Coming soon from Protoform is their new Chevrolet Corvette C8 body shell for 190mm touring cars. Full details and more images of the highly anticipated USGT body will become available very soon.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
Xray have introduced their new carbon fibre slim LiPo battery holders for the T4 2020 mid-motor touring car. Machined from high-quality 3.0mm carbon material the battery hooks are designed for the use with the new generation of slim LiPo battery packs, ensuing proper and secure installation. The hooks must be used with the #306196 aluminium or #306198 brass mounts and they are size adjustable to accommodate different width battery packs or to fine-tune left to right chassis balance. Beside the 2020 variant of the T4 the battery holder also fit older specification T4 cars.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the Team Powers Cup was held at the Hong Kong based PYC outdoor track this past weekend. Despite the weather, that brought a cloudy sky and a little bit of rain, some 60 drivers joined the race. In Touring Modified it was Thomas Hui (Awesomatix/Hobbywing) with the overall TQ and he also brought home the silverware from Fong King (Yokomo/Team Powers) on the runner-up spot. 4th place qualifier, Jackie Shum came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.
Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]
The 2020 ROAR Carpet On-road Nationals were held at APEX Raceway and Hobbies in Murfreesboro, Tennessee this past weekend, attracting nearly 160 entries for the multiple 1/10th and 1/12th scale classes. The Touring Modified class saw Awesomatix driver, Sam Isaacs taking the overall TQ after the three rounds of qualifying from Xray’s Keven Hebert in 2nd. Andrew Ellis came in 3rd on the grid. A1 of the triple A-mains had Sam taking the win some six seconds in front of Keven, the latter striking back in A2 as Sam only scored a 4th place finish. However, the pole position holder put things straight again in A3 and with a win in front of Keven, Sam grabbed the overall title from Keven in 2nd while 4th place qualifier, Kemp Anderson (Awesomatix) came in 3rd overall.
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The fifth round of this season’s Danish DRCMU On-road Nationals was held in Tinglev this past weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Xray’s Kevin Nielsen with the overall TQ from teammate, Patrick Danielsen in 2nd. The opening A-main saw Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard taking the win as Kevin came in 2nd and Michael Hovgaard completed the top 3. In A2 it was Kevin’s turn who would take the win from Patrick in 2nd and Frederik in 3rd. The 3rd and decisive A-main again had Kevin coming out on top for the overall as Patrick and Frederik finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Ultimately and behind Kevin it was Frederik who would snatch the overall runner-up spot from Patrick, who had to settle for 3rd overall.
Image: Kevin Nielsen
Mon-Tech Racing from Italy have introduced their all-new wings for 190mm touring cars and FWD body shells. Starting with the touring car wing, it is of a special design that, thanks to a new moulding technique, features a moulded-on gurney flap or wickerbill, that will improve overall downforce and thus rear traction. The wing, moulded from high-quality polycabonate, is usable for all Mon-Tech 190mm touring car body shells and many other brands.
The final round of the 2019/20 Mibosport Cup was held recently with the past season drawing nearly 365 different drivers from more than ten countries including Great Britain, The Netherlands and Sweden to compete in the ultra-competitive series that consists of both electric on-road and off-road classes. In the premier electric on-road class of Touring Modified Matej Sulc was one of the top competitors from the first race and he continued in the same manor through the whole series. Oliver Havranek missed one race which resulted in making it harder for him to fight with Matej and so he had to settle for 2nd in the overall championship. Kuba Simurda with some decent runs finished overall 3rd in front of Petr Grof and Karel Kratochvil.
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The sixth and final round of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club took place over the last weekend. A new venue and new carpet offering improved grip, would give the drivers something new to get to grips with. The contact A30 club tyres were of choice for this meeting, handling the improved grip well. In 13.5T touring Chris Lovely would set the early pace take three TQ runs with his Xray, Alex Brocklebank would take the final round of qualifying to place himself into second with his Schumacher. Mitch Fiddling would make it two Schumachers in the top 3 with consistent rounds, Jason Lovely would show well on his return after a three month lay off in 4th with his aging 2019 Xray chassis. Joseph Cocking would sit into 5th with his a Yokomo, ahead Callum Chapman and Daniel Burks with their Xray cars.
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