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September 5, 2017

Frederic Santos takes back-to-back Portuguese TC title

The final round of the Portuguese 1/10th Touring National Championship was held at the fast Pista Das Travessas track in Sao Joao Da Maderia. The race was held in a single Stock 10.5T Blinky class and it was the title decider between Helder Silva, Jorge Simoes and Frederic Santos. Frederic would start from pole into the finals and he also won the opening A-main while Helder and Jorge fought for 2nd and 3rd. A2 was won by Jorge as Frederic wasn’t able to hold his position and things even got worse in the final main when Frederic had to retire with a broken car on lap 1 as Helder took the win. Overall Jorge Simoes would take the day’s win from Helder Silva and Frederic Santos, whose 3rd place was enough to take his second national title in a row.

View the final results here

September 5, 2017

David Ehrbar wins European F1 Masters

The popular Lostallo track in Switzerland played host to the European F1 Masters this past weekend with drivers from Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland in attendance. David Ehrbar would take three round TQs to line up in 1st on the grid while Julian Borowski, with two round TQs, came in 2nd from Sidney Blokker 3rd. In the triple A-mains David made maximum use of his starting position and he would take wins in all three mains to snatch the title from 2nd placed Julian Borowski and 3rd placed Sidney Blokker.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 5, 2017

Ultimate Racing M3S nitro off-road engine

Modelix Racing have introduced the new Ultimate Racing M3S nitro off-road engine. The O.S. made long-stroke power plant was developed to combine high torque with extreme power and a low fuel consumption, something that was achieved by using a redesigned carburettor that sports a new high speed needle holder for optimised mixture flow, better idling stability and increased mileage. Furthermore the new carburettor features a new uniball joint with two mounting screws for easier angle adjustment. Also new is an updated crankshaft with silicone filling and tungsten balancing while the DLC coating improves the lifespan of the crankshaft and crankshaft pin. Part of the new package is also a 3-port liner and piston assembly for smooth, linear yet high power supply and the updated CNC-machined and red anodised backplate made of 7075-T6 aluminium for reduced friction. Thanks to its design the backplate is now also easier to remove. The M3S engine is rounded out by high-quality Japanese-made ceramic bearings and 6.0mm and 6.5mm venturi inserts.

the specifications and another image here

September 5, 2017

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals – Report

The fourth round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in Skripov recently. The track was nicely prepared and watering meant the traction, that was low at the beginning, would come up soon. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Ales Bidovsky dominated Q1, while Jiri Mara took a super close TQ in Q2. The third round was won by Kaja Novotny by just few tenths in front of Ales Bidovsky and this meant the overall TQ went to Ales from Kaja and Jiri. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy Kaja Novotny was on fire, TQing all three rounds meant a clean sweep for the TQ while also setting a new track record. Behind him Max Gotzl and Ales Bidovsky would round out the top 3 for now.

Continue reading the report here

September 5, 2017

Xray X12 US Spec aluminium bushings

Xray have introduced two additional sets of aluminium front suspension bushings for the X12’18 US Spec 1/12th scale pan car. Adding to the standard setting are 0.5mm and 1.0mm specifications that help to either narrow or widen the track width, depending of the orientation. The bushings are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come orange anodised, are marked for easy identification and they come in sets of two.

View the 1.0mm bushings here

September 5, 2017

Ari Bakla wins at NSW State Championships

The NSW State Championships here held recently and in the Nitro Truggy class it was Xray’s Ari Bakla with the win. Ari qualified 2nd but in the 45-minute main final he battled it out with Jarred King (Agama) over the full race distance to finally bring home the silverware with the closest of margins from Jarred in 2nd. Shane O’Conner (HB Racing) would round out the podium results in 3rd.

View the final results here

September 5, 2017

X-Grip 1/10th touring car springs

Coming from X-Grip is a new range of shock springs for 1/10th electric touring cars. The 20mm springs are usable with nearly all low-profile shock absorbers and they are offered in five different colour-coded hardnesses from red super soft to black super hard.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

September 5, 2017

Fenix Flexy Sexy E4RS4 & updated TC7.1 alloy chassis

Fenix have introduced their Flexy Sexy aluminium chassis for the Team Magic E4RS4 and also an updated main plate for the Team Associated TC7.1. Starting with the Team Magic chassis, it is 85mm wide and weighs in at 82g. Excessive machining in the middle section makes for optimised flex characteristics of the fully symmetrical chassis, making it ideal for all medium to high-bite conditions. As for the updated TC7.1 chassis the main plate now offers ARS mounting positions directly on the chassis. An “ARS” engraving makes for easy identification of the updated item.

View the TC7.1 ARS chassis here