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June 12, 2017

Jokerteam GT12 Championship Rd4 – Report

With track temperatures reaching 57°C degrees during the afternoon’s finals, the drivers who gathered in Bolzano (Italy) for the fourth round of the Jokerteam 2017 GT12 Championship struggled to find the right setup for their cars in order to allow the tires to last the whole 6 minutes of each A-main. With the Championship being at the half-way mark and Mattia Dall’Oca being able to deliver a hat-trick in the previous rounds, bets were on in the pits to see if the Team Schumacher driver was able to make it four in a row.

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June 12, 2017

Dominic Quek takes rd6 of Urban Touring Series

Round 6 of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series saw a bigger than normal turnout this past weekend. With most of the top Singapore drivers participating, Dominic Quek (Xray) was made to work for his 5th win of the season. The morning’s seeding practice saw Leonard Sim (Awesomatix), who finished 2nd in Round 5, state his intentions when he put in the quickest 3-lap run. PY Tang (ARC), making his first appearance of the year in the series, would be seeded 2nd just 0.062 secs behind, while series leader Dominic was seeded 3rd.

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June 12, 2017

HB Racing multi function tool

HB Racing have released this multi function tool, an essential item for in your tool box. Able to punch perfect vent holes in tires, with 1/10 and 1/8 punch sizes included, it securely holds shock shafts without scratching the finish (3/4/5mm shafts), holds 1/8 shock bodies and caps for maintenance and allows the assembly and disassembly of uniballs. The MFT is precision machined from aluminium and anodized black, it’s spring loaded and can be locked with a body clip.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

June 12, 2017

Speedzone 7200mAh 100C LiPo Pack

Speedzone have released this 7200mAh 100C LiPo Pack to their Peerless Series Line. Coming in standard 2S dimensions and meeting ROAR, EFRA, BRCA and IFMAR specs the packs are available with 4mm bullet connectors as well as pre-wired packs with Deans and Traxxas style plugs.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

June 9, 2017

Ty Tessmann & Xray win at Manufacturers’ Cup

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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June 9, 2017

Caroli & Laubscher win Rd2 of South African 1/12th Nats

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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June 9, 2017

Raceform Lazer Jig 1/8th truggy tyre gluing jig

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.

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June 9, 2017

Antoni Caretti joins Yokomo Factory team

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]