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February 18, 2014

Vampire Racing saddle pack jumper wire

New from Vampire Racing comes this heavy-duty jumper wire for saddle battery packs. Made using thick 4.5 square millimetre high-flex silicone wire and silver-plated 4mm bullet-type connectors the wire also offers a 2mm charging port for a balancer harnesses making it ideal not only for connecting saddle packs in use but also while charging. The 100mm long wire is usable with many 1/10th and 1/8th applications and is available now.

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February 18, 2014

Yokomo BD7-2014 SLF titanium-coated shock shafts

Available now are these SLF titanium-coated shock shafts for the Yokomo BD7-2014 kit. Coming for standard and low-profile shocks, the special coating of the shafts reduces friction for a more efficient damping action while the gold-colour surface treatment also increases the surface hardness to make them less prone to become scratched during use.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.eu]

February 18, 2014

WRC STX 2014 2mm ergal main chassis plate

Italian company WRC now have a 2mm ergal chassis available for the STX 2014 touring car. Made from black anodised material the chassis comes in handy on all high traction surfaces such as carpet and sprayed asphalt as it can make for smoother cornering and higher corner speeds.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

February 18, 2014

Ng & Phua win at RCMC national series Rd2

The 2nd round of the RCMC national series in Singapore took place at the RCMC East Coast Raceway. In the 1/8th Open class Serpent driver Alvin Ng took the win from Khamil and Erwin Luhur. In the 1/8th GT class Serpent driver Pason Phue was able to take the win from Yubin and Anthony Yeo.

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February 18, 2014

Francesco Martini re-signs with Xray

Xray announce that multiple Italian champion Francesco Martini has re-signed with the Slovakian company for the 2014 season. Francesco is an extremely dedicated touring car racer and an important R&D member of the T4 platform. Francesco says:

During these past years I have got the chance to work in close contact with Juraj and Martin; their expertise and contagious passion led me to love this hobby more and more, and to chase perfection as the only possible result. Only those who know them can understand how strong and contagious their desire to always improve is. Martin’s further involvement in the touring project allowed the work team to get even more tight-knit. And now everyone works hard but with a smile on his face. Of course, also the development of the models has benefited of this mood. I think that our highest aim is to continue on this path.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 18, 2014

BRCA 1/12th nationals Rd 5 – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA 1/12 nationals took place last weekend, and for the first time a BRCA national event was held in a large shopping mall. Thecentre:mk played host to what many are already dubbing as ‘the best 1/12 national for more than 20 years’. Crowds 2 or 3 deep surrounded the 28m x 14m carpet track for the entire weekend, and there were also other exhibits and attractions on offer to engage the public with RC racing. The whole event was streamed live on the internet and with commentary provided by full size motor racing commentary legend John Hindhaugh it all came together to make for an enthralling spectacle.

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February 18, 2014

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd5 – Report

After a break of more than a month the Mibosport Cup 2013/14 resumed with round number 5 last weekend. A total of 118 drivers signed up for the event with 66 attending in the on-road and 52 in the off-road classes. The event marked the penultimate race of the season before the big finale in March, with international frontrunner Ronald Volker attending. In the Touring Car Modified class Marek Černý took the TQ some three seconds ahead of Michal Orlowski and Kuba Šimurda. In the first A-final, Marek Černý had to fight hard with Michal Orlowski for the win, just to finish 0.061 seconds ahead of him. Kuba Šimurda finished third. The second A-final was quite similar to the first one with Černý and Orlowski fighting for the win. Černý won again ahead of Michal Orlowski and Kuba Šimurda. In the third A-final, Orlowski had a contact with Černý and both of them ended at the lower end of the pack. The winner of this final was Kuba Šimurda with Zdenko Kunák and Patrick Gollner behind. The overall win went to Marek Černý, second was Michal Orlowski with Kuba Šimurda completing the podium.

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February 17, 2014

Bryan Ferrara wins at Automodelli.it On Tour race

The first race of the Automodelli.it On Tour race took place with around 80 drivers attending. Beside two Touring Car classes also a Mini Chassis and Formula 1 race was held. In F1 Marco Puleo (WRC) took the pole position for the finals in front of Nicola Pezzotti (Serpent), Mattia Collina (Xray) and Bryan Ferrara (Fenix). In the finals Bryan got everything together winning two out of the three legs to take the overall win from Puleo and Pezzotti.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]