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January 10, 2017

FVSS LED pit board

FVSS from Italy have released their customised LED pit board. With dimensions of 470x370mm, the pit board is equally useful for 1/10th and 1/8th on-road vehicles and the brightness of the background light is conveniently adjustable using buttons. Furthermore the board features scales on two sides to have a quick look at wheelbase and track width settings. Included with the board comes a 150cm USB power cable and thanks to the very low power consumption it can be powered by a simple power bank.

Source: FVSS [fvssshop.it]

January 10, 2017

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd4 – Report

Round four of the Schumacher Indoor Masters was held this past weekend in Worksop. 14 heats of entries across the two classes of 2WD and 4WD buggy made once again for a huge entry. This time the Worksop track crew had designed a very fast and flowing circuit, so lap times were going to be pretty quick. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best two results to count towards the final and grid position. It was Danny McGee on form in 4WD qualifying, just ahead of Jack Neal and James Helliwell while in 2WD it was very close between Neil Cragg and Danny McGee all day, with both drivers taking two round TQ’s each, but Neil having the faster time which would see him line up on pole position. Adam Perei drove superb and would line up a brilliant 3rd on the grid.

View the final results here

January 10, 2017

Zen Racing RXGT12 composite LiPo brace with O-ring

Zen Racing have introduced a composite LiPo brace with O-ring battery retainer for the RXGT12 1/12th on-road kit. Replacing the standard carbon fibre brace and allowing the use of an O-ring to fasten the LiPo battery the set does away with the need to tape the battery into the chassis. Included are the LiPo brace cut from high-quality carbon fibre and two rubber O-rings.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

January 10, 2017

Vanessa Wende wins 7th annual Winter Race

The Spessart Race Park in Waldaschaff, Germany recently held their 7th annual Winter Race in snowy, icy conditions. The Winter weather with temperatures down to -9°C made for challenging racing conditions for drivers and machines and it was the Wende family that excelled with Marcus and Vanessa taking the top 2 positions after the qualifiers. Both then also won their respective semifinals with Marcus grabbing the pole position for the main final by one second from daughter Vanessa. After the 30-minute main final things looked a bit different up front as young Vanessa took the win from Marcus while Andreas Heublein completed an all-Xray podium lock-out.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 10, 2017

Capricorn LAB-C03 aluminium gear differential

Italian company Capricorn have introduced an aluminium gear differential set for the LAB-C03 nitro touring car. Developed with racing in high-grip track conditions in mind and also ideal for the use in high ambient temperatures the set offers increased durability and zero case deformation under load, resulting in improved and virtually fading-free performance even in long mains. The set comes with all needed parts including steel outdrives, alloy cross pins and compose internal gears.

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January 10, 2017

Energy Fuel to supply Simon Kurzbuch

Energy Fuel have announced the signing of Simon Kurzbuch to their team. Reigning World Champion, double ENS and Swiss National Champion, Simon will be a great addition to an already strong team as he will join the likes of Pirani, Ielasi and Zanchettin to run the complete range of Energy products. Simon’s 2017 race program will include the ENS events, the EFRA GP Series, the Worlds in France and of course the Swiss Championship as well as other select international races.

Source: Pepe Group [facebook.com]

January 10, 2017

TLR 22-series aluminium gear differential set

Team Losi Racing’s new gear differential for the 2WD 22-series of vehicles has been designed to drop right into the 22-series transmission cases, so there is no need hand-fit, modify or alter the car to make it fit. Besides providing improved performance on all types of surfaces, the gear diff can be accurately and consistently tuned using diff fluid. The case is machined from 7075-T6 aluminium to balance out weight, durability and performance. The unit is compatible with all 22-series buggies and trucks, and it can be used with 3-gear, 4-gear and laydown transmission cases.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

January 10, 2017

2017 Urban Touring Series Rd1 – Report

Singapore’s Urban Touring Series kicked off its 2017 season this past weekend, with most of the island’s top racers participating. The event was also a concurrent national series points scoring round and in the ISTC class, Nicholas Lee stamped his authority early on by securing the TQ despite the valiant attempts of his closest competitors. PY Tang secured P2 for the finals with a great run in Q4, with Dominic Quek having to be content with a P3 start.

Continue reading the report here