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June 20, 2012

RS6 conversion for Tamiya TA06

R Sector have introduced their RS6 Conversion kit for the Tamiya TA06. Its unique structure allow it to maintain stiffness without a permanent upper deck, although when the removable upper deck is in place additional stiffness will be added to the chassis. The new layout means that the battery is now removed from the top with just two thumb screws. A specially designed one piece front steering bulkhead is connected to the chassis braces for a more rigid front end structure, while the rear chassis support is a critical part of the design because it is there to maintain the stiffness of the rear section and to protect the battery from the heat of the motor. Other features include a redesigned aluminium motor bridge for a wider selection of motors and the mounting of a high performance low profile cooling fan for better cooling.

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June 20, 2012

Daan Jacobs wins Dutch 200mm Rd3

The 3rd round of the Dutch nationals 1/10 scale was held in the centre of the Netherlands at the Utrecht club Raco2000 and Daan Jacobs wrote the following report. “The track from Raco2000 is fast and bumpy, so the shocks of the car are really important on this track. You want your car stable and consistent on the bumps and also keep corner speed in your car. During Saturday we saw a lot of drivers driving consistent laps under 16 seconds with the fastest lap times of 15,6 seconds, so it promised to be close for the race on Sunday.

Continue reading the report here

June 20, 2012

Mark Green wins 200mm Rd4 in Colchester

For the 4th round of the British 200mm Championship we visited the very tight Colchester circuit. The forecast for the weekend wasn’t looking that good with rain predicted for Saturday and Sunday. As everyone arrived in the morning, they were surprised to see sunshine and a dry track. The real problem for the drivers was the wind. Having an open top rostrum means that drivers feel the full effects of the weather, and the wind was that strong it was pushing the drivers back. At the end of Saturdays practice, Mark Green was some way ahead of everyone else having managed to get down to a 13.7 lap time. Not for the first time this year at one of our circuits, Mark had set a new lap record with the Serpent 747. The nearest challenger to Mark was Joe Kerry although nearly 0.5 seconds back. Matthew Cook, Alex Thurston, and Simon Wood were just behind Joe on the timesheets, all running very similar lap times.

Continue reading the report here

June 20, 2012

Team Titan droop gauge

Team Titan have produced this new droop gauge specially designed for 1/10th electric touring cars. It measures the height between the wheel axle and the surface and can be used together with droop blocks to measure car’s droop. The axle height measurement ranges from 19mm to 22mm in 0.3mm increments while the droop measurement range is between 4mm to 7mm also in 0.3mm increments.

View images of the gauge in action here

June 20, 2012

Hot Race Tyres bi-blend foam

With the ambitious objective of improving performances for the upcoming European 1/10th 200mm Championship Hot Race Tyres has made a new compound for high traction conditions. Following several tests on the Cassino track their new foam technology provides more steering in the corner and more stability in the middle of the corner. The new formula is called ‘bi-blend’ and consists of a particular combination of different shores on the front tires. Especially when track is full of additive and car tends to want to traction roll, these new tires allow you to push more.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracerc.com]

June 19, 2012

Helge Johannessen wins 200mm Rd3 in Norway

Round 3 of the 200mm IC Track Norwegian Nationals was held in beautiful Valdres with the weather forecast for this weekend was rain. On Saturday during qualifying it was raining heavily and it was Helge Johannessen that took the pole position in front of current Norwegian Champion Georg Ellingsen. In the final it stopped raining for a while, but that wouldn’t last long. Georg and Helge were battling for the first place when Georg choose to change tires on lap 92. Helge gained a lead of 3 laps and maintained it to the finish. After technical control of the cars. We found out the both Helge and Georg had driven so hard on their rubber rain tires that they was totally useless and almost driving on the rim.

Vie the final standings here

June 19, 2012

T.O.P. car stand with parts storage

T.O.P. have released their new aluminium onroad car stand. With many R/C car enthusiasts wanting to travel to races with minimal luggage, this new car stand does a great job of utilizing space. It includes a slide-out gadget box to hold all your small parts such as screws and shims, securely and in an organized way. The car stand itelf is made of anodized aluminum alloy and comes in red or black.

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June 19, 2012

Serpent S411 Sport chassis

Serpent have introduced the Sport version of their 190mm EP Touring Car the S411 Sport. It uses the same geometry and the latest RCM shock absorbers but the cost savings come through the use of the black glass-fibre chassis, top-deck and shock towers. In the rear it comes supplied with a race spec gear differential while the front comes fitted with a lightweight spool. The car can also be easily upgraded to the full competition spec chassis.

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