Italian company Capricorn introduce the new Tesla Ultra bearing oil. The special formula makes for optimised drivetrain efficiency as the drag of the ball races is reduced, making for more free running ball races. The blue-coloured lubricant comes in 15ml bottles.
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Following the Ghost Evo with fibre glass chassis parts VBC Racing now introduce the fully loaded Ghost Evo Carbon touring car kit. The vehicle features 7075 aircraft-grade aluminium upper and lower bulkheads, centre bulkhead and arm mounts as well as the name-giving carbon fibre main chassis, upper deck and shock towers. Included are also a full ball bearing set, threaded long-travel 7075 shock absorbers, special composite suspension parts, as well as a floating carbon/aluminium servo mount, a front spool axle and a rear gear differential.
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The opening round of the Italian 1/8th GT championship, held at the Circuito Carmine Rajola, saw Federico Lazzerini taking the win in the Expert class from teammate Roberto Catanzani. Riccardo Scanziani rounded out the podium in 3rd place.
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GQ introduce a new line of lightweight Formula tyres in F1-T3 compound. Offering super high grip the pre-mounted tyres come on silver-colour spoke rims with the front wheels weighing in at 66g a pair while the rear wheels weighing in at 74g. The wheels are designed to fit most F104-style “narrow” cars.
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Italian company Blacktarmac have a new range of oils and greases for many different applications available. First up is a special bearing oil that reduces the drag for optimised drivetrain efficiency. The oil is available in a standard 18ml bottle as well as 9ml and 6ml squeeze application bottles. Also new is an engine oil specially formulated for break-in and after run purposes. It prevents corrosion and is also good for the use when storing the engine over a longer period of time. Last but not least comes an air filter oil that stops dust and dirt from entering the engine while ensuring maximum airflow for best possible performance. Both the engine and air filter oil come in 18ml bottles.
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Ronald Volker has won the fourth round of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series, the win in Austria marking the reigning champion as the first double winner of Season #8. An A3 showdown between the Yokomo driver and Tamiya’s star of the weekend Akio Sobue, Top Qualifier Volker wouldn’t put a wheel wrong to secure the overall win ahead of the Japanese A1 winning driver. Securing third in A3 after team-mate Bruno Coelho crashed on the penultimate lap, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg would complete the podium at the second running of the fahr(T)raum hosted event.
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The second round of the Central German Championship was held at the MC Ettlingen track where the ENS Rd3 as well as the Euros A will be held later this year. Saturday started out with free practice in the morning and right from the start Shepherd factory racer Oliver Mack showed a great performance clocking the fastest lap times with team boss Patrick Schäfer being second fastest. As the weather forecast predicted a lot of rain for Sunday it was decided to run two qualifying rounds on Saturday afternoon. In the first round Oliver had a good run and he took the TQ nearly one lap ahead of fellow Shepherd racer Dennis Weihert. In the second round Oliver had a contact with another car and unfortunately these were the only two runs under dry conditions for the whole weekend so the Expert drivers decided to count the result after qualifying which handed Oliver the win over Dennis Weihert.
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The second round of this year’s BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was hosted by the Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. This track is part of a big national karting circuit of which we use the last corner and half of the long main straight. The infield is tight in configuration with a series of 180 degree hairpins followed by flowing mid speed curves. What makes this circuit unique is various elevation changes which tests even the best drivers in maintaining a consistent average lap time.
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