Infinity has released a Front One Way set intended for use in the ‘Wide Spec’ version of its World Championship winning 1:10 Nitro Onroad chassis. The IF15-2W kit gives you a 1:10 235mm category set-up allowing you to easily enjoy high performance and now with the release of the Front One Way Set you can achieve sharper turning and more direct performance on high-grip circuits.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
Titanium screw specialists OfficinaRC has released a new Spool Screw Kit and Gear Diff Screw Kit for Awesomatix A800 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The Titanium AT03R Spool Screw Kit contains five screws and is specifically designed to reduce rotational mass, enhancing the spool’s efficiency and overall performance. With all OfficinaRC kits entirely produced in Italy, ensuring the highest quality and precision, the Titanium Gear Diff Screw Kit for the A800 contains 3 screws with the weigh reduction offered reducing the rotational mass of the differential, improving the model’s agility and responsiveness.
Indonesia played host to the sixth running of the PN Asia Championship with previous editions of the 1:28 event having been hosted in Singapore and Thailand. Attracting just shy of 100 entries to the city of Surabaya, the event saw drivers from Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, USA, Italy and Finland compete for the Asian title in 4 Classes – 2WD Mod, 4WD Mod, GTLM Superstock, and Pan Mod. In 2WD Mod it was Malaysian driver Jason Wong with his Reflex Racing RX28 who took the win ahead of Top Qualifier Natapong Chansawang from Thailand with Arif Zakaria from Brunei completing the podium. In 4WD Mod, it was local driver Tony Lee who secured the TQ but it was Chansawang driving his RC Atomic BZ5 who was crowned PNAC Champion with Indonesia’s Andre Irawan his closest rival. Making it a double success, Wong would also take the GTLM Superstock class while Pan Mod was won by Roy Chong from Singapore. The PN World Championship will take place in Vélizy Villacoublay, France, from October 31st to November 3rd.
Source: SubRC [surabayarc.com]
The first round of the Serpent Nitro GT Series took place at the Tom Racing Circuit in Hong Kong on July 14th. The weather was perfect for racing, with a sunny day at 34 degrees. The race consisted of two classes: the Sport GT class, which primarily features RTR GT Chassis with stock engines, and the Open class, which has no restrictions on chassis or engine. After three rounds of qualifying, Sam Kwong took the top qualifying spot in the Open class, while Jason Choi took the TQ in the Sport GT class. Following a 45-minute A-Main final, Opel Chiu emerged as the winner in the Open class, followed by Simon Chan in second place and Ricky Yim in third. The Sport GT class race was more thrilling, with the second, third, fourth, and fifth positions all having the same number of laps and a very tight gap. In the end, Tiger Ho emerged as the winner, followed by Ming Wu in second place and Jason Choi in third.
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Xray is offering a new medium composite hub for its X4 1:10 Electric Touring Car platform. The medium composite is softer than Graphite material and thus generates more mechanical grip on the car and improves side traction. Recommended for low traction asphalt tracks and very-low grip carpet tracks. The hubs allow full adjustability of the axle height to adapt the car to every condition. The aluminium front steering plates and rear ARS plates are easily mounted depending on the hub’s location. The design of the hub is universal with the same part used at all four corners with corresponding extensions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
ARC has announced that young Australian onroad racer Brayden Stanley has joined its factory team. A multiple 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Australian and State Champion, and a finalist at the 2022 IFMAR World Championship in Thailand, Stanley has also been racing extensively in electric touring cars for the past few years. Debuting the A10-25 electric touring car at the recent PDNR Winter Champs, he took TQ and overall win in the highly competitive Modified Class. As part of the deal, the former Infinity driver will also now race in the 1:8 Onroad category. Commenting on the move to ARC, Stanley said, “In my initial test with the A10-25, I was immediately impressed with its quality and speed straight out of the box. I want to thank Jones from ARC and Vincent from Smokem for welcoming me into the ARC team. I am also super excited to start racing 1/8th nitro with the ARC R8.4 LCG, as it’s a class I’ve been aspiring to race in since my early nitro days!”.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
It’s a car that has been generating a lot of interest in Electric Touring Car circles and now RC Maker has published the first official photo of some of the production parts that will make up the new SP1 1:10 Touring Car kit. On its Facebook page, RC Maker gave an update with the image saying, ‘We’re inching closer to the release of our brand new SP1 Touring Car and SP1-F FWD! We will be presenting both cars on the 1st of August 2024, and at the same time we will open up Pre-Orders both directly and through our global distributor network! We will provide an estimated global release/shipping date when both cars are presented on the 1st of August! Until then, enjoy a peek at some production parts…’ A passion project of international racer Ryan Maker, who is behind the well known Australian carbon fibre parts and accessories producer RC Maker, he added on his own social media, ‘It’s hard to contain my excitement having all the production parts coming together!! Many revisions, prototypes, samples and tolerance adjustments. Leaving no stone unturned in making the SP1 and SP1-F the absolute best cars I can. I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved so far. It’s taken longer than I expected, because being my first ever car, there has been a lot of learning that’s had to happen! But that’s a part of it, and possessing this valuable knowledge will only improve everything I design and produce in future! Both cars will be presented on August 1st, and Pre-Orders will commence from us directly and our global distributors. Thanks again for all the support and interest! We’re almost there…’
Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]
Texas based 1:28 specialists MWX Performance has announced a number of new sets of racing wheels available in two different materials. The PC based material wheel is stiffer for high grip tracks but can not be re used once the tires wear out while the NB material wheel is softer but can be soaked in acetone to remove your tyres and re-purpose the wheels. Each wheel is double offset, by mounting the tire backwards you gain 1mm of offset per side. Precise mould process eliminates out of round and wobbly wheels with the wheels available in 19×8.5- 0/1 offset, 19×11 -0/1 offset, 19×14-0/1 offset and 20×11 – 3/4 offset.
