August 11, 2011

Lemieux & Larcher win ROAR national titles

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Thunder Power RC got in touch to tell us that their team driver Paul Lemieux as well as Michel Larcher have won national titles at the recent ROAR paved on-road nationals. Thunder Power RC team driver Paul Lemieux swept the modified TC class with the Z3RTM 540 Brushless 4.0T motor, G6 Pro Race 65C battery and a TP610C charger while Michael Larcher won the Vintage Trans Am class championship with the Z3R Brushless 21.5T motor.

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August 11, 2011

T.O.P. Sabre FD Mini

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Coming soon from T.O.P. Racing is the Sabre FD Mini chassis based on the successful Sabre FD 1/10 scale FWD touring car. The gear driven M-type chassis features a carbon fibre chassis plate, a red anodised bulkhead and motor mount and the power is transferred to the front wheels using a ball differential. To make use of most of today’s M-type body shells the chassis allows for short M05-class or longer Japanese standard mini class wheelbase settings by simply flipping the rear suspension arms and upper bulkhead covers.

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August 11, 2011

Xray RX8 Ultimate Racing Springs

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Xray release their new line of Ultimate Racing Springs for front and rear shock absorbers. All feature the same thickness wire with the stiffness being controlled by the number of coils. Softer springs with lower “C“ value have more coils whereas stiffer springs with higher “C“ value have fewer coils. They come black coated and the top of each spring is laser engraved with spring size for quick and easy identification. Available as a pair of C7.0 to C10.0 front and C5.0 and C5.6 rear springs, each one is individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched to provide identical damping characteristics. Also available is a progressive C9.0 spring marked as 7-9 that feature a progressive rating from 7.0 to 9.0 while being compressed, making the car steer better at the beginning of the corner, and resist rolling in the middle of the corner because the spring becomes harder. Recommended for medium-high traction tracks.

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August 10, 2011

Dario Balestri joins Contact Tyres

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Contact Tyres are very proud to announce that top Italian driver Dario Balestri has joined their international team.  During practice at the 1/8th European Championship in Luxembourg Dario tested Contact Tyres and the performance prompted him to choose our brand for the rest of the year and for 2012. He has already shown great pace with Contact tyres, TQ’ing In Luxembourg, winning his semi final and starting from pole in the main. Dario will compete next week at the 1/10th European Championship in Ettlingen, with Contact brand manager Piero Torregiani there also to support him and all Contact drivers and customers.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 10, 2011

2012 IFMAR 1/10 WC Hong Kong selection race Rd1

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The TRC Racing Track hold the first round of the Hong Kong selection race series for the 2012 IFMAR World Championships in Thailand. Hung Cheung Hang (H-K1) was able to take TQ after four rounds of qualifying, also pulling the only 29 lap run during qualification. Luk Chi Hung took the second place on the grid with Samuel Chiu and Poon Chiu in third and fourth place respectively. The final saw a battle between eight sponsor drivers and two KM fans with their H-K1. Hang lead right away from the beginning until the end of the 30 minutes long final. Samuel Chui (Xray NT1) took second and Michael Cheung (Shepherd V10) third place. KM team driver Ray (H-K1) managed to get a fourth place and the only two non-sponsored drivers in the Top 10, Siu-Ming and Kwok-Wai (both H-K1), ended up in 5th and 8th position. Winning driver Hang also set a new track record with 20.9 sec and and he also was the only one who made the best lap in under 21 sec during the race. Now three races are left for the drivers to get one of the three entries for the 2012 IFMAR 1/10 GP world championship in Thailand.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

August 10, 2011

Arrowmax MRX-5 rear lower arm shaft

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Shortly after releasing front lower suspension arm shafts for Mugen’s MRX-5 1/8 scale on-road car Arrowmax now comes up with suitable parts for the rear end. Made from high-quality spring steel the shafts come as pair and are titanium-nitride coated for reduced friction and enhanced durability.

Source: Free Max [freemaxmp.com]

August 10, 2011

Knapp & Goncalves win 2011 ROAR Asphalt nationals

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The 2011 ROAR Asphalt Nationals was held at one of the finest asphalt tracks in the US, Jackson RC in Jackson, NJ. In 12th scale, it was Andrew Knapp’s first time ever on asphalt with a 12th scale. With a little help from teammate and fellow podium finisher, Joel Johnson, Andrew figured it out in a hurry as he won the first three rounds of qualifying, securing himself the TQ spot. Andrew consistently set the fastest lap in every round of qualifying as well. In the triple A mains, Andrew took the wins in A1 and A2, and even lapped the entire field in A2. Mike Haynes places second over all with Joel Johnson completing the podium and Billy Spence finishing fourth.

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