New from Arena are these ‘world spec’ progressive HPS (2.5~3.0) 19.5mm springs. Made by Yokomo, they help to supply more traction on power and reduced roll for more stable acceleration, they are suitable for both the front & rear. Made to work with many 1/10 touring cars such as the MTC-2, IF14-2, T4, BD10, X20 and more.
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Last weekend the second round of the 2021 Greek Nats in Touring Modified and Stock classes took place in the fast but also technical track of Modelodromio Patras. In the Modified class, Dimitris Ioannidis (Awesomatix) took pole position in front of Filippos Isaakidis (Tamiya) and Kostas Sidiropoulos (Mugen Seiki). Ioannidis was able to capitalise on his TQ spot winning the first 2 legs against title rival Isaakidis awarding him the overall win and securing his 1st in this class and 3rd overall Greek Championship with one race remaining in the 2021 championship having already won the first 2 races.
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The Cotswolds track hosted round four of the BRCA Touring Car series, a venue popular with UK drivers with a great layout and a good mix of fast and slow corners. Coming into this round the modified championship looked well within the grasp of Xray driver Olly Jefferies, given the way the points are allocated Jefferies would need just one more A final win to retain his modified title but there was strong opposition in his way from the likes of Chris Grainger, Kyle Branson and Zak smith, all four drivers had shown good speed in testing and this one looked hard to call.
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The British weather played a big part in the latest round of the 1/8 Circuit series hosted at the newly resurfaced Halifax circuit in the north of the UK recently. A bumper entry was in for the weekend’s racing with both nitro and electric classes competing. The electric class gaining popularity again with many newcomers and returning drivers attracted to the class. Saturday saw heavy rain with most drivers not going onto the track for timed practice. Sunday started similarly with rain fall and standing water on the track, it was to be a day of tricky conditions and a mostly damp track which never really fully dried. Qualifying was to come down to one round where conditions were somewhat better so pressure was on drivers to ensure they got a respectable time in.
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T-Works have introduced two new front bumper foams for the Awesomatix A800 touring car. Available as standard and extra hard variant, both offer exceptional chassis and body protection and with the soft version weighing 6g and the hard version 11.2g this small difference can help refine the chassis’s weight bias.
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RC Maker have introduced their brand new pre-cut premium pro decal sheets for 1/10th onroad (190 & 200mm) as well as 1/8th onroad. Having a nice looking body can be expensive and time consuming, until now. Simply paint your body from the inside as usual, with your desired base colour. Apply our Pro Decal Set on the outside and cut the excess overhang off the wheel arches, and you’ve got a professional looking scheme in minutes. The set contains bonnet and sides, as well as stylish headlights, and for the TC version, tail lights and grill. The installed set only weighs around 7g, no heavier than a full custom paint job and there are 8 cool colour schemes to choose from.
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The third round of the 2021 Italian Championship dedicated to 12th scale classes took place this past weekend in RC Landia, Scandiano. The race was held under the official safety protocols that ACI Sport (the Italian R/C Cars Federation) has agreed with National Authorities in order to allow full safety for all participants. In GT12, which in Italy is traditionally run according to the popular BRCA rules, Guido Carbognani repeated his impressive performance that saw him win Round 1 and 2, and took another dominant win that allowed him to stretch his lead in the Championship further. Carlo Alberto Conti took second place, while Alessandro Giubbilei, third.
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R1 Wurks have introduced their AXXISS DC1 B6/.1/.2/.3 drag conversion. This is a prototype of their upcoming chassis that has been developed and tested by team drivers over the past 6 months. With that in mind this kit will be utilising Industrial 3d printed parts with MJP, SLS processes. This kit will require a donor Team Associated B6 or any variety of the B6 Chassis and modifying of suspension components may be required on earlier B6 Chassis. The set will include the AXXISS DC1 carbon fibre chassis, battery mount with rubber bands & holder, servo mount, servo horn, anti-bump steer plate, front knuckles, carbon fibre front suspension riser plates, electronics mounting plates, motor mount/rear differential riser and finally the wheelie bar mount.
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