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April 10, 2018

Tamiya announce TB-05 Pro touring car kit

Tamiya have announced the soon introduction of their new TB-05 Pro 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. The vehicle, that is set for a first public appearance at the forthcoming Shizuoka Hobby Show in May, is understood to be the shaft-driven version of the TA-07 Pro with similarities in terms of chassis construction and suspension while the drivetrain may adapt the TB Evo7-ish convertible transmission with selectable front or rear motor layout. We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they become available.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

April 10, 2018

Toni Gruber wins at Ielasi Tuned Trophy

Last weekend’s Ielasi Tuned Trophy, organised by former World Champion Daniele Ielasi, saw not only the running of an 1/8th IC Track class but also 1/10th 200mm racing. In the Touring class was WRC Racing’s Toni Gruber who came out on top. Toni would loose a bit of time in the opening stages of the 45-minute main final as he opted for a no-tyre-change strategy with the bigger rubber causing some issues, but once the tyres came in he was able to take over the lead and bring home the win some two laps in front of Mugen’s Dirk Wischnewski as Matteo Passetti (Serpent) completed the top 3 podium result.

Image: Toni Gruber

April 10, 2018

Shepherd team wear snapback cap

Shepherd have introduced their new black colour snapback cap. The hat sports the company’s latest team wear logo as known from their shirts, hooded sweaters and soft-shell jackets, and it comes as a one-size-fits-all thanks to the snapback design. The hat sports a flat bill that can be curved as needed.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 10, 2018

Mirko Salemi takes Ielasi Tuned Trophy 1/8th win

The Ielasi Tuned Trophy was held this past weekend at the Melzo track in Italy with 60 racers in attendance. The 1/8th IC track class saw Infinity’s Francesco Tironi taking the overall TQ and he would also lead most of the A-main, however with ten minutes to got a small mistake took meant he would loose the lead, allowing WRC’s Mirko Salemi to take the win from Francesco in 2nd as Massimo Aliprandi (Serpent) came in 3rd to complete the podium result.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

April 9, 2018

Reds Racing M7 WCX Corsa Lunga .21 on-road engine

Available now is Reds Racing’s M7 WCX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. The new power plant is a seven special ports extreme power engine that sports a brand new cooling head which features an updated design for improved airflow to increase the cooling and ensure a low centre of gravity. The crankcase, the new head and the combustion chamber have been redesigned to improve cooling consistently and the new cooling system, besides improving cooling and reliability, also improves engine performance and fuel efficiency. The engine comes with a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for improved engine durability and the on-road carburettor has been redesigned to get greater idle stability, more precise tuning and improved power delivery.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

April 9, 2018

Brian Henn takes win at Thornhill Team Cup

The Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas saw the running of the Thornhill Team Cup this past weekend. In the 1/8th Expert E-Truggy it was Brian Henn with the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he would also hold onto the wins in both A-main legs to grab the overall title from Austin Bauer 2nd and Jason Hill 3rd, making it an all-Team-Associated top 3.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]

April 9, 2018

HPI-Challenge Carpet Masters – Report

This past weekend the HPI-Challenge Carpet Masters were held at the Arena33 in Andernach, Germany with 135 racers attending in the five classes of 13.5T Touring, 17.5T Touring, LMP, Classic and Rookie. In 13.5T Touring it was the Awesomatix trio of Max Mächler, Ingo Herschbach and Marcel Geiger who made up the top 3 after the A-mains with Henrik Heitsch (ARC) and Özer Yürüm (Awesomatix) completing the top 5.

Continue reading the report here

April 9, 2018

Patrick Hofer wins at Swiss 1/8th GP Buggy opener

The opening round of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held this past weekend and in the Expert class it was HB Racing’s Jeremy Pittet with the TQ from Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) and Christoph Affolter. In the 45-minute A-main it was again the pairing of Jeremy and Patrick who made up the top 2 with the better end for Patrick who, despite an undercut from Jeremy, would bring home the win some five seconds in front of Pittet as HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen rounded out the top 3 results.

Image: Patrick Hofer