May 2, 2023

Vejrak wins Hotrace Asia Cup

Meen Vejrak was the winner of the the inaugural Hotrace Asia Cup which was hosted at the Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong over the weekend.  Attracting an international field, in qualifying it was the former 1:10 200mm World Champion who set the pace topping all four rounds of qualifying.  Driving a Capricorn, the Maxima team driver would start from the TQ ahead Italy’s Carmine Riola, Australia’s Jeff Hamon and Hong Kong’s Lolo Sam.  In the 45-minute final, Vejrak continued that form leading throughout the 45-minute encounter.  Initially chased by Riola, the factory Infinity driver would retire with engines issues just as the race reached 1/3 distance.  Promoting the Serpent of Hamon to second, Vejrak would win by a lap with the Infinity of Sam completing the podium.  In 1:8 GT Wong Wai Kin took the win driving a Capricorn while in the 1:10 235mm final KK made it a clean sweep for the Italian manufacturer.

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May 2, 2023

ReveD Alu Rear Hub Carrier Set

RC Drift car manufacturer ReveD has released this Alu Rear Hub Carrier Set for RWD Drift. The popular aluminium rear hub carrier is now available with a new SE (shiny edge) specification. By providing two outer suspension pin positions, it is possible to adjust the roll center position and instantly change the setting according to the rear weight of the machine. The hub carrier body, which has been boldly hollowed out, has both rigidity and flexibility, and dramatically improves traction performance, while maintaining the highest performance.
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April 29, 2023

Bittydesign ‘A45M’ 1:10 M-chassis body shell

Bittydesign has released a new M-Chassis version of their A45 1:10 FWD body, the A45M.  Inspired by the shapes of a real car, they have created enlarged TCR-style fenders by adapting the proportions and measurements necessary for use with the most common M-chassis models on the market.  The body is universal and fits all the 1:10 M-chassis cars on the market with 210-225mm wheelbase.  It can be mounted on the 4WD chassis as well as on front wheel drive cars.  Made with high quality and genuine polycarbonate Lexan, it is produced only in Light Weight version 0,75mm thickness.  The kit comes complete with screw, nuts and large plastic washers to fix properly the rear wing along with a pre-cut decal sheet and window masks.

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April 28, 2023

Mugen MTC-2R Touring Car

Mugen Seiki has announced their latest 1:10 Electric Touring Car, the MTC2R.  The new car is an evolution of the successful MTC-2 platform used by Ronald Völker to win the ETS championship two years in a row.  Now the next generation MTC-2R has several updates and improvements.  Volker, designer & racer Robert Pietsch, Eric Dankel together with the whole development team tested extensively on different surfaces and conditions to develop the MTC-2R.

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April 28, 2023

Roche sign Vesa Yli in 1:12 team driver & design roles

1:12 World Championship winning manufacturer Roche has announced that the top Finland 1:12 and 1:10 onroad driver and professional R/C designer Vesa Yli is joining to their factory team.  Ali will race the P12 platform and also manage the design and development of new P12 project with their new factory drivers.  Commenting on the announcement Ali said, ‘I am super excited to join the Roche team for the next years not only a factory driver but I will also manage the design in the coming development projects!  I would like to thank Max Ma for giving this opportunity to work together.  I have always been a huge fan of the Roche products – the innovative design, super cool look and the performance has always been outstanding – it’s no wonder why they are World Champions!  Really looking forward to hit the track with my new gear and give my best performance and knowledge to the team at the track and with design work as always!’

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

April 28, 2023

Wallace Motorsports ‘Hall of Fame’ O.S. Speed T12

In it’s latest collaboration between O.S. Speed and SMJ, Wallace Motorsports has produced this ‘Hall of Fame’ Edition T1204.  Based off of the super successful O.S. T1204 engine, it gives customers the option to purchase a ‘Hall of Fame’ .12 engine or .21 engine.  The T1204 has more torque in the low-middle range with better performance.  Two tungsten weights are embedded in the counterweight of the newly designed crankshaft, which helps performance in the middle range.  The cooling head with wider fin pitch improves cooling efficiency.

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April 28, 2023

Capricorn 1:8 Onroad springs

Capricorn has added three new springs to its range for 1:8 Onroad racing.  Green Silver are a progressive front spring which provides a nice feeling car to drive providing more consistent lap times.  Purple rear springs provide the most rotation in the corners, these springs have been a popular option for the Capricorn Factory team as well as other competition teams.  Green being slightly harder than Purple, provides more stability and a little less rotation.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

April 27, 2023

Capricorn RC Bicompound 2 speed shaft

Capricorn RC has released a new Bicompound 2 Speed shaft made up of both steel and ergal.  The new shaft is available for 1:8 in different versions, 8mm gearbox and 6mm gearbox from the successful 1:10 C04 platform, and fits on the 1:8 804 chassis but is also available for the C04 1:10 nitro car kit.  Being 85% lighter, the advantages of the bicompound shaft are more acceleration, more top speed, better fuel economy and the transmission runs more free.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

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