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August 7, 2019

Gollner & Wurmhöringer win at Austrian EP Nats Rd5

The fifth round of this year’s Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the LAMAC track in Carinthia last weekend. In the Touring Modified class the race for the win looked to be on between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Sascha Klug. Right from the start it was Patrick who set the pace with Dominic and Sascha close behind. It also looked like Patrick would dominate the opening A-main also but in the penultimate lap Patrick’s car lost drive which allows Sascha to close up and eventually take the win while Patrick was lucky enough that the remainder of the drivers weren’t able to make the extra lap. Dominic, also in the mix after the qualifiers, had his own problems as he took the exit on the straight too optimistically.

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August 6, 2019

Avid Triad 17mm capped brass wheel nuts

Coming from Avid are their new capped 17mm brass wheel nuts for 1/8th off-road vehicles. The heavy brass wheel nuts are designed to help generate a little more traction in slippery and loose conditions. They will also raise the driver’s confidence that they will never come off with our aggressive serration. The brass nuts weigh 6g each instead of 2g which will aid in more traction while the capped design protects the end of the hubs, keeping dirt out. The nuts come laser etched with three small A’s and the large AV logo in the center, which are protected from being scratched off. The unique Triad 3-cornered nut uses common 17mm wheel wrenches and with their M12x1.0 fine thread they fits all modern 1/8th scale off-road and GT kits.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

August 6, 2019

Infinity IF18/15 belt tensioner flange

Infinity has released a belt tensioner flange for use on both their IF18 and IF15 nitro on-road chassis. This tension roller flange prevents the middle belt from accidentally falling off in high load situations such as high temperatures or extreme high traction. Fixed in place so as not to increase rotating mass of the roller, it is also shaped to prevent any step between the belt and the flange. It is available in black or titian colours. An M3x15mm screw is included for when fitting on the IF15.

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August 6, 2019

Fenix Classique March 761 Formula body shell

Fenix have introduced their new Classique March 761 formula body shell for 1/10th scale formula pan cars. A prototype of the body was shown and raced at the recent ETS final in Trencin and it is now ready to hit the stores with the lid being officially licensed by the current March rights holder, ensuring a scale appearance including lots of engine and rear suspension details. The body comes clear, it fits Tamiya F103 and F104 kits as well as most of today’s formula pan cars and it can be further customised by using Fenix’s Classique aluminium air intakes.

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August 6, 2019

Xtreme Racing Project 4X Pro flex battery hold down kit

Following the release of the flex battery hold down kit for the Xray T4, Xtreme Racing now also have a variant for the Serpent Project 4X Pro available. The set replaces the standard battery mounting system and does away with the need to use tape to hold down the battery pack in favour of a quick release system that only lightly tabs the battery pack, resulting in quicker battery swaps and less influence in chassis tweak. The set includes two battery hold downs, two LiPo battery supports and 6 shooter thumb fasteners along all needed mounting hardware.

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August 6, 2019

BRCA Touring Car Nationals Rd4 – Report

The 4th and penultimate round of the BRCA Touring Car Nationals took place this weekend at the crazy fast Cotswolds circuit. In the premier Modified class once again Schumacher’s Olly Jefferies was battling it out with Xray’s Elliott Harper, with Team Associated’s Zak Smith also in the mix this weekend. Elliott took TQ and the win in both legs with Olly a 3rd and a 2nd in the finals giving him 3rd overall tied with Zak Smith.

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August 6, 2019

Pawel Staszewski TQs & wins at Polish On-road Nats

The Polish On-road Nationals were held in Nowy Sacz last weekend in several electric and nitro on-road classes. In Touring Spec 13.5T it was Pawel Staszewski with a clean sweep after the qualifiers, taking all four rounds for the overall TQ and pole position. Jakub Klapacz came in 2nd from Lukasz Mach in 3rd. The finals then again were pretty much smooth sailing for Pawel who took wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory while 4th place qualifier, Krystian Kopacki snatched the runner-up spot from Jakub Klapacz who rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

August 6, 2019

Tamiya TB-05 aluminium centre driveshafts

Coming from Tamiya and made for the shaft-driven TB-05 touring car are two aluminium centre driveshaft kits. First up is a set for front motor converted cars that include 42mm and 90mm centre shafts while the rear motor specific kit includes a single 133mm centre shaft. All are made of high-quality aluminium with the blue anodising improving wear resistance and looks. Included with the driveshafts come steel gearbox input shafts and and all needed hardware. Using the shafts over the original dogbone construction will reduce weight and slop for greatly increased drivetrain efficiency. Both sets will become available by end of September.

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