November 25, 2013

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish National Champs Rd1

Soren Boy Holst wins Danish National Champs Rd1

First round of the official Danish Indoor Championships was held last weekend in Faxe, on a non-permanent track in a large sports hall. The track had a nice flowing layout, with some technical chicanes and a big sweeper in the middle, and since the same layout had been used for over two years the traction was pretty good right from the start. During Saturday’s practice session it became clear that the battle for the win would be on between Soren Boy Holst, Danni Eyde, Caspar Morgen and Christian Lehm.

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November 25, 2013

Exotek F1R2 Pro conversion kit

ExotekF1R2-01

Available soon from Exotek is the F1R2 Pro conversion kit for the Tamiya F104 and F103. The follow-up model of the F1R received a make-over in order to create a chassis that is not overly complex but strong and consistent. The chassis kit makes use of what Exotek call a hybrid link technology, it basically combines all positive aspects of the classical T-bar suspension with the responsiveness and tuning possibilities of a link-type car to create a platform with improved bump absorption capabilities making it ideal for rubber tyre racing. The new rear pod geometry makes for more progressive damping and increased forward bite while the new twin side dampers allow for equal side-to-side dampening.

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November 25, 2013

KM H-K1 EvoII aluminium front lower bulkhead

KM H-K1 EvoII aluminium front lower bulkhead

KM Racing have new option parts for the H-K1 EvoII 200mm car available in the form of these front lower aluminium bulkheads. The parts are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, come gold anodised and are compatible with the Meen Version front anti-roll bar set. The parts are available separately as left and right hand variant, match the EvoII’s colour scheme and are a direct replacement for the kit parts.

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November 25, 2013

Team C TC10 CVD shafts pistons & springs

Team C TC10 CVD shafts pistons & springs

Team C have new option parts for the TC10 electric touring car available in the form of dual joint driveshafts, optional pistons and additional springs. First up are the driveshafts that are of a dual joint design to reduce friction and wheel chatter during hard cornering. They feature strong retaining clips for the cross pins and come including two 5x10x3mm orange seal ball bearings. Also new are machined 4-hole pistons for the TC10’s low profile shocks. They come as 4-piece set and are an addition to the existing range of pistons. Last but not least are the 28n shock springs that extend the recently introduced range of springs. The 20mm long parts are made from 1.4mm spring steel and not only fit the TC10’s shock absorbers but also many of today’s “low profile” touring car dampers.

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November 23, 2013

Italian RC F104 front spacer plate

Italian RC F104 front spacer plate

New from Italian RC comes this 2.5mm thick carbon fibre spacer plate for the front of the F104 chassis which lowers your ride height by 2.5mm. Simply place the spacer under the front lower arm set of your F104. Made in the Italy from 100% carbon fibre, this optional part works great combined with Ride F1 tires.

Source: RC Supermarket [rcsupermarket.com]


November 22, 2013

Ficco & Bodine win at 2013 Timezone Grand Prix

Ficco & Bodine win at 2013 Timezone Grand Prix

The 2013 Timezone Grand Prix was held at Timezone II on a large carpet indoor track. In the World GT class, Mario Ficco used some 4th round magic and a little help from his teammate Brian Bodine to capture the TQ in this tough class. Ficco went on to win the A-main from his pole position. Brian Bodine took his CRC car to a second place finish with Northwest Hobbies shop front man, Casey Vitale, 3rd in his CRC ride. Northwest native Brian Bodine, driving his CRC car from second position on the grid then took a decisive win in the 1/12th 17.5 division while Denver driver Mario Ficco, winner of the F-1 class at the IIC, rolled into Timezone II in Washington state with the pre-production CRC WTF-1 car. Mario dominated qualifying, winning every round he finished and taking TQ in the process.

Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]


November 22, 2013

Tuning Haus F1 aluminium rear bearing inserts

Tuning Haus F1 aluminium rear bearing inserts

New from Tuning Haus are a range of machined and anodised aluminium inserts that replace the plastic units found in most F1 kits. The wide variety of options provide accurate ride height adjustments on tarmac and carpet using most any brand of foam or rubber tire. The offsets are etched for easy identification, even in crowded parts boxes and come in pairs.

Source: Tuning Haus [tuninghaus.com]


November 21, 2013

2013 Charity Race – Announcement

Charity Race 2013

Following the success of the past 4 years of the Charity Race organised by Team La Gang and ToniSport at the permanent RC Landia carpet track in Scandiano, the event is back for a 5th year from the 6th to the 8th of December. Born from an idea between Team La Gang and Marc and Toni Rheinard, the event went ahead with a big effort from the organisers along with the support of a whole host of top international drivers and factory teams. Last year thanks to a big auction that they do before the final they raised more than €8,000 which was donated to the department of pediatrics hospital in Scandiano in the form of equipment purchased directly from Team La Gang so they are sure that their money will used in the way that we want. Limited to 120 drivers due to the limited pit space this year, thanks to ToniSport, they will have Marc Rheinard, Viktor Wilck, Ronald Volker, Yannic Prumper and Sandro Kuriger in attendance while thanks to Team Xray they will have Alexander Hagberg, Martin Hudy, Francesco Martini, Alessio Menicucci, Marek Cerny, Niklas Johansson and Marco Kaufmann. Also attending the best drivers from all over Italy such as Alessandro Brunelli, Ciaccheri Alessandro, Vignolini Gabriele and Torregiani Luca for a weekend of fun, charity, good food and racing. For anyone interested in attending, feel free to contact Toni Rheinard (info@tonisport.de) or Davide Sillingardi (silla@treskafamily.com).