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April 3, 2016

Pietsch & Redaelli TQ at Picco Challenge

At the end of the four rounds of qualifiers the overall TQ honours went to Mugen’s designer and factory driver Robert Pietsch, who ended up on a tie with Lamberto Collari but managed to snatch the first spot on the grid from the 9-time World Champion thanks to his Q3 time, two seconds faster than Collari’s Q4 TQ. Looking pleased with his newborn MRX-6 and his Picco engine, Robert was of course happy to be able to start out in front for the A-Main.

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April 3, 2016

Gizmo GZ1 1/10th touring car

Danish company Gizmo is finally ready with their GZ1 touring car. The company’s first platform, problems in the production meant it was delayed by several months but the company is finally ready to take preorders by April 1st with expected product shipment from 1st May 2016. Featuring a revolutionary 2 spur gear design, it allows the motor to be mounted centrally in the centre line of the chassis for perfect weight balance. For the newly develop drivetrain, the kit relies on a standard 2-belt design with spool in the front and gear differential in the rear. The drivetrain also sits exactly in the centre line of the chassis for equal left-to-right flex characteristics, as is the floating servo mount and the centre mounted weight, which comes as standard in the kit. Front double-joints driveshaft comes standard as well.

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April 2, 2016

Collari overnight TQ at 2016 Picco Challenge

Finding himself tied at the top of the standing with Alberto Picco after two of the four rounds of qualifying, Lamberto Collari is overnight Top Qualifier at the 2016 Onroad Europe Picco Challenge thanks to a better best time over his arch rival. Only gaining a fifth time in the first round due to his engine being too lean, the Infinity driver then managed to sort things out and TQ’d round 2 edging Shepherd’s Christian Cavicchioli by half a second. Despite feeling a slight understeer in the second half of the round, Lamberto looked pleased with how his package performed and is of course looking forward for the continuation of the race.

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April 1, 2016

Making the Xray RX8’16 – Part 1

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I have a lot of respect and passion for the 1/8 on-road class. My passion comes from my early days when I got involved in RC, as this was the class I started with and grew up with. My respect comes from the fact that this class is considered the “ultimate F1 class” and as such many manufacturers put a high priority and investment into the class that pushes performance and limits all the time. It is kind of strange that despite this class being considered to be pinnacle of all RC car classes, the number of race entries is still low. This is understandable considering the big investment for a 1/8 on-road season and the complexity of the cars, but the very high speeds make the races very exciting and also challenging!

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April 1, 2016

Protoform Corvette C7.R 1/8th GT race body

Protoform brings Corvette Racing’s championship heritage to 1/8 GT Class racing with this officially-licensed Corvette C7.R race body. From the signature Corvette muscular stance and swept-back roofline, to the large front splitter and side vents, every detail of the 1:1 race car is captured to add scale realism to the world of 1/8 GT. The extensive decal sheet lets you deck out your C7.R with Corvette branded windshield headers, “Jake” skull hood logo, number plates, and USA flags. Included with the body is an add-on rear wing, secured with three oversized nylon screws and featuring 2 trim-lines and spill-plate sizes: a lower line for sanctioned racing, and an upper line for low-grip club racing. This body fits 1/8 GT cars with the longer (GT2) wheelbase of 360mm, such as the Kyosho Inferno GT2. GT1 class racers, don’t fret: a shorter wheelbase version (328mm) of the C7.R is coming soon.

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April 1, 2016

2016 BIRC Race – Announcement

The organisers of the Bangkok International RC Car Championship got in touch to tell us that this 2016 running of this event will take place on the weekend of the 19th of June in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by the well known ‘Huge RC’ track built by former World Champion Surikarn C., this covered facility was just newly resurfaced. Expected to attract top racers from Europe and around Asia, the event will be open to several 1/10th on-road classes including Touring Car Modified, 13.5T boosted, 13.5T blinky and 17.5T blinky, F1 21.5T blinky as well as 1/8th, 1/10th 200mm and 1/8th GT gas on road classes. More information about the BIRC can be found here.

April 1, 2016

Serpent Cobra SRX8 buggy

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Following a number of teasers, Serpent have finally released their all new Cobra SRX8 1/8th scale buggy. Designed by Billy Easton, the focus was on performance, ease of use and durability. A very well specced kit, the major changes include new gear-differentials that have a larger case to allow for more oil inside and a built in pressure compensation system, resulting in a more consistent diff over longer runs. A new gear-mesh plate system allows for easy and secure engine (dis)assembly without worrying about gear mesh. For tuning, the front and rear lower wishbones allow inserts to be both mounted in the top and bottom for many possible flex options, using no inserts, moulded inserts, carbon inserts, or mixed of both inserts. Finally the new angled steering system offers optimal Ackermann settings as well as reduced bumpsteer.

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April 1, 2016

VBC Racing D08 brass mounts & LCG towers

VBC Racing have released these new brass suspension mounts for their WildFireD08 touring car. There are 3 new pieces, a brass suspension mount which is 9.5grams compared to the original aluminium version which is 2.5grams, a solid FR mount that is 10.9grams versus 3.3grams and finally a split mount that are 4.3grams each compared to the original which are 1.1grams each. Also for the WildFireD07 there are new graphite LCG shock towers that work with the new TBBS shock system.

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