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September 8, 2015

Serpent wide rear wing, diffusor & rear pod plate

Made for the Serpent F110 SF2 formula car is are a new wide rear wing, diffusor and an adjustable rear pod support plate. Starting with the wing, it is available in a black and a white version and while being wider than the standard part it also offers additional adjustments in order to fine-tune downforce and drag. Swinging over to the diffusor, the moulded composite part is available in black colour only and it can add a certain stability while offering protection for the rear pod and spur gear at the same time. The diffusor is moulded from high-quality composite material and it attaches to the rear pod plate. Last but not least is the adjustable rear pod carbon fibre plate for the F110 that allows to mount the rear wing in a standard and a high position while retaining the diffusor’s low position. The wing and diffusor fit Serpent’s F110 kit and also the cars of many other brands.

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September 8, 2015

Tom Yardy joins Schumacher

Schumacher Racing welcome top UK Off Road racer Tom Yardy to the team. Tom is an extremely accomplished racer finishing and excellent 4th in both 2WD and 4WD BRCA Championships last year with one race win at EPR. He has signed a multi-year deal and will also use Schumacher distributed brands, Hobbywing speed controls and motors, Intellect Batteries and Highest servos. Tom had this to say about the deal:

I’m delighted to be a part of the Schumacher team for 2016/17 – in my opinion they currently have the best cars on the market for European racing and I can’t wait to get them out on track. I’d like to thank Robin Schumacher, Mark Musgrove and Trish Neal for helping to make this move possible and I will do all I can to re-pay their faith in me.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 8, 2015

GForce TS90+ sensored brushless speed controller

Japanese company GForce have introduced the TS90+ brushless speed controller. Rated at 90A content current the speedo is good for the use with motors down to 5.5T at 2S LiPo battery packs. The controller is usable with or without an additional fan unit, it measures 39x38x20mm and it offers 6V/3A BEC output as well as several turbo and timing functions which are accessible using an optional programming box or GForce’s WiFi Link. The ESC comes pre-wired with 14AWG silicone wires, a power capacitor and it will become available with a black or orange heatsink.

View the specifications here

September 8, 2015

BRCA announce 2015/16 Formula control tyre

The BRCA GT Circuit section have announced the control tyre for the 2015/16 BRCA GT national series Formula class. At the 2015 EGM, the floor voted for the committee to find a suitable control tyre for the Formula national series, this needed to have a balance of price, performance, availability and fitment. The BRCA held an “open” testing event at Swifts Raceway on August 23rd for drivers of all abilities to turn up and run four different set of tyres from three manufactures. The BRCA asked the drivers to try not to focus on what may be the “fastest” tyre, but give feedback as to the feel and balance shift across the sets. As a result the GRP GFX10-S2 and GFX20-S2 with carbon aluminium effect wheels were chosen as the 2015/16 control tyre. The press release in full including some testing results can be found here.

September 8, 2015

2015/16 Essex Winter Series – Announcement

The organisers of the Essex Winter Series have announce the full details for the 2015/16 Championship. Now recognised as the premier on-road championship in the UK, the EWS will again be contested over five rounds on one of the largest carpet tracks in the world, all rounds running at the popular venue of Deanes Sports Centre, near Southend in the South East of the UK. Following a recording-breaking series last winter, the well-known EWS team have kept most of the successful formula the same. There will be two classes again, for Touring Cars with Modified motors, and Super Stock 13.5 blinky. Both classes will continue to run on the Ride REX30 tyre. Following a sell out in just seven minutes last year, the entry process has been altered slightly. Entries are now open, and will remain open until midday on Saturday 12 September. Entries will be capped at a maximum of 120, and if the event is oversubscribed then drivers will be placed onto the reserve list, with priority for entries given to those competing in the whole series and those who have supported EWS Events in the past. More details, rules, dates and the entry form can be found here.

September 8, 2015

Nico Schmid takes Swiss 4WD Buggy title

Round four of the Swiss Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Obernau track this past weekend. In the 4WD A-mains Nico Schmid grabbed the win from Team Associated teammate Patrick Hofer to take the national title. Third in the 4WD class was Fabian Luca Widmer (Yokomo). With a fine sixth place Nico’s brother Florian took the 4WD Swiss Junior title.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

September 8, 2015

Roche P12 aluminium option parts

Roche have new aluminium option parts for the P12 1/12th scale pan car available. First up are off-set rear axle ride height adapters. The original parts are of a 0/1.5mm design with the optional parts being of a 0.25/1.25mm setting which makes for in-between ride height settings. The CNC-machined adjusters come black anodised and laser-etched for easy identification. Also new is an aluminium lower pod plate for the P12 with the 7075-T6 part increasing rear traction and improve motor cooling. The plate comes black anodised for wear and it is a direct replacement for the kit’s carbon fibre part. Last but not least are 4-40 aluminium rear wheel screws with 2mm hex heads. The red anodised parts are doing away with the need to use imperial-size tools to install or remove the wheels.

View the other new parts here

September 8, 2015

Vision Racing TLR 22-4 carbon fibre front shock tower

New from Vision Racing and made for the TLR 22-4 is a 5mm carbon fibre front shock tower. It incorporates micro tune shock positioning by adding two in between holes to the three stock positions. The smaller centre section allows more undisturbed air to the body and for all the weight conscious stock racers out there the part is 1.4 grams lighter than the stock tower.

Source: Vision Racing [vision-racing.net]