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February 18, 2014

Akio Sobue wins at Speed King Tour 2014 Rd1

The first round of the Speed King Tour 2014 took place at the Rajiten Nagoya indoor tarmac track in the Aichi prefecture. Although some top drivers from the Tokyo area, including last year’s “Speed King” Yugo Nagashima, could not attend because of unexpected heavy snow fall, many top works drivers made for a very competitive field. After three rounds of qualifying, young TRF driver Akio Sobue, took the Touring Car Modified TQ at his home track. Another TRF driver Takayuki Kohno, took the second place on the grid followed by Ryosuke Yamamoto. In the A-final Akio got a good start, led the race and ultimately won the race with his TRF418. Takayuki finished second while Shinnosuke Ogino took the final podium spot in third. The next round of the Speed King tour will be held at World Jam Racing in on the 2nd of March.

Source: Speed King Tour [speed-king-tour.blogspot.jp]

February 18, 2014

Vampire Racing saddle pack jumper wire

New from Vampire Racing comes this heavy-duty jumper wire for saddle battery packs. Made using thick 4.5 square millimetre high-flex silicone wire and silver-plated 4mm bullet-type connectors the wire also offers a 2mm charging port for a balancer harnesses making it ideal not only for connecting saddle packs in use but also while charging. The 100mm long wire is usable with many 1/10th and 1/8th applications and is available now.

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February 18, 2014

Yokomo BD7-2014 SLF titanium-coated shock shafts

Available now are these SLF titanium-coated shock shafts for the Yokomo BD7-2014 kit. Coming for standard and low-profile shocks, the special coating of the shafts reduces friction for a more efficient damping action while the gold-colour surface treatment also increases the surface hardness to make them less prone to become scratched during use.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.eu]

February 18, 2014

WRC STX 2014 2mm ergal main chassis plate

Italian company WRC now have a 2mm ergal chassis available for the STX 2014 touring car. Made from black anodised material the chassis comes in handy on all high traction surfaces such as carpet and sprayed asphalt as it can make for smoother cornering and higher corner speeds.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

February 18, 2014

Ng & Phua win at RCMC national series Rd2

The 2nd round of the RCMC national series in Singapore took place at the RCMC East Coast Raceway. In the 1/8th Open class Serpent driver Alvin Ng took the win from Khamil and Erwin Luhur. In the 1/8th GT class Serpent driver Pason Phue was able to take the win from Yubin and Anthony Yeo.

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February 18, 2014

Francesco Martini re-signs with Xray

Xray announce that multiple Italian champion Francesco Martini has re-signed with the Slovakian company for the 2014 season. Francesco is an extremely dedicated touring car racer and an important R&D member of the T4 platform. Francesco says:

During these past years I have got the chance to work in close contact with Juraj and Martin; their expertise and contagious passion led me to love this hobby more and more, and to chase perfection as the only possible result. Only those who know them can understand how strong and contagious their desire to always improve is. Martin’s further involvement in the touring project allowed the work team to get even more tight-knit. And now everyone works hard but with a smile on his face. Of course, also the development of the models has benefited of this mood. I think that our highest aim is to continue on this path.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 18, 2014

BRCA 1/12th nationals Rd 5 – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA 1/12 nationals took place last weekend, and for the first time a BRCA national event was held in a large shopping mall. Thecentre:mk played host to what many are already dubbing as ‘the best 1/12 national for more than 20 years’. Crowds 2 or 3 deep surrounded the 28m x 14m carpet track for the entire weekend, and there were also other exhibits and attractions on offer to engage the public with RC racing. The whole event was streamed live on the internet and with commentary provided by full size motor racing commentary legend John Hindhaugh it all came together to make for an enthralling spectacle.

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February 18, 2014

Oskar Levin wins 2WD class at Tomelilla MK

Oskar Levin wins 2WD at Tomelilla MK

Team C’s Oskar Levin has taken the win in the 2WD class at the recent club race at the Tomelilla Tomelilla Motor Klubb in Sweden. Coming from second on the grid he beat TQ Henrik Nilsson (Xray) for the win. Otto Ausfelt (TLR) completed the podium. In the 4WD class Otto Ausfelt (TLR) took the win from Martin Sjöberg and Tobias Körner (Xray).

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