Xray have announced the release of their new aluminium shock plates for the GTX8 and GTX8 1/8th scale GT cars. The machined 7075-T6 aluminium extensions can be used on both the front and rear lower suspension arms. They allow to mount the shock absorbers in a more outside position which helps to increase corner speed while improving the stability of the car. The black anodised and laser-engraved plates come as pairs and including mounting hardware.
Ielasi Tuned have announced three new Evo series engines that round out the recently introduced all-new silver colour Evo line of engines. The Raptor.12Evo 2.1cc on.road, Hummer.21Evo 3.5cc off-road and Raptor.21 5Evo GT engine all are developed by former IFMAR World Champion, Daniele Ielasi and they feature small internal modifications to the crankcases, the DLC-treated crankshafts and piston sleeves in order to extract the maximum performance from the power plants. The engines use ceramic rear bearings to further up the performance and increase mileage and they are available from now on.
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MST have a new TSP high traction drift car wheel available that can provide improved overall traction especially in low grip conditions. Available in sets of four and in +5mm and +7mm offset, the white split spoke wheel is moulded from a special plastic material for optimised flex characteristics and thus better tyre grip when needed.
Sweep Racing have announced the release of new front setup station spacers for 1/10th formula pan cars. The precisely machined spacers fit all modern formula cars including CRC’s 2020 model and they allow to use existing touring car setup stations with formula chassis in order to correctly measure and adjust toe and camber settings.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracingusa.com]
The Speed Challenge race was held in the Czech Republic recently and it was Simon Horak who would sweep the Formula category. Simon was able to bring home the triple of overall TQ, win and fastest lap, leaving behind Petr Svatak and Ales Raud in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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Roche have announced the release of several new optional parts for the Rapide P12 Evo 1/12th scale pan car kit. The range includes a 5-piece set of titanium turnbuckles in a cool rainbow/oil slick finish, a 4-piece set of 0.5mm carbon fibre front upper bulkhead adjustment shims as well as a 2-piece set of front lower pivot balls. The latter features an inner 0.5mm recess for the spring, allowing for additional roll centre adjustments. Last but not least comes a large hard urethane foam bumper.
Round 4 of the Rug Racers electric on-road indoor series was held in Ware, Herts, UK this past weekend. The event saw the running of the usual mix of classes and Billy Fletcher took the 13.5T Touring TQ by just 2.2 seconds. The finals were not to go Billy’s way, so Ashley Wiffin came through and took the overall win, with Ricky Copsey who was on the heels of Ashley in the second final who eventually took 2nd with TQ man Billy Fletcher taking 3rd place.
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Last weekend the Freedom Cup WRS 2K20 race was held at the Miniautodromo TQ-Road track in Teverola, Italy. The 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class saw Mario Spiniello taking the TQ by about four tenths of a seconds from Ciro Borrelli in 2nd. The A-main was a very difficult affair for many drivers because of the high tyre wear. Mario decided to start the 30-minutes long encounter with hard compound tyres and so he had to be on his toes the whole time. With a controlled pace he was able to manage the tyres in the first half of the race while keeping a 2nd place and when Ciro Borrelli suffered an engine flame out during his fourth fuel stop, Mario was able to regain the lead and to take the win from Ciro in 2nd. Behind the two, Pasquale Natale would complete the top 3 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
