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March 2, 2018

Another easy TQ for Coelho in Q2

Bruno Coelho claimed another straight forward TQ run in the second round of qualifying at this year’s TITC. Having opened his title defence with the fastest time in Q1, the Xray driver again had a similar time advantage only this time over Naoto Matsukura. In terms of the Top 5 times, the result was almost identical to Q1 with only Matsukura and Infinity team-mate Akio Sobue switching positions with Alexander Hagberg and Marc Rheinard repeating their Q1 positions. Naoki Akiyama would post the 6th fastest time to be the best Yokomo as Ronald Volker continues to struggle while Serpent’s Vitkor Wilck made up for a DNF in the first round to record a P7 ahead of Meen Vejrak and Volker.

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March 2, 2018

Xray NT1 XCA nickel-coated 26mm clutch bell

Xray have announced the release of their nickel-coated XCA aluminium lightweight 26mm high-dynamic clutch bell for the NT1 200mm nitro kit. Machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium, the clutch bell saves about 57 percent of weight compared to the standard steel part, significantly reducing the rotational mass without sacrificing strength or durability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 2, 2018

Speedmerchant New School reactive frontend kit

Coming from Speedmerchant is the New School reactive frontend kit tailored to high traction black carpet racing. The kit comes with the new 3-D-printed suspension blocks that the team have been testing for the past season with great results. The revised suspension geometry shines on the high traction black carpet found throughout the U.S. and the kits include everything needed to replace the upper arms on Speedmerchant’s regular New School suspension. This way, drivers have both complete set-ups, and can swap out the solid to the new reactive upper arms in no time at all. The conversion works on both 12th and World GT-R cars as the overall feel is a little less touchy, easier to drive on centre, less tippy, and more steering in the middle/out of a turn. The team guys still prefer to run the stock New School suspension on their RoadKills, because of its more aggressive nature and the way it attacks a corner. The standard New School is also a little better on the less tacky grey Ozite floor.

Source: Speedmerchant [teamspeedmerchant.com]

March 2, 2018

RC Cars Cavalieri Mattioli Edition MBX8 rear shock tower

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced the Mattioli Edition rear shock tower for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. The carbon fibre shock stay allows to use the HB Racing 817 series rear wing mount which is a common choice for many drivers these days. Apart from being different in the wing mount area the shock tower is understood to features standard MBX8 suspension geometry settings.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]

March 2, 2018

Lunsford EB410 LE 3.5mm Super Duty Ti turnbuckles

Coming from Lunsford and made for the Tekno EB410 buggy is a limited edition set of titanium-nitride-coloured 3.5mm Super Duty titanium turnbuckles. They are made of high-quality Grade 5 titanium and included in the set are four 40mm and two 55mm turnbuckles as well as a 1/8” drill bit to slightly open the Tekno rod ends as the turnbuckles are 0.5mm larger in diameter compared to the stock parts.

Source: Lunsford [lunsfordracing.com]

March 2, 2018

McPappy Racing pan car damper emulsion conversion

McPappy Racing have introduced an emulsion conversion for small pan car bladder-type shock absorbers. The set will convert small 7mm pan car bladder shocks, such as the Silva HSP2, Xray X12, Hot Bodies Cyclone 12, CRC Encore Micro shock, etc., into an emulsion shock. Emulsion shocks provide instant dampening whereas a bladder shock has a little more springy feel to it due to the bladder movement. This will work on any bladder shock with a 6.8mm to 7.0mm diameter piston and cap threads no larger than 9.5mm. To use, simply remove the bladder, replace with the emulsion conversion and O-ring, then replace the shock cap.

View a converted shock absorber here

March 2, 2018

Coelho TQs opening qualifier at TITC

Chasing his third consecutive victory at Asia’s most famous event, Bruno Coelho has got TITC 2018 off to the best possible start backing up his huge practice pace advantage with a TQ this morning in the opening round of qualifying. In Bangkok for the past week in preparations for the 16th running of the race, the Xray driver was quickest from Japanese Infinity pairing Akio Sobue and Naoto Matsukura, his advantage over Sobue just shy of 1.8-seconds. Coelho’s team-mare Alexander Hagberg would opening the 5 rounds of qualifying with the fourth fastest time ahead of fellow European Marc Rheinard while local hero Meen Vejrak led the Yokomo challenge completing the Top 6. Finding himself in the second fastest heat after seeding World Champion and former TITC winner Ronald Volker would get only a 9th for Q1.

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March 1, 2018

Vision Racing Products pit mat

Vision Racing Products, known for their innovative shock pistons and tools, have expanded their range of pit accessories in the form of a textured pit mat. The padded mat features the VRP logo, it comes in red, blue or black colour and help to make building, maintenance and tuning more comfortable. The mat rolls up for easy transport to and from the track and it is available now.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]