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June 18, 2019

SMJ 8mm body mounting hole patches

Coming from SMJ are three new body mounting hole patches for 8mm body posts as used by 1/8th IC Track and GT cars. First up are standard thickness patches that are ideal to reinforce the body post hole area on new and used shells. The patches also work as a protection for the paint in this area. Next up are thin-type 0.3mm thick patches that are best used with lightweight body shells. Due to their thin appearance they also wrap around body curves very well. Last but not least comes a set of 1mm and 1.5mm rubber spacers that help to fine-tune body height while also offering protection against rattling. The set includes four of each thickness.

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June 17, 2019

Eric Jones wins at Midwest Series/Heart of America

Celebrating the 50th year of America’s longest standing series, the Midwest Series came to Lincoln Nebraska this past weekend to join forces with the Heart of America Series. In Open 1/8th scale it was Brad Mergy with the overall TQ from Eric Jones, the latter taking the win in the 30-minute main final, fending off Lon Burling for the win. Lon had to settle for 2nd, some 3.6 seconds down as Brad came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Eric Jones

June 17, 2019

VSR Easy Diff Builder tool

VSR Products have introduced their new Easy Diff Builder tool that fits all common 1/10 scale ball differential components 3/32” or smaller. It is designed to hold all of the diff balls in the main compartment, and then allows them to pour out the track in a single file line. VSR recommend tipping the Easy Ball Diff Builder over the greased diff gear, and tapping lightly on it to allow only one ball to exit at a time. Diff balls are not included of course.

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June 17, 2019

Schumacher BTCC Rd1 – Report

The 2019 Schumacher BTCC kicked off at the Bedworth track in the UK this past weekend. The weather was dry for almost all of the day except with some rain mixing it up during the last couple of finals. Olly Jefferies took the TQ in the Touring Modified class and he also walked away with the win in the A-main from Kyle Branson in 2nd and Michael Johnson in 3rd.

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June 17, 2019

Merlin Depta wins at West German IC Track regionals Rd3

The third round of the West German IC Track regionals, qualifiers foe the German Nationals, was held at the Dormagen track over the weekend. In the premier 1/8th IC Track Class 1 it was Steven Cuypers from The Netherlands with the overall TQ from Merlin Depta on the 2 spot. The 30-minute main final then saw Serpent driver Merlin holding the upper hand, taking the win some seven seconds in front of Robbin Hertong (ARC) as Tobias Hepp (Serpent) came in 3rd to round out the podium. Top qualifier Steven suffered and DNF and only came in 8th place.

Source: Maxima Mx [facebook.com]

June 17, 2019

Jackie Shum wins at Team Powers Cup Rd1

The opening round of the Team Powers Cup was held at the PYC racing track in Hong Kong this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo/Hobbywing’s Thomas Hui with the overall TQ, however after the A-mains it was Jackie Shum (Yokomo/LRP) with the overall win from Fong King (Yokomo/Team Powers) on the runner-up spot. 3Racing/Scorpion’s Kit Chau came in 3rd to round out the podium as top qualifier Thomas had to settle for 8th overall.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]

June 17, 2019

Tonisport Onroad Series North Division Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Tonisport Onroad Series North Division was held at the MCV Tüttendorf track close to the city of Kiel this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was veteran racer, Uwe Reimers with a clean sweep after the qualifiers and he would also bring home the overall win thanks to winning A1 and A3 as A2 winner, Lukas Ellerbrock snatched the runner-up spot from runner-up after the qualifiers, Christian Stolze.

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June 16, 2019

Asian Onroad Championship Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Asian Onroad Championship was held in Seoul, Korea at the beautiful GRC Raceway. This was the fourth visit of the championship to this wonderful facility and beside some very swift local talent it was the 2006 Electric Touring World Champion Andy Moore and 2012 200mm World Champion Meen Vejrak from Thailand who bolstered up the international field. With every passing main in the Modified touring class, no one could guess a winner. In the A1 final, TQ Akio Sobue had collected a win but only managed to finish fifth in the A2 final. E.C Kim had also collected a win in the A2 final and a second place finish in the in the A2 final.

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