AMain Performance Hobbies hosted the Inaugural Manufacturers’ Cup presented by Tekin at Silver Dollar RC Raceway last weekend. The race pitted the top pros against one another in four heads-up 14-minute races. Many of the elite drivers were in attendance including: Ryan Maifield, Adam Drake, Ryan Cavalieri, Ty Tessmann, Ryan Lutz, CJ Jelin, Austin Blair, Joe Bornhorst and Jared Tebo.
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The second round of the 2017 South-African ORE 1/12th national championship series was held at the Welkom RC Arena on Saturday 03 June 2017, host of the WC in 2018. Most of the drivers arrived Friday for some practise and setup and from the practise times set it was clear that the local man Antonio Caroli was the driver to beat in Modified and Francois Laubscher in the 13.5T blinky stock class.
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Raceform have introduced their latest Lazer Jig, a dedicated tyre glueing station, this time for 1/8th truggy tyres. Compact and lightweight the jig features a clincher roller that peels off the tyre bead while automatically aligning the bead after applying the glue and further rotating the tyre. When turned anticlockwise, the roller also presses the tyre towards the rim. The overall design makes for extremely convenient operation while an anti-slip under site allows for a secure stand on the pit table or workbench. The tool is machined from high-quality plexiglas, it takes all standard 1/8th truly rims and tyres and comes with a 3-piece needle applicator and decal sheet.
Yokomo have announced the signing of Antoni Caretti to their factory team. Antoni, an on-road specialist will use the company’s BD8 touring car and will also use Yokomo’s line of off-road buggies. Antoni will also be using the companies line of Racing Performer Electronics in all his vehicles. The former 3 time Australian National Champion and AOC champion, brings great experience to the Australian team. Antoni will compete at all major Australian races, and also compete in races internationally including Asia and Europe. Antoni had the following to say:
Im am really excited to join Team Yokomo for the rest of the 2017/18 season, and beyond! I first started racing RC with Yokomo cars, so to join the team has always been a dream of mine. I am looking forward to my first races with the team at the upcoming ETS races in Europe. I will also use the Racing Performer line of Electronics, which have been working amazing so far! A huge thank you to Tom Yokobori, Aso Minoru and Nicola Poltroniere for the opportunity, and I want to thank Team Schumacher and Team Scorpion for their previous support.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
Capricorn have released a small but important item for their Formula and Pan Car platforms. The new thrust bearing spacer, shown in the image between the bearing and hub, is designed in order to house part of the thrust bearing allowing for an easy assembly of the parts on the axle.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Schumacher Racing would like to welcome Stu Wood to their team. Stu is extremely experienced, great with car set up and has had many great results in the UK. Having raced at a high level Stu knows how to compete amongst the UK’s best and will be found competing at many racers throughout the UK and especially in the North West region. He had this to say:
A massive thank you to Mark Musgrove and Robin Schumacher for this opportunity. After 2 years out of 1/10th Off Road I am excited to get back to my roots and joining team like Schumacher. Exciting times ahead for sure.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Arrowmax release their newest Ultra Pinion Holder combo supplied with 28 x 64p aluminium pinions ranging from 21T to 48T, enough to cover all your racing needs. The pinion holder uses high quality aluminium with detailed CNC machining, the cylindrical design pinion holder very light and able to hold up to 28 x 48p or 64p pinions. Sporting Arrowmax’s signature honey-comb design it features the Arrowmax logo CNC engraved in gold colour.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The second round of the Mid-German onroad regionals took place in Kirchhain last weekend with 46 drivers in attendance with sunny weather on Saturday. Rain on Sunday however meant that for the third and fourth rounds of qualification most of the drivers decided not to drive. In 1/8th the only drivers who were able to make the 25 laps in qualifying were pole man Oliver Mack and Merlin Depta, with Patrick Schäfer lining up on the grid in 3rd position.
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