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November 20, 2018

Contact BRCA 1/12 Oval National control tyre donuts

Coming from Contact Tyres are new BRCA 1/12 Oval National control tyre donuts in four hardnesses. Developed with the help of Stock Oval World Champion Ben Harding the tyres are meant to offer the best tyre balance and traction available and they are available in colour-coded white 32 shore, yellow 35 shore, red 37 shore and blue 40 shore hardness. The unmounted tyres measure 26mm x 49mm in width and diameter respectively with an internal diameter of 35mm.

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November 20, 2018

Pilot RC Products carbon fibre ball stud washer set

Pilot RC Products have announced their newest product in the form of the carbon fibre ball stud washer set. It features 3mm inner diameter and 7.8mm outer diameter fully carbon fibre washers that come 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thicknesses. The set includes ten each, and they are an essential upgrade over their plastic and aluminium counterparts because they won’t tweak or flatten under pressure while remaining the lightest possible mass for the application, not to mention the exposed carbon finish for that true factory look. The washers are perfect for precise adjustment of the height of ball studs when adjusting roll centres, wheelbase, shimming suspension components and much more. The washers are usable for 4-40 and M3 ball studs and the set is available now.

Source: Pilot RC Products [pilotrcproducts.com]

November 19, 2018

2018 International Indoor Championships – Report

The prestigious International Indoor Championships were held in Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend. As usual the event attracted both drivers from the US and also a lot of guests from abroad. The race was held in the usual Modified and Stock class mix and in the premier class of Touring Modified, it was the Alexander Hagberg and Ronald Volker show. Hagberg wanted to make it perfectly clear he was the fastest in this class with an exclamation point. Being the only one to throw down 24-lap runs, along with some extraordinary talented driving, he was able to capture the over all win in the Modified Touring class from the German duo of Ronald Völker and Jan Ratheisky. Paul Lemieux and Drew Ellis would complete the top 5 result.

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November 19, 2018

Alessandro Balboni wins at Trofeo Capricorn

Last weekend the Trofeo Capricorn took place at the famous Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano, Italy. Alessandro Balboni showed a great performance, clocking the fastest lap in the 1/10th 200mm A-main and after 30 minutes of high-class racing he crossed the finish line in first position, some two laps in front of pole-setter Luca Manosperta with French driver David Simoes completing the podium in 3rd.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 19, 2018

Infinity IF15 3-hole shock piston

Completing a series of new optionals for their 1/10th 200mm World Championship winning IF15, Infinity has released a new 3-hole shock piston. The 0.9mm piston is recommended for use in the front shocks of the IF15 on med-high traction tracks to increase corner speed. The piston can also be used in the rear shocks and is suitable for use in the shocks of the IF15’s bigger brother the IF18.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

November 19, 2018

Xpress Execute XM1 flat spot suspension pins

Xpress have introduced new 3x18mm flat spot suspension pins for the Execute XM1 kit. The shafts, used on the front C-hubs and rear uprights, feature a flat spot that, in combination with the standard grub screw, greatly reduces the chance of the pins coming loose or working their way out during racing action. The pins come in sets of four and they are available now.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

November 19, 2018

Yugo Nagashima takes Australian TC Mod title

The 2018 Australian Electric On-road National Championships were held at England Park Raceway in Brisbane this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Simon Nicholson with the TQ, however he had bad luck in A1 where he broke his car and also had to use a broken car in A2 so it was Destiny’s Yugo Nagashima with the overall win from Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee in 2nd. Team Associated’s Christopher Sturdy snatched the final podium spot as Simon Nicholson was able to recover the 4th overall courtesy of his win in the third and final A-main.

Image: Christopher Sturdy

November 19, 2018

Project Godspeed Pace12 1/12th pan car – Coming soon

Project Godspeed have released first images of their forthcoming Pace12 1/12th scale pan car kit. Based off of a carbon fibre tub chassis the car features a fully adjustable front end with lower carbon fibre and upper composite A-arms, a floating servo mount, a big bore centre shock absorber and rear tub-style side dampers. The minimalistic power pod incorporates a quick tune ride height feature and the prototype car also features a spool rear axle as it is en vogue now when running on high to very high bite surfaces. We bring you more information on the kit as it becomes available.

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