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June 16, 2017

Protoform P47-N 1/10th 200mm nitro touring body shell

Protoform have introduced the next evolution of the IFMAR World title-winning P37 body shell, the P47-N. Featuring all-new aero concepts and some design cues never before seen in the class, the P47 was exhaustively tested by Protoform’s team to find a body that offers more precise and smooth steering, increased corner speed and forward bite, and additional top speed on long straights. A raised section of the left side window can be cut out to scoop air into the body for additional engine cooling, and a large high-downforce/low-drag wing complete the design. The body meets all EFRA (#2058), IFMAR and ROAR body rule requirements and is available as .025″ light weight and .030″ regular weight variant. Included with the P47 is a decal sheet, paint-then-peel overspray film, window masks and durable nylon wing mounting hardware.

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June 16, 2017

Rain hampers Day 1 at ETS Slovakia

After basking in the sunshine in free practice yesterday, drivers didn’t fair as well on the official opening day of ETS Round 5 in Slovakia as a number of rain showers effectively wrote off any meaningful running at the Hudy Arena. Waking to rain this morning in Trencin with further rain showers over the morning, a dry track finally appeared after lunch allowing a round of 3-minute practice to prepare the track for qualifying. With further rain forecast for the morning, the schedule was brought forward to run two rounds of qualifying over the rest of the day but 9 heats in to the 27 heats the heavens opened again bringing a stop to proceedings.

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June 16, 2017

Yokomo YD-2 adjustable front steering blocks

Coming from Yokomo and made for the YD-2 series of drift cars are adjustable front steering blocks. The design allows to fine-tune the king pin angle using 0.5mm or 1.0mm spacers with the default setting being +1 degree and by adding the 0.5mm spacer an additional degree is accessible. Optional aluminium stopper pins ensure precise steering lock with the pins being available with 4mm or 5mm diameter to achieve different lock angle settings. The steering block set is made from high-quality aluminium, it includes the steering blocks and steering block adapters as well as a set of 0.5mm and 1.0mm shims. In additional to the optional stopper pins also a set of steering block weights is available to further fine-tune the steering characteristics.

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June 16, 2017

Xray XB8E 2017 – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of the XB8E 2017 1/8th E-Buggy kit. No official details about features and specifications are available yet but the introduction is scheduled for the 19th of June with the kit being expected to hit stores shortly after.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 16, 2017

Yokomo Racing Performer touring car springs

First introduced back in March, Yokomo have now announced the official release of the Racing Performer touring car shock springs. The specifications of the springs have been adjusted for even greater performance and thus the release was rescheduled with the parts being on sale now. Developed in cooperation with Yokomo’s Ronald Völker, the springs are available as linear 2.6 to 3.2 and progressive 2.6-2.8, 2.8-3.0 and 3.0-3.2 types and they allow to setup the car to pretty much every track condition from slippery to high-grip. The black-coated and laser-engraved spring are available separately and also as complete 7-pair set.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

June 16, 2017

2nd IYRCA ‘Youth Worlds’ – Announcement

The 2nd annual IYRCA International Youth Car Modelling Championship will take place in Prague, Czech Republic from the 9th to 13th of August. Run over four classes, Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula and 1/14th Stock, the IFMAR sanctioned event is open to all young drivers up to and including 19 years of age and it will be held under the patronage of IFMAR president Dallas Mathiesen, making it the unofficial “Youth World Championships”. With a large number of entries from Asia attending, the Stock classes will be held using low cost good quality hand-out RTR vehicles to ensure tight competition, while drivers of the Modified and Formula classes are allowed to bring their own gear. Full details along with sign-up are available on the event’s official website here.

June 16, 2017

Serpent Project 4X linear upper arm connectors

Coming from Serpent and made for the Project 4X touring car are new linear upper arm connectors. The parts are designed to be used with shorter links with the new default link length being achieved by using the included balljoints and set screws. The ball joints are mounted touching each other so no measuring is needed. Using the new parts will result in a refined geometry that offers more linear action over the full suspension movement while the standard geometry has a degressive characteristic. With the set the suspension will be getting less soft under compression, resulting in improved car control especially in high grip conditions. The connectors are available as full set and also separately.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 16, 2017

Infinity IF14 adjustable aluminium servo horn

Infinity have introduced an aluminium adjustable servo horn for their IF14 electric touring car. Adjustments can be set at four stages of 17mm, 18mm, 19mm and 20mm through the use of two differently coloured and flippable inserts that ensure the required leverage can be accurately fixed. Precision machined from high-intensity alloy aluminium, the servo horn is available to fit Sanwa or Futaba splines. While released for the IF14 this universal part can be used on other chassis.

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