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May 23, 2017

Yee Kok Leong TQs & wins Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix

The 2017 encounter of the Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix was held recently and in the premier 1/8th nitro on-road category it was an all Shepherd affair with Yee Kok Leong managing to secure the TQ position and leading from the start to the checkered flag with a faultless drive. Behind Yee it was Wong Yoong Keong who constantly fought his way up from his starting position at the back of the grid to finish 2nd in front of KK Lim in 3rd position.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 23, 2017

Savvas Savva wins at RCE Championship Rd2

Round 2 of the RCE Championship was held in Nicosia, Cyprus in windy and warm weather conditions. The bumpy high grip track made things interesting on the track and after the qualifiers it was Rafael Panayi who took the TQ with his Xray. Unfortunately in the main final he had to retire due to a servo problem and so it was Xray teammate Savvas Savva who obtained the top spot after the final, leaving Pantelis Makrides (Agama) and Antonis Panayiotou (Kyosho) behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the final results here

May 23, 2017

Ielasi Tuned 7T Hummer 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new ITD 7T Hummer 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The power plant features a new cooling head, ceramic rear and high-quality steel front bearings as well as a Factory Tuned 14.5mm crankshaft to further improve power output and drivability. The pre-run in engines come with a 9mm composite carburettor and a 6mm venturi insert, and each one is modified by hand and built from selected and matched parts to ensure factory team performance right out of the box. The engine will become available by end of May.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

May 23, 2017

Novarossi R4-17 nitro engine conrod

Coming from Novarossi and made for the company’s 1/8th on-road engines is the new R4-17 conrod. The part was developed for Novarossi’s high-performance engine line such as the Mito35WC and using a new material greatly improves overall durability with the conrod life being nearly doubled compared to the standard R4 while maintaining a low weight and high performance.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

May 23, 2017

Dutch Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Dutch Electric On-road National Championship was held at the tight and technical track of the HFCC. The event attracted about 40 entries thanks to some updated rules and in the premier Touring Modified class it was veteran racer Bart Wubben who took the day’s win courtesy of wins in A1 and A2. This allowed him to sit out the third and final main at what was his first national race in eight years, to watch the other driver battle for the remaining podium spots. Ultimately Mitchell van Es would take the runner-up spot from Peter Meurs in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

May 23, 2017

Fenix Mistral 2017 formula car kit

Fenix have introduced the 2017 variant of their Mistral 1/10th formula pan car kit. The evolution of the successful car features a new 16-ball ball differential with 1/4 inch Grade 5 titanium rear axle, triple ball bearings, thrust bearing and triple pressure springs for improved handling on all surfaces. The ball diff furthermore features a CNC-machined 84T 64 pitch main gear, large support plates for the diff rings and thanks to its design there is no axial load on the bearings which results in much longer life of all parts involved. The 2017 kit also comes with full titanium turnbuckles, a new front arm geometry, dual side dampers, inline/trailing front axles, longer titanium kingpins to accommodate after market springs and a special shock absorber with dual speed stroke improves traction. The car is available with a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis or a 2mm 7075-T6 main plate.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

May 23, 2017

Team Magic E6-series aluminium steering blocks

Available now from Team Magic are CNC-machined aluminium steering blocks for the E6 series of 1/8th scale monster trucks. Coming in titanium or gold colour anodising the parts will greatly improve the durability of the suspension while adding visual impact at the same time. The steering blocks come in sets of two and they are usable in the front or the rear of the truck.

View the gold-colour steering blocks here

May 23, 2017

VBC Racing FF17 Dynamics Edition belt-driven FWD kit

Coming from VBC Racing is the Dynamics Edition FF17 belt-driven 1/10th FWD touring car kit. Based off of the standard FF17 the DE kit features a range of option parts such as new low-profile TBBS big bore shock absorbers, suitable front and rear shock towers as well as a belt-driven gearbox over the standard 3-gear transmission for a more linear throttle response and improved overall handling. Also included are Yaiba Racing double joint front driveshafts and a 23.5g low CG rear brass weight.

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