May 29, 2019

V.d. Akker & Janssen win at Dutch Nationals Rd3

Last weekend the third round of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MRC Genk track. For most drivers it was the maiden race at this track as the nationals never visited the track before. Round 3 saw the running of the Touring Modified, Touring Stock and the growing FWD class and in Modified it was the expected battle between the current number 1 and 2, Sidney Blokker and Rick v.d. Akker. As the grip conditions were constantly changing it became very difficult to drive constant lap times. With two of the three rounds to count it came down to the third round of qualifying as both Sidney and Rick had a 1st and 2nd place after twi rounds. The TQ position ultimately went to Sidney with a 1-second margin in the last round.

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May 29, 2019

Zero Tribe BD9 mid motor conversion – Teaser

Japanese brand Zero Tribe, known for their front and mid motor conversions for the Xray T4 touring car, are currently developing a mid motor conversion kit for the Yokomo BD9 tourer. In the very early stages of design, the release of the actual kit may take some time but it is nice to see the proactive brand caring for the needs of Yokomo users. We bring you more updates on the project as they become available.

Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com]

May 29, 2019

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Championship Rd3 & Rd4 – Report

Over the bank holiday weekend the Cotswold club at Cotswold Airport near Cirencester, in Gloucestershire hosted a double header round for the BRCA 1/8 Circuit Championship for both Nitro and Electric cars. The championship’s round 3 was held on Sunday and in the Nitro class Tim Wood was back in dominant form with his Shepherd taking the win from Serpent’s Alex Thurston while Capricorn’s Neal King took 3rd two laps behind. Some wet weather in qualifying mixed up the grid somewhat with some big names not making the A-final.

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May 29, 2019

Roche P12 Evo servo mount & LH steering knuckles

Roche have introduced new option parts for their Rapide P12 Evo 1/12th scale and P10 1/10th scale on-road kits. First up is an aluminium servo mount set for 35mm to 37mm micro servos. The set includes new black anodised servo mounts as well as centre shock shims with the mounts being designed for the use with the latest generation of larger size micro servos. The parts are precision-machined from high-quality aluminium, they come black anodised for wear and looks and they are a direct fit. Also new is a low height steering knuckle set for the P12 Evo and P10 kits. The reduced height allows for a wider front suspension setup range while also helping with steering response adjustment. The set includes a left and a right hand side steering knuckle moulded from high-quality composite material.

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May 29, 2019

Destiny RX-10FF cross chassis battery mount set

Coming for the Destiny RX-10FF 1/10th FWD touring car is a cross chassis battery mount set. The kit allows for a floating or O-ring type battery mounting, the latter making for a slightly stiffer chassis setup while the mount also allows for forward and backward battery placement in order to fine-tune the car’s weight bias. Included in the set is all needed mounting hardware.

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May 29, 2019

Alvaro Jara wins Chilean IC Track Nats Rd5

The recent fifth round of the Chilean National IC Track Championship saw Shepherd’s Alvaro Jara walking away with the win in the 30-minute 1/8th scale A-main event. Cristobal Ugarte (Serpent) came in 2nd, six laps down while Joaquin Silva completed the top 3 result, another five laps down. With the win Alvaro keeps his championship hopes alive, fighting with Francisco Lara for the overall title.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 29, 2019

Xray T4 adjustable shorty battery holder & weights

Coming from Xray and made for their T4 line of touring cars is a fully adjustable shorty LiPo battery holder with weights. The set for shorty LiPo batteries allows to move the batteries front to rear by 4mm but also left to right for easy and comfortable weight transfer adjustment. The design of the battery mount also eliminates any negative chassis flex, making for a more equal left-to-right turning of the car. The included 40g brass weights set the battery in a central position for a perfect weight balance. In general, using a shorty battery with the low profile weights allows to lower the weight of the car which helps to make it easier to drive, more stable in the chicanes but in the same time it improves the rotation of the car. Xray recommended the layout especially for the modified class on carpet or small asphalt tracks.

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May 28, 2019

BMT 016GT aluminium pivot balls

Coming from BMT and made for their 016GT 1/8th GT kit are new aluminium front and rear pivot balls. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming hard anodised for wear, these super lightweight suspension balls replace the standard steel parts, making for over 66g of weight saving when outfitting the complete car using the alloy balls. A front pivot ball weighs in at 5g while the rear parts weight in at only 2.4g. The pivot balls are available now.

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