Yeah Racing have introduced a graphite spur gear cover for the Yokomo YD2 series of RWD drift cars. The carbon fibre plate ensures an evenly mounted spur gear for less noise and greater drivetrain efficiency while also adding to the overall appearance. The plate is good for the use with 48 pitch gears larger than 83T and it also fits Overdose spur gear mounts.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
Akio Sobue put in a dominant performance in what was mostly a precessional race in the Sweep Modified class at TRC this afternoon. Never really challenged, the Japanese driver was able to pull clear of the chasing pack early on and build up a substantial lead by the end. Behind, Nicholas Lee had what can be described a lonely race in 2nd. While Jin Sawada and a very fast starting Jan Ratheisky, starting in 8th, had a good battle for 4th. That battle would become for 3rd as just ahead Andy Moore had a big moment coming onto the main straight and stuffed it into the wall on the main straight but somehow only lost 2 positions and was able to bring it home in 5th. Jin could stay in front of the German to take the final step on the podium with Jan finishing in 4th.
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Coming from T-Works are several titanium suspension pin sets for the Yokomo BD9 touring car. Available now is a full 8-piece kit of inner and out shafts to deck out a complete car and also 2-piece sets of 3×44.8mm inner or 3x25mm outer shafts as a replacement or for spares and repair. The shafts are machined from high quality 64 grade titanium and they come with a polished finish for smooth suspension action.
The 2018 EastRC Invitational was held at the EastRC Speedway in Jakarta, Indonesia this past weekend. The race attracted regional racers as well as guests from Thailand, Singapore and any other cities of Indonesia. The 2-day race saw five qualifying rounds and triple finals and it was run in the four classes of Touring Car, Front Wheel Drive, M-Chassis and Dancing Rider and in the premier Touring class it was Meen Vejrak with the TQ and new track record after the five hard-fought qualifiers in which Charlee Phutiyotin, Dominic Quek and Bowie Ginting all scored round TQs. The opening A-main then was a really close and tight one as the top 4 went away from the field to fight for the lead. In the end Meen, Charlee and Bowie finished within less than a second of each other. A2 almost delivered the same story before Charlee and Dominic made contact, which let Meen and Bowie fight for the lead. Meen finally secured the overall win after winning A2, 0.4 seconds ahead of Bowie and five seconds clear of Surikarn who recovered from 7th. With Meen sitting out A3, it would be the decisive round for the remaining podium spots. Dominic passed Charlee to spread some gap while Izzah made a full use of his new tyres to pass Bowie for 2nd place.
The 2018 US Nitro World Cup was held at the Homestead RC Raceway, host of this year’s IFMAR 1/10th Nitro Touring World Championships, this past weekend. The event was held in four Nitro on-road classes and in 1/8th Open it was Infinity’s Carmine Raiola with the TQ and win, leaving behind Infinity teammate Dario Balestri in 2nd, a lap down. Alberto Picco would end the 45-minute main final in 3rd, some 8.2s down on Dario. Another Italian, Marco Vanni would come in 4th, 13 laps in front o Roniel Regalado.
Traxxas have introduced their new 330 and 400 series servo for 1/10th scale applications. They combine maximum steering authority with a long list of high performance features. Both servos utilise steel gears, dual ball bearings, and an aluminium centre section for added heat dissipation. They are fully waterproof with a perfect factory fit in nearly all 1/10 scale Traxxas RC vehicles and they are fully compatible with the Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) and provide noticeably faster steering response than stock servos. Available are the 330 Blue (0.19s/330 ounce-inch) servo for kits such as the TRX-4 trail truck and the 400 Red (0.15s/400 ounce-inch) for vehicles such as the Unlimited Desert Racer, E-Revo VXL and more.
O.S. Engines have announced the soon release of their limited edition T1203 engine to celebrate the 2018 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship title. Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura brought home the title with a prototype of the recently announced T1203 and as a commemorative edition, O.S. have introduced the “Gold Reducer” variant that will feature a 24K gold-plated 5.5mm venturi insert. As for the engine, the specific port timing ensures exceptional millage while upping low to mid-RPM torque, making the engine ideal especially for high-grip surfaces while the specially shaped engine head ensures improved cooling and temperate stability even in changing weather conditions. The limited edition engine will become available separately or including a T-1070SC and M-1006SC exhaust set.
Source: O.S. Engines [osspeed.com]
Akio Sobue will start from pole position in round 4 of the OneTen series having taking his 2nd TQ run of the day. Nicholas Lee will start from 2nd position, the Yokomo driver tying on points with Andy Moore but having the faster time thanks to his Q3 run. Jin Sawada and Felix Law complete the top half of the grid. Sobue was the only driver in the top heat on new tires but due to the heat felt the track was more loose than before. The Infinity driver also noticing a more considerable drop off in pace later in the run compared to earlier. For the final, Akio said he will simply mount his final set of tires.
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