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November 22, 2018

Vigor 1/10th touring bulkhead alignment blocks

Vigor RC have introduced their new bulkhead alignment blocks for some of the most popular 1/10th scale electric touring cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised the blocks are inserted between the left and right bulkhead and help to get them straight when fastening the bulkhead screws. The result is a perfectly parallel bulkhead assembly that prevents chassis tweak while ensuring less stress on the spool and differential bearings. The blocks are available as 18mm/22mm variant for the Yokomo BD8 and BD9, as 19mm/23mm variant for Xray T4 and Awesomatix A800 cars and also as 18mm/20mm block for Yokomo BD9, ARC R11, Infinity IF14 and Mugen MTC1 kit.

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November 21, 2018

SkyRC Toro X8 Pro V2 1/8th brushless motor

SkyRC have introduced their new Toro X8 Pro V2 motor for 1/8th electric applications. The updated version of the X8 Pro the V2 variant adds an adjustable timing feature for easier fine-tuning for various track conditions. Other features include a 5mm shaft, 12-slot stator and 4-pole rotor. The motor can be used with sensored or sensorless controllers and it is available in 2150kV and 2350kV variants.

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November 21, 2018

2018 Sunpadow On-Road Grand Prix – Report

The Annual Sunpadow On-Road Grand Prix held in Xiamen, China recently saw over 220 drivers competing in electric and nitro classes. The prize money race has become the premier event in Asia, attracting some of the top drivers from around the world. This year’s turnout was the largest in the race’s three year history, organisers expect next year to be even bigger. Serpent’s Viktor Wilck dominated the Electric Modified Sedan class with Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp and Akio Sobue completing the podium.

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November 21, 2018

Xray T4’19 World Edition 2.0mm upper deck

Xray have introduced their new Worlds Edition 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck for the T4’19 touring car. Of a narrower design for increased overall chassis flex the top deck will increase traction and in-corner steering, making it ideal for low to medium bite tracks. The top deck can be used with both the standard carbon fibre or optional aluminium chassis.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 21, 2018

Infinity IF11 aluminium axle height adjuster set

With the indoor racing season now in full swing, Infinity has released a new optional aluminium axle height adjuster set for its IF11 1/10th scale Formula car. The aluminium axle height adjusters allow you to easily adjust the rear end ride height of the car for all conditions and tyre types. Used together with CM-A004-03 shim set owners can adjust the height in increments of 0.1mm. Additionally Infinity has added a 10-piece aluminium washer sets in 0.5mm and 1.0mm for the use with the axle height adjuster to set rear ride height.

View the axle height adjusters in place here

November 21, 2018

RC Cox T4’19 gold-plated steel screw set

Coming from RC Cox is a gold-plated steel screw set for the Xray T4’19 touring car. The quality 10.9 grade screws come gold-plated for looks while also adding corrosion resistance when running in wet weather conditions. Included in the set are both countersunk and button head screws for the lower and upper parts of the chassis.

Source: PPM RC Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]

November 21, 2018

Cerrato & Butterfield win at West Coast Classic

The West Coast Classic race was held at Steel City RC Speedway last weekend. The event was held in 1/10th and 1/8th Nitro as well as 1/5th scale gas classes and in 1/8th scale Open Christian Lopez would take the TQ spot after the qualifiers. Robbie Cerrato would take the win in the 30-minute A-main event from Scott Kimbrow 2nd and Bryce Butterfield 3rd.

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November 21, 2018

Xray Racing Series Slovenia Rd1 – Report

The 2018/19 season of the Xray Racing Series Slovenia kicked off recently at the Genius Ring in Medeuzza. Drivers from Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Italy and Slovenia attended on the track whose layout was unchanged from last season, however due to running the track clockwise everyone had to learn it again. The weekend kicked off on Saturday with free practice for the nearly 50 drivers while Sunday was race day. In the Touring 13.5T Stock class it was B.A. Arnaldi on pole, followed by Edoardo Repetti and Rok Rudl. Over in the Formula category it was Matej Dobnikar on pole, followed by Andrea Ghilotti and Valentin Mis.

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