T-Works have introduced three new lightweight screw sets for the Yokomo BD9 touring car. Available as mixed aluminium and titanium set, mixed aluminium and titanium UFO head set and full titanium UFO head set, all include 129 fasteners that not only lower the overall weight of the car but they also improve visual appearance.
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Coming from Bittydesign is the pre-cut variant of their popular JP8 190mm touring car body shell. A favourite among both modified and stock class drivers the JP8 is part of the new high-downforce body movement and beside the standard non-cut variant it is now also available pre-cut and pre-drilled for Awesomatix, Destiny, Team Associated and Xray cars and it will soon also come as a dedicated version for the new Yokomo BD9. The body comes including pre-cut and pre-drilled rear wing, wing mounting hardware and a decal sheet.
Arrowmax have introduced their all-new Red Series 7.4V 5200mAh Ultra Low Profile LiPo battery pack. The standard-size pack is only 19.5mm tall and weighs in at a lightweight 237g, making it the ideal battery when facing traction roll problems on small and tight high-grip tracks. The battery utilises high-performance 55C/110C Si-Graphene cells for high power output and exceptional durability and it is available now.
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The opening round of the Lovan Winter Series was held in Alveringem, Belgium close to the French border last weekend. The race was held on a large 35x18m track and attracted racers from The Netherlands, France and Belgium. In the premier Touring Modified class it was John Ermen who showed some superb driving, however Hugo Raggaut was another driver who was fast from the get go. John dominated the opening qualifier on Saturday evening and he also took the three following rounds on Sunday morning, however he tried different tyres for the final qualifier that were not on point but was Hugo who scored a new lap and track record to take the overall TQ from John in 2nd and Sidney Blokker 3rd. In the finals John did everything he could to get past Hugo but the latter perfectly resisted the pressure to take the overall from John in 2nd and Sidney in 3rd.
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Brilliant RC have announced the release of their new high temperature silicon gaskets for .12 and .21 engines, pipes and manifolds. The black-colour gaskets are moulded from a special, high temperature resistant silicone rubber which ensures a very long durability. Coming in sets of three, these gaskets fit on all Novarossi and O.S. based .12 and .21 engines, as well as most popular pipes and manifolds.
The MRC Longwy club hosted round 1 of the popular MRC Longwy Winter Series this past weekend. The race attracted both national and international drivers and in the Touring Modified class it was Thimo Weissbauer who took the TQ and win in front of his Awesomatix teammates Tim Wahl in 2nd and Lucas Urbain 3rd. Loic Jasmin and Remi Callens came in 4th and 5th respectively.
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The second round of the 2018/19 BRCA 1/12th nationals took place in Birtley last weekend. The event saw a continuation of the increased entry from the first round with 70 drivers attending the event. The Birtley club laid a fast and flowing track which developed a high grip level throughout the weekend requiring a fast and consistent drive to achieve a good result. On Saturday racers competed in the 13.5 Blinky Stock championship with the field split into F1, F2 and F3 grades. In the F1 class current European Stock champion Ollie Payne put his car on pole ahead of defending British Champion David Spashett and a fast charging Adam Catchpole in 3rd. Ollie was to take a tone to tone win gaining a small advantage early on and maintaining this throughout the race. The front two cars had a relentless pace and lapped the whole field. Adam Catchpole unfortunately caught a track marker early on and had to retire his car allowing Mark Stiles to secure 3rd place from 5th on the grid.
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Coming from Contact Tyres are new BRCA 1/12 Oval National control tyre donuts in four hardnesses. Developed with the help of Stock Oval World Champion Ben Harding the tyres are meant to offer the best tyre balance and traction available and they are available in colour-coded white 32 shore, yellow 35 shore, red 37 shore and blue 40 shore hardness. The unmounted tyres measure 26mm x 49mm in width and diameter respectively with an internal diameter of 35mm.
