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December 1, 2013

Marc Rheinard wins 2013 BIRC

The first annual Bangkok International RC Car Championship took place this weekend at the new Huge RC track in the Thailand capital. With a number of top drivers in attendance over the many classes, it was reigning World Champion Jilles Groskamp who took the TQ spot in the modified Touring car class ahead of 3-time Champion Marc Rheinard in 2nd with Nicholas Lee completing the top 3 for Tamiya. With Jilles flying back to the Netherlands on the Sunday for filming duties, Marc would take over the pole position for the A-main and made the most of his starting position by taking A1 and 2 to seal the overall win early. Andy Moore would come through from 5th on the grid to 4th in A2 and to take the win in A3 to claim the runner up spot, while Nicholas Lee would take 3rd overall.

Image: Marc Rheinard

November 30, 2013

Duratrax Li-24 compact charger

New from Duratrax, the Li-24 is a compact fully functional budget charger that fits easily in a field bag or on a workbench. Able to charge LiPo and LiFe up to 4S, this AC unit has a maximum of 3A charging current and is super simple to use. Fitted with gold plated connectors it comes supplied with Deans Ultra Plug connectors.

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November 29, 2013

Muchmore touring car body & wing multi gauge

Muchmore now have their new multi gauge for 1/10th touring cars available. It helps to measure the body height, wing dimensions and wing position to make sure the car complies with the current ISTC, BRCA, EFRA, FEMCA and ROAR regulations. It comes in black colour with easy-to-read markings and also incorporates a metric ruler.

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November 29, 2013

New Hudy Profitools wrenches & reamer

Hudy’s Profitool line sees the addition of two new wrenches and a reamer in the form of the .050 and .078 (5/64) Allen wrenches and a 3.0mm arm reamer. The tools sport hollow composite handles for effortless wrenching and Hudy spring steel tips that can be easily exchanged thanks to the aluminium hubs that are incorporated in the handles.

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November 29, 2013

Xray XB4 6 degree composite C-hubs

Xray introduce these 6° C-hubs for the XB4 buggy. They allow for quick roll centre adjustment using different thickness shims under the camber link ball stud and are made from a tough moulded composite. A large opening for the CVD assembly prevents any clearance issues even at large steering angles and allows for easy maintenance. The C-hubs are marked for identification, they fit all XB4 kits and become available separately as left and right variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 28, 2013

Markus Hellquist wins South Swedish Cup Rd1

The first round of the South Swedish Cup for electric touring cars was held in Gothenburg. The quite small and narrow track was very technical and left loads of room for mistakes and driving errors. After 3 rounds of qualifying with the best round to count Markus Hellquist (Xray) managed to secure the first spot on the grid, ahead of fellow Xray driver Karl Ullenius in second and David Hassel in third.

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November 28, 2013

Thunder Innovation Meteor tool line

Thunder Innovation introduce their new line of tools called Meteor. The wrenches sport an ergonomically shaped handle for comfortable handling while flat surfaces prevent the tools from rolling off your pit table. The tools are equipped with hardened spring steel tips and come in all popular sizes and tip designs including flat and Philips screw drivers, standard and ball hex wrenches as well as nut drivers, reamers and more.

Source: Thunder Innovation [thunderinnovation.com]

November 28, 2013

Antoni Caretti wins at Australian TC nationals

The 2013 Australian National titles were held in the Adelaide hills, at the Littlehampton track in South Australia. The race had a lot lower numbers than usual, as some drivers went to the AOC in Japan, and some chose not to come, but none the less the racing was great for those that attended. Massive rain on Friday washed away the track’s sugar treatment and the race director decided not to renew the traction enhancer as the weather forecast promised more rain during the weekend. Saturday again was washed away and only three out of the four qualifiers could be run. Antoni Cartti swept the touring car modified class qualifiers by taking six out of the six rounds. In 17.5T boosted stock Scott Kilford also took six out of the six rounds putting his car in pole position. In the modified class finals Antoni was able to win the first two A-mains in order to grab the 2013 Australian National title adding to his two previous 1/12th victories. In the boosted stock class Scott won A-mains #2 and #3 for a clean sweep of Xray’s latest T4 car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]