After releasing the T8 V3 conversion kit Team C now also introduce the full T8 V3 pro buggy kit. The buggy will include all of the latest option parts such as a new chassis plate, an updated radio box with a forward positioned receiver battery, rear aluminium suspension mounts with plastic inserts for easy toe and anti-squat adjustments as well as a new cab forward body shell along a redesigned Hi-Force rear wing.
Capricorn announce the soon release of a new front body mount system for their C02 and TE01 1/10th scale vehicles. The special design allows for ultra-fine body height adjustment in 0.25mm steps while retaining a large contact surface for the body to rest on.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
New from T.O.P. come optional shock springs for the Photon, Sabre FD and Sabre FD Mini chassis. Testing showed that the current breed of spec tyres call for a softer spring setup in order to receiver a wider suspension tuning window. The new 274gf/mm, 260gf/mm and 248gf/mm springs rates allow for more play with the shock stiffness and can give the driver an advantage depending on the tyres used. The springs come in pairs and are marked for easy identification.
Source: T.O.P. [top-racing.jp]
With just seven weeks to go before the 1/8th IC European A Championships gets underway at the Halifax track in England, last weekend was the pre-event warm up race providing the participants the opportunity to gain some valuable track time ahead of the main event. With a lower than anticipated entry due to busy race calendars across Europe, we still had the presence of Italian Marco Vanni, German Oliver Mack and Emil Kostadinov. With such a low entry, the club decided to arrange free practice for all day Friday and also Saturday and Sunday morning until a break for lunch. The format after lunch was for three rounds of qualifying and 30 minute finals for all competitors. With the lap timer on all weekend, it was good to gauge comparative lap times and the magic five minute run time setup which would prove essential come qualifying.
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Last weekend 64 drivers descended on the sunny Dirt track in the Midlands and Coventry Model Car club. Upon arriving at the track it was immediately visible that the club members had been hard at work to present the track in the best possible shape after 3/4 days of rain and a full calendar of racing on the track the previous weekend for charity. As the car park started to fill it was nice to see a nice mix of top national drivers and club racers. The E8 buggy started the meeting off. The qualifying was to be 3 rounds with the best 2 to count with the first round having a 4 min warm up bolted on. At the end of the first qualifying run Elliott Boots set the pace with him being the only person to complete 9 laps. At the end of the second qualifying run Simon Willetts had joined Elliott in the 9 lap club. This was then extended to Jack Embling joining them at the end of qualifying 3.
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JConcepts have introduced the Hazard 12mm hex wheel for the front of the SC10B. A powerful new look that combines the winning combination of a 10 spoke design, bead-lock appearance and center lug nut detail with a hint of inspiration from yesteryear. The Hazard will make an immediate impact on the performance of the SC10B by widening the stance by 6mm in overall width bringing it up to the SCT ROAR maximum legal limits in dimensional width. By nature, Short Course vehicles have a high center of gravity and tend to feel light or tippy in high-speed sections so there is no better way to improve on-track stability than to add width, and with the Hazard wheels, sweeping through the high-speed corners gets a little easier. Also new for the SC10B the Rips front tire has optimized a 5 rib front tire design by altering the rib depth, attack angle and multiple radius corners to give 2wd SCB racers a smooth new option. Tiny ribbing has been added on the upper sidewall to provide a fresh edge during hard and high impact corners.
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Last weekend the 3rd round of the Dutch nationals was held on the fast Baanbrakers track in Rucphen. Although the weather forecast predicted showers the contenders finally had warm and sunny weather. In the first round of the NK class it was Gunther v. Staey setting the pace with a 24 lap run and a 7 second gap on local hero John Ermen. He also scored a blistering 12.3s as fastest laptime. Gunther decided to spare his equipment by not driving the other 2 qualification rounds. At the end the four fastest drivers were the only ones with a 24 lap qualification. The fastest was Robing d’Hondt followed by Gunther v. Steay, Sefan Cuypers and John Ermen.
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Xray introduce this high-strength 15T 1st gear pinion for the RX8 car. It is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and machined on special gear machines for the ultimate in precision and true running. A fine internal threading allows easy installation on XCA clutch bells and each pinion is etched with the tooth number for easy identification. The new 15T variant rounds up the already existing range of pinions with a smaller version.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
