IDM have announced that Matrix and former World Champion Daniele Ielasi will continue their partnership going forward. The deal sees Daniele continue to be sponsored by the Italian tire company, while Matrix will produce the new range of IDM branded tires.
Source: IDM [idmtuned.com]
Litemodz have produced two super spools for the Team Associated TC6 and Hotbodies TCX. Incorporating a 7075 T6 alloy centre and uniquely designed heavy duty replaceable Delrin cups with integrated sleeves, this system eliminates all unwanted backlash offering great performance. The added bonus for the TC6 is that the blades are no longer necessary.
Italian company Capricorn RC have released a special limited edition LAB-C01 chassis to commemerate their winning of last year’s European Championships in Sweden. Limited to just 100 pieces, the kit includes kevlar pulleys, plastic bumper plate & lateral brace, in place of carbon, a front sway bar kit, long life belt, red shock springs and HLD diff pins. Available now.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Xceed have released their update Kruzer 1/10th 200mm bodyshell, called the V2. Italian designed, its new rear wing design and wider rear wheel arches offer more downforce and stability, while a steeper nose/grill section gives more steering. Made from 0.75mm thick high quality polycarbonate material this EFRA homologated (2044) shell comes supplied with masking sheet.
View more images of the shell here
CSO have produced these front main bearing blocks for the Mugen MRX-5. Made from high quality 7075 T6 aluminium, they are black anodised and offer more strength and stiffness than the original version, as well as being better able to resist tweak.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Giving you another on road gas race option in Italy for the weekend of the 12 and 13th of March, the organisers of the Trophy Shepherd race were in touch to promote their event. Held at the Miniautodromo Mesero, this race is open to both 1/8th scale and 1/10th scale 200mm classes and as well as attracting some top drivers such as Daniele Ielasi, it will be the first European race for new Shepherd signing Ronald Volker.
For more information visit the track site here.
Xray have announced the re-signing of German driver Eric Dankel. A three-time German National Champion, Eric is a very versatile all round driver, winning those titles in both electric and gas sedan. Eric had this to say:
I am proud to race another two years for Xray. People at Xray working really hard and I am looking forward to another great and succesful two years. I would like to thank Xray and also SMI for their trust and support.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
TopRC have introduced their new brand of fuel called ‘TopRC Special Fuel”. Produced by ROGA and developed with the help of former European 1/8th scale champion and ROGA team driver Jernej Vuga. The goal was to make a very special fuel, easy to use but with great performance and of course at an affordable price. The main features of the fuel are top performance, easy to tune while maintaining consistent engine settings through a race day, no rust in the engines, lower engine temperatures due to less friction on the moving parts, less wear and lower fuel consumption. They also plan to have a fresh batch of fuel at least every 2 weeks so they only give fresh fuel to their customers.
Source: TopRC [toprc.eu]
