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July 30, 2013

Mitchell van Es wins TC Modified at Dutch nats Rd4

Round 4 of the Dutch nationals took place last weekend. The modified class saw a TQ and win by the Mi5 in the hands of Mitchell van Es. The very tight and technical track of Model Racing Midland was difficult to drive due to high asphalt temperatures. During the day the grip changed a lot due to dust from a nearby dirtbike track covering the surface but this did not keep Mitchell from winning the class in style.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 29, 2013

Yokomo R12C3 12th chassis kit

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Yokomo introduce the R12C3 1/12th competition kit. Debuted at this year’s JMRCA nationals and taking the TQ and win in the hands of Naoto Matsukura the latest generation of the R12 touring car sports an all-new front end design with independent friction dampers that are located between the left and right front end part. The car makes use of a front wire-type anti-roll bar and a bellcrank-type steering system with the rear end being mainly unchanged from the predecessors using a conventional link-type design with heavy-duty ball differential and carbon fibre axle.

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July 29, 2013

Sanwa Super Vortex Zero BL speed controller

German Sanwa distributors LRP introduce the Super Vortex Zero brushless speed controller. The ESC features a futuristic case design with an integrated heatsink and add-on fan unit. It is 1S to 2S LiPo compatible, has a 4.5T motor limit, offers 8 power programs including a Zero Boost mode and can be programmed directly via the Sanwa M12 transmitter when coupled with a RX-472 receiver. The integrated telemetry system called Sanwa Synchronised Link allows to display the motor RPM, motor temperature and speedo temperature directly your transmitter’s screen. Included with the controller comes a sensor wire, cooling fan and power wires.

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July 29, 2013

Yeah Racing XV-01 aluminium suspension mount

Yeah Racing now have this aluminium suspension mount for the Tamiya XV-01 chassis available. The A-arm holder is designed to replace the kit’s 1XJ part with a more durable solution by replacing the standard plastic part. The mount comes CNC-machined from aluminium and is anodised in ‘Tamiya blue’ colour to match with the remainder of the chassis.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

July 29, 2013

3 Racing Sakura Ultimate touring car kit

3 Racing introduce their forthcoming Sakura Ultimate 1/10th electric touring car kit. Designed to replace the Sakura XI and XI DH the kit includes many newly designed parts and incorporates a vast amount of improvements to refine the suspension geometry, chassis flex and weight distribution while making for a better to work on car that requires less maintenance. The features list includes new front and rear A-arms with revised geometry, a new steering system with improved Ackermann geometry, a redesigned motor mount for a wider range of gearing options for both modified and stock motors, new centre belt pulleys and belts, as well as a floating steering servo mount beside many other refinements. The kit is due to hit the stores in August.

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July 29, 2013

Capricorn Lab C02 Black Edition kit

Capricorn introduce the Lab C02 Black Edition 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Limited to only 100 pieces worldwide the kit includes name-giving black anodised aluminium parts and the 2013 edition main chassis plate along a newly designed front upper bulkhead for improved steering response and higher corner speeds. Other items that found their way into the kit are big bore shock absorbers with new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, nickel-plates ergal ball ends, the new F1 front sway bar, hard-coated thrust bearing holders, titanium/ergal front cup joints, heavy-weight 30mm clutch flywheel and aluminium clutch bell, 2-piece heavy-weight engine mount and the FSS radio plate. The limited edition kit is rounded out by a fuel tank brass weight, a carbon fibre battery plate and white plastic parts for the shocks and linkages.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 28, 2013

Groskamp wins 2013 1/8th European Championships

Jilles Groskamp has become the 2013 1/8th Track European Champion here in Halifax after a thrilling final saw him take the win after a race long battle with Brit Kyle Branson, Dario Balestri completed the podium. The finals day in Halifax began with a dry track, something that hadn’t happened many times during the week. Hot temperatures began the day but by the time the semi finals were out on track, it had cooled slightly. In the first semi final, Dario Balestri took a dominating win ahead of his Capricorn team mate Daniele Ielasi and Simon Kurzbuch’s Shepherd. Balestri finished on 78 laps in 1208.48 seconds with Ielasi on 77 laps in 1205.55 seconds with Kurzbuch just .91 seconds behind. Adrian Bertin took the final definite place with the new KM prototype car but Patrick Schafer would have to wait and see if he had made the final. The second semi final proved to be a much closer affair with Mark Green taking the win just .32 seconds ahead of the Shepherd of Groskamp. 3rd and 4th in the Semi A, to definitely book their place in the final, were Motonica’s Robin D’Hondt and Mugen’s Kyle Branson. A noticeable person missing from the final would be Robert Pietsch with the German taking his Novarossi powered Mugen to 8th position. Green’s run of 78 laps in 1201.95 seconds proved to be a whole 7 seconds faster than Dario’s winning time in the Semi B, putting Mark on pole for the 45 minute main final.

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July 26, 2013

Mark Green is 1/8th Euro A top qualifier

Mark Green is the top qualifier at the 2013 1/8th European A Championships in Halifax. The Serpent driver pulled everything he had out of the bag in the last round of qualifying to take the TQ by 0.14 seconds from Capricorn’s Dario Balestri who held the accolade after the first 4 rounds. With Balestri fastest in the first qualifier, Jilles Groskamp topped the 2nd round with a run of 21 laps in 313.00 seconds ahead of Balestri and Green. With the clock approaching 12:00 at the time of the run, the track proved to be too slow. In the 3rd round, Mark Green took his serpent to the fastest time ahead of Capricorn’s Daniele Ielasi and Mugen’s Kyle Branson. Posting a time of 21 laps in 314.18 seconds, Green again proved that the track was too slow. After the lunch break Round 4 commenced and again Groskamp posted the fastest time to improve by around a second ahead of Dario Balestri and Mark Green hinting ever so slightly that the track was picking up pace as the sun started to go down. With almost every heat prior to the top heat going faster in the final round, the stage was set for something special to come. Dario Balestri would lead for the majority of the heat only for Mark Green to close him down and take the round on the last lap to the joy of the crowd. The stage is set for an exciting set of finals tomorrow.

View the final qualifying results here