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December 11, 2015

Team Associated RC10TC7 FT touring car

Team Associated have release their next generation of 1:10 scale 4WD electric touring car, the RC10TC7 FT, the prototype of which swept the podium at the 2015 ROAR Paved On-Road Nationals. Coming packed full of Factory Team options and a refined suspension package with precise adjustments, the result is an unequalled level of consistency. The focus was on a more precise feel with updates in suspension component composites and ultra-smooth FOX shocks with Genuine Kashima Coat. The floating servo controls an updated dual bellcrank steering system with a low centre of gravity and refined Ackermann range, which allows the most direct steering feeling for any track condition. The updated motor mount is centrally located to produce the most consistent chassis flex to help keep cornering predictable while accurate gear alignment provides high efficiency, acceleration and top speed.

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December 10, 2015

Serpent Eryx 4.0 touring car kit – Teaser

Coming soon from Serpent is the Eryx 4.0 electric touring car kit. The latest incarnation of the 411 platform will feature big bore shock absorbers and new shock towers, it becomes available with a 2mm aluminium or 2.25mm carbon chassis and the kit utilises a redesigned motor mount, smart mid-shaft pulley system and updated differential gears as well as an adjustable battery mount made up from carbon fibre and aluminium. The car will be on show during this weekend’s opening round of the 2015/16 ETS and more information become available soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 10, 2015

Libar wins 1/12th class at MRCL Winter Series Rd2

Last weekend’s second round of the MRC Longwy Winter Series not only saw the running of Modified and 10.5T Touring classes but also 1/12th scale racing. Jacques Libar would grab the overall TQ in the 10-car field some 1.7 seconds in front of Marc Schilling, with Krist Bultynck completing the top 3 one lap down. In the triple A-mains Marc would come out fastest in the opening leg but commanding wins in A2 and A3 handed Jacques the overall victory from Marc and Krist in second and third respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 10, 2015

Marc Fischer wins at Longwy Winter Series

The recent second round of the MRCL Longwy Winter Series saw Marc Fischer laying down a dominant performance in the Touring Modified class. Being the only driver to score a sub-12 seconds lap during Saturday’s practice Marc would grab the overall TQ after the qualifiers. The opening A-main then saw Marc taking a relatively easy win but the German had scored a DNF in A2 due to a broken tyre. In the decisive third A-main the Serpent driver again was able to open a gap on the field and he went on to win the leg with the only 26 laps run of the weekend. Loic Jasmin (Yokomo) finished the day on the runner-up spot while Julian Borowski (Serpent) rounded out the top 3 result.

View the top 10 result here

December 9, 2015

Ronald Völker wins at Charity Race 2015

Last weekend’s annual Charity Race, organised by the Team La Gang and hosted by the RC Landia facility in Scandiano, Italy, not only saw the running of a competitive Touring Stock class but the race also attracted some of Europe’s fastest Touring Car Modified racers. Yokomo’s Ronald Völker and Tamiya’s Marc Rheinard would battle for the TQ and while Marc took round TQs in Q1 and Q2, Ronald stroke back in Q3 and Q4 with the two ending tie on points but the better tie-breaker, Ronald only finished in 3rd in Q2, handed Marc the pole position for the triple A-mains. In the opening main Ronald came out fastest one lap ahead of Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) while Marc ended the race in third only 1.2 tenth of a second shy of Yannic. A2 had the top 3 drivers upping their game as Marc, Ronald and Yannic ended the race within 7 tenth of a second. The third and decisive A-main again ended super close with Ronald and Marc separating only 0.6 seconds on the finish line, meaning Ronald would take the overall win from Marc and Yannic. Victor Wilck and Marcel Geiger completed the top 5 result.

Image: RC Landia [facebook.com]

December 9, 2015

Xray Turkey Onroad Championship – Announcement

The Xray Turkey Onroad Championship is a 5-round race series held alternating at the Bursa and Izmir tracks between April and September 2016 with a pilot race taking place on the weekend of the 13th of March in North Cyprus. The championship is run in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, 1/8th Nitro on-road and 1/10th Nitro on-road and more information can be found here.

December 9, 2015

Protoform WCICS Rd4 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series was held for the first time ever in the beautiful mountainside wine country of Kelowna, British Columbia. Round 4 was hosted by the KRC Club, with great teamwork and support from all the B.C. clubs for their premier WCICS event. Great weather helped racers from all around Western Canada make the drive, and in their first event ever they had the second highest registrations of any race so far in WCICS 25th season. In the Touring Modified class Xray driver Blake Bell drove his T4 from pole to checkered without looking back-for almost the 9th time in a row, three full events. Awesomatix’ Korgae Scales, driving the new A800 belt car, was in his draft the entire race, just 1 second behind at the line. WCICS President, top privateer Josh Carter, drove his Xray T3 to a solid 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

December 9, 2015

Apolaro & Toedtmann win at US Nitro World Cup

The annual US Nitro World Cup was held in Kissimmee, Florida with some of the nation’s fastest racers as well as guests from abroad in attendance. In the premier 1/8th on-road class DJ Apolaro and Italy’s Daniele Ielasi battled for the TQ with the better end for DJ who would grab the overall TQ by 3 seconds. In the 1/10th Sedan class the race for the TQ would be between Thilo Toedtmann, Scotty Gray and DJ Apolaro and ultimately it would be Thilo who would grab the overall TQ.

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