Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C803 on-road car is the new full flex chassis kit. The set was developed for the use with harder control tyres and makes for improved overall chassis flex which will help with traction and drivability. The set includes a new aluminium main chassis, a new RS rear bulkhead as well as new RS rear lower arm mount and suitable suspension inserts.
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Available now from ZooRacing is their all-new PreoPard 190mm electric touring car body shell. The PreoPard body shell is ZooRacing’s second touring car body shell following the ZooZilla body and it was developed to produce high overall downforce with a focus on increased overall steering while maintaining exceptional rear end stability. The specialised body is the ideal choice for tight and twitchy low to medium traction carpet and outdoor tracks and it offers several aero features such as a recessed roof section that channels the airflow towards the rear wing for great rear end stability at both low and high speeds while the forward placed cabin and the specially shaped front end produce more steering compared to the ZooZilla as well as greater rotation in corners for greater corner speeds and a more nimble handling. The body is outfitted with several trick anti-tuck features such as structured side skirts and a clever rear end design including reinforcement ribs on the trunk lid, all of which add to the overall aerodynamics and looks while greatly preventing body tucks without the need for additional reinforcements. Other features include large wheel arches that allow the body to be placed up to 4mm to the front for increased steering reaction or up to 4mm to the back for increased rear stability – making it 8mm in total. The PreoPard 190mm body shell comes moulded from high-quality polycarbonate and it is available in two thicknesses: a lightweight 0.5mm variant that will weigh in at about 55g cut and including wing while the standard thickness 0.7mm variant will come out at about 83g cut and including wing – meaning the latter will easily make the new 90g ETS rule. Part of the package are also the revolutionary 2-step window masks that will ensure window frames of Pro quality. The EFRA homologated body is rounded out by high-quality wing mounting hardware and a detailed sticker sheet including grille, head and tail lights.
Awesomatix have introduced their new limited edition MMCX-A aluminium chassis mid motor conversion kit for the A800X Evo touring car. The set includes an alloy lower deck, a softer top deck compared to the MMCX-2 carbon fibre chassis set, as well as an aluminium motor mount, two 357mm belts, top deck stiffener and small parts. The conversion is a limited edition and it will hit stores soon.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
The SLR Ingolstadt club in the South of Germany played host to the national HPI-Challenge Superlauf this past weekend. In the Touring Stock class it was Christian Donath who would sweep the qualifiers, taking an undefeated TQ from Jill Bartsch and Manuel Wagner. After the triple A-mains it was again the trio of Christian from Jill and Manuel.
Race Opt have released a couple of prototype images of their forthcoming MTS T3 4WD electric touring car kit. The car is based on a conventional carbon fibre double deck chassis constructions, however it uses sheet-type carbon fibre A-arms front and rear as well as blade-type anti-roll bars as they were common in 1/8th and 1/10th IC Track racing. Other features will include low-profile aluminium shock absorbers, a carbon fibre upper deck with integrated flex control system as well as a floating battery positioning system. Full details will become available in time for the release.
The Greek IC Track Cup was held at the Patra track recently. Lampros Tsiklitiras (Serpent) took the 4 spot after the 1/10th 200mm qualifiers, however after a flawless run in the main final and a perfect tyre strategy he was able to take the win by one lap in front of Vasilis Lykaris (Shepherd) in 2nd and Nikos Karampelas (Shepherd) in 3rd.
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The finale of the 2018 season of the Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend. With the last round having taken place more than two months ago in August, anticipation was high as Singapore’s top racers were keen to lock horns for the final showdown. This round was also special in that the race would concurrently serve as the Singapore National Championship event in the Touring Car Stock and also the Formula classes. Two titles were therefore up for grab in this one event. The weather had been gloomy all week leading up to the weekend. The Urban track crew was nonetheless tireless in their effort to prep the track daily after the rain to ensure maximum practice time for everyone. Come the race weekend, the weather cleared up, and everyone was able to enjoy almost uninterrupted Saturday practice and Sunday race day.
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Coming soon from Fantom Racing are their new Icon Pro Modified and Pro Spec electric brushless motors. The heart of the motors are the patented design stator and patent pending tuning pins with the two features promising greatly improved performance in terms of torque and RPM. The stator provides maximum torque and RPM while the tuning pins eliminate the need for stator screws while allowing to fine-tune RPM vs. torque. The motor is available in the most coming modified and stock windings and it is widely factory-tuneable in terms of rotors, bearings and other options.
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