Spec-R have released their new 64P touring car spur gears. Made from high quality nylon with carbon, they are smooth, durable and lightweight and can fit a wide range of popular cars. Available from 105T to 116T.
Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]
The first round of Finnish 12th scale nationals were held in the city of Seinajoki, close to Vaasa city where 1/10 electric offroad were held last summer. This year’s famous FinTrack Tour has been divided in to both 12th and touring car series separately, which means both classes get more suitable tracks to race on. The 12th scale national championship series consists of 4 races held from January to April. Also new for this year is 10.5t blinky class which is now run as its own and not combined with modified like last year.
KM Racing continue to release parts for the Xray NT1 with the introduction of their own range of 2-speed spur gears. Made from a durable high grade plastic, they are available in 53T, 54T & 55T for 2nd gear and 58T, 59T & 60T for 1st gear.
Source: KM [km-rc.com]
Italian company Capricorn have released this rim reamer tool for 1/8th and 1/10th scale wheels. The tool is simple to use, fitting into the back side of a rim and using the axle hole as a central rotation point, it allows your to change the thickness of the wheel by shaving the material away. A rim with thinner material is softer and so provides more traction.
View the 1/10th rim reamer here
Round 4 of the FSEARA (Florida State Electric Auto Racing Association) took place at Minnreg in Largo, FL. Minnreg is an indoor carpet track, one of the few in Florida. Every year, Mike Boylan hosts this race as the warm up to the annual Snowbird Nationals in Orlando, FL and this warm up race attracted many locals & out of town racers. From Friday to Sunday, there are both oval & on road events to prepare for the 400+ entry Snowbird Nationals. This on road event alone had about 70+ entries, making this an important on road race to attend.
Continue reading the report here
Following the announcement earlier in the week that Paolo Maorganti had joined Team Titan, today they have announced the signing of former European Champion Dirk Wischnewski. The German factory Xray driver had the following the say about the deal:
After some intensive testing I was really impressed by the performance and quality of all Blitz body shells. So I decided to join Team Titan for the 2012 racing season. I will use Blitz body shells in all major international races including WC in Bangkok and EC in Cassino. Further I will help Team Titan to develop new innovative products.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
A little bit short notice but the organisers of the Open Challenge Brandys race in Brandys Nad Labem in Czech Republic have got in touch to announced their event. Open to 1/10 open, 1/10 hobby, 1/10 GT and Formula 1, the race is a one day event which takes place on Saturday the 11th of February and will see Serpent Factory driver Marc Fisher competing. Entries are now open and you can find more information here.
Roche RC has released the Rapide, a F103/F104 conversion kit. The wheel base is based on the F104 as 270mm, with a selectable width of 187mm (F104) and 200mm (F103). With a newly designed motor mount set, the width between the left & right mount is wider than the Tamiya original by 5mm meaning the main drive shaft bearing is closer to the wheel adaptor. At the back there is a simple design with adjustable “U Plate” rear suspension and there are different thickness “U Plate” to setup for different track condition. A narrow main chassis design makes it more stable with faster corner speed and moreover the chassis is compatible with Tamiya F104 bodies.
View more images of the conversion kit here
