The MRC Wiener Neustadt club hosted round 3 of their club race series this past weekend in preparation of the forthcoming Austrian National in about three weeks time. In the Touring Modified class it was 2nd place qualifier, Dominic Vogl with the win from Patrick Gollner in 2nd. Marcell Wostalek came in 3rd overall as top qualifier, Sascha Klug had to settle for 4th overall.
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Serpent have announced the soon release of their new SRX8GTE WC 1/8th scale electric GT kit. The SRX8GTE WC is based on the SRX8GTE that has proven his potential at the 2020 IFMAR World Championships in Miami this January. The SRX8GTE WC shares many high performance parts with the successful SRX8 platform and in addition to the details carried over from the SRX8 platform, Serpent have introduced many new design concepts to push the SRX8GTE WC well into the future.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Last weekend’s KO Propo Grand Prix was hosted by the Steel City RC Speedway in Fontana, California last weekend, attracting 124 entries. While JJ Wang took the win in the 200mm Nitro Sedan class, it was Bryce Butterfield with the win in the 1/8th Open category. Coming from P6 on the grid, Bryce took the lead in the closing stages, leaving behind veteran racer, Joel Johnson in 2nd and 7th place qualifier, Walter Diaz in 3rd. Robbie Cerrato came in 4th overall while Paolo Morganti rounded out the top 5.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Over the weekend Roche have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming new P10W Evo2 1/10th scale pan car kit. The 235mm wide Pro10 car will be the latest addition to Roche’s extensive line of competition pan cars and more details are expected to surface shortly.
Source: Roche [rocherc.com]
The second round of the UK King Of Clubs Series was held this past weekend at Eastbourne ECC. In Touring 13.5T Blinky it was Ollie Payne with the win in the A-final some twelve seconds in front of Morgan Williams. Charlie Colby came in 3rd overall already a lap down as Liam Hendy and Daniel Moorey finished in 4th and 5th respectively. The Modified class A-main saw Elliott Harper with the win from Ben Moorey in 2nd and Chris Grainger in 3rd. Harley Eldridge came in 4th, Adrian Bidewell completed the top 5 result. Over in 17.5T Touring it was Billy Fletcher with the win from Jay Westwood on the runner-up spot. Mark Trinder, Shaun Batt and Matt Quinlisk rounded out the top 5. Last but not least and in the FWD class it was Nathan Parker with the win from Jak Sansom and Tristan Willby. Stuart Colby and Remo Casadei came in 4th and 5th place respectively.
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Radtec have introduced their new 20mm micro cooling fan intended especially for the cooling of 1/12th scale pan car speed controllers. Using the fan will lower the speedo’s temperature by about 20 percent with the fan adding only 5.2g of weight. Dual ball bearings ensure exceptional durability and the fan come pre-wired with all-black wires and a universal receiver connector.
H2 Racing Development have announced the soon release of a couple of new carbon fibre option parts for the Kyosho Fantom 4WD 1/12th scale on-road kit. The range includes a full upgrade set containing a 2mm chassis and bumper as well as a 1.5mm upper deck and servo saver spacer. The upper deck was redesigned to accept 24mm and 20mm fan mounting pattern electronic speed controllers, doing away with fitting issues that can occur with the kit’s top deck. Also coming is a set of 2mm carbon fibre upper and lower front suspension arms. All parts are cut from high-quality Japanese Torayca carbon fibre and they will become available in September.
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ZooRacing have announced the release of more ZOOlite technology 1/10th on-road high-performance body shells. With the popular BAYBEE touring car body being the first lid that took profit from ZooRacing’s new ZOOlite moulding process, the proactive brand has announced that also the PreoPard, DBX, HellCat, Zoodiac as well as the Gorilla will now also become available in lightweight ZOOlite variants. Compared to ZooRacing’s standard 0.7mm bodies, the ZOOlite shells scrub about 10g of weight without sacrificing strength, ensuring exceptional performance and stability as well as a super low centre of gravity for improved corner speeds all while complying with the minimum weight rules of the ETS and other sanctioned racing events. In addition the bodies offer sightly increased flex, meaning they have less of an influence on overall chassis flex, resulting in a more natural chassis behaviour under load which is a new hot tuning aid of many pro drivers.
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