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September 29, 2013

Sági Tamás wins at Hungarian on-road champs Rd8

The 8th and final round of the Hungarian On-Road Championships was held at the Hungaroring. The organising club did a perfect job and even sugar-watered the track to make for perfect grip conditions and virtually no dust to right from the start. The track was run in clockwise direction this time meaning right-handed mechanics had to practice refuelling a bit. As for the results, in the 1/10th 200mm Stock class Sági Tamás took home the win in order to grab the runner-up spot in the 2013 national championship. Varsányi Péter, who already won this year’s championship by taking the penultimate round some weeks ago, came in fifth place. Sági Tamás then went on to win the 1/8 class, securing him the runner-up spot and vice championship in the 8th class also.

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September 29, 2013

O.S. Speed R2101 .21 on-road engine

O.S. Engine introduce the O.S. Speed R2101 .21 on-road engine. Building on the winning heritage of the 21ZX-R the newly developed engine is of a 7+3 port design, and comes with a redesigned liner and piston for improved fuel economy, a new crankshaft and a new cooling head. A pre-production version of the engine was used by Mugen’s Takaaki Shimo to win the Pre-Worlds race back in May with the actual production engine will be used by the O.S. team at the upcoming Worlds next month.

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September 28, 2013

Shamazaki Shinya joins KM Racing

KM Racing announce the addition of Shamazaki Shinya to their talented team of factory drivers. The multiple all Japan Expert class A-main finalist will compete in both the 1/10th and 1/8th class and starts his campaign at the upcoming 1/8 World Championship on home soil using KM’s K8 prototype car.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

September 27, 2013

Schumacher Mi5 stiff chassis & Ti balls

Schumacher have new optional parts for the Mi5 touring car available in the form of a 2mm stiff weave chassis and Core RC titanium pivot balls. Starting with the chassis, the part is stiffer than the stock kit chassis and ideal when racing in high grip conditions. It also scrubs around 10g of weight while lowering the car’s centre of gravity at the same time. The second new part is a 22 piece titanium ball set, again for the Mi5. The parts significantly reduce the weight of the car and are super tough allowing to use them over a long time without having to fear wear and tear.

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September 27, 2013

LRP VTEC G36 pre-glued asphalt tyres

LRP introduce the VTEC G36 asphalt tyre. Building on the experience gained with the 30X tyre the G36 is made from a new rubber compound for improved traction and maximum durability. It is designed for racing at high asphalt temperatures and comes pre-glued on a redesigned, impact-resistant and true running rim with LRP’s white insert.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

September 26, 2013

Shepherd Velox V10 clutch updates

Shepherd announce an update to some of their clutch parts for the Velox V10 200mm kit as well as a new tuning clutch bell. The updated flywheel #410401 is made from high-quality 7075 T6 black anodised aluminium now comes in a much lighter and smaller design for less rotating mass. Also the standard clutchbell now features an updated design with smaller tolerances for even better fitting and ultra true running of the bearings and the pinions. New is also a tuning aluminium clutch bell made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and hardcoated for maximum durability and extra long life. In combination with the new flywheel the weight saving is about 35 percent compared to the previous version of the clutch.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

September 26, 2013

Tekin RSX brushless speed controller

Tekin introduce the RSX competition brushless speed controller. The compact unit is designed for the use with 2S to 3S LiPo battery packs and it offers a billet aluminium heatsink housing, an optional fan shroud system and a highspeed fan for maximum cooling. The controller is compatible with sensored and sensorless motors, offers easy on-board programming and an adjustable high voltage BEC system with 6V to 7.4V output. Sporting an 180A rating the RSX is good for the use with motors as low as 2.5T with 2S batteries and 8.5T motors with 3S packs.

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September 26, 2013

2013 French TC championship final round – Report

The final round of the French national touring car championship took place in Emerainville near Paris on a very small and technical track. The race schedule saw five practice rounds and three qualifiers on Saturday followed by two more qualifiers and the triple mains on Sunday. In the Stock class qualification went well for Nicolas Schwendimann (Xray) to TQ’d all five qualifiers letting him take the overall TQ. In the finals Nicolas made a clean sweep by winning the first two A-mains handing him not only the day’s win but also the French Stock class title. Thomas came in second with Jean Delorme and Valentin Lehmann finishing third and fourth respectively. The final of the Modified class had Cyril N’Diaye taking the winning honours in front of Lucas Urbain and Jeremy Limoges.

Click here to view the top 10 results