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August 28, 2013

FVSS Torque screwdriver & black fuel line

F.V.S.S. Torque screwdriver & black fuel line

Italian company FVSS introduce the Torque screwdriver set and black-colour silicone fuel tubing. First up is the screwdriver set that makes use of a carbon fibre handle that features an insert with variable torque settings to avoid over tightening of screw heads. Included with the tool comes an assortment of six hardened tool tips including 1.5mm to 3.0mm hex wrenches as well as a flat and cross screw driver. Next up is the silicone fuel line with increased wall thickness for best possible resistance against cuts and rubbing on moving parts. It measures 6×2.5mm, comes in a shiny black colour and is available as 1.5, 15, 50 and 100 metre rolls.

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August 28, 2013

Yeah Racing TT-02 suspension option parts

Yeah Racing have two new options parts for the Tamiya TT-02 4WD touring car chassis available in the form of aluminium upper suspension mounts and adjustable steering tie-rods. Starting with the upper suspension mount, the part is CNC-machined from aluminium and designed to reduce flex in the gearbox area for a more precise and accurate steering and suspension action. The mount comes blue anodised and in sets of two allowing to convert both the front and the rear of the chassis at once. The second new part is the adjustable steering tie-rod set, again for the TT-02. Designed not only to reduce friction between the steering bellcranks and the steering knuckles, the linkages also allow for quick and precise toe angle adjustment in order to fine-tune the steering characteristic of Tamiya’s entry-level chassis. Included are six delrin ball ends, three left/right thread turnbuckles and suitable ball connectors.

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August 27, 2013

VBC announce WildfireD06 option parts

Just in time for the release of the new WildfireD06 electric touring car VBC Racing announce the release of several option parts for the kit. First up is a 2.25mm carbon fibre flex chassis. It is made from high-quality US fibre material, offers increased torsional flex over the stock chassis and it is suitable for a variety of track conditions. In addition to the main chassis VBC also have a 1.6mm flex upper deck available. Just like the lower chassis deck it offers additional flex compared to the standard kit part in order to fine-tune the car’s setup.

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August 27, 2013

Norwegian 1/10 200mm nationals – Report

The Norwegian 1/10th 200mm nationals was held at the Klepp RC clubs track in Kleppe near Stavanger in the South-West of Norway. The weather for the two day event was good with lots of sun and little wind, quite uncommon conditions for this part of the country. The race format saw five rounds of qualifying with the best result to count for the semifinals and the 45 minute main final. In qualifying Helge Johansen, driving a Serpent early set the pace. In the end he took TQ three seconds in front of fellow Serpent driver Werner Ersland and Xray driver Øyvind Stusdal.

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August 27, 2013

János Birinyi wins at East-Hungarian Summer champs

The fifth round of the 2013 East-Hungarian Summer championship was held in Oroshaza. The track is of a huge size with very fast corners. Xray’s János Birinyi was able to TQ all qualifying rounds to put his car on the pole position for the finals. He then went on to win all A finals from start to finish for the day’s win. Tamás Kádár (Xray) and Ferenc Gibala (Xray) finished second and third respectively. The victory also handed János the overall win in the championship with one race to go.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 27, 2013

Alvin Koh dominates RaceWorks Elite Racing Rd6

While weather issues dominated a large part of the season, the story of round 6 of the RaceWorks Elite Racing Series saw the domination of Team Tamiya SG and Alvin Koh. In qualifying, Tamiya’s Nicholas Lee secured the TQ position, followed by Team Xray Singapore’s PY Tang, with series leader Alvin Koh (Tamiya) in 3rd position. Qualifying strongly also was Team Yokomo Singapore’s Marcus Choo in 4th. Given Nicholas’ pedigree, his pole position for the first leg of the 4-leg finals was always going to be a tough one for anyone to overcome. What his racing rivals could not overcome, Nicholas’ electronics did as they shut-down after the first lap. This opened the door for Alvin to come through to take the win. Confirming the strong pace of Team Yokomo Singapore was the 2nd position finish for Alan Leung, with PY Tang in 3rd.

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August 27, 2013

Hot Bodies R8 1/8th on-road car – Sneak Peek

After introducing the R10 200mm nitro on-road kit last year Hot Bodies now also re-enters the 1/8th class with the R8. Not much is known about the car that made a first appearance on the Facebook wall of Hot Bodies’ factory driver Teemu Leino today. By looking at the picture the car is of a pretty standard design with a slim main chassis, carbon fibre upper deck, front aluminium upper wishbone mounts but a standard front ‘blade’-type anti-roll bar whereas many of the competitors use wire-type assemblies today. It is understood that the R8 will make a first public appearance at next month’s World Championships in Japan.

August 26, 2013

BRCA electric touring car nationals Rd4 – Report

Round four of the 2013 BRCA Touring Car Championship took place last weekend at the Aldershot circuit located just outside of Farnborough which hosts the famous air show. Saturday saw mixed weather conditions which proved challenging for all drivers in terms of tyre choice and car setup. In the Super Touring class it was Olly Jefferies with his Associated who was able to make the best of the difficult conditions securing TQ. Chris Grainger for Schumacher was able to put his Mi5 second, with Andy Moore who returned especially from Thailand to race placing his HB TCXX third. Team Durango’s Elliot Harper would line up fourth and would have to work his way up to the front to secure the championship this weekend. In the Pro Stock class it was Team Xray driver and 2013 BRCA Champion Zak Finlay who secured TQ from Chris Gunter and Tim Langdell.

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