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October 10, 2014

Volker tops first controlled practice

Ronald Volker topped the first round of controlled practice at the Touring Car World Championships in Florida, the Yokomo driver fastest over 3-consecutive laps from the Tamiya’s of Marc Rheinard and Viktor Wilck. Having set the pace in yesterday’s open practice Volker’s team Naoto Matsukura had a very short lived start to Day 2 as he managed only two timed laps before hitting the boards at the end of the straight and popping a tie rod.

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October 10, 2014

Jerome Sartel joins Team Losi Racing

Horizon Hobby welcome Jerome Sartel to the Horizon Hobby and Team Losi Racing Family. Jerome is well known worldwide for his professionalism, his off-road driving skills, and his excellent communication but also for his availability as a true ambassador to the RC Industry both on and off the track. Jerome will be in charge of developing our surface category brands as well as our marketing and event management in France. He will also be directly supporting the French Team Losi Racing drivers. Aside from these tasks Jerome will continue his successful driving career under the Team Losi Racing colors.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

October 10, 2014

SA Gas On-road Championships final round – Report

SA Gas On-road Champs final round – Report

The final round of the South African gas on-road championships was held at the RC Zone track in Middelburg. In the 1/8th scale class Wayne Joelson was the man to beat after taking TQ with Antonio Caroli having bad luck being disqualified in two of the qualifying rounds due to his car being under the minimum weight limit having lost weights during two of the qualifying rounds. Antonio made up for that in the final round by qualifying in second place and setting the fastest lap of the last round.

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October 10, 2014

Exclusive – nVision R540 brushless motors

Coming soon from nVision, previously known especially for their range of high-performance nitro engines and LiPo batteries, are the R540 competition electric brushless motors. Designed by motor guru Oscar Jansen the new R line motors offer a machined, orange anodised aluminium can with alloy front and rear endbells. Excessive machining of the can and endbells reduce the overall weight while improving cooling efficiency at the same time. Pre-shaped heavy-duty solder tabs make for easy and reliable wiring even when using large diameter wire. The sensored motors target the serious racer who is looking for a reasonably priced competition motor with the R540 being available as 4.5T to 8.5T Modified and 10.5T to 21.5T Stock racing variant.

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October 10, 2014

Team Muso LM-P Type2 World GT bodyshell

Team Muso have first prototype images of their forthcoming LM-P Type2 bodyshell for 200mm World GT cars available. Resembling the open cockpit LMP cars run at Le Mans and other races, the body not only fits World GT chassis but also 200mm F103-type cars and the like. We bring you more information on the multi-piece body as soon as they become available.

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October 10, 2014

Ultra Flat Head Carburettor Wrench

The new Revolution Design Racing Products Ultra Flat Head Carburettor Wrench is a dedicated flat head screwdriver to adjust and monitor the carb needle settings on nitro and gasoline engines. Offering a hardened spring steel 4×0.8mm tool tip the wrench is ideal to adjust the carburettor’s mixture needles while a gauge incorporated in the tool blade helps to monitor the adjustments made. Simply hold the gauge in place with the fingertips and rotate the screw driver into the desired direction to richen or lean out the carb setting – the red anodised indicator will clearly display the changes made. Part of the tool handle is also a rubber plug that helps to securely stop the engine by pressing the wrench against the flywheel. As usual the tool is constructed from high quality 7075-T6 aluminium while the blade is made from high quality spring steel. Laser-etched logos round out that signature Revolution Design look.

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October 10, 2014

Yeah Racing M05/06 long span suspension kit

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Tamiya’s M05 and M06 M-chassis kits is an aluminium long-span suspension arm and knuckle upgrade set. Made to replace the standard short arm suspension the front and rear A-arms included in the the set are 36 percent longer but retain the stock track width due to an updated front C-hub and rear hub design. Included in the set, that is constructed from ice blue anodised aluminium, are also new steering knuckles to complement the ball-raced C-hubs as well as adjustable camber links for the front and the rear of the car. The upgraded suspension improves the overall performance of the car which is further helped by a built-in 3 degree rear toe-in of the rear arms. All parts of the combo kit are also available separately although they they are not compatible with the standard parts and need to be used as a whole.

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October 10, 2014

Contact WGT & GT10 pre-mounted foam tyres

Contact RC bring to the market a new range of WGT/GT10 tyres for 200mm and 235mm pan and oval cars. The WGT/GT10 range includes a host of popular compounds to suit running on tarmac and carpet, including special 38 shore tyres with lilac stripe for control tyre events. All front tyres are trued to 63mm and rears 64mm and they become available by November.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]