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December 12, 2017

2017/2018 RcKongen Winter Series Rd4 report

The Heljan/Rckongen group has been hosting Denmark’s only winter championship for 1:10th scale buggies trying to find the right balance between serious and rookie drivers. This past weekend round 4 of this seasons winter series was run, and it looks like their hard work the last few years is paying off. More than 60 drivers attended, among them 2 former EFRA European Champions, factory drivers from AE, Yokomo, and Hot Bodies were all out in force providing some very exiting racing.

Continue reading the report here

December 12, 2017

WRC STX 017 carbon roll centre plates

More new parts from WRC, this time for the STX 017, with the release of these carbon roll centre adjustment plates. Allowing you to easily adjust the car’s roll centre by placing them under the mount, they come available in 0,25mm, 0,5mm & 1mm versions.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

December 12, 2017

Video – Robert Pietsch Interview

In the next instalment of our World Champion Interview series Red RC’s Oli Meggitt chats with 2011 1/8th Onroad World Champion Robert Pietsch about his journey into the RC Industry and about Mugen’s move into electric touring car.

December 11, 2017

WRC NTX carbon steering block arms & roll centre shims

WRC Racing have introduced two new option parts for the NTX 1/10th nitro touring car in the form of carbon fibre steering block arms and carbon fibre front roll centre shims. Starting with the steering block arms, the parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and replace the standard aluminium parts of the NTX 1.1. Also new are 0.5mm carbon fibre roll centre shims. They fit under the car’s front suspension blocks and lower the roll centre which can be beneficial on high bite to very high bite tracks.

View the roll centre shims here

December 11, 2017

Yeah Racing angled 4mm & 5mm male connector set

Coming from Yeah Racing is a new bullet-type connector set with angled 4mm and 5mm connectors. The plugs feature black plastic shielding that let the connectors sit at an angle while offering protection from short circuits. Coloured O-rings help to identify the positive and negative pole ones the leads are configured and the included 4mm and 5mm gold-plated connectors allow to use standard 4mm or the new 5mm standard battery packs with the connectors being useful for both controller and charge wire duties.

View the configured plugs here

December 11, 2017

Reds Racing WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their new WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The long stroke extreme torque power plant was developed for medium to high grip tracks and it offers an extra long stroke design, five scavenger ports and a single exhaust port cylinder sleeve to deliver a 20,000 RPM range of usable torque while offering exceptional mileage. The engine is equipped with a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for up to 3-times the lifespan of conventional steel crankshafts and a new cooling system allows the engine to perform at its best even in very hot ambient temperatures. Other features include the proven HCX carburettor, and the engine comes tuned and assembled using hand-inspected parts and following a compression check.

View the specifications here

December 11, 2017

Simon Horak wins at Speed Challenge

A round of the Czech Speed Challenge series was held recently and it was Simon Horak who lead an Xray 1-2-3 in the Formula class. Such was his dominance that he won all 7-minute A-mains to take the day’s win from Radek Rusmich and Jirka Rocnak.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 11, 2017

Alexander Hagberg wins at Charity Race

The annual Charity Race was held at the RC Landia track in Scandiano, in the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy. More than 100 drivers joined the race in multiple classes, with the main purpose being to collect money for a local children’s hospital. In the 1/12th Open Modified category, Alexander Hagberg managed to put his car on the TQ spot after three perfect runs to secure overall TQ. Alexander’s team mate, Bui Khounmy, had a great run in qualifying as well, winning Q4, to eventually line up 2nd on the grid. The finals started well for Alex with a win in A1, which he was also able to repeat in A2, with a big margin, while also setting a new sub-ten second track record. Ultimately Jonni Pagani would obtain the runner-up spot from Bui Khounmy 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]