Teamsaxo have introduced their latest 1/12th scale pan car bodyshell, the GT-300W. It features a low-slung design to provide exceptional handling characteristics with a focus on the new shape front fenders that will increase steering response while the rear end’s shape will increase stability at high speeds. The body is available in a 0.6mm variant first with a lightweight 0.5mm variant coming at a later date.
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One of the largest outdoor asphalt races in the USA, Big Fat Turkey Race went off in Camarillo, CA at the Roadrunners R/C Club. This marked the 9th annual running of the confusingly-named event, which used to be held on Thanksgiving weekend, hence the name. Racers from all over California and neighbouring states made up a field covering a wide range of classes. The track layout was fast and flowing which made for great racing under the SoCal sunshine all weekend long. An interesting twist to the race format saw the use of qual-points with no drops, meaning it was imperative for racers to complete all three qualifiers, cars intact. In the top class, Open TC, Randy Caster was the driver to beat all weekend. He drove to TQ in 2 of the three rounds of qualifying to secure the top spot on the grid, and then went on to sweep the first two legs of the A-Main to take the overall title. Steve Weiss and Jovan Madriaga came in 2nd and 3rd. Touring Car Superstock saw local favourite Oliver Clipper dominate the class, taking TQ and the first 2 A-mains as well.
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New from Max Power comes a small and lightweight fuel filter for nitro engines. Made from aluminium and offering a bi-colour 2-piece design the filter is easy to disassemble for cleaning purposes while the low-profile design makes it easy to fit it into the fuel line even in crowded surroundings.
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The fourth qualification round for the Polish Electric On-road Championships was held in Jelcz-Laskowice this past weekend. Saturday started with dry weather and five rounds of qualifying with the triple finals would be run on Sunday after a delay due to overnight rain. In the finals of the Formula class it was Michal Milanowicz who came out successful by winning A1 and A2, coming from the 2 spot on the grid. Krystian Sobala finished the day in 2nd while Jan Ruman rounded out the podium result.
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Available soon from Yokomo is a new line of linear and progressive spring for drift cars. Coming in long 32mm specification the series will include five linear and four progressive soft to hard springs that help to fine-tune the suspension setting to your liking. To set the proper ride height Yokomo’s D-064 spring cups are needed with these springs.
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Arrowmax have introduced their V2 Honeycomb setup boards for 1/12th to 1/8th scale cars. Substantially lighter and 2mm thinner compared to the original ones the redesigned boards also feature an eye catching hollow carbon fibre Arrowmax logo and they are available as 470x290x7mm variant for 1/12th and 1/10th scale cars and as a larger 470x370x8mm board for 1/10th to 1/8th scale cars.
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New from Yokomo Europe comes a direct mount steering servo for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. Made in cooperation with Highest the metal gear and Sanwa SSR mode compatible servo is a direct fit in the BD7 car and it does away with the need to use an additional servo mount as a lash incorporated into the middle case mounts directly to the chassis with no additional parts needed beside two screws. Included with the servo, that sports two engraved and gold colour plates, comes a genuine Yokomo servo horn and a titanium servo horn mounting screw.
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Max Power have introduced the Fantini-tuned GT-R 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. Intended mainly for Rally Game and GT cars the 5-power engine features a “booster” sleeve, a highly tuned, balanced and silicone-filled crankshaft and the piston is made of a special alloy material with a high amount of silicium. The engine comes with a 2-needle carburettor with interchangeable venturi inserts and it is designed to offers both good mileage and high torque.
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