pits because of technical issues which cost him a lot of time. The other three continued to fight for the lead with Rafael Alves in first position followed closely by Bernardo Kokemper and Regério Massa. This later was also the order in which the trio saw the checkered flag making it an all-Shepherd podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 29, 2016

Hector Albarracin wins at SNS Rd2

Round two of the Spanish National Series was held in Villareal-Castellon. In the Formula class Hector Albarracin would grab the TQ and he also came out fastest in the A-main, leaving Ivan de la Calle and Antonio Alama behind in second and third respectively.

Source: MD Racing [mdracingrc.com]

April 29, 2016

McFactory introduce more alloy chassis conversions

McFactory have introduced more aluminium chassis conversions for 1/12th scale pan cars. The range will also include chassis and power pod sets for the TOP Rebel 12 v2, the Serpent S120 LTR, Team Associated R12 5.2 and the CRC XTI WC. All are made using high-quality aluminium and they help to settle down the cars when running in high-bite track conditions.

Source: McFactory Motorsports [mcfactorymotorsports.com]

April 29, 2016

Steven Olsen joins Xray Factory Team

Xray have announced Danish racer Steven Olsen as the latest addition to their Factory Team. The Danish Touring Stock vice-champion will use the company’s T4 touring car in his upcoming campaign that will include the Danish Outdoor and Indoor Nationals, the Nordic Championships as well as selected ETS events. Steven says:

After driving for many different manufactures the last 3 years, I was never really satisfied with the performances of the cars and always missed the performance of my old Xray cars. These experiences caused me to get back to Xray cars. After the testing of the newest Xray T4’16 I had improved my pace from the first battery. This car has so much grip and corner speed and responses very well on setup changes. Driving the best quality cars on the market and the constant development of the cars is very important for me because I just only need to focus on racing and never worry about the durability and quality of the cars. I would like to thank everyone involved in making this possible and I can’t wait to start working together with the team.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 28, 2016

Contact 1/8th Oval nitro engine

Coming from Schumacher is the Contact Oval engine for 1/8th scale oval stock cars. Made in collaboration with legendary nitro engine manufacturer Picco the engine was specially designed to meet with the requirements of 1/8th stock car racing with a lot of bottom end torque and power with relatively low RPM. The new Contact engine achieves that with this engine due in part to its low exhaust port.

View more images and the specifications here

April 28, 2016

Radtec T4’16 aluminium main chassis plate

Radtec T4'16 aluminium main chassis plate

Available from May is Radtec’s new aluminium main chassis for the Xray T4’16. Featuring a very common design with herringbone-shaped cut-outs under the battery and electronics compartments the symmetrical chassis is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with silver edge details. As with all alloy chassis it is intended for the use on high-bite tracks as it offers less torsional flex than a carbon fibre chassis, making the car easier to drive.

Source: Radtec [radtec-rc.com]

April 28, 2016

Yokomo YD-2 1/10th RWD drift chassis

Yokomo YD-2 1/10th 2WD drift chassis

Coming soon from Yokomo is the YD-2 rear wheel drive drift car chassis kit. Specially designed for RWD drifting the car features a specially designed chassis with an unique transmission and motor layout that reminds of 2WD mid motor dirt buggies with its high layshaft position. The somewhat higher centre of gravity makes for improved chassis roll during cornering while the front suspension parts allow for the high steering angles needed for drifting. Available as composite or carbon fibre chassis variant the car allows to use standard or shorty LiPo battery packs, it utilises new rear YD-2 hub carriers, YD-4 parts fit as a setup option, and the kit comes with a large rear diffusor. The YD-2 is set for a release this Spring.

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April 28, 2016

Mustafa Alp doubles at TORC Rd1

Round one of the Turkish TORC series was held in Bumod Bursa in pretty cold weather conditions. About 70 drivers competed in the four classes of 1/8th nitro on-road, 1/10th nitro on-road as well as electric Modified and Stock Touring. In the 1/10th Nitro class it was Mustafa Alp who dominated qualifying by TQing all five qualifiers to grab the overall TQ easily. In the 45-minute main final Mustafa easily pulled away from the field and he was able to cruise to the win with a 5-lap lead on Halit Körpe, who was promoted into the second spot thanks to some last minute carnage caused by a rain shower in the closing stages. As the only top driver who did not change tyres mid-race, Alain Sarafyan was awarded with a third place and the final podium spot.

Continue reading the report here