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May 19, 2021

Pirani wins ARC-Matrix-Trophy in Fiorano

Last weekend the ARC-Matrix -Trophy was held at the Miniatuodromo Jody Scheckter in Fiorano. With 70 drivers in attendance the first race of the year was well attended. In qualifying Andrea Pirani (Shepherd) managed to claim the pole-position with his Velox V8.2 in front of Mirko Salemi (Capricorn) and Francesco Tironi (Infinity). At the start of the final Andrea was able to defend his position. He never lost the lead and after 30min of high class racing he crossed the finishing line in first position followed by Mirko Salemi and Alberto Picco in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 19, 2021

FX Engines tease new T300 engine

FX Engines are teasing their new 1/10 touring car engine which they are calling the T300. Made in-house at the Xray factory, no further details or specifications were announced so we will just have to wait for the full release coming soon.

Source: FX Engines [fx-engines.com]

May 19, 2021

Avid deep socket titanium engine screws

Avid have released these new titanium engine screws that are 10mm long and have deep 2.5mm hexes to help keep your screws from stripping. Machined from billet 6AI-4V titanium they feature cold-rolled threads and are sold in a pack of 4 and come supplied with stainless steel lock washers.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

May 18, 2021

Calling it a Career – Dale Epp

After 30 years at the head of Protoform, Dale Epp is ‘calling it a career’. The Canadian’s impact on the RC industry, since starting designing body shells at the beginning of the 1990’s, cant be understated. If you have ever raced in any onroad class in the past three decades, you have at some stage driven a body shell penned by Dale and in more recent years even if it’s not made by Protoform you will have driven something heavily ‘inspired’ by his work. With 25 World titles and countless other International and National victories, his designs not only looked great but performed exceptionally and in many cases were ahead of their time. The Protoform brand under Pro-Line will of course carry on, aided in no small part by son Eric, ensuring that each product still carries some of that Epp magic. Dale reached out to us recently to ask to publish a few words to say farewell and thank you to everyone he encountered during his time at Protoform and of course we said yes.

Read Dale’s letter here

May 18, 2021

Exotek turbine cooling drag slipper disks & top shaft

New from Exotek come these turbine cooling drag slipper disks for the DR10 & TLR 22 (1.0-5.0) top shafts for quicker slipper cool downs before the next pass. Provides added slipper cooling via the extra heat sink fins that also spins as fan blades as the motor turns for increased air flow over the slipper plate therefore helping reduce heat glazing of the slipper pads which results in melted pads. Works with the stock DR10/TLR 22 slipper pads, spurs and top shafts. Hard anodised alloy they only weigh 9 grams for both plates. Also new is the heavy duty steel top shaft replacement for the DR10. A heavy duty constructions it still only weighs 12 grams each.

View the new parts here

May 18, 2021

SWorkz S12-2 aluminium rear shock tower support

From SWorkz this new S12-2 series aluminium rear shock tower support option part will strengthen the area between the shock tower and gearbox. With this option, there will be less movement from the shock tower to the gearbox improving the car’s performance and durability.

View the unmounted part here

May 18, 2021

T-Works MTC2 foam bumpers

T-Works have released two foam bumpers for the popular Mugen MTC2. Available in regular version which comes in at 6.8grams, they also offer and extra hard version which is also heavier at 12.8grams making for an easy way to add a little extra weight to the front of the car without compromising strength.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

May 18, 2021

Rêve D DP5 & UL12 competition wheel series

From Rêve D comes their latest innovation, the release of their new competition drift wheel series. There are 2 types, 5-spoke DP5 and 12-spoke UL12], both look stylish and work great. By optimising the material and design, they have achieved super light weight at around 11g per piece while maintaining strength. Sufficient traction is secured by paying attention to the hexagonal hub mounting points and rim dimensions. Both offsets are 6mm, and there are two colour variations, white & black, for the first release with other colour variations to be released soon.

View more images of the wheels here