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June 6, 2017

Wesley van Helmond doubles at Race Real Dirt!

Last weekend MAC Vlijmen in the Netherlands hosted the event ‘Race real dirt!’, a three-day event opening with a day of open practice followed by a day of 2wd buggys and a day of 4wd buggys. As the event name suggests it was driven on dirt and the track crew did an amazing job by laying down an awesome clay track. The layout was a good mix of fast and tight corners and jumps, which made for good and close racing. Saturday there was a possibility for free practice to get the right setup and get a feel for the track. During the day the track grooved up, so the grip was right on point for the actual race. On Sunday in 2wd, after 4 rounds of qualifying Wesley van Helmond from the Netherlands took the TQ spot by taking 3 of 4 rounds, followed by Bruno Heremans from Belgium and Paul Dijkstra also from the Netherlands. During the first final, it was immediately clear that the battle for the win would be between Wesley and Bruno. Although Bruno took over the lead a couple of times during the finals, it was Wesley finishing first in all three finals that took the win. Bruno took second place with the best of the rest Tom van Drunen, who was able to squeeze himself between Wesley and Bruno in the last final securing the third spot.

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June 6, 2017

Arrowmax 3x6mm stainless steel shim set

Arrowmax have released this comprehensive 3x6mm stainless steel shim set. Supplied in a dedicated plastic case the set includes 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2mm thickness with 10 pieces of each size for a total of 30 shims.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 6, 2017

Capricorn C803 front upper arm mounts

Capricorn have introduced this new set of front upper arm mounts for the C803. The new mounts are 1.5mm higher than the standard version. This makes it so that the lower position obtainable with the eccentric inserts is the same height as the central position on the old version, while the higher position allows for a lower roll centre than before. The new mounts also limit the caster adjustment range, and are therefore meant to be used with the new shorter arm pins.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

June 6, 2017

X-Factory Infinity XB2 dirt spec rear tower

X-Factory have introduced their new Infinity dirt spec rear tower for the XB2. Matching the Xray geometry perfectly, X-Factory’s tower is stronger and stiffer, made from 4mm carbon fibre making it also less flexible than the 3.5mm kit tower, all important characteristics in outdoor racing with its larger jumps and higher speeds. Made from U.S. carbon fibre in X Factory’s new Michigan shop, the thicker tower is different from standard in one respect. The kit tower is installed with bolts that thread into the CF, while using the same bolts with the Infinity tower, you must secure it with lock nuts provided with the tower.

Source: X Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

June 5, 2017

WRC GTX 1.3 flex main chassis plate

WRC have introduced a new main chassis plate for the GTX 1.3 1/8th scale on-road car. It is recommended especially for tracks with low grip where it will improve drivability and overall traction. The part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it is a direct fit on WRC’s latest 1/8th car kit.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

June 5, 2017

Pelle Culmsee doubles at Danish 1/8th Off-road Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in Skanderborg with the Truggy class run on Saturday and Buggy on Sunday. Pelle Culmsee would TQ three of the four Truggy qualifying rounds to take the overall TQ and by winning the semifinals he also put himself on pole position for the main final. Just before the main rain began to fall that would endure the whole race but this did not stop Pelle Culmsee from taking the win after having to recover from a bad start. Maguns Frandsen came in 2nd while Jan D. Hansen had to settle for 3rd.

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June 5, 2017

Pan Car Masters 2017 – Report

This past weekend the first annual Pan Car Masters was held at the world renown MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland. The event was held in the six classes of Pro10 Modified, Pro10 Stock 10.5, Swiss GT 13.5T, Formula 21.5T as well as 1/8th Electric Modified 6S and 1/8th Electric Stock 4S. The weather forecast for the weekend wasn’t the best but the weather proofed to be pretty ok, much to the pleasure of the about 60 drivers from Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday, followed by reseeding practice on Saturday and the first two of four qualifiers. Rain was on the forecast for Sunday but thankfully the shower came during the night and thanks to nice during the day the track dried up quickly.

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June 5, 2017

Capricorn C03 Evo chassis & side stick weights

Capricorn have introduced a new aluminium main chassis for the C03 Evo 1/10th scale nitro car. It is of an updated design that limits torsional flex for increased traction on high-bite surfaces. It also has machined pockets for the new 8.5g side stick weights and it will also take the forthcoming 12g cylinder weight that can be located in the main layshaft area.

View the stick weights here