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July 21, 2020

Schumacher Mi7 aluminium spool/diff eccentric

Schumacher have introduced a new aluminium spool and differential eccentric for the Mi7 touring car that allows to adjust the height of the diff/spool to a new “high” position compared to the standard kit “low” position. The smart looking piece as normal is used to adjust the belt tension, as well as being able to fine tune the feeling of the car. Normally a higher front spool smooths the steering response compared to the standard low kit setting. A higher rear diff can give the car more drive out of the turns keeping it flatter whereas a low standard position normally gives a little more side bite. The eccentric features a black surface coating for wear and looks and it comes as pair.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 21, 2020

Manuel Ortiz wins at 2020 Copa Kyosho

The 2020 Copa Kyosho was held at the Circuito Kyosho Ajusco in Mexico City, Mexico this past weekend. In the 1/10th Nitro Touring Pro class it was Juan Carlos Herrero with the overall TQ, some 0.7 seconds in front of Manual Ortiz and David Ortiz. The 40-minute main final then saw lots of position changes up front with Manuel Ortiz (Capricorn) eventually establishing himself in the lead in the closing stages after he had dropped down to being dead last in the early stages of the main. In the end Manual took the win a lap in front of Emiliano Robles (Infinity) in 2nd and Juan Carlos Gonzalez (Capricorn) in 3rd.

Source: RCTarget [rctarget.com]

July 21, 2020

T-Works X3 GTS & SRX8GT precision ball bearing sets

T-Works have introduced two new precision ball bearing sets for the Hong Nor X3 GTS 30th anniversary edition and the Serpent SRX8GT. Both sets include high-quality rubber covered and dirt-shielded ball races for optimised protection against dust, dirt and moisture while the inner metal shields reduce natural drivetrain drag. Both sets are available from now on.

View the SRX8GT ball race kit here

July 20, 2020

Belgian Tamiya Cup Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the Belgian Tamiya Cup was held at the Motorsport Arena in Genk this past weekend. The MRG track is located between a karting and MX track, which makes it the perfect location for petrol heads. Due to the Coronavirus measures, the drivers needed to wear masks, which made social interaction a bit strange. The race was held in perfect conditions though as most drivers were eager to rock their rides after such a long break. The fastest class of the day was Euro GT. Run with mostly TRF cars and powered by a Carson 12T combo these cars achieve similar speeds to the 13.5 class. After an absence of four years from the drivers rostrum, David Joos decided to make his comeback at this nice track of MRG Genk. Claude Gyselinck (TRF420) achieved a very popular TQ, his first TQ ever. He was followed by David Joos (TRF420), Steve Heyman (TRF419X) and the surprising Hannu Coopman who ran a TA07R. Hannu even finished a fine P2 in the opening A-main with his TA07 and grabbed a nice P4 overall in front of the unlucky Claude Gyselinck who couldn’t capitalise of his great TQ. The final victory went to David Joos, Wesley Desmet (TRF419XR), who won A3, finished in a fine P2 overall in front of Kenneth Meisters.

Continue reading the report here

July 20, 2020

Destiny RX-10 series suspension spacer sets

Coming from Destiny and made for their RX-10 series electric touring cars are new aluminium suspension spacer sets. Available in 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 1.5mm thicknesses, the spacers are of an open design, allowing for easy mounting and removal by simply loosening the suspension mount screws a couple of turns. The spacers are made of high-quality aluminium, they come black anodised and with laser-engraved size markings for easy identification.

View the other sets here

July 20, 2020

Ollie Payne wins at King Of Clubs Rd1

The opening round of the King Of Clubs championship was held at the West London Racing Centre last weekend and while Billy Fletcher snatched the win in Touring 17.5T Blinky it was Ollie Payne with the TQ and win in 13.5T Blinky. Sunday morning the drivers were greeted with a wet track and Ollie missed practice and round 1 however he managed to take the TQ in rounds 3 and 4 which put him on pole for the single A-main. The final went smoothly and he managed to take the win in front of Ashley Wiffen in 2nd and Liam Hendy in 3rd, making it an all-Awesomatix top 3.

Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]

July 20, 2020

Lex Tyler wins at High Rollers race

702 RC Raceway of Las Vegas, Nevada hosted the High Rollers indoor on-road race this past weekend. The event attracted over 75 entries and in Touring Modified it was Xray’s Lex Tyler with the overall TQ and also the wins in A1 and A2. Taking the title early allowed him to sit out A3 which was won by young Yokomo driver, Jacob Cruz who cemented his runner-up position from Katunyu Chom-im in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 20, 2020

Billy Fletcher wins at King Of Clubs opener

Round 1 of the Kings Of Clubs series was held at the West London Racing Centre in the UK this past weekend. In the Touring 17.5T Blinky class it was Billy Fletcher with the win and a new track record, leaving behind Ben Cane in 2nd, a lap down. Mark Trinder would come in 3rd, just 0.05 seconds behind Ben.

Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]