Fenix Racing have introduced this 70’s inspired Formula 1 body shell. Reproducing a mid 70’s iconic F1 used in various versions from 1973 to 1978, a similar chassis also campaigned F.5000 and Indy as well. A super high airbox allows you to reproduce 1975- mid 76 racing car, while the low profile airbox is more suited to the 76-77 seasons. Available soon.
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Some new items from Exotek Racing for their F1Ultra formula car, starting with this heavy duty rear wing mount. Combining 7075 alloy with 4mm carbon fibre, the entire assembly that stiffens the rear wing mounting and tricks your F1 out with custom factory looks. Next up is a heavy duty carbon fibre LiPo cup set, which has a glossy carbon fibre construction with alloy posts for extra secure battery mounting.
New from Maclan Racing, the DRK 160 Drag Race ESC is specifically designed for the extremely competitive and popular no-prep drag racing segment. The most exciting part of this ESC is its all-new 3-stage launch power control software. It is operated by a 32-Bit super fast CPU with an all new algorithm specifically designed for this class. The software was inspired by the full scale drag race cars with extremely complicated processing for the smoothest launch traction control, yet most powerful acceleration. Thanks to the powerful 32-Bit CPU the ESC is able to remap the throttle curve in 3 stages precisely, all you need to do for the win is to focus on the starting signal for the full throttle launch.
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The Schumacher GP Italy 2020 took place at the fantastic indoor facility of RC Landia in Scandiano this past weekend. The event was also incorporating the warm up race for the 2020 EFRA GT12 European Cup that will be held on November 20th/22nd and that will be the first ever EFRA sanctioned GT12 race. The race was held under a dedicated safety protocol and race procedure that made the event possible in these difficult times and was open to 4 classes, GT12, TC Modified, LMP Open Modified and FWD. In GT12, it was Guido Carbognani (Team La Gang) to take the win ahead of Nathanael Goodban (Team Schumacher) and Alessio Mota (Team Schumacher).
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The Club Automodellisitco 5 Colli in Gubbio played host to the single round Italian 1/8th Nitro Nationals this past weekend. With wet weather all weekend affecting running, it was former World Champion Dario Balestri that came out on top after qualifying taking the TQ spot ahead of Michele Romagnoli, Johnathan Gandin and Carmine Raiola. In the tricky wet 45 minute A-final, preserving tires wa key and Carmine Raiola managed it to perfection, going the full race without changing and managed to just edge out his Infinity team mate Dario Balestri by less than 3 tenths of a second at the end to claim the 2020 title. Shepherd driver Luca Romagnoli would round out the podium in 3rd.
Image: Carmine Raiola
The 5th Annual Cencal Challenge was held in Fresno, California this past weekend and with 135 entries it was the biggest race for outdoor racing of 2020. The racing format set to Rocket Round and Triple Mains for each class. In the 17.5 TC division, Jaron Bandy took the top qualifying spot ahead of Xray driver Lex Tyler in 2nd with EJ Evans (Awesomatix) ending up qualifying in P3. Lex Tyler was able to clinch the overall win with victory in A1 and A2 meaning he would site out A3. EJ Evans would claim the runner up spot while TQ man Bandy would have to settle for 3rd.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
LCG Racing have introduced this new aluminium chassis for the Xray T4 2020 SFX Conversion which features a stepped decrease of cutout width from front to rear. This makes the chassis softer in the front and stiffer in the rear which they claim makes the car smoother at corner entry and more stable on power while increasing steering through the corner. The chassis is designed with reduced width at the droop screw area to decrease scrubbing and, therefore, increase corner speed and only includes long suspension arm holes to improve strength and optimise flex characteristics. The black anodised aluminium chassis is made from high quality 7075 Aluminium and comes laser engraved with the LCG and SFX logos.
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This past weekend the final round of the Austrian 1/8th IC championship took place at the beautiful Morac-Ring. In the low grip conditions it was Xray driver Nejc Mihelic who took the TQ followed by Herfried Pucher and Tobias Sutrich. In the very even superpole battle it was Tobias who joined Mihelic as the direct qualifier in the finals. Having found a reliable and fast setup in the direct finalist training Mihelic set with the fastest lap of the weekend on his way to another win in front of Herfried Pucher and Patrick Schweinzer. The result ensured Nejc Mihelic was crowned Austrian champion, followed by Herfried Pucher and Leonardo Varga.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
