Last weekend the Trofeo Capricorn took place at the famous Jody Scheckter track in Fiorano, Italy. Alessandro Balboni showed a great performance, clocking the fastest lap in the 1/10th 200mm A-main and after 30 minutes of high-class racing he crossed the finish line in first position, some two laps in front of pole-setter Luca Manosperta with French driver David Simoes completing the podium in 3rd.
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Completing a series of new optionals for their 1/10th 200mm World Championship winning IF15, Infinity has released a new 3-hole shock piston. The 0.9mm piston is recommended for use in the front shocks of the IF15 on med-high traction tracks to increase corner speed. The piston can also be used in the rear shocks and is suitable for use in the shocks of the IF15’s bigger brother the IF18.
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Xpress have introduced new 3x18mm flat spot suspension pins for the Execute XM1 kit. The shafts, used on the front C-hubs and rear uprights, feature a flat spot that, in combination with the standard grub screw, greatly reduces the chance of the pins coming loose or working their way out during racing action. The pins come in sets of four and they are available now.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
The 2018 Australian Electric On-road National Championships were held at England Park Raceway in Brisbane this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Simon Nicholson with the TQ, however he had bad luck in A1 where he broke his car and also had to use a broken car in A2 so it was Destiny’s Yugo Nagashima with the overall win from Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee in 2nd. Team Associated’s Christopher Sturdy snatched the final podium spot as Simon Nicholson was able to recover the 4th overall courtesy of his win in the third and final A-main.
Image: Christopher Sturdy
Project Godspeed have released first images of their forthcoming Pace12 1/12th scale pan car kit. Based off of a carbon fibre tub chassis the car features a fully adjustable front end with lower carbon fibre and upper composite A-arms, a floating servo mount, a big bore centre shock absorber and rear tub-style side dampers. The minimalistic power pod incorporates a quick tune ride height feature and the prototype car also features a spool rear axle as it is en vogue now when running on high to very high bite surfaces. We bring you more information on the kit as it becomes available.
After a year of testing and racing, Mugen Seiki has released first information about their new performance conversion kit for the MTCC1 electric touring car. All of the new parts were used at the European Reedy Race of Champions, where all three prototype MTC1 ended up in the top 10 of the modified class. The prototype MTC1 was able to log some of the fastest lap times of the entire event, highlighting the capabilities of the new parts. Testing with the prototype MTC1 on asphalt has also shown great results. Most testing was been done by pro drivers, but we also did testing with hobby customers and the testing displayed great results for drivers of all levels.
Italian company Icon RC has announced their first competition chassis for the new Team Associated TC7.2 electric touring car. Made out of 7075 high-grade aluminium, the 2.0mm thick chassis was developed for the use on high bite surfaces as it offers better rotation and steering in such conditions thanks to its optimised dynamic flex. In addition the chassis is 13 percent lighter than the original aluminium chassis while the Icon-exclusive shape serves the purpose of reducing chassis scrub under braking and acceleration.
Having previously released a 28g optional chassis weight for its IF15 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car, Infinity has now added a second 14g option. Half the weight, this is perfect for making finer set-up adjustments. The weight can be used in all sliding positions and the front bumper of the IF15.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
