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November 22, 2017

Xray sign Toni Santana

Xray have announced the signing of European GT8 champion, Toni Santana to their factory team. Toni is also a multi-times Spanish GT8 champ and he will be using Xray’s GTX8 platform at national and international events such as the Euros and Worlds. Toni says:

I am following the work of Xray for a long time and I have been always amazed by the professionalism and dedicated approach for the continuous development of the cars. I am very happy to be part of this great family, to be able to participate on the further development of the GT platform and I am really happy to be part of the team. I hope to return that trust with work and results and I will work very hard to showcase next year at the European and World Championship.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 22, 2017

Yeah Racing brass chassis balance weights

Coming from Yeah Racing is a set of six brass chassis balance weights. They are machined from high-quality material, come black coated for looks and corrosion resistance and they sport gold colour edge details for additional visual impact. The 6-piece set includes two 5g, 10g and 15g weights each, all of which feature an M3 thread for easy installation on chassis and suspension parts, making them usable for on-road and off-road kits as well as rock crawlers and many other applications.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

November 22, 2017

LMR Slider carbon fibre ride height gauge tool

LMR have introduced their new Slider carbon fibre “twister type” ride height gauge tool. Running lower ride heights with 1/10th scale buggies and trying to slide a ride height gauge underneath and backwards and forwards can often cause issues when fingers get in the way, bumping into the car while trying to set the ride height. The carbon fibre slider increases precision and makes checking ride height far easier as it takes a twister-type ride height gauge that can easily be slid under the chassis plate while checking and adjusting front and rear ride height.

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November 22, 2017

Team C TC10 2018 – Coming soon

Team C have released first images and information of the forthcoming TC10 2018 electric touring car kit. The car is based off of the previous TC10 but features a good amount of updates and improvements such as a new chassis plate design, a low centre of gravity motor mount, refined arm mounts and ball-raced anti-roll bars. Also part of the package are an aluminium steering system and a “new gearbox mount”. More information and images should become available in time for the release.

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November 22, 2017

Floating Master RC tooling block

Floating Master have introduced their new RC tooling block, a multifunctional tool that combines a bulkhead alignment block, a gear differential workbench and a soldering jig. The bulkhead alignment function is usable with the Tamiya TRF419X and 419XWS, Xray T4 2015 to 2017, as well as the Yokomo BD7 2015 and 2016 and BD8. In addition to this do multiple machined holes allow to hold gear differentials during building, setup and maintenance while dual 4mm and 5mm holes take bullet-type connectors during soldering. The part is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, it comes black anodised and with light green edge details.

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November 22, 2017

Roberto Alessandrelli wins at TIT Cup Rd1

The opening round of the TIT Cup was held in Schöftland, Switzerland in Touring Pro Stock and Formula classes. In Pro Stock it was Roberto Alessandrelli with the TQ from Philipp Huber, who took two round TQs in the opening two qualifiers, and Maurice Lüscher in 3rd. In the finals Roberto was able to conserve his qualifying performance to take the win from Maurice in 2nd, while Philipp had to settle for 3rd despite two 2nd place finishes in the triple mains.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

November 22, 2017

175RC 22 4.0 SR ultra lightweight carbon tower

Made for TLR’s 22 4.0 SR 2WD buggy is an ultra lightweight carbon fibre front shock tower from 175RC. All new and designed specifically for the TLR 22 4.0 SR, the 4mm 2-hole shock stay is nearly three grams lighter than the stock tower while still being strong enough to survive competitive racing. Included come 1mm spacers for the shock standoffs.

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November 22, 2017

Capricorn 1/10th touring foam tyres

Capricorn have introduced their new line of pre-mounted foam tyres for electric touring cars. The tyres use the same wheel offset as as most pre-glued rubber wheels, making them a direct fit on most of today’s touring cars and the tyres come in medium or soft compound. Testing has shown that foam tyres can have more consistency over their whole lifespan compared to rubber tyres and they recently gained interest especially in Italy and the U.S..

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]