Team C Racing have several new M3 screw sets in orange colour available. Coming as 12mm, 10mm, 8mm and 6mm button head as well as 10mm, 8mm and 6mm flat heat variants the screws are supplied in sets of 6 and are ideal to replace the standard black fasteners with items of more visual impact not only on Team C cars but all orange-themed chassis.
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Last weekend the Victoria State Titles took place at the Adrenalin Arena, host of round 2 of this year’s AOC Champsionship. The indoor asphalt facility was well prepared and the Touring Car Modified field was tightly contested with some of Australia’s best drivers in attendance. VBC’s Ryan Maker made a clean sweep in qualifying taking TQ by winning 6 out of the 6 qualifiers. Behind him Kyosho’s Simon Nicholson and Awesomatix driver Tom De Nardis battled for the 2nd spot with the better end for Simon. In the triple A-mains Ryan again was the man to beat and he took an early overall win by coming in 1st in the first two mains. Sitting out A3 Ryan made way for Simon whose win handed him the runner-up spot while Tom had to settle for third despite scoring two 2nd place finishes.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Smokem’s latest performance chassis is the 418-IIX for Tamiya’s TRF418 touring car. Developed and tested with the help of a top TRF team driver, the 418-IIX chassis utilises a proprietary 2.0mm thick “Pro-Weave” 100 percent carbon fibre construction – which is stiffer than conventional weave but softer than a quasi weave. Together with its flowing contoured design, the 418-IIX chassis provides increased flex and a lowered centre of gravity, improving corner speed over a wider range of track conditions as the chassis already prove with a Smokem equipped car set the fastest overall time by a TRF418 in the modified class during the finals at the 2014 TITC race.
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As promised, today we are publishing the first of a series of features ahead of the forthcoming release of Xray’s all-new RX8 1/8 nitro on-road car. First up we have this exclusive interview with Xray designer Martin Hudy about the development of the RX8 and 1/8th scale market in general, and also the soon-to-be-released NT1 2014. Following that, some time in the middle of next week we will also have an exclusive write-up available with more in-depth information on what racers can expect from Xray’s new flagship 1/8 on-road racer.
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German company TRR have three new main chassis plates for the Tamiya TRF418 available. First up is the CDE 1.0 cut from from purpose-made 2.2mm carbon fibre material. It offers a symmetrical design, a different shape compared to the kit chassis and machined openings under the diffs and the main gear. The second new chassis is the CDE 1.1, a chassis that basically is identical to the 1.0 but machined pockets under the diffs and main gear give different tweak characteristics to fine-tune the handling of the car. Both the 1.0 and 1.1 chassis are available from 2.0mm and 2.5mm material on request. Last but not least comes the CDE 2.0, a 2.0mm aluminium chassis. It arrived with a polished finish and may also come with a matte finish in the future. All three chassis require shorter inner hinge pins and come including a manual.
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Serpent now have this pre-painted GT8 bodyshell for the Cobra GT and other 325mm “short” wheelbase chassis available. The body is made from high-quality polycarbonate and comes finished in an orange, black and grey colour scheme. Included is also a large rear wing to add downforce and that distinctive GT look.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Novarossi recently introduced their new compact design 1/8th on-road INS box and now also have several colour variants available. The low-profile design silencer was originally announced as a standard black and new-colour red version but now also sees the addition of a white, green and tricolour variant for those who are tired of the usual black-only design.
Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]
Italian company GRP introduce their new line of tyres for 1/5th scale on-road bikes. Coming for the front and the rear they offer an optimised design without sharp edges in order to maximise the side bite and traction available. A newly designed carbon fibre reinforced rim does away with the need to run inserts for improved precision and a very true running wheel. A WMS called weight system allows to increase the weight of each wheel by using two, four or six stainless steel rings to up the rotation mass for improved stability and traction on low to medium bite tracks. The tyres are available in a medium, soft and super soft compound pre-glued on two different design wheels or as rubber only.
Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]
