Made from high quality aluminium and anodised black, the chassis claims to give the car better steering and improved feeling on large outdoor asphalt tracks. A direct replacement for the kit chassis.
Source: F1Shop24 [f1shop24.com]
New from Tresrey comes a high-performance 2S hardcase LiPo battery pack for a range of RC car applications. Built using the latest generation cells the 80C rated battery offers a high power output and improved robustness, making it ideal for both stock and modified class racing. The 5800mAh pack is 5C chargeable and Tresrey will offer additional configurations soon.
Source: Tresrey [tresrey.com]
Yokomo have announced the addition of Italy’s Nico Catelani to their factory team. Nico inked the 2-year contract last month when he met Yokomo’s Tom Yokobori and he will focus mainly on 13.5T Stock racing including the ETS but he will also race the Italian Championships as well to qualify for the World Championships in Beijing next year.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
The 2015 China Teenager Nationals were recently held in Guangzhou in several electric on-road and off-road classes. Young Dai Shuxia driving a Yokomo took the TQ and win in the Under 12 Touring Car class ahead of Minhao Lao in 2nd and Haoran Ma in 3rd. In the Under 18 4WD Off-road class Chen Xia Xuan, driving a Yokomo, came out successful after taking the TQ in the qualifiers.
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Coming in late September is Kyosho’s all-new TF7 4WD touring car kit. The car is based around a new chassis that features both a floating servo and a floating battery mount which resolves some issues with asymmetrical flexing of the chassis. Mounted exactly on the center-line this allows the carbon fiber chassis plate to be completely symmetrical, which makes the chassis flex much more predictable, and therefore, the handling is more responsive and predictable. The lower chassis plate is milled from 2.25mm carbon fiber, and the upper plate is 2.0mm milled carbon. The carbon shock towers measure at a robust 3.5mm thickness, which provides a solid, durable mount for the updated shocks.
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Round 3 of the Danish Touring Car Championships was held at the challenging track in Vejle. The track offers a huge main straight with a banked corner at the end and a technical and challenging infield. After the practice in the SuperStock class it became clear that the race for the win would be on between at least four drivers. The opening qualifier saw a close battle between Frederik Broloes and Soeren Boy Holst with the latter taking the TQ by 0.03 seconds despite a spin in lap 7. The second round was just as close and this time Steven Olsen joined the fun but he made a mistake in lap 8 and also Soeren decided to visit the grass and he opted to end the qualifiers in order to save the tyres for the final round. The round was then won by Frederik. The third qualifier then saw a 3-way battle for the TQ and at the end it was Soeren who grabbed the pole position for the A-mains from Frederik and Steven.
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GForce have introduced a range of 64 pitch aluminium pinion gears. Coming as 25T to 50T variant the gears come precision-cut from high-quality aluminium and they are hard-anodised for wear. The first batch will include 25T to 40T pinions while the larger 41T to 50T gears will be available shortly.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
Xray will hold a dedicated Work.Shop for NT1 owners from the 11th to 12th of August at the Gimar Speed Park in Reggio Calabria. The workshop will focus on Xray’s 1/10th scale nitro on-road car and it is held by Xray’s own Martin Hudy who will be track side to help drivers making their car setups perfect. Participation is for free and more information can be found here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
