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June 19, 2015

Patrick Nähr scores at South German regionals Rd2

The second round of the South German Regional Championship took place at the MSC Rötz track. Under perfect weather conditions a total of 35 drivers attended the event to score points for the championship. Dominic Greiner took the TQ spot after the qualifiers in front of Patrick Nähr and Marco Kaufmann. The semifinal B was then won by Patrick in front of Dominic Schöffel while the semi A went to Dominic Greiner who had Marco Kaufmann in tow. The 30 minute main final then was a close affair between Greiner and Nähr. 2 minutes before the end Dominic suffered from a technical problem, taking away pressure from Patrick. For the final laps he just cruised around the dangerous track and crossed the finishing line 6 laps in front of Marco Kaufmann with Dominic Greiner completing the podium.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 19, 2015

Team Associated Scion Racing FR-S & tC LiPo Combos

The latest in the line of Team Associated RTR vehicles that received the LiPo Combo treatment are the Apex Scion Racing FR-S and tC 1/10th touring cars. Both build on the all-wheel-drive Apex chassis, and they come fully assembled and ready-to-run with factory installed Reedy brushless motor and controller. Additional features include the XP water-resistant speed control and XP 2.4GHz radio system. The front and rear sealed metal gear differentials are connected together with a tough aluminium drive shaft that handles all of the Reedy brushless power. Imperfections in the road are managed by four adjustable fluid-filled coil-over tuned shocks. Both the FR-S and the tC are available in “road going” standard versions with high-grip racing tyres and also as drift variant with hard plastic drift-style wheels. As usual with the LiPo Combo offerings a Reedy 423-S 35W balance charger and WolfPack 3300mAh 30 LiPo battery pack round out the package.

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June 18, 2015

WRC STX reinforced lightweight gear differential

New from Italian company WRC comes a reinforced lightweight gear differential for the STX electric touring car. The set comes with all needed parts to build a complete diff, including composite internals such as the gears and cross pin. The diff makes use of anodised aluminium outdrives and it is a direct replacement for the kit’s standard item.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

June 18, 2015

Schumacher Mi5evo lightweight front spool

Schumacher have a new lightweight and more durable front spool for the Mi5evo touring car available. One of the main features is that the spool has steel outputs rather than the slider type interface included in the original kit. These will provide a longer life platform with less expense replacing sliders while also offering a lower weight.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 18, 2015

Xray T4 ECS Extra Strong front driveshafts

Xray have introduced the new extra strong ECS double joint driveshafts for the T4 line of touring cars. Being of a reinforced design compared to the standard ECS shafts the ES version offers improved durability, making them especially useful in modified classes. Generally dual joint driveshafts reduce wheel chatter at high steering angles with the ECS ES items being available in a 50mm and 52mm variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 18, 2015

Naoto Matsukura joins Xpert R/C

Xpert R/C have announced that multi-time IFMAR World Champion Naoto Matsukura is joining Xpert as a factory driver. Naoto is known as one of fastest drivers with any type of car from 1/12th on road, 1/10th touring car to 1/10th off-road. As one of his most recent successes Naoto was the Top Qualifier and won the 4WD Open class at the IFMAR Worlds Warm Up race using Xpert R/C products.

Source: Xpert R/C [xpert-rc.com]

June 18, 2015

Team Associated Factory Team fluid carrier

Team Associated’s new Factory Team fluid carrier helps to easily store and transport up to 16 bottles of shock and differential fluid bottles. Offering 16 compartments and a zipper enclosure to keep contents secure, the top flap’s inner pocket adds extra storage, and the fabric handle makes carrying comfortable. Inner dividers can be removed to store alternate items. The bag is available through Team Associated’s rc10.com site.

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June 17, 2015

Loran Whiting TQs & wins at US Midwest Series Rd2

The second round of the US Midwest Series was held in Portage, Indiana with 64 entries spread out among 1/8th GT, Pan Car, 1/8th 4WD, 1/10th Modified Electric Sedan, and 1/10th Nitro Sedan. In 1/10th Nitro Sedan it was Loran Whiting who was able to TQ and win the A-main. Loran also TQ’d and won round 1 back in May and with her second win in the series she is leading the point standings for 1/10 scale.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]