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October 22, 2015

Schumacher peripheral touring car dampers

The Schumacher peripheral damping system has been developed for touring cars to help minimise tyre contact patch load fluctuations, caused by small bumps in the track surface. This means the tyre remains in contact with the ground more often, resulting in more grip and improved lap times. The damping characteristic is dependent upon the position of the piston within the shock body. The damping is softest when the piston is at the bottom of the shock, at which point the peripheral volume is at its greatest. Conversely the damping is hardest when the shock is at the top of the body, and the sleeve has the smallest opening. As a consequence of this, the damping characteristic progressively increases with bump/roll, compared to the kit damper assembly which offers linear damping throughout the damping stroke. The dampers are supplied in pairs to fit the Schumacher Mi5evo, but will also fit other touring cars on the market. Spare parts are available separately to update current Mi5evo shocks.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

October 22, 2015

Marek Kusiakiewicz wins at Polish Indoor Champs

The International Open Polish Indoor Championships were held in Poznan last weekend. Marek Kusiakiewicz (Xray) dominated the qualifying by winning four of the six rounds in the Formula class to take the pole position for the triple A-finals. In the opening A-main Marek had to defend himself against the hard chasing Tomasz Szymanski (Xray) and Daniel Slomski (Xray), but Marek was able to take the win. In the opening stages of A2 Marek made some mistakes, allowing Tom and Daniel by. Marek then had to up his pace to catch up with the front runners but with flawless driving he would take the win and with it the overall title. A3 then saw Marek taking an easy win while Daniel and Tom battled for the runner-up spot with the better end for Daniel.

View the top 5 result here

October 22, 2015

Paulo Roberto Martins wins Campeonato Paulista EP

APPA Raceway in San Paolo, Brazil held the Campeonato Paulista EP 2015 last weekend. In the 1/10th Formula class Paulo Roberto Martins (Fenix) took the win from Lissandro Hossoda (Xray) on the runner-up spot. Luis Castori (TOP) would round out the top 3 result.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

October 22, 2015

Tuning Haus precision thread-on setup wheels

Coming from Tuning Haus and designed on cooperation with Randy Caster are thread-on setup wheels for 1/10th touring cars. Coming in a set of four wheels they help to get critical adjustments like camber and toe-in just right as they keep variances like wheel, insert and tyre diameter out of the equation. Different from other setup wheels the Tuning Haus parts further simplify the process by threading directly onto the axle; eliminating the need for a separate wheel nut. They are perfect for the use with 1/10 touring cars, Formula chassis, drift cars, and others with 4mm threaded axles. Manufactured from billet aluminium and anodised black, they feature durable rubber O-rings and come packed in a convenient storage case.

Source: Tuning Haus [tuninghaus.com]

October 22, 2015

Yokomo announce new 190mm Formula car

Coming this Winter is Yokomo’s all-new 190mm 1/10th Formula pan car kit. The yet nameless car will use a newly designed 2.5mm main chassis specially developed for shorty battery packs. It offers a flexible battery layout, a floating servo mount, long side links and a sliding rear centre pivot. The front suspension is completely redesigned compared to the previous model and it will allow for inline or trailing wheel axles to adjust the steering characteristics. Included in the kit is also a large volume centre shock absorber and a 7075 duraluminium motor pod. More information will become available in November with the kit being set to hit the stores in the second week of December.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

October 21, 2015

2015/16 Slovakia Cup Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2015/16 Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Arena in Trencin. The race was held in several electric on-road and off-road classes and in Touring Modified it was pre-event favourite Martin Hudy who took the pole position on his home track. The fight for the 2 spot was on between David Nemcek and Zdenko Kunak with the better end for Zdenko while David placed his car on the third spot for the finals. As expected the A-mains then saw a clean sweep from Martin but behind him the race was on for the runner-up spot and this time David kept his cool while Zdenko ran into trouble. At the end David would grab the runner-up spot behind Martin, with Juraj Hudy rounding out the top 3 result. Oliver Havranek and Zdenko Kunak completed the top 5 result.

Continue reading the report here

October 21, 2015

Menicucci & Spiniello win at SRC Trophy

The SRC Trophy was held in Montegiorgio, Italy over the weekend in the three classes of Electric Touring Modified, 1/8th Nitro and 1/10th 200mm Nitro. In the Electric Touring Car class Alessio Menicucci was the man to beat and he took quite an easy TQ from his teammates Mattia Collina and Alessio Mancini. In the A-mains it was again Alession Menicucci who came out fastest as he was able to secure the day’s win early while Mancini and Collina battled for the runner-up spot. At the end Alessio Mancini was able to leave Mattia behind with the three making a podium lock-out for Xray.

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October 21, 2015

Team Orion .21 V2 nitro engines

Team Orion have two new .21 nitro competition engines for off-road and on-road applications available. Starting with the buggy engine, R21 Racing Team V2 is the evolution of the popular buggy 3-port racing team and it received some subtle updates such as a black-coated 60mm diameter cooling head for improved heat dissipation and lower running temperatures. Also new is a redesigned piston that leads to a higher RPM range. The case is black coated for a better heat dissipation and the head now features a 60mm diameter, same as the company’s factory versions for a lower running temp and increased mileage while a newly designed piston ensures higher revs.

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