April 20, 2011

MR33 Gear diff oil & multi-gauge

MR33 Gear diff oil & multi-gauge

MR33, brand of 3-time World Champion Marc Rheinard, have introduced some new items to the growing line of products. Firstly is the line of gear diff oil which comes in 4 different types, A, B, C & D. This temperature resistant and long lasting oil comes in 50ml bottles. Also new is a multi-gauge for measuring ride-height and downstop settings. Made from black anodised aluminium, the measurements are printed onto the surface with the ride height ranging from 2.5mm to 6.0mm in 0.25mm increments, while the droop can be measured from 4.0mm to 7.0mm. All items are available from the completely renewed ToniSport e-shop, which you can find here.

View the gauge here


April 20, 2011

F.V.S.S. ‘Inchiostro Forte’ tire additive

F.V.S.S. 'Inchiostro Forte' tire additive

New from F.V.S.S. is their ‘Inchiostro Forte’ tire additive. Made using a special racing formula, its long lasting effect works on foam tires. This all round traction additive works great on carpet or asphalt tracks and comes supplied in a safe and convenient 120 ml bottle.

Source: F.V.S.S. [fvssshop.it]


April 20, 2011

Mike Dumas joins Speedzone USA

Mike Dumas joins Speedzone USA

Speedzone have announced that multiple US Nationals Champion Mike Dumas, will use Speedzone LiPo Packs to power his touring and 1/12 cars.  Speedzone is very excited to have a driver with the caliber of Mike Dumas join the team. Having come back from a two year hiatus from r/c racing to start his own restaurant, Mike won an extremely exciting and close 1/12 13.5 A-Main at the Snowbirds earlier in the season and had this to say “The batteries perform as good as any other batteries I have ever run.”

Source: Speedzone [www.speedzoneusa.com]


April 19, 2011

Xray T3 LiPo battery backstops

Xray T3 LiPo battery backstops

Xray have released this set of alu LiPo battery backstops to prevent LiPo battery movement on the T3’11 chassis. Their ultra-strong construction provides long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium to add weight to the car and improve balance.

View the backstops mounted here


April 19, 2011

Much More Mini-Z setup board

Much More Mini-Z setup board

Much More have released their new Mini-Z setup board. Made from a clear blue material, it is rigid and will remain flat, making it perfect to help setup your Kyosho Mini-Z or 1/18th scale car. Weighing in at 148 grams and measuring 210mm x 1200mm it sports non slip rubber feet and etched Much More logo.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]


April 18, 2011

Bowie Ginting wins Jakarta Grand Prix series Rd3

Bowie Ginting wins Jakarta Grand Prix series Rd3

The third round of 2011 Jakarta Grand Prix series for 1/10 200mm was held at the JITC Race Track in Jakarta, Indonesia. The weather was perfectly clear all day and in qualifying it was Teddy Syach that took his OS powered Kyosho to the TQ spot with 18 laps @ 5.06. Followed by the series points leader, Bowie Ginting 4,8 seconds back. Dimas Ardian (Kyosho), Sewaka Ramadhani (Xray) and Chandra Yosef (Xray) completed the top 5 position for the main final.

Continue reading the report here


April 17, 2011

Pietsch finally gets his title at third attempt

Pietsch finally gets his title at third attempt

Having proven himself to be the fastest driver in the World for a third consecutive time Robert Pietsch today finally went on to claim the crown of the World’s best racer as he lifted his first IFMAR title at the 2011 1:8 Onroad World Chamionship in Miami, Florida.  The German headed a Mugen 1-2 in a rain shortened final at Homestead RC Raceway with Keisuke Fukuda finishing runner-up ahead of Capricorn driver Dario Balestri who completed the podium at the 18th running of the sports original World Championship.

View our complete event coverage here.


April 17, 2011

Yokomo R12 & GT500 kingpin spacers

Yokomo R12 & GT500 Kingpin Spacers

Yokomo have released these optional kingpin spacers for their 1/12th scale R12 and GT500 chassis’. The pack of spacers includes 0.5mm (4), 1.0mm (2) and 2.0mm (2) and allow the user to adjust the ride height be placing them under the steering knuckle as shown in the photo above.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]