Steel City RC Raceway of Fontana, California held the Steel City Race For Kids event last weekend. The race saw the running of several on-road classes and in 1/8th Open it was Xray’s Bryce Butterfield with the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 15-minute A-main event, leaving behind 4th place qualifier, Kevin Cole (Mugen) in 2nd and 5th place qualifier, Josh Alton in 3rd.
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Made for Tamiya’s SW-01 stunt truck is a new Yeah Racing steel CVD driveshaft set with aluminium wheel hex adapters. The steel driveshafts provide increased durability and enhanced efficiency compared to the standard dogbone style driveshafts, allowing for improved overall performance and a smoother ride. The addition of the aluminium wheel hex adapters also does away with stripping issues associated with the original plastic hexes. The driveshaft set is available with blue or black anodised wheel hex adapters for added looks.
Xpress have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming all-new XQ10 4WD electric touring car kit. The image reveals that the vehicle will make use of a mid-layshaft layout and it seems to utilise ultra-low profile shock towers as there are no shock absorbers visible in the image. Full details of the all-new XQ10 platform will become available in time of the release that however isn’t scheduled for now.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Coming from RC-Project and made for the SWorkz S35-3 series of vehicles is the Valente Edition V2 Ackermann steering kit. The set was developed to optimise the steering characteristics of the vehicles for more consistent cornering and increased cornering speed while optimising entry and mid-corner bump handling. Part of the package are redesigned outer steering spindle plates that offer two different steering link positions, the standard “S” marked position for high-grip and a new aggressive “A” geometry for slippery tracks. The set is machined from high-quality 7075-T6 Ergal material, the parts come with a red surface coating for wear and looks and also included are Reverse-type pivot balls whose updated geometry fine-tune the whole steering system. The set is usable for the S35-3, S35-3E, and S35-GT kits.
Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]
The tenth edition of the popular Charity Race will be held at the RC Landia indoor carpet track in Scandiano, Italy on the weekend of the 25th and 26th of January 2020. The race will see the running of Touring Modified, Touring Stock EFRA, Formula, 1/12th Pan Car and the newly added classes of USGT, GT12 and FWD. Beside the fastest Italian electric on-road racers, European Pro drivers such as Ronald Völker have announced their attendance. Due to the limited pit space the entries are capped off at 120 drivers with the first Pro drivers having already signed up. The race will be held on CRC carpet using Volante ETS tyres for the touring cars and formula classes, Ride ETS tyres for USGT and FWD and Contact handout tyres for GT12. Like the years before, Team La Gang will hold a charity lottery for the good cause. Registration for the race will start on the 18th of December at 18:00 on Myrcm and for more information feel free to email to Toni Rheinard (info@tonisport.de) or Davide Sillingardi (sillarcmail@gmail.com) or visit the club’s website here.
Source: RC Landia [facebook.com]
Available now from Trinity are their new 30mm and 40mm aluminium fan units. The fans utilise machined aluminium cases in a heatsink design which allows for additional cooling surface when directly coupled to motor or speed controller cans or cases. The 30mm fan is of a 2-tone black and blue design while the 40mm unit comes in a black and silver finish. Both utilise all-black wires for a stealthy factory look.
Coming from Capricorn is their new quick push wheel retainer set for 1/8th scale on-road cars. A lot faster to handle than traditional hook-retained wheel quick change mounts, the push variant can save precious time during hectic wheel change situations in the pits. The set includes wheel axles and aluminium quick release mounts for the front and the rear of the car.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
OneTen Series organisers are excited to announce more big names for the 5th and 6th round of this season which takes place in Shanghai on the 4th and 5th of January. Having previously announced Marc Rheinard and JJ Wang, we can confirm that Serpent racer Yugo Nagashima, who made his series debut at Rd3 & 4 in Guangzhou, will return to RCI V2, the scene of his popular AOC win back in April. National Champion, and recent winner of the SIGP Nitro class, Gary Huang will be aiming to continue his recent run of good results with the Chinese driver hoping to benefit from being joined at this event by Xray team mate Wang. Making the trip from Hong Kong, showing a recent improvement in form, Jackie Shum will boost the Yokomo team’s chances against the best in the OneTen series, which for this weekend will run alongside the exciting new SGP1 Formula series. More information on the event can be found here and entry for all classes, Modified and Stock, can be submitted here or directly at RCI V2.
