Designed to replace a standard 2S saddle pack with a single ‘square’ battery is this new 6000mAh 90C pack from Intellect. Eliminating the need for a connecting wire and reducing the number of internal connections, power output and efficiency are improved. 4mm sockets with access from both sides and a 2mm balance port allows users to balance charge the battery in the same manner as stick and shorty batteries.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Spec-R introduce hard suspension parts for the R1 1/10th electric touring car. Available now are a carbon fibre reinforced C-hub set, a front steering knuckle and rear hub set as well as a suspension arm set made from the same material. The parts are a direct replacement for the stock items and come in handy when running on high-bite tracks or in hot ambient temperatures as they tend to flex less resulting in a more precise feeling of the car.
The Swan Radio Control Club in Sibu City, Malaysia recently hold an electric touring car race with around 40 drivers in attendance. The win went to Chin Wee Yuan after a long and hard battle against veteran driver Ong Chee Yong. Andrew Ting completed the podium in 3rd position.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The RcWorld Cup 2014 was run at the Almussafes track attracting some of the best Spanish drivers. The TQ went to Fabio Barbosa who secured the position only 0.2 seconds in front of the second placed Nacho Lopez. In the final, Fabio took off with no problem and never looked back taking an undefeated win. Behind him, Victor Pelaez, Inaki Pahissa, Nacho Lopez, Juan Hidalgo and Joaquin Signes battled for the remaining podium spots with the better end for Juan Hidalgo and Joaquin Signes who came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Jorge Revert and Oscar Romero completed the top 5.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Previously 3D printing techniques, or rapid prototyping, was used to built mock-up products too brittle for on-track use but with improving materials 3D printed parts become usable “in action” too. A good example is the Vizion touring car rear wing made by a company called Shapeways. U.S. on-road legend Josh Cyrul introduced the Vizon branded wings to the public with the 190mm TC wing being available as a high and medium downforce version, both greatly improve the overall grip and stability of car. The wing comes white and in a slightly grainy finish and it has to be painted not only to match the body’s colour but also to make for more flexibility and durability as the porous material soaks up the paint. We understand that more Vizon products will surface very soon with several 1/12th scale rims and option parts being in the making.
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At the final round of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS), which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events in its 24th season, Ken Miller took the The UPS Store (Country Hills) sponsored 1/12th Scale Stock season Championship, the largest foam tire class in the series. Second in the championship was British Columbia’s Colin Roussel, followed by fellow B.C. racer Luke Pittman in his first full year of racing. Full results can be found on the series’ website by clicking here.
Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]
Round 2 of the BRCA Clubman Series 2014 saw mixed weather conditions at the midlands track of Bedworth. Saturday practice seen drivers try to fine tune with great difficulty their cars to run round the technical bumpy track which at some points could be wet and then could be dry. Round 1 of qualifying started on the Sunday which seen clouds which lasted all day however the day started with a wet track with rain on and off all the time. All cars were on the wet tyre which meant it was round by round type qualifying to help with the unpredictable weather. In 17.5, Mark Bristow was showing how well he knew the track and his ability to compensate with a wet track and TQ’d the round where in 13.5 Luke Burr came on top well known for how fast he can get his car round the track in the tricky conditions.
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The 1/10 200mm EFRA European B Championship was held in the last week at the ARCA RC Track in Alcobendas near Madrid. The race showed some strong competition with practice started on Monday running on controlled tires and the race officially kicked off on Thursday with controlled practice rounds. Right from the start Xray’s Thilo Alexander Toedtmann showed a strong pace that he was able to conserve for the timed practice and also the qualifying rounds handing him the provisional TQ on Friday with two rounds to go on Saturday. Cooler temperatures on the weekend meant Thilo’s TQ would be in danger and a mistake in the final lap of the final qualifying round let the German drop to 3rd place overall.
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