December 23, 2013

Jilles Groskamp wins TC Modified at Ride Cup

Jilles Groskamp wins TC Modified at Ride Cup

While Thailand and Bangkok downtown citizens were the middle of the large protests for democracy, in its suburbs there was still RC racing going on. The Huge RC track and its manager Surikarn kept its door open to host the Ride Cup which was organised by Ride founder and proprietor Ohe-san and his staff. It was surely a good test opportunity for the upcoming TITC, and already some of the best racers like Adachi, Groskamp, Hara, Meen, Moore and Surikarn took the chance to sniff the track challenges, with around 100 drivers in various classes enjoying the cool 25°C Winter in Thailand. The track proved have very good traction, and although slightly bumpy at some areas, it was no problem to put the horsepower down to show some impressive top and cornering speeds. Though it was not such surprise to see the 3 Touring Car World Champions taking the top 3 spots, followed by the local hero and TC GP World champ Meen, the current Touring Car World Champ Jilles Groskamp presented himself with a dominant victory for Tamiya. Driving the new updated Tamiya the Team Orion factory team member left Atsushi Hara and Andy Moore behind. Meen V. came in 4th while Shinosuke Adachi completed the top 5 result.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]


December 23, 2013

TRG 114 1/10th scale F1 chassis

TRG 114 1/10th scale F1 chassis

Japanese company TRG introduce the TRG 114, the follow-up kit of the 112. The conversion kit for Tamiya F103 and F104 cars makes use of a 79mm wide 2.4mm carbon fibre chassis with link-type rear suspension. The car is designed for the use with a wide range of battery configurations including 19mm and 25mm high LiPo batteries, it features new black fibre glass 1.2mm side links, updated rear pivot positions for increased traction and side bite, redesigned roll tube dampers with O-ring seals as well as new steering knuckles. The kit also includes the new V2 motor mount that allows to mount a cooling fan as well as rear ride height adjustment via 8 different axle spacers. Coming in a 180mm and 200mm wide version the TRG114 conversion kit will hit the stores beginning of 2014.

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December 22, 2013

2014 LRP Touring Car Masters – Announcement

2014 LRP Touring Car Masters – Announcement

The 17th running of the annual LRP Touring Car Masters will take place in Rüsselsheim, Germany on the weekend of the 16th of March. The TCM is regarded as one of the most competitive touring car races worldwide and, like every year, will see the attendance of international stars from Europe, the USA and Japan. A total of 5 classes will be run including a Masters and EFRA Stock class along the national LRP-HPI-Challenge. The registration for the 2014 event starts on January 1st and more information can be found here.


December 20, 2013

TopRC Winter Electro Challenge – Report

TopRC Winter Electro Challenge – Report

The first ever TopRC Winter Electro Challenge took place with 39 competitors in attendance at the indoor race track in Trieste. Saturday started with free practise followed by a “Cash for dash” race which was won by Jan Popič (Xray) in 1/10 Stock 13.5T, Alojzij Osvald (Serpent) in 1/10 Open and Luka Školaris (Serpent) in 1/12 Open. On Sunday a 1 hour free practice was run followed by 3 rounds of qualifying that had Jan Popič taking TQ in 13.5T, Alojzij Osvald in 1/10 Open and Lovro Šušteršič (Xray) in 1/12 Open.

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December 19, 2013

Novarossi Live Range engines – Teaser

Novarossi Live Range engines – Teaser

Novarossi just released this teaser for the forthcoming line of Live Range nitro engines. The engines will hit the stores in January and, by the looks of things, may include .21 off-road and on-road as well as .12 on-road engines. We bring you more detailed information as soon as they become available.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]


December 19, 2013

Shinya Shimazaki TamTam Grand Prix

Shinya Shimazaki TamTam Grand Prix

The recent TamTam Grand Prix took place at the TamTam Gifu Branch race track in Japan. In the 20 minute final KM team drivers Fukuda and Shimazaki battled each other after the latter had to go all the way from the D-main into the A after a troubled qualification. In the end Shimazaki was able to build a comfortable lead and take the win in his last race of the year.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]


December 18, 2013

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd3 – Report

Mibosport Cup 2013/14 Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Mibosport Cup 2013/14 was held in Hrotovice last weekend. In the Touring Car Modified class, even with a little mistake in the first qualifying, Zdenko Kunák took the TQ ahead of Kuba Šimurda and David Nemček. Jaroslav Kopecký and Tomáš Marek completed the top 5. With a comfortable pace, Zdenko Kunák won the first A-final, making his way to the overall victory. The second A-final was better balanced – only a second separated Zdenko Kunák and Kuba Šimurda. With this tight win, Zdenko Kunák (Yokomo) secured the overall first place. The third A-final was won Kuba Šimurda (Xray) which meant second place overall with David Nemček (Xray) completing the podium.

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December 18, 2013

Xray NT1 hard composite suspension arms

Xray NT1 hard composite suspension arms

Following the recent release of hard composite suspension arms for the RX8 car, Xray now also have more rigid suspension parts for the NT1 200mm sedan available. Made from a new, harder material the parts come in handy when racing in high ambient temperatures or on high bite tracks. The symmetrical arms can be used on the left and right hand side of the car with front upper, front lower wire-type anti-roll bar and rear lower A-arms being available.

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