Italian company Vertigo performance tyres have released a new rim made with a light polymer with graphite polymer inside. The new rims guarantees top performance during a complete race, without the structural deformation normally caused by hot temperatures. Also with this new material Vertigo have improved the structural design of the wheel to improve upon some minor structural deformation.
Source: Vertigo [vertigotyres.com]
Having received clarifications on the new EFRA 1/10th IC Track rules just 2 weeks ago, today it is the turn of Sander de Graaf, 1/8th track chairman, to clarify the rules for his section. The confusion surrounding the new rules, voted on at the recent AGM, has again to do with the date of implementation. Most of the new rules will come into effect this year with the exception of the new lower weight limit of 2400 grams which will only come into affect in 2013.
More driver announcements with German Serpent distributor 2-speed announcing that Philip Sting has switched back to Serpent for the coming race season. Starting his racing career with Serpent, Philip is going back to his roots with this decision. He is concentrating on the 1/8 on-road class and will use the Serpent 966TE in combination with Xceed engines, tires and fuel for national and international races.
Source: 2-Speed [2-speed.de]
Capricorn have announced the signing of Dutch driver Jilles Groskamp to their team for 2012. The former ETS and European Electric touring car champion and 1/10th gas Worlds top qualifier, who is based in Thailand, will compete for the Italian company at the Euros in Cassino during the summer and at next November’s World Championship in Bangkok. The former Shepherd driver is currently competing for his new sponsor at the World Championship warmup race which is being held at RC Addict in Thailand this week.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Having recently signed for KM Racing, 2011 Tamiya Asia Cup & World Cup Touring Car GTA Class Champion Nicholas Lee has also joined Matrix tyres for the 2012 season. The Singapore driver has this to say:
As I will be competing at most of the major nitro events this year, it has come to my attention that using the best tyres will be important. So I have chosen Matrix and I would like to thank Cristian for giving me this opportunity. I will give my best to produce desirable, if not winning results in my future races.
Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]
Picco in Italy have announced that former German champion and multiple World and European finalist Oliver Mack has joined our racing team. The factory Shepherd driver will work closely with Edoardo Picco to race for the coming race season and get important feedback on their Torque on-road engine line. Oliver will make his competition debut with the new engines at the Florida Winternats in the middle of February.
Source: Picco [teampicco.com]
The 1st annual Sweep Carpet Challenge at MRH Raceway of Baltimore Maryland pulled over 100 entries from all over the Northeast, people came from Virginia to New Hampshire to attend. They were greeted with one of the most well kept and cleanest tracks/hobby stores around. Racers didn’t have to worry about needing something that the store didn’t have, as Middle River Hobbies stocks not only hobby supplies, but also everything a racer needs to get through a big race weekend. Sweep tires graciously sponsored the event providing their spec QTS 32 tire and brought all their top drivers down from New York to do battle on the ultra high grip carpet track.
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New from Xray for their T3 chassis is this 2mm chassis which was developed to provide the best possible traction for low-traction conditions. The thinner chassis allows the car to flex more which generates more overall traction. To generate even more traction, the new 2mm chassis can be combined with the new 1.6mm top deck which was developed to increase traction and in-corner steering. With the thinner top deck, the car will flex more which generates overall more traction. The top deck is a direct replacement for standard 2mm top deck.
