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December 3, 2018

Raiola & Groskamp win at US Nitro World Cup

The 2018 US Nitro World Cup was held at the Homestead RC Raceway, host of this year’s IFMAR 1/10th Nitro Touring World Championships, this past weekend. The event was held in four Nitro on-road classes and in 1/8th Open it was Infinity’s Carmine Raiola with the TQ and win, leaving behind Infinity teammate Dario Balestri in 2nd, a lap down. Alberto Picco would end the 45-minute main final in 3rd, some 8.2s down on Dario. Another Italian, Marco Vanni would come in 4th, 13 laps in front o Roniel Regalado.

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December 3, 2018

Traxxas 330 & 400 series servos

Traxxas have introduced their new 330 and 400 series servo for 1/10th scale applications. They combine maximum steering authority with a long list of high performance features. Both servos utilise steel gears, dual ball bearings, and an aluminium centre section for added heat dissipation. They are fully waterproof with a perfect factory fit in nearly all 1/10 scale Traxxas RC vehicles and they are fully compatible with the Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) and provide noticeably faster steering response than stock servos. Available are the 330 Blue (0.19s/330 ounce-inch) servo for kits such as the TRX-4 trail truck and the 400 Red (0.15s/400 ounce-inch) for vehicles such as the Unlimited Desert Racer, E-Revo VXL and more.

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December 3, 2018

T-Works MP9 alloy front upper arm mount

Coming from T-Works is an aluminium front upper mount for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4/3 and MP9e Evo kits. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium the mount comes black anodised for wear and looks and it is usable with the stock composite arm pivot inserts.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

December 3, 2018

2019 AWS Rd3 – Report

This past Sunday was the day to hold the third round of the AWS 2019 at Nene Valley Raceway with slightly lower numbers this weekend as 32 drivers made the trip to The Nene. The day kicked off with a round of timed practice and the drivers found the track tricky as to was very moist. After the round of practice everyone went into three rounds of qualifying with the best two to count. After a 45 minutes break for lunch the club went through the three 15 minute finals of the day. In the Buggy A-final, Jon Spencer took 1st place, Chris Sharpe-Simkiss took 2nd place. The very lucky driver Chris Lovell managed to get back up to 3rd after an unlucky crash at the start. Scott Follington took 4th place after a good battle with Chris.

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December 3, 2018

Ray Munday wins at 2018 Victorian State Titles

The final major race of the Australian calendar for 2018 was the Victorian State Titles, held at the Knox track in Melbourne with just over 100 entries received. Mother nature played a role this year with unseasonal heavy rain washing out practice and the scheduled 2WD day. The entire event was squeezed into the final day of racing, with the sun and traffic helping the outdoor clay track to groove up perfectly. In 4WD Modified Ray Munday took the TQ from Andrew Selvaggi and 12-year-old Lachlan Munday. In the finals Ray took A1 from Selvaggi after a close battle, with Lachlan Munday taking his first state title A final in A2 to take it to A3. Ray took the win, giving him the overall title from Lachlan, with Selvaggi tieing for third but losing on a countback.

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December 3, 2018

O.S. Speed T1203 limited edition engine

O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their limited edition T1203 engine to celebrate the 2018 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship title. Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura brought home the title with a prototype of the recently announced T1203 and as a commemorative edition, O.S. have introduced the “Gold Reducer” variant that will feature a 24K gold-plated 5.5mm venturi insert. As for the engine, the specific port timing ensures exceptional millage while upping low to mid-RPM torque, making the engine ideal especially for high-grip surfaces while the specially shaped engine head ensures improved cooling and temperate stability even in changing weather conditions. The limited edition engine will become available separately or including a T-1070SC and M-1006SC exhaust set.

Source: O.S. Engines [osspeed.com]

December 2, 2018

Monaco RC iCharger 406 Duo bag

Monaco RC have introduced their new dedicated transportation and storage bag for the iCharger 406 Duo. Large enough to house the charger and all needed wires yet very compact for effortless storage and transportation the high-quality bag sports a pre-cut inner foam and a sturdy zipper.

Source: Monaco RC [monacorc.com]

December 2, 2018

Sobue claims pole position for Rd4 at TRC

Akio Sobue will start from pole position in round 4 of the OneTen series having taking his 2nd TQ run of the day. Nicholas Lee will start from 2nd position, the Yokomo driver tying on points with Andy Moore but having the faster time thanks to his Q3 run. Jin Sawada and Felix Law complete the top half of the grid. Sobue was the only driver in the top heat on new tires but due to the heat felt the track was more loose than before. The Infinity driver also noticing a more considerable drop off in pace later in the run compared to earlier. For the final, Akio said he will simply mount his final set of tires.

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