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October 24, 2014

Tuning Haus LightningF front kingpins & rear brace

Tuning Haus LightingF front kingpins & rear brace

Tuning Haus has new option parts for VBC Racing’s LightningF formula chassis to offer in the form of TiCN-coated kingpins and a carbon fibre rear brace. Starting with the kingpins, the shafts are a durable alternative to the stock parts as they are precisely ground, polished and TiCN-coated. Particular attention has been paid toward improving the e-clip fit compared to the original, and they include Tuning Haus 2mm circlips for the best possible front spring alignment. Also new is a carbon fibre rear brace that lowers the rear wing which is of benefit with the new generations of formula bodyshells. The rear brace allows for a variety of lower options compared to the original part. Made in USA from premium 3mm carbon fibre the brace accepts stock or Tuning Haus wing standoffs.

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October 23, 2014

Xray X12 hard composite frontend parts

Xray have new hard compound front upper suspension arm mounts and lower suspension arms available for the X12 and X10 cars. Made from a special composite material the parts offer a higher rigidity and less “twist” compared to the stock parts making them ideal for racing in high traction and high temperature conditions. The parts are marked for easy identification and are available separately.

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October 22, 2014

Atsushi Hara wins Modified class at Ride Cup Rd3

The penultimate round of the 2014 Ride Cup was held at Huge RC Project this past weekend. Run in several electric on-road classes the race saw Atsuhi Hara taking the win in the Touring Car Modified class from Tanit K. and Toshihiko Hara. In the Touring Car Open 13.5T class Kittipong R. came out successful in front of Natee Tirapipattanakul in 2nd and Araya Ingwethvongsa in 3rd. The Formula 1 class had Choengchai Numchareon coming in 1st followed by Atsushi Hara and Petch Plachiva in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The final round of the 2014 Ride Cup will be held on December 14th.

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October 22, 2014

Capricorn Tesla HV low-profile servo

Italian company Capricorn introduce their Tesla HV low-profile servo. Ideally used in electric touring cars the servo is also robust enough for 1/8th on-road applications. Featuring an aluminium upper case and middle section the high-voltage compatible servo offers up to 14.5kg-cm of torque at a speed of 0.07s. The all-metal gear servo is usable from 6.0V input on and available with a 100mm or 170mm receiver connection wire.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 22, 2014

VBC Racing pan car aluminium body height adjusters

From VBC Racing and made for their LightningF and Lightining12 pan car kits come new aluminium body height adjustment collars to replace the standard plastic adjusters. The parts are made from 7075 aluminium, they come red anodised and include new plastic body posts.

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October 22, 2014

Novarossi BK15 & BK12 nitro bike engines

Novarossi introduce two new nitro engines specifically made for the use in 1/5th scale bikes. Designed in cooperation with Fabio Giovannini and Michele Repetati the rear exhaust engines cater for the needs of bike racers with the BK15 being a 2.49cc engine with 5-ports, 6.5mm slide carburettor and 11.5mm turbo crankshaft. The short stroke engine uses standard steel front and rear bearings and a turbo-type glow plug.

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October 22, 2014

Xray T4’15 2.0mm aluminium main chassis plate

Xray T4'15 2.0mm aluminium main chassis plate

Available now for the Xray T4’15 is a 2.0mm aluminium main chassis plate. Machined from 7075-T6 material the chassis is narrower than the stock carbon fibre chassis and it is designed to increases steering, traction and overall stability. The black anodised part is usable on low to high bite surfaces and only fits the T4’15.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 22, 2014

French Winter Series Rd1 – Report

The 1st round of the French Winter Nationals was held last weekend at the Argenteuil Racing Club near Paris. The track was laid out with the famous “black” high-grip carpet used at most indoor races with the layout being very difficult to tackle the 5 minutes races without making any mistakes. In the Touring Car Modified class the fight was on between Cyril N’Diaye, Mathieu Briere and Manuel Wagner. The opening A-final was undecided until the very last minute of the race with several crashes, especially in the last lap, which handed Cyril the win in front of Manuel Wagner. A2 and it was again Manuel who grabbed the runner-up spot following a big crash in the opening lap. A3 had Mathieu Briere leading the race and he was closely followed by Manuel but the latter touched a curb some 3 minutes into the race ending his final early. The final result saw Cyril N’Diaye taking the win from Mathieu Briere and Manuel Wagner.

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