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August 12, 2019

RC-Lemans Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth and penultimate round of the 2019 RC-Lemans Series was held at the famous AMC Apeldoorn track in the Netherlands. The weather was great all weekend and a huge entry made for competitive racing in the LMP1 Modified and LMP2 Stock classes. After a short break at round 4 to was Tim Altmann back in form on one of his favourite tracks, taking all three qualifiers for the overall TQ from championship leader, Timo Schad with Kai Altmann and Reinder Wilms not far behind. The Stock class saw the return of former Dutch Pro10 champion, Nick Boon who instantly took the overall TQ from Mathijs Hermens and championship leader, Rainer Schad.

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August 11, 2019

Asian Onroad Championships Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of this years Asian Onroad Championships was held at Toms Racing Circuit in Hong Kong this past weekend. The race definitely had some hurdles to get over with the ongoing protests in the city scaring away racers and a massive amount of tourism. Racing-wise and in the Modified Touring class it was Nicholas Lee sitting on pole position and one overall win in this class in the early days of AOC, Nicholas wanted another. The Mod final was stacked with eleven cars, so back traffic was either going to help you or hurt you. Lucky for Nicholas Lee, he is a surgeon cutting through traffic with scalpel like precision allowing him to not only take the early lead, but extend it immensely in all the finals even running the only 21-lap run of the entire weekend in the A3 final. Lee made it a clean sweep to take the over all win with Yugo Nagashima taking the second overall and Simon Nicholson rounding out the top three.

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August 9, 2019

Protoform Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod body shell

Following a first teaser image Protoform have officially unveiled their all new Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod body shell for drag car converted Traxxas Slash 2WD trucks. Protoform has a long heritage in RC Drag Racing. In fact, the first body the brand ever released back in 1992 was a Stealth Funny Car, so PF are getting back to their roots by introducing the company’s first-ever body dedicated to the fast-growing SC Drag Racing class: the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod. This body will transform the Traxxas Slash 2WD into a scale 1/4-mile beast with a ton of realistic details to give the SC drag car a super unique, race-inspired look. The C7 Pro-Mod is a convenient 1-piece body design with no assembly necessary. Protoform recommend using Pro-Line’s Hoosier 2.2” Drag Racing front tyres on the front and Hoosier Drag Slick SC 2.2”/3.0” Drag Racing tyres in the rear combined with a set of Pro-Line’s Pomona Drag Spec wheels for the ultimate scale hot-rod stance. To create a more scale look, the body is designed with a narrower track width than a traditional SC body and will require some modifications to the 2WD Slash in order to fit correctly.

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August 9, 2019

Raymond M. Soto wins at the Series Race

The Barceloneta R/C Speedway in Puerto Rico recently hosted the Series Race. In the Nitro GT class it was Raymond M. Soto
with the overall win from Fernando Mendez on the runner-up spot. Samuel Zayas would round out the top 3 result for an all-IGT8 podium.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

August 9, 2019

Kyosho Fazer Mk2 carbon fibre optionals

Kyosho have announced the soon release of new carbon fibre option parts for the Fazer Mk2 FZ02/02L entry-level touring car. The range includes a carbon fibre front bumper support as well as front and rear carbon fibre shock towers. The front bumper support will improve overall stiffness and chassis protection while the rigid shock towers ensure greater suspension efficiency. All parts are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and they include the necessary mounting hardware.

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August 9, 2019

GForce 2600mAh Drift Special ACG LiPo battery pack

Coming in September is GForce’s new 2600mAh Drift Special ACG LiPo battery pack. Offering ultra-short 69×46.5×24.5mm dimensions the battery pack allows to adjust the weight bias of drift cars in a very wide range as the battery can be shifted forth and back a lot more than a traditional shorty battery pack. The battery is built from high-quality 60C/110C cells and it utilises 4mm battery connectors.

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]

August 8, 2019

H-Speed Blue Stripe 1/12th pan car tyres

Coming from Hupo Hönigl’s H-Speed brand are the new Blue Stripe spec tyres for 1/12th scale LMP and GT cars. Made using durable A38 rubber the pre-trued tyres offer exceptional traction in a large variety of track conditions, making them the ideal hand-out tyres for club and sanctioned racing. The blue stripe allows for easy identification while the white flex rim assists with traction and durability. The Arena 1/12 League legal tyres are available separately for the front and the rear.

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August 8, 2019

Shepherd Velox V8.2 M0.8 spur gears

Shepherd have announced the release of their new 0.8 module spur gears for the Velox V8.2 1/8th on-road kit. They feature a completely re-designed shape for maximum stability and true running while keeping the weight in the same range as the previous gears. The spur gears are available in 60T, 61T and 62T variants for the 1st gear while the 2nd gear is available as 56T, 57T and 58T variants. Furthermore the new spur gears will be included in all future batches of the V8.2 car kits.

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