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May 5, 2017

HPI Racing Type M 190mm touring car body shell

HPI Racing’s Type M touring car body shell for 190mm chassis was developed to give high downforce, increased traction and steering response for more tight and twisty race tracks. The body, available in a regular or lighweight version, includes clear overspray film, convenient window mask plus a decal sheet featuring grilles, headlight and tail light details, along with an HPI logo and Race number decal sheets. Also included is a race wing along with the mounting hardware.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

May 5, 2017

VP Pro introduce new GT body shell

Coming from VP Pro is the new GT01 body shell for 1/8th GT on-road kits. Moulded from tough 1.2mm polycarbonate the body is of a very aerodynamic design, it features a long front section, short rear overhang, a large wing and it fits all cars with a wheelbase of around 333mm.

Source: VP Pro [vp-racing.com]

May 5, 2017

Fábio Torres Ramos wins Portuguese 200mm opener

The first round of the Portuguese National Championship was held at Figueira da Foz track in Maiorca in the centre of Portugal. The event saw Fábio Torres Ramos taking the TQ spot, setting the fastest lap and winning the main final one lap in front of the 2nd placed driver Nuno Duraes with Hugo Trindade completing the podium another three laps down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 5, 2017

Capricorn TE-03 EXF aluminium chassis

Coming from Capricorn and made for the TE-03 electric touring car is the EXF aluminium chassis. The chassis shares its design with the V4 chassis that comes with the Power Light Kit and it allows for the use of the new bulkheads brackets and both the slim and the standard motor mount enabling multiple flex options.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 5, 2017

TQ Wire 2S trans/rec charge cable

TQ Wire have introduced the 2S trans/rec charge cable, an adapter that allows to charge 2S LiXX transmitter and receiver batteries through their balancer port. Fitting XH balancer plug equipped LiPo, LiIon and LiFe batteries, the adapter attaches to the battery’s balancer port while on the input side any 2S balancer charge harness with 5mm and 2mm bullet-type connectors can be used.

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May 5, 2017

Team Associated RC10F6 white tyre decals

Coming from Team Associated and made for the RC10F6 formula car are white tyre decals. Printed on rubberised, high-strength, adhesive-backed material, these decals give tyres a finished and scale look. They are sold in individual sheets featuring enough decals for two complete sets of tyres.

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May 5, 2017

ProTek RC 321B Samurai V2 3-Port .21 buggy engine

AMain have introduced the new ProTek R/C 321B Samurai V2 off-load 3-port competition buggy engine. It features a short-stroke design, turbo head, rear ceramic bearing and easy-to-tune LRT carburettor. The V2 has been updated to provide better fuel mileage and smoother acceleration with the power plant benefiting from a new, efficient composite carburettor that when race-tuned will yield fuel mileage up to 14 minutes per tank of fuel. The new carburettor also helps smooth out throttle response for more precise control. The Japanese-made, limited production run engine is available now.

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May 4, 2017

Ryan Maifield doubles at Golden Week off-road race

The Golden Week Off-road Championship, one of the longest running events in Japan, took place at the Yatabe Arena with Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield attending as a special guest. Ultimately Ryan would sweep the race, taking the wins in both the 2WD and 4WD classes from the Kyosho duo of Yusuke Sugiura in 2nd and Juriya Kajiwara 3rd in 2WD while the 4WD podium was rounded out by Yokomo’s Kaito Kodera and Kai Kikuchi.

View the 2WD and 4WD podiums here