CSO introduce a new optional chassis plate for the CSO-One touring car kit. The main chassis is cut from 2.2mm carbon fibre material and sports additional machining compared to the kit chassis in order to allow for more torsional flex and quicker steering response while maintaining excellent stability at the same time. The car will also have a wider sweet spot and temperature window.
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The first round of the Finnish nitro on-road nationals was held in Kuusankoski on a tight and demanding track. The drivers had to cope with a low traction surface in the beginning but at the end of the qualifying the grip came up. Teemu Saarinen was able to take TQ with a 19 laps run in front of Tony Raikas, Sami Munck and Matias Kuusinen with the latter three only being separated by 0.6s. The semifinals were used to test different tire strategies for the 45 minutes final and to the big surprise of everyone TQ Teemu lost some serious pace compared to his qualifying runs ending up in third position for the finals.
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Xray introduce new linear spring sets for the NT1 nitro sedan kit. Called 3S the springs are specially designed for the low profile shocks with the rear ones being 4mm shorter than the previous springs, meaning fronts and rears now sport the same length. They come selected, matched and laser-marked for equal dampening characteristics and easy identification. Beside the standard C=3.5 and C=4.0 springs also harder 4.5, 5.0 and 5.5 variants are available.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The 36th Annual Texas Biggie took place at RCRCNT in Rendon, Texas and the race attracted racers as far away as Florida, Ohio, and Arizona. On Friday there was to be open practice followed by two rounds of qualifying, however rain forced the cancellation of qualifying and left what little daylight remaining for practice. On Saturday, the rain gave way to warm Texas sunshine, and four rounds of qualifying took place for the 1/8 GT, 1/10 Nitro Sedan, and 1/8 Open classes. The top qualifiers for each class were Chad Kiffe, Chris Metheny, and Terry Brown, respectively. On Sunday, it was time for the mains. The lower ones were 20 minutes, and the A-mains, 40 minutes. In 1/8 Open the top qualifier, Terry Brown, led from start to finish. Greg Esser and Bob Ingersoll placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In 1/10 Nitro Sedan, just as in the 1/8th Open race, top qualifier Chris Metheny never looked back, leading the entire race. Christian Jones and Brad Toffelmire rounded out the top three. In 1/8 GT, Shawn Bucklin took the win with top qualifier Chad Kiffe and Shawn Moore placing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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Last weekend at the Nantes track in the west of France the 3rd round of the French 1/10th TC nationals took place under perfect racing conditions. Qualifying in the modified class saw Yokomo driver and Worlds finalist Loic Jasmin take the pole position and in the final he would have a good battle with Xray driver Hugo Ragaut with Loic coming out on top with the win ahead of Ragaut in 2nd and Yokomo driver Maxime Favrelle in 3rd. In the stock 10.5 class Thomas Vigneron was the winner in front of Nicolas Schwendimann and Jerome Parmentier in 2nd and 3rd.
Hipex have released this low noise 4-chamber EFRA homologated pipe for .12 engines, the only pipe able to effectively get down to the 90 dB level. After extensive testing this is the first effective solution for tracks in trouble for excessive noise without sacrificing performance. The noise reduction is equal to 6 dB and together with the INS box the noise goes down even further without loss of performance. This pipe is a standard in Dutch Nationals and has been used with much success with many satisfied racers. Must be used with the dedicated manifold CL120036 that ensures the correct assembly on your 1/10 car.
Source: Hipex [hipex.it]
VBC Racing introduce two new option parts for the Wildfire and FF Twelve touring cars as well as the Flash04 formula chassis in the form of hardened lightweight spool outdrives and aluminium spring retainers. Starting with the outdrives, they are designed for the aluminium spool body, come with a hardened surface and are machined to reduce weight and thus rotation mass for a quicker spool up and better acceleration. Also new are aluminium spring retainers for the shocks of the Wildfire, FF Twelve and Flash04 cars. The large diameter securely holds the spring while the grey anodised finish matches the remainder of the car’s parts.
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The second round of the RC LeMans series took place at the MACH Heemstede track in the Netherlands. Although the weather forecast predicted rain the race was run in dry conditions and after Sunday morning’s qualifying it was Sven Soffels who took TQ in front of Tobias Weist and Rene Fischer. The first A final saw a clean win by Sven with Frank Büsener and Marcel Ellissen in tow. In the second final Frank looked like the winner until the very last lap when both Rene and Marcel stormed past. Come A final number three Sven was up to his game again, he took off and never looked back taking the win with Rene and Frank in second and third place. These positions also meant the final standings of round number two.
Thanks for Frank Büsener for sending the report.
