Italian company Capricorn have introduced a 1-piece engine mount for the C803 1/8th nitro on-road car. The rigid construction not only reduces flex of the chassis centre section, it also keeps the engine’s crankcase from becoming twisted for an overall improved bearing and engine life. On top of this the engine mount makes for easier gear mesh adjustment.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Pendle in the UK recently held a round of their Winter series and in qualifying Dave Crompton would walk away with the TQ from Ashlee Owen and Mick Butler. Going into finals Ashlee started clean but Dave pulled away. Ashlee continued to push hard as the conditions become more slippery with the falling rain and before the second fuel stop, Dave ran out of fuel, providing Ashlee with an opening to contend for the win. Up until the second to last lap Ashlee managed to hold onto to the lead until traffic caused him some issues in the very late stages, handing Dave the win from Ashlee and Mick, who ran an electric-powered buggy.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Exotek have introduced the version 2 heavy duty turnbuckle set for the HPI Racing RS4 Sport 3 touring car. The V2 set includes special polished gun metal finish steel turnbuckles whose 4mm section allows for easy adjustment of the camber and front toe settings using an optional 4mm turnbuckle wrench. Also updated are the heavy duty v2 nylon ball cups for toughness and greater durability as well a perfect fit on the stock ball ends. The set includes a total of six links with the single servo link being not included.
The final round of the MSIG Wintercup series was held this past weekend and it saw Thomas Disselbacher (Xray) walking away with a double win in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Coming from the TQ spots, Thomas would sweep the A-mains to take the win from Fridolin Hager (Xray) and Christian Wukonig (Team Associated) in the 2WD class while Andreas Mayr (Team Associated) and Michael Langgruber (Xray) completed the podium in 4WD. Overall in the championship and with two of the three rounds to count, Thomas would also grab the series’ titles. Fridolin Hager and Christian Wukonig competed the top 3 result in 2WD while Andreas Mayr and Daniel Gumpoltsberger (Xray) rounded out the top 3 in 4WD.
Sunter International Speedway played host to round two of the Indonesian 1/8th GT National Championship over the weekend. A cloudy sky and a wet track made for special conditions at first but the track would dry up after the second round of qualifiers and it would stay dry throughout the event. Fayakhun Andriadi would take the overall TQ, about a second in front of Christian Mamesah and Chopin Yusuf who took the front row at the start of the 30-minute main final. On the tone Bowie Ginting jumped into 2nd place, coming from the 8 spot after a disastrous qualifying and Chopin would lead the way until Bowie got past him in lap five. The humid weather made engine setup crucial and several drivers suffered flameouts and in the end Bowie would hold the upper hand, taking the win from Christian and Rusman.
Ielasi Tuned have announced the return of Dutch top driver, Joey Sorber, to their factory team. Joey will use the company’s latest Nitro.21-9WCE on-road engine in the upcoming season at national and international races while also giving track-side technical support to Ielasi Tuned customers.
Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]
The 2017 edition of the Euro Indoor Race was held in Belgium this past weekend. In the 4WD Buggy class Xray’s Nico Risser took the TQ and he would also come out on top after the triple A-mains that were a pretty entertaining affair with three different winners. Ultimately Nico would bring home the win in front of Xray team mate, Eric Michiels and Team C’s Tom Maquel.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Round five of the Estonian Onroad Racing Series was held at Saue HOBIzone. In the 17.5T Touring class it was a smooth sailing for Risto Haug who made pretty much a clean sweep to take the day’s win from Henri Nurmela in second and Marko Roolaid in third.
