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January 31, 2020

2019/20 BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd4 – Report

Round four of the 2019/20 BRCA LMP12 nationals took place in Chesterfield last weekend. A capacity entry of 85 drivers took part in the weekend’s racing. Unfortunately round 3 of the championship had to be cancelled in December due to structural issues with the venue meaning that the Championship has been reduced to three counting rounds from five. Chesterfield hit their usual high standards laying a challenging track on perfectly smooth carpet laid with no tape joins to upset the cars. Saturday would see drivers competing in 13.5 and 17.5 stock classes. Winner of the first two rounds Olly Jeffries would be looking to complete the trio this weekend. From the start it was clear who was the racer to beat with Olly topping the timesheets on all four rounds of qualifying. Mark Stiles would get the closest to Olly lining up second on the grid from David Spashett and Ollie Payne. Olly would get a clean start and after a first lap error from Mark Stiles that overturned the car of David Spashett would complete the race unchallenged taking his third win and securing the 13.5 Stock Championship.

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January 31, 2020

Hudy air filter sealant

Hudy have introduced their new air filter sealant, a chemical that was developed for the use between the sides of the foam filter and the plastic part of the filter to perfectly seal the contact area, ensuring no dust will pass through. The sealant is usable with all foam air filter elements, it is easy to apply and long lasting, ensuring maximum protection for the delicate engine internals. The sealant should always be used in combination with a high-quality foam air filter oil.

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January 31, 2020

RaceRoof Series Rd2 – Report

The new RaceRoof indoor on-road track in Istanbul, Turkey held round 2 of the RaceRoof Series last weekend in Touring Pro Stock and Club Stock classes. The race was well attended and even the freezing weather did not lure the competitors away. In the Pro Stock class it was Atahan Yildiz with the overall win, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, leaving behind Alain Sarafyan in 2nd overall. Yunus Sahin ended the day on the final podium spot for an all-Xray top 3.

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January 31, 2020

Protoform Vittoria GT body shell – Coming soon

Protoform have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming all-new Vittoria 1/10th scale GT body shell. Full details of the 190mm USGT body will surface very soon from what is understood.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]

January 31, 2020

Scorpion Champion Products introduce new greases

Coming from EFRA European Champion, Toni Gruber’s Scorpion Champion Products brand are new greases for drive shafts and thrust bearings. Starting with the swing shaft grease for CV-style drive shafts, the product will keeping shafts, couplers and axles in best possible condition, reducing wear and increasing the assemblies’ efficiency. The grease is usable in all weather conditions and it comes in handy cans for easy application.

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January 31, 2020

Tamiya TRF420 long shock towers

Tamiya have introduced new carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the TRF420 touring car that allow to use longer shock absorbers. Originally designed for the low-profile TRF-SSBB shocks, the new shock towers allow to run longer dampers such as the #42102 TRF shocks which is a welcomed tuning aid for bumpy parking lot tracks where shocks with longer stroke can improve the handling of the car. The towers are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and they come as a 2-piece set including the front and rear shock stay.

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January 31, 2020

Avid T4’20 2.5mm ULP lower shock towers

Avid have announced the release of their new ULP lower shock towers for the Xray T4 2020 touring car. The towers are made from 2.5mm thick 100 percent premium hard carbon fibre and they allow to run the kit shocks in the lower arm position for those high bite tracks where getting tippy is a problem. Also, due to using thinner 2.5mm hard carbon fibre the shock stays maintain their stiffness but lose some weight since the point is to lower the CG with the shocks. The shock towers are available separately or as set.

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January 31, 2020

RC Maker A800 series front centre weight

RC Maker have introduced their latest brass option part for the Awesomatix A800 mid motor range in the form of a front centre weight. With the ultimate place to add weight to basically any car being the centre of the chassis, this weight locates in the dead centre in-front of the motor mount, extending to under the steering rack. Designed to be used with all the Awesomatix A800 mid motor variations, including the MMX, MMXA and MMCX, it is the perfect way of adding 10g in the centre and nice and low on the chassis. The weight also includes a 0.5mm carbon shim for spacing the weight off the chassis to minimise any flex impedance.

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