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September 9, 2010

Exotek JRX-S Type R LiPo top plate

In news that is really only of interest to our friend Lucas Urbain from France, Exotek Racing have released this LiPo top plate for the Losi JRX-S Type R. Made from 2.3mm carbon fibre, it is designed to enhance rubber tire performance by generating similar chassis flex traits of the current generation of sedans giving slightly more flex, but not too much. It also allows the use of bullet connector type batteries. The set includes self threading battery plate screw down tabs to eliminate the need for the stock alloy versions.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

September 8, 2010

Tamiya TRF417 coming soon

Tamiya will announce their new TRF417 electric touring car at next month’s Plamodel hobby show in Japan. The successor to the double World Champion 416, the new car is more about fine tuning a winning package than huge changes. With the use of LiPo and brushless motors now used exclusively, the changes include a new super rigid motor mount with an updated motor position. Other changes include a new internal ratio, new chassis layout, battery mounting, an updated ball diff design and updated steering system. Expect to get the official word from Tamiya in and around the middle of October.

View more CAD images here

September 7, 2010

X-Power dNano tires, motors & more

X-Power continues to release new products for dNano racers. First up are the foam racing wheels available in four compounds, very soft, soft, medium and hard. The foam tires are pre-mounted and glued to lightweight racing wheels, eliminating the possibility of lost tires during important racing heats. Also new is two new motors, the XTreme for high speed & elevated torque. It has 40-50% more speed and 30% more torque than the previously released ‘hot’ motor and the Radical Black for super torque & elevated speed. It has 35-40% more speed and 40% more torque than the ‘hot’ motor. Additional items include 1:43 scale racing stickers, optional spoiler kit, easy adjust differential & conversion kit as well a much more.

View more of the products here

September 7, 2010

Burch & Ciccarello win Great Lakes Challenge

The 12th running of the Great Lakes Challenge fuel on-road race was held the last week of August on the local club’s permanent track in Toledo, Ohio. Open to four different classes it attracted 140 entries making it the largest attended nitro on road race in the US this year. In the 1/10th Sedan class it was newly crowned World Champion Ralph Burch that took the win for Xray ahead of pole man Josh Cyrul driving the Shepherd and Andy Power in 3rd. Serpent driver Paul Ciccarello took the win from top qualifier Ralph Burch in the 1/8th scale 4wd open class, with Jason Conley finishing 3rd.

View the class podiums here

September 7, 2010

Shepherd Titanium screws & aluminum pivot balls

Shepherd have introduced a new range of screws to their existing product line. These premium titanium screws are machined from the highest grade raw material and compared to the standard screws, these titanium versions are about 45% lighter and lower the overall weight significantly. Available in 3×6, 3×8, 3×10, 3×12, 4×8 & 4x10mm countersunk versions and 3×6, 3×8, 3×10 & 3x12mm button head versions. They are also available as complete sets for the Velox V8 and the Velox V10. To further lighten your car these new aluminium pivot balls are CNC-machined from premium German aluminium and nickle plated to increase wear resistance and lifespan. The weight saving is about 60% compared to the standard balls and they are available in D6 short, D6 and D7 versions.

View the pivot balls here

September 7, 2010

Olly Jefferies wins Schumacher BTCC finale

Fresh from winning the recent BRCA Halifax national, Olly Jefferies continued his wining ways by taking victory at this season’s Schumacher BTCC finale. Qualifying in changing conditions the Associated driver was quickest in every round of qualifying and set a new track record for the West London GP layout. He lined up ahead of young Tamiya star Elliott Harper and Schumacher’s Chris Grainger for the two leg finals. A clean sweep of both A finals gave Olly the overall victory and some valuable track time in preparation for the final BRCA national being held at West London in two weeks. Chris Grainger finished second ahead of his Schumacher team mate Colin Price. In the Pro stock class James Hart took the win for Schumacher with Malcolm Hall taking the stock class. Being the final round of the series the championship was decided in favor of Chris Grainger in Super Touring with James Hart taking the Pro Stock title and Zak Finlay was confirmed as stock class winner.

A full report can be found on the Schumacher site here.

Source: BRCA [brca-tc.co.uk]

September 7, 2010

Yeah Racing Transformula F1 conversion kit

New from Yeah Racing is the Transformula F1 conversion kit. Designed in collaboration with Worlds finalist and organiser of the Japanese F1RCGP series, Hideo Kitazawa it uses the assumption that the link system is more effective in high speed impacts and offers better control in bumpy conditions than the current t-bar system that is used in the majority of F1 chassis’. This single kit allows you to convert your car between the kits standard T-bar and the linkage system to find the one that best suits the track. The kit features an all new chassis, battery plate, servo mount and motor mount and it has been built using 2.5mm carbon fibre that utilizes a pivot-ball linkage rear suspension which allows for independent adjustment for chassis roll, bump and alignment. The motor mount and T-bar mount are machined from 7075 aluminium to strengthen the model with the best performance. The kit fits with F103 front arms and F103/F104 differential so users can easily convert their existing car to this new model.

View more images of the conversion here

September 7, 2010

Eric Dankel wins Trofeo Novarossi

The Trofeo Novarossi race took place last weekend at the Mini Autodromo Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano. With a relatively low turn out of 65 drivers across 1/8th and 1/10th scale, there was nice weather and some great racing. In the 1/8th scale class it was Eric Dankel who took the TQ spot with his Novarossi powered Mugen. The German driver carried his pace into the final and won ahead of Christian Cavicchioli in 2nd and Andrea Lorenzi taking 3rd. In the 1/10th scale race it was Walter Ossola that was the top qualifier but problems in the race saw him finish well down the order. It was Manuel Antinori that took the victory with his Xray chassis in front of Mirko Fuganti in 2nd and Christian Costanzo 3rd.

View the final results and more photos here