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April 10, 2014

Rombouts wins at Dutch nitro on-road season opener

Pedro Rombouts wins at Dutch nitro on-road season opener

The Dutch nitro on-road Nationals started last weekend traditionally at the Real80 Groningen track. In qualification Pedro Rombouts immediately showed a dominant pace with lap times three tens faster over the rest of the field. During the next two round the pace was even better, resulting in a TQ in 48,9 seconds over three conservative laps. Behind Pedro it were Julius Kolff, Milan Holthuis and Daan Stuiver all posting three laps just under 50 seconds.

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April 10, 2014

Updated Awesomatix A700 spool set & steering blocks

Awesomatix have new option parts for the A700 touring car available in the form of a redesigned front spool and narrow steering blocks. Starting with the spool, the updated design has mounting screws sitting in the outdrives for a more secure fitment. The set includes a new spool axle, a pair of outdrives, bearings and mounting hardware. Also new are the AM06M steering blocks. They offer the same roll centre geometry as the AM06S but make for a 1.5mm narrower track width which can give an advantage in low-grip conditions.

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April 10, 2014

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motor

GForce Fujin front terminal brushless drift motors

Available soon from GForce is the Fujin brushless motor for drift cars. Being of quite an unconventional design with front mounted soldering terminals, the motor also features a high airflow can, internal fan unit and a special sound plate in the try to recreate the sound of a turbo charged full-scale engine. The rebuildable motor is available in 8.5T and 10.5T specification, features adjustable timing, ball bearings, and will become available by the beginning of May.

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

April 10, 2014

Active Hobby magnetic body mount markers

Asian company Active Hobby introduce this magnetic body mount marker set. Making use of a proven design, the set included four magnet-equipped aluminium bushings, four ring magnets and a set of body post bushings with all parts helping to perfectly mount bodies to a wide range of on-road chassis. The bushings are simply placed on the chassis’ body posts, the body will then be placed on top and the smaller ring magnets applied from the outside near the bushings. The magnetic force will the rings then slide into place allowing to mark the body post position for later drilling. The set is available in a range of colours including blue, black, red and silver.

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April 10, 2014

MRC Wiener Neustadt track opening – Announcement

The 1. MRC Wiener Neustadt announce their track opening race for the weekend of the 4th of May. Taking place on the renewed track some 50km away from the Vienna airport, the race will be run in a Touring Car Modified, Touring Car 17.5T and a Formula class. The entries for the event, that starts on Friday with a full day of practice, are limited to 120 drivers and you can find more information on the club’s website by clicking here.

April 10, 2014

Philippine Masters Race 2014 –Report

It was a hectic weekend of racing at the newly-designed Circulo Verde Racetrack in Metro Manila Philippines as the 2014 edition of the Philippine Masters got under way, with 2WD Electric Buggy, 2WD and 4WD Short Course, as well as 1/8 Electric Buggy added to the traditional Masters classes of Nitro Buggy and Truggy. Track held up throughout the day with a perfect weather conditions.

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April 10, 2014

T.O.P. Racing 5.3mm aluminium ball studs

T.O.P. Racing have developed new high precision 5.3mm 7075-T6 aluminium ball studs for the company’s on-road line of vehicles such as the Photon, Sabre and the mini touring car series. The red anodised alloy ball studs are light yet strong and come as 5mm and 8mm long variant to replace the original steel ball studs while the inner hex allows for swift and easy wrenching.

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April 9, 2014

Warm Up Woes?

Last weekend (OK, week!), the warm up race for the ISTC World Championships took place in Florida. A chance for some of the drivers who will be attending the main event later this year to visit the venue and begin their testing programme. Warm up events are always a controversial topic, so it only seems right for me to throw my thoughts into the mix. Typically, these events attract minimal coverage during the event because, let’s face it, it’s really just a glorified open practice day. Yet there still seemed to be plenty of ‘hype’ and interest about it – I was at another race in the UK that weekend, and lost count of how many times people asked me what news I’d heard from Florida!

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