EFRA got in touch with us to ask the different brands of tire additives, who wish to have their product approved for use at EFRA gas on road events next year, to send them samples of their product for testing. At the recent AGM, EFRA made the use of tire additive legal at 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas on road events but they wish to ensure that the treatments used are not volatile or toxic, hence the need for pre approval.
View the full EFRA letter here
New from Picco, the 2012 spec Torque .21 EDO Modified on-road racing engine improves the overall performance over its predecessor with particular attention paid to the very low and mid range acceleration. The components have been ‘hand modified’ by Edoardo Picco using his extensive experience and thousand of hours of testing. Reliability and performance have been improved while maintaining good fuel efficiency while the balanced 14mm ‘turbo’ silicone-filled crankshaft improves fuel flow and reduces weight. Other parts receiving attention include the hand finished hard chrome brass liner with tear-drop work on the ports and the hand modified rear back plate for improved fuel flow.
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Sonic Nitro Engines have released details on their V.12T 2.1cc touring car engine. All components have been made from the finest materials to ensure high durability and reliability. Equipped with a 3 ports sleeve with ‘teardrop’ work and a CNC machined flat piston, the engine provides great power over the entire RPM range while having a very efficient fuel consumption. The 12mm turbo crankshaft is filled with a silicone insert to reduce the inertia and improve the fuel flow while the special back plate, the optimized crankcase and the the ‘knife edged’ aerodynamic connecting rod help even more to reduce turbulence inside the engine. A special turbo combustion chamber with a cooling fin and the super lightweight cooling head ensure best heat dispersion to keep the engine temperature at a moderate level. High quality Swiss ball bearings, a modern composite valve carburetor and a 5,4mm aluminium venturi complete this new high competition engine. All Sonic engines will be available from next week on.
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New from Serpent for the S411 is this 2mm carbon fibre top-deck, which features a new design to allow for more flex on the tracks where this is needed. This new top deck is in addition to the already available 2.5mm and 2.0mm standard configuration top decks as well as the 2.5mm, 2.25mm and 2.0mm chassis plates, allowing you to extensively experiment with chassis torsion.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Max Power have released their new .12 competition engine called the RP3.5 Racing Edition. This new engine has a different stroke, a 3 port sleeve, machined piston, hand tuned lightened crankshaft, sealed combustion chamber and new for 2012 cooling head. Available from December onwards.
View the engine internals here
The 32nd running of the US Indoor Championships was held recently in Cleveland, Ohio and Keven Hébert gave this report. As the longest-running and most prestigious event in on-road racing, this is THE race to attend for on-road racers. Every year the race features a challenging layout and this year was no different. Set up in the hotel ballroom, the smooth high-traction layout was conducive to great racing. The schedule called for three rounds of practice on Thursday, followed by three rounds of qualifying on Friday, and three more on Saturday. All main events were scheduled for Sunday.
Continue reading the full report here
More news from Capricorn with the announcement that their Lab C02 1/10th scale 200mm chassis kit is now available. We have written about the car in the past, but up until now it was only available as an upgrade kit for the C01 car. The Italian company also released photos of the completed car, which you more of below.
Italian company Capricorn have announced that top Norwegian racer Adrian Bernsten will join their International team for 2012. The former Xray driver, who has previously run Capricorn engines, will now use their 1/8th and 1/10th scale chassis’s as well as Capricorn engines, tires and fuel.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
