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June 26, 2024

Cucalon wins Copa Del Pacifico 2024

The 14th edition of the Copa Del Pacifico took place last weekend in the city of Machala in the south-west of Ecuador. Hosted by Club Radio Control el Oro, where the annual event started out, the three day event saw drivers racing at the Virgen de la Merced Onroad Raceway where after three rounds of qualifying it was the Serpent of Paul Carrion from Cuenca who secured the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car TQ. In 1:8 GT that honour went to the IGT8 of Herman Saa from Ambato. On Sunday morning showers meant that that finals had to be shortened from 15 to 10 minutes, and the A-Mains from 45 to 30 minutes. In the 1:10 A-Main, the Mugen Seiki of second place qualifier Alex Cucalon found its way to the front to beat pole sitter Carrion by a 2-lap margin. Having started P3, the Xray of Oswaldo Pena took the final podium spot. In the 1:8 GT Final Saa converted his pole position into a comfortable victory over the Hong Nor of Fabrizio Pesantez with Damian Proano completing the Top 3.

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June 26, 2024

Hong Nor Pinion Gear Tool Set

World Champion 1:8 GT chassis manufacturer Hong Nor has released a new Pinion Gear Tool Set for the easy replacement of pinions. The set is used to replace the 1st and 2nd gear pinions on the clutch bell of the X3GT-61 Clutch Set.

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June 26, 2024

Roche P12V updated Chassis Plate

1:12 Specialist manufacturer Roche has introduced an updated main chassis for their P12V pancar. The new 7075 aluminium main chassis has a reduced material front section meaning less front weight and a reduce area that can touch the track surface. This changes gives improvement with the car’s steering response especially on high grip conditions.

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June 26, 2024

RC Atomic BZ5 1:28 Belt Drive 4WD Competition Chassis

Specialist 1:28 manufacturer RC Atomic has released its long awaited new BZ5 1:28 Belt Drive 4WD Competition Chassis. Always aiming to provide racers with top level competition chassis they have been working hard following the BZ3 release in 2019. After years of experience with that car and listening to racers opinion around the world they have now fully re-designed their winning belt drive 4WD chassis and introduced the new BZ5 which gets all new bulkheads and motor mount, longer front Arms and new knuckles which give increased stability as well as more mid corner steering.

View full list of new features and more images here

June 25, 2024

Volker to defend inaugural eSIC title

Having won last year’s inaugural Electric Singapore International Challenge, Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker is to return to the RCMC race track to defend his title. A sell out race last year, Volker beat Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee who as the country’s top international driver is one of the main organisers behind the eSIC race thats goal is to bring back racing in Singapore in style with the creation of one big exciting weekend for the on-road racers. Taking place on 14-15th September, one week before the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, Volker’s return makes him the third World Champion confirmed for the second edition of eSIC with Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp and Andy Moore already announced as part of the international entry that will travel to Singapore.

Source: eSIC [Facebook]

June 25, 2024

T-Work’s Multi-function Bag w/Hardware Storage Boxes

New from T-Works is this Multi-function Bag complete with 10 Hardware Storage Boxes. The bag features double protection with Oxford cloth and waterproof lamination ensuring that tools and parts are properly protected in all environments. Built-in zipper pocket with removable compartment design you can adjust freely the layout according to your needs. Measuring 17.7×10.2×2.6cm, the transparent 15 compartment Hardware Storage Boxes allow you to quickly identify and access your parts providing you with a neat and organised parts management solution. On removal of storage boxes you have the option to adjust bag compartment space for tool and accessory storage.

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June 25, 2024

Sweep WORK Emotion wheels

Sweep Racing has released a new 1:10 spoke wheel that is officially licensed by famous Japanese car wheel manufacturer WORK. The new WORK Emotion wheels have zero offset as current dish wheels and are made of strong material for FWD or 1:10 Touring Car racing use. The wheels are available in white and black colour options.

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June 24, 2024

Ielasi Tuned GP9R24 .21 Onroad Engine

Ielasi Tuned concludes it 2024 engine releases with the new GP9R24 .21 Onroad engine. Compared to their previous flagship GP9R23WC engine the the new GP9R24 engine get an exclusive Ielasi Tuned piston which allows the Italian engine tuners to have a tighter piston/cylinder coupling than the WC allows it to maintain better compression even when hot. The GP9R24 will be released with the new “R” reinforced connecting rod, crank with different timing and balancing to attenuate internal vibrations, new engine backplate and inner head with revised configuration and cooling head with the new 2024 graphics.

View piston comparisons here