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February 4, 2014

110% RC Racing clinic report

110% RC Racing clinic

The inaugural 110% RC Racing clinic is in the books and it was a huge success. Ty and Gord Tessmann sent us the following report. ‘There were 9 teams (one team couldn’t make it at the last minute) consisting of a driver and a mechanic. The ages of the participants ranged from 9 to 47 yrs old, and as it turned out we had a lot of father and son duos participating. The participants were very receptive to what we had to say and we were impressed by their willingness to learn. Over the four days there were a lot of questions and the occasional debate. We did see noticeable improvement in the participants driving from the first time on the track to the last time, they worked very hard. The youngest driver, Peyton at 9 yrs old, reminded me of Ty when he was that age, very smooth and consistent on the track and very quiet, it was awesome to see a huge improvement in him.

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February 4, 2014

Rules Of Popularity

After three long days, I sat down to write this column as we waited for our Euro Tunnel crossing on our journey home from this weekend’s ETS race. Being just one of the 320 racers present for what was quite probably Europe’s largest ever R/C race (no doubt until next year!) I had a number of opportunities to take a step back during the weekend to try to think about what it really is that makes an event popular.

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February 4, 2014

Fenix Racing Su-zuka S5-Ultra front end

At the recent ETS Fenix Racing introduced the new S5-Ultra front beam for the Su-zuka F1 kit. The design is based on the Schumacher Mi5 technology and the first ever F1 front end that allows to adjust anti-dive and pro-dive. The technology is used also for the king-pin, therefore camber and caster angles are adjustable, regardless the amount of dive. The part is a direct fit for the Su-zuka 2013 and 2014 version and a dedicated version for the Tamiya F104 platform is also available.

Source: Fenix Racing [fenix-racing.com]

February 4, 2014

JP Richards wins 2WD at WRL Rd4

This past weekend was the 4th round of the Winter Racing League held at The Loft R/C Raceway located in Columbus, Ohio. This event brought in 160+ entries with some of the top talent in the region. In 2WD TLR’s JP Richards TQ’ed by four seconds over the rest of the field with his 22 2.0 buggy. In the main JP started 1st on the grid and led tone to tone unchallenged. In 4WD JP was able to qualify in second position challenging the leader but was unable to unseat him finishing 2nd in the end.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

February 4, 2014

Xray T4’14 aluminum chassis

Seen at last weekend’s ETS in use by Martin Hudy, Xray have released their new aluminium chassis for the T4 platform. Designed & developed especially for high traction track conditions, the chassis helps to increases stability and increase steering at the same time making the car more easy to control and easier to drive. Suggested for use on carpet tracks it is CNC-machined from 2mm thick premium Swiss 7075 T6 and additionally black coated. The chassis has a more narrow design and only fits the T4’14.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2014

RDRP RB6/RT6 battery positioner sets

New from RDRP come two new battery positioner sets for the Kyosho RB6 buggy and RT6 stadium truck. First up is the aluminium variant that is only slightly heavier compared to the kit’s plastic parts. They are designed to enhance the look while offering higher rigidity at the same time. Made from 7075-T6 aluminium the C-shaped parts sport laser-etched graphics and are usable for standard length, shorty and saddle pack battery configurations alike.

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February 4, 2014

Max Mört wins 4WD at SC Winter Cup Rd3

The SC Winter Cup is the most competitive SC race series in Finland, fought out in a total of 6 races all over Finland. The classes run are 2WD and 4WD SC. Last weekend the series travelled to Helsinki where one of Europe’s biggest RC centres is located. 3700 square meters of racing space host four permanent tracks. PKSRCA is also the biggest club in Finland with over 300 members. The race schedule sees two rounds of practice and three rounds of qualifying of which two count while the finals are run in a 2-out-of-4 format. This has let the racing class to grow rapidly as it offers plenty of track time. The 4WD class had a very exciting qualification to offer with Max Mört and Max Söderlund both having first and second place finishes and in the end Max Mört took the TQ by just 0.5 seconds. The grid was completed with Tom Thusberg and Lauri Ruotsalainen for the 4 first spots.

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February 4, 2014

Vampire Racing 4mm high current male connectors

New from Vampire Racing come several new 4mm male connectors. Available as 12mm plug for 1S packs, 14mm variant for standard 2S batteries and 18mm variant for packs with “through-type” 2-way tubes, the connectors are available as traditional gold-plated and also as silver-plated variant for those who seek the ultimate in performance. The plugs come as pairs with the 18mm variant being also available as 10-piece pack.

Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]