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April 18, 2019

Protoform Europa M M-chassis body shell

After the success of the Europa for 190mm FWD touring cars, Protoform now bring a scaled-down version to the ever-popular M-Chassis, the Europa M. The body takes styling cues from popular European hot hatches competing in full-scale TCR classes around the globe. With aggressive fender flares and a slammed hatchback roofline, the Europa is bound to make a statement at your track. At the rear of the body, moulded-in wing platforms support the add-on nylon wing struts and wing to complete the super scale look. The body will fit M-chassis in both 210mm and 225mm wheelbases. Marked inside each wheel well are centre points to trim your wheel openings. Just use the included wheel well tracing templates, lining them up on the “+” markings for 225 or “—” markings for 210mm. The Europa M is produced in our high-quality, lightweight polycarbonate for a low centre of gravity, and includes a detailed decal sheet with windshield header and number plates, window masks, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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April 17, 2019

Bittydesign LSM19 1/12th pan car body shell

Bittydesign have introduced their all new LSM19 1/12th scale pan car body shell. Offering futuristic lines and a new-to-the-class cab forward design the body the performance-oriented body offers increased steering response due to the front splitter design while two side bulkheads, places mid-body, ensure optimised airflow towards the rear end for increased stability and best possible balance. The EFRA-approved body is made of genuine Lexan material and it is available in lightweight and ultra lightweight variants including overspray protection film, window masks and a decal sheet.

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April 17, 2019

Capricorn C8SR Evo rear end kit

Capricorn have introduced their new Evo rear end kit for the C8SR 1/8th stock pan car kit. Containing new bulkheads as well as bigger bearings the set will make for improved transmission reliability while the included calibrated ride height shims allow to fine-tune the rear ground clearance.

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April 17, 2019

Nikolakopoulos & Theodoropoulos win at GTC Rd1

The opening round of the GTC Greek Touring Car Nationals was held at the RCmaniacs track recently. The weekend started off with a rain delay on Saturday, however during the early afternoon the track was good to go. In the Touring Modified class it was Nikos Nikolakopoulos (Xray) with a very close, and his maiden, overall TQ, just 0.165s ahead of Michalis Kyriazis (Xray) after the four qualifying rounds. Unfortunately right before the start of the opening B-main it rained lightly, leaving the drivers guessing what to do in terms of tyres and setup for the greasy track. The opening A-main then did not went to the TQ holder’s favour as he lost concentration and had to let Michalis past while Nikos only came in 6th place.

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April 17, 2019

Xray 13g & 30g pure Tungsten chassis weights

Coming from Xray are two new pure Tungsten chassis weights for the use with the T4 touring car. Machined from ultra heavy Tungsten material the weights are smaller than usual brass weights which helps to keep the height of the weights as low as possible while still offering a good amount of weight gain. Available now are a 13g motor bay weight that attaches right to the machined motor pocket in the T4 chassis while the 30g centre weight fits in the centre line of the chassis. Both are machined for highest precision and they come marked for easy identification.

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April 17, 2019

RC-Cox T4 shorty battery brass weight set

Coming from RC-Cox and made for the Xray T4 series of touring cars is a shorty battery brass weight set. Designed for the use with RC-Cox own and the original Xray adjustable battery mounts, the brass weights add weight when using shorty type battery packs while also ensuring easy mounting of the battery locators and hold-downs. The weights are of a stackable design, allowing to add up to 79g of weight in total. The set is usable for the 2019 down to the 2016 variants of the T4.

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April 16, 2019

Yokomo 34g steel shorty battery weight

Yokomo have introduced their new 34g shorty battery weight for the use with off-road buggies, drift and 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from 1mm steel material and coming with a black surface coating and laser-engraved Yokomo logos, the plate allows to add weight in the central part of the chassis and when running lightweight battery packs.

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April 16, 2019

2018/19 VRS-Micro Touring & Truck Series – Report

The 2018/19 VRS-Micro Touring and Truck Series, held from October to April at the Vestfold RC Senter in south east Norway, recently concluded with the final round. The series sees the running of 1/28th scale Stock, Truck and Mod classes on ETS-style carpet using RC Atomic and GL-Racing 4WD cars. 13-years old up and coming Olav Frostad Dahle has been the boy to beat this year, since he won both Stock and Modified class last season. In the end he was at the front of both Stock and Mod classes, ultimately taking both titles. But it wasn’t without a stronger competition this year. Behind Olav, it has been a very hard battle in Stock the hole season between Tommy Dahle, Torbjørn Jørgensen, Eskil Røvik, Tommy Lønn, and Håvard Gulliksen. Another young and very talented driver is 13-years old Eskil Røvik who had his breakthrough this season and showed a very strong pace in the second part of the season. But in the end it was Tommy Dahle with the overall runner-up spot from Torbjørn Jørgensen in 3rd place.

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