Sweep Racing has released a new 1:10 spoke wheel that is officially licensed by famous Japanese car wheel manufacturer WORK. The new WORK Emotion wheels have zero offset as current dish wheels and are made of strong material for FWD or 1:10 Touring Car racing use. The wheels are available in white and black colour options.
Ielasi Tuned concludes it 2024 engine releases with the new GP9R24 .21 Onroad engine. Compared to their previous flagship GP9R23WC engine the the new GP9R24 engine get an exclusive Ielasi Tuned piston which allows the Italian engine tuners to have a tighter piston/cylinder coupling than the WC allows it to maintain better compression even when hot. The GP9R24 will be released with the new “R” reinforced connecting rod, crank with different timing and balancing to attenuate internal vibrations, new engine backplate and inner head with revised configuration and cooling head with the new 2024 graphics.
17-years on from when he last held the title, Dario Balestri is once again the EFRA European 1:10 Nitro Touring Car European Champion after a dominant win in France over the weekend. Having secured the TQ ahead of Infinity team-mate Jilles Groskamp at the Le Model Club Thionvillois track, the Italian would win the 45-minute final from the Dutch driver by over a lap. With Balestri’s main challenge in the final coming from the Capricorn of the defending Champion Toni Gruber, the only glitch in the race for Balestri came with just under 10-minutes left on the clock when he had a moment and his car put all four wheels on the grass. 9-seconds up on Gruber at the time, the German couldn’t capitalise because at the same time he would flip his car and on low fuel with a scheduled fuel stop just 2-laps out he suffered a flame out. Rejoining in fourth behind Carmine Raiola, he would recover and get back passed the Italian Champion to complete the podium behind Groskamp as Balestri took the title for a third time making him the most successful champion of the category.
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Following new wing trends, Italian bodyshell producer Mon-tech Racing has released this new wing combo for 1:10 Touring Car. Made using 0.75mm polycarbonate, both are new wings designs with one giving high load and one designed for medium load. While light at the same time they are rigid wings to be as efficient as possible giving you smoothness and stability. Coming complete with fixings the kit includes screws and black plastic washers.
US based parts producer MAD Wurks has released a range of new top deck options for the recently released Schumacher Mi9 Electric Touring Car. In testing they identified benefits from additional top deck flex options to address varying grip levels and conditions on both asphalt and carpet race surfaces. As a result they have produced 1.5mm and 2mm options in both narrow and wide top decks to help fill the tuning gaps.
Yokomo has two new options for its flagship MS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car in the form of a new caster measurement tool and new springs. The new caster measurement tool is attached to the steering block on the MS1.0 to facilitate caster measurement when measuring alignment when the new turnbuckle tuning part is in use. The tool allows you to check and adjust caster accurately. The new springs are softer than the MS1.0 standard springs. Available in 1.8 and 1.85, they are effective for outdoor asphalt surfaces where you want more traction with a combination of 1.80 in the front and 1.85 in the rear recommended.
Dario Balestri is the Top Qualifier for the 2024 EFRA 1:10 Nitro Touring Car European Championship, the Italian heading an Infinity 1-2 in France from team-mate Jilles Groskamp. Racing at the Le Model’Club Thionvillois in northern France, where rain has effected the action, Balestri topped the opening three qualifiers to secure pole position for Saturday’s title race which is the 18th running of the championship. A former double champion of the category, reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champion Balestri last held the 1:10 European title in 2007 having successful defended his 2006 win. Fastest in Q4 & 5, Groskamp will start second ahead of the Capricorn of defending Champion Toni Gruber. Enjoying a very strong season in his National 1:8 Onroad Championship with wins at the first three rounds, British driver Alex Thurston locked in the final direct qualifying spot in the Main taking his Mugen Seiki to P4. Top French nitro onroad racer Quentin Leroux just missed the cut ending qualifying P5 despite being second fastest in Q5 and he will have to progress from the Semi Finals.
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Blitz has updated its EK9 1:10th Bodyshell for FWD class with the release of the EK9-MK2. The original EK9 was developed in 2019 because the EFRA GBS body rules for FWD class applied but now they have fine-tuned it and made the EK9-MK2. The development of EK9- Mk2 bodyshell is based on the middle motor Front wheel driver chassis, the roof height of the Mk2 is low down 10mm, with the low profile design improving the airflow and increasing downforce, compared with EK9 the new Mk2 body can carry more corner speed, less traction roll, and much more stability. The EK9-Mk2 body included a light decal and window mask, the pre-mark body tower mounting location dots help the user easily find the right location to mount the body. 2 different thicknesses of EK9-Mk2 Bodyshell available, 0.7mm Standard and 0.5mm Light.
