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November 2, 2018

2019 CTS4 – Announcement

The popular Champion Touring Series race series will kick off its fourth season from the 18th to 20th of January at 702 Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada. For 2019 some major changes are planned for the CTS4 with the new platform being an Exhibition Series with no points chase and is happening across the USA. 12th Scale and Pro 10 will be an addition to the series due to the popular demand in pan car. The Spec Tire for Touring will be Elexis while USGT uses Gravity mesh wheel radial tires and Formula as well as Pan Cars are open tire. There is also a new racing format which entails one seeding round and three qualifiers using IFMAR qualifying with rocket round on Saturday. On Sunday, racers that make the A-Main will have three chances to win a trophy for the Exhibition round including the top qualifier. The vision for this season is to bring the platform across the country versus racing only in California. This breeds more RC racing and will grow the hobby. Champion Touring Series would like to welcome the new tracks below for the 2019 schedule as follows. Full details and the complete 7-race schedule can be found on social media here.

November 1, 2018

Fenix G56 200mm & 235mm pan cars

Fenix have introduced their new G56 1/10th pan car platform that includes 200mm World GT and 235mm Pro10 cars. Both cars are available in conventional 256mm wheelbase pivot rear suspension design or as 275mm wheelbase V-link/Quad-link variant with the latter being very popular for high-powered Pro10 cars. From default the pivot cars are usable with transversal or inline shorty packs while the V-link cars also accept standard touring car packs. Both cars share as many components as possible including the all-new front end consisting of flex-adjustable 2.5mm carbon fibre lower arms and a 2.5mm upper beam. Also the chassis can be swapped between the two versions, allowing to build a LWB pivot or SWB V-link car. The kits are available with a high-torque ball or easy-to-use gear differential – both of which rely on titanium axles for a low weight, precision and durability – and they are available from now on.

View the other variants here

November 1, 2018

Tamiya TB05 aluminium bulkhead

Coming soon from Tamiya is an aluminium bulkhead for the TB05 touring car. The lower bulkhead replaces the standard A3 plastic part for an item of higher precision and stability. In addition the bulkhead incorporated a ball-raced anti-roll bar mount with the needed 740-size bearings, stoppers and grub screws being also part of the package.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

November 1, 2018

Tamiya TA07 MS touring car kit

Coming soon from Tamiya is the TA07 MS 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. The full-option kit will include a 2.25mm carbon fibre main chassis, a 2.0mm vertical upper deck construction as well as 2mm lower bulkheads for improved traction on acceleration. Also part of the package is a 20T centre pulley that will reduce natural drivetrain drag. Other features include a multi-piece carbon fibre and aluminium floating servo mount and a highly adjustable battery hold down system with carbon fibre tabs that do away with the need to use fibre-reinforced tape. The kit is set for a release in mid-December.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

November 1, 2018

Rudolf Pletka wins at FunCup Austria

The FunCup Austria was held as part of the Modellbau Vienna fair last week. The race was held on Thursday on the same track as the ETS the following weekend. In the 17.5T Touring A-main it was Rudolf Pletka with the win from Michael Hueber in 2nd. Wolfgang Richter rounded out an all-Xray 1-2-3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 1, 2018

MRCP Winter Championship Rd2 – Report

The second round of the MRCP Arena Winter Championship was held at the MRCP Arena track in Dagmersellen, Switzerland. More than 30 drivers attended with the numbers increasing every round. In Touring Prostock it was Daniel Burgener securing himself the TQ. In the finals however it was Michael Kammermann who would hold the upper hand with Tobias Fritzius coming in 2nd place. Daniel wasn’t able to conserve his qualifying performance, ending the day on the 3 spot after some close fights of all three drivers.

Continue reading the report here

October 31, 2018

Francisco Lara wins at Chilean IC Track Nats

The Chilean IC Track Nationals were hosted by the CACH club last weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class it was Matias Otaegui with the overall TQ but in the half hour long main final it was Francisco Lara with the win some three laps in front of Alvaro Jara, who suffered problems in the final, on the 2 spot. Top qualifier Matias had to settle for 3rd overall another lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 31, 2018

Yeah Racing TA07 titanium turnbuckle set

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Tamiya TA07 touring car is a titanium turnbuckle set. It includes seven turnbuckles machined of high-quality titanium that replace the standard steel items to achieve a lower weight, greater durability and improved looks. Also included are 14 ball cups to easily create the needed camber, steering and servo links.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]