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November 11, 2015

Malaysian National Championship Rd6 – Report

The sixth and final round of the Malaysian National Championship was held at the huge KLIRCC track in Kuala Lumpur, home of this year’s Large Scale World Championships and GT8 Cup. The MNC was held for the first time at this track and the event attracted a record entry of around 80 racers that signed in to race in the the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Boosted, Touring 13.5T Blinky and Mini. In the Touring Modified class Azri Amri grabbed the TQ and the win in front of Wong Kok Wai in second and Michael Lim in third.

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November 11, 2015

French 1/10th Off-road Nationals final round – Report

The final round of the French 1/10th Off-road National Championship was held in Neuvile de Poitou. High-grip carpet combined with low-grip sections made setup a bit tricky and in the 4WD class it was Lorenzo Crolla (Xray) who came out fastest from Xray teammate Mathieu Briere who both won two qualifiers but the better tie-breaker would hand Lorenzo the overall TQ. In the finals, Lorenzo was again super fast and he didn’t make any mistakes, sweeping all three finals for the overall win. Behind him the race was on for the runner-up spot between Mathieu Briere and Julien Formentin (Team Associated) with the better end for Julien. Mathieu then would round out the top 3 result.

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November 11, 2015

Intech ER-12M 2.0 buggy kit – Teaser image

Intech Racing have released a first image of the forthcoming ER-12M 2.0 1/10th scale 2WD buggy. An evolution of the ER-12, the kit will possibly feature some mid-motor-only gadgets although detailed information are not available yet. More information and images should become available soon.

Source: Intech [intechracing.com]

November 11, 2015

Schelle D413 +4mm alloy chassis & B5M C-mount

Schelle Racing Innovations have new option parts for the HB D413 and the Team Associated B5M buggy available. Starting with the aluminium stretch chassis, the +4mm longer wheelbase gives the car a longer footprint, reducing the pitching weight transfer that can cause the car to “3 wheel” and pick up a rear tyre in the turns. Also in the air, the car with the longer chassis is less sensitive and the car is also meant to be easier to control and drive hard without getting upset on braking, turn-in, or corner exit. Also, at 153g total weight the added 53g of weight and stiffness created by the alloy material stabilise the car on high grip. The chassis is recommended for indoor astro, carpet, and high-grip clay and the set includes the 2.5mm 7075 chassis, front top deck, instructions, chassis protector, O-ring dogbone spacers, and a Schelle mini decal.

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November 10, 2015

Matteo Berlincioni takes Italian Formula title

The Italian AMSCI Electric Outdoor Championships were recently held at the Miniautodromo Il Lombrico in Milazzo. 80 drivers from all over Italy fought for the title in the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T as well as Formula. In the Formula class Matteo Berlincioni (MDRacing) would TQ the opening qualifying round while Basile (Tamiya) came out fastest in round two. The remaining qualifiers would be held on Sunday morning and it was again Berlincioni who was on a mission by TQing round three and four, which allowed him to sit out the fifth and final round to save tyres for the finals. With Berlincioni, Basile, and Putrino (Xray) all scoring round TQs the title fight was on between these three drivers in the finals. Ultimately Berlincioni would be able to convert his pole position into wins in A1 and A2 to take the Italian national title from Basile and Putrino.

Source: MDRacing [mdracingrc.com]

November 10, 2015

Dark Matter Transformer fan mount

Dark Matter have introduced their Transformer motor fan mount. The hinged design allows to easily clamp the mount on the motor can, doing away with moving fan units which can harm efficiency while causing damage to the fan at the same time. The mounts are available in red, blue and black anodising, suitable for 30mm and 40mm fans and they include golden 12.9 grade screws for visual impact and high rigidity.

Source: Dark Matter [darkmatterproducts.net]

November 10, 2015

Shepherd Velox V8 chrome-style alloy clutch bell

New from Shepherd and made for the Velox V8 is the chrome-style aluminium clutch bell. Made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium with a special “chrome-style” treatment the bell fits the standard type as well as the reverse type clutches. With a weight of just 4 grams the weight saving is about 60 percent compared to the standard steel clutch bell. For perfect performance Shepherd recommens to use the aluminium clutch bell in combination with the yellow tuning clutch shoe and the light flyweights.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 10, 2015

Alex Ilievski takes Australian Touring 13.5T title

‪Alex Ilievski takes Australian Touring 13.5T title

This year’s Australian National Championships were held at the Whalan Model Car Club in NSW. The event attracted more than 100 entries, bringing the best drivers from around Australia in all classes. With four different drivers in Touring Stock 13.5 having a TQ on Saturday the top qualifier was still up grabs on Sunday morning. Ultimately Tony McMahon was able to put together two fast round to take the TQ.‬

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