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February 15, 2023

Capricorn 1:8 GT tyres

Capricorn RC, under its ONE brand, has announced the release of an all new 1:8 GT range of tyres. With a stylish black rim design, the new rubber has proven extremely durable and high performing right from the first tests. In racing, the new tyre has already showed it’s performance with a strong result from Diego Morganti who took 2nd place over the weekend at the famed annual WinterNats in Florida. The tyres are designed to give the best performance and durability in the hope that it will reduce costs and make a more sustainable tyre for the GT Classes. The new range of tyres also allows you to run Foam and Rubber classes simultaneously without causing issues with GT rubber debris. Available in three compounds, Capricorn say the medium tyre will last over 1-hour maintaining strong performance throughout the race.

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February 15, 2023

Yokomo add Thurston to Factory Team

Team Yokomo has bolstered their UK Electric Touring Car market presence with the signing of top British racer Alex Thurston to their Factory Team. A podium regular in popular and competitive Essex Winter Series, as well as being the British 1:8 Onroad National Champion three seasons in a row, Thurston brings a wealth of experience and speed to the Yokomo Team and will not only represent them in the UK and also other worldwide events with the BD11 touring car platform. On the news, Thurston said, “I am very excited to join the Yokomo Factory Team! I will be using the BD11 touring car across all major races in the UK and across Europe. The performance of the car on track has been great since I first drove the car in December. The car is amazing to build, and I’m very impressed with the quality. See you all at the track again soon!”

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

February 14, 2023

Infinity IF18-2 Chassis & Washer Sets

New from Creation Model is this new optional chassis plate for the Infinity IF18-2 1:8 Onroad kit. The rigidity of the rear section of the R0340 chassis can be adjusted by adding a flat head screw. Also new from the Nitro Onroad World Champion manufacturer are stainless steel shims with an inner diameter of 3 mm, outer diameter of 4 mm, and thickness of 0.1 mm. The outer diameter is smaller than that of a standard shim while maintaining an inner diameter of 3 mm, allowing you to make adjustments to the clearance of shafts and other parts that were previously not possible. Finally they have released 3×8 Aluminium washers in 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5mm thicknesses which are high-precision machined aluminium with black colour alumite treatment. Larger outer diameter (8 mm) than standard aluminium spacers makes them suitable for use in locations where large forces are applied.

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February 14, 2023

Butterfield wins Florida Winter Nats

Reigning ROAR Fuel Onroad National Champion Bryce Butterfield took victory at the 47th Annual Florida Winter Nats. Securing the overall 1:10 TQ after five rounds of qualifying at Nuggets Ranch RC Raceway, the factory Serpent driver would take his 750 EVO to a comfortable win in the 30-minute Main Final over the Xray of Franco Desiderio and the Infinity of Jerry Guerra. With this year’s edition of race attracting over a 100 entries, in 1:8 Pro Diego Morganti, son of former US Onroad Nitro ace Paolo, took the TQ but his final was short lived ending after just 2-laps. The No.2 qualifier Ralph Birch would also hit trouble early on, the former 1:10 World Champion retiring after only 8 laps. Following his 1:10 victory, it wasn’t to be a double for Butterfield as he too retired half way through the 45-minute Main. In the end it was Eric Dennett who took the win by 6.6 seconds from Joachim Bruneaunnett with Rafael Angulo completing the podium. In 1:8 GT, Jose Almonte took the win for Serpent ahead of the IGT8 of Morganti with Carlie Lopez completing te Top 3 at the end of the half hour encounter.

Image: Bryce Butterfield [Facebook]

February 13, 2023

Schumacher Winter Series Rnd 6 – Report

Round 6 of the Schumacher Indoor Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club would conclude the series over the past weekend. With a strong number of entrants it would turn out to be a frantic day of racing. Chris lovely would sow up qualifying taking all four rounds with his Xray x4 23, with Series Champion Alex Brocklebank locking out 2nd with his Schumacher Mi8. The fight for third included six drivers all with scores that could put them in the prime position. In the end Matthew Cook with his Mugen chassis would have two 3rd round scores, behind him two more Schumacher Mi8’s of Daniel Burks and Joseph Cocking. Daniel Leonard would place his Awesomatix into 6th ahead of Peter Craig with his Schumacher.

Continue reading report here

February 13, 2023

Awesomatix A12 Alloy Steering Block Post 2 degree

Awesomatix has released these Alloy Steering Block Post 2 degree for their successful A12 1:12 racing chassis. Notching up another international title from the TQ at the recent Snowbird Nationals in Florida in the hands of World Champion Marc Rheinard, the new ST1208-C2AL parts offer a weight reduction of 2,3g/pcs compared to the standard steel ST1208/ST1207 steering post combination.

Source: Awesomatix [Facebook.com]

February 13, 2023

SuperRad SR-05 and SR-03L 1:12 LMP bodies

American race body manufacturer SuperRad Competition Bodyshells has released two new 1:12 LMP models to its line up, the all new SR-05 and the redesigned SR-03L. The SR-05 is the result of several months of testing and development and offers balanced handling and stability and is ideal for stock and super stock racing. Fitting all 1:12 cars, it is available in SuperLite .015” and Lite .020” polycarbonate and is ROAR, BRCA, and EFRA approved.

Read SR-03L details and more images here

February 13, 2023

Avid Alu and Steel 5.5mm wide/5mm Bore Pinions

New from Avid are these pinions that are specifically designed for the drag racing scene using 4 pole motors with 5mm bore shafts. What makes these pinion unique is that Avid made the teeth 5.5mm wide instead of the tapered teeth that end up being around 4mm. This allows for more surface area resulting in fewer stripped gears, especially when you mate this pinion with Kimbrough spur gears. The pinions are available made out of 7075-T6 aluminium & hard-anodised to reduce wear and friction, as well as steel. In drag racing, the choice between aluminium and steel pinions often comes down to the specific needs and goals of the vehicle. The majority of racers opt for aluminium pinions due to their lighter weight, which results in quicker acceleration. However, in cases where the vehicle experiences difficulties maintaining traction or keeping its nose down during launches, a steel pinion may be a better option. Steel pinions help balance the vehicle by limiting torque at the start, thereby improving horsepower and top-end speed.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]