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September 23, 2013

SRS and the Cactus Classic move indoors

The Scottsdale RC Speedway, located in Scottsdale, Arizona and home of the prestigious Cactus Classic race announce that they will soon leave their old destination in the North Scottsdale Road to move into a new facility. The new 20,000 square feet track will be housed inside a huge building that not only takes the track but also a store and a gigantic indoor kart track. The last race on the outdoor track will take place at the weekend of the 24th of November with the new indoor facility being race-ready from January 1st 2014.

Source: SRS [scottsdalercspeedway.com]

September 21, 2013

VBC Racing Lightning12 1/12th kit

VBC Racing have introduced their Lightning12 1/12th scale chassis. A joint development project between VBC Racing and Hiro Factory Japan with extensive testing and feedback from drivers to created this new car. Offset inline battery placement has proven to make the car easier to drive, have better balance and weight transfer and incorporated into their design has been the standard VBC Racing flair. Aesthetics are what we at VBC Racing take pride in so the car looks good on and off the track.

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September 21, 2013

ZZRacing F1 screw kits

ZZRacing have produced this all new series of screw kits for F1 cars. Made from high quality titanium & stainless steel they are available as M3 and M4 flat head and button head screws. The material used increases durability and sheds some weight compared to conventional steel screws. The set contains screws suitable for the Tamiya F104, TRF101, Yokomo YRF, VBC Flash04, Serpent F110, Saxo F1, Speedpassion SP-1 and the TRG112.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

September 20, 2013

Gravity RC all purpose polish

Gravity RC introduce their all purpose metal polish, made to polish and protect all metal parts and even plastic. The product is non-toxic, non-flammable and contains no ammonia, separating the polish from many other products on the market. It is ideal for the use on hinge pins, shock shafts, kingpins and ball studs and best applied using dry cloth or a rotary tool with buffing wheel. The polish comes in a 1 oz jar and includes a GRC decal sheet.

Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]

September 20, 2013

HiroFactory HRF12X pan car – Teaser

Japanese company HiroFactory, known for their HRF10X conversion kit for the Tamiya F103 and F104 chassis are currently working on the HRF12X, the company’s first complete 1/12th scale pan car kit. So far only a handful of teaser shots are available that show some of the car’s details such as highly adjustable front end with aluminium arm mounts and a conventional overall design. The mid section shows the carbon fibre chassis and by the looks of things the 1S battery pack can be place in a longitudinal or traversal position. The rear end again is of a conventional design with a spacious motor pod, link-type suspension and two grease-filled roll dampers. We have no definite information on availability but according to HiroFactory the kit is “coming soon”.

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September 20, 2013

Serpent 747-e – First images

Serpent have released first images of their upcoming 747-e 200mm electric touring car. The vehicle makes use of the suspension components, steering and front and rear bulkheads of the nitro-powered 747 and combines them with a carbon fibre double deck construction in order to create a lightweight yet strong base for 2S to 3S LiPo battery packs and 540-size brushless motors. With the battery and motor technology developing at a fast rate the tough 200mm cars allow the use of 4-pole brushless motors for increased efficiency and power output and the class may come to the rescue for clubs that are faced with noise emission problems. It is understood that the 747-e will be released before the end of this year. We keep you up-to-date with more information as soon as they are available.

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September 20, 2013

Sabah Reunion Race 2013 – Report

Sandakan Speedway played host for the 2013 Sabah Reunion Race. Racers from all over Borneo competed on the demanding track with a 50 metres straight and a very technical infield section. The race was held in a 13.5T touring, Formula 1 and nitro touring car class with the qualifying being held over two days. After five rounds of very tight qualifying, over a half of the 13.5T field had the 13 laps needed to be in the A-main. KS Chu held the top spot with the entire rest of the field being in a 16 seconds window. James Chong set the fastest lap to claim the pole in F1 and Hon Nyen Ho TQ’d the field of the nitro class. The Formula 1 drivers ran their 20 minute A-main first. They were the first cars on the track after rain disrupted the F1 and nitro qualifying and the rear wheel driven cars obviously had their problems. There was no clear favourite until the dry line started to form with Raphael using the opportunity to take the win. The nitro touring class could not run their full 20 minutes with darkness rapidly approaching. In a final shortened to 10 minutes Hon was able to convert his pole into a victory. In the electric touring car class the close qualifying meant close racing in the final. The still damp track was only a problem for the first round. When the dust settled the three final legs had three different winners winners and after the tie-break that had the fastest lap taken into consideration KS Chu claimed the overall by 9/1000 of a second.

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September 20, 2013

Roy Gjemble sweeps Norwegian 1/10th off-road nats

The 2013 installment of the Norwegian National Championship was hosted by the Innherred Rc-Bilkubb in Levanger, Norway. The IHRC Raceway is an astroturf covered, 230 meter long high-speed but technical track that again proved to be a real challenge for both drivers and cars. The same track and club is likely to be the venue and host of the 2014 Nordic Championships as well so it was a good opportunity for the racers to get some track time. The race format saw the 2WD class raced on Saturday and 4WD on Sunday. This year, for the first time in Norwegian electric buggy history, the 4WD class winner would be awarded what is considered the highest achievement in sports in Norway, His Majesty the Kings Trophy.

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