The 15th annual Grand Prix des 3 Frontieres will be held on the weekend of the 20th of January at the MRC Longwy club in Longwy, France. The race will be held in Touring Modified and 13.5T Stock Blinky classes and more information can be found on the club’s website here.
Monaco RC have announced the addition of Alessio Menicucci to their team. Alessio will use Monaco RC products such as the AR1 charger from now on. The Italian electric on-road frontrunner has the following to say:
I am very happy to join Monaco RC team. Their vibes and energy goes along their incredible products range! Great to be part of it!
Source: Monaco RC [monacorc.com]
P-One have introduced their new high traction touring car tyres for carpet and asphalt tracks. Coming pre-glued on a new, more resistant rim the tyres offer exceptional grip and balance and are thoroughly track tested for optimised performance. The CNC machine-glued tyres come in specific carpet and asphalt compounds and they are available now in set of four tyres per pack.
Following the One .12 Tuned Miami Edition engine Capricorn have introduced an updated variant of the One .21 Tuned 1/8th on-road power plant. The engine received a new 2101-spec piston and liner, new port timing, a new combustion camber in set and also a new cooling head. The engine was designed for all-out competition racing and it is available from now on.
Round 6 of the 2018 Speed King Tour took place at the SRT Sagami-Do RC racing outdoor tarmac track in the Kanagawa prefecture last weekend. The event was held in a Touring Modified, Touring Stock and an Oval class with the title in the Modified and Stock classes being open until the final round. The race format saw three rounds of qualifying with the top 5 qualifiers taking part in the Super Lap session to determine the top 5 starting grid. The Modified class was hotly contested with three different drivers TQ-ing a round and in the end it was was Yokomo driver Sota Goto with the overall TQ and and also the fastest lap time in the Super Lap session as Destiny driver Yugo Nagashima came in 2nd on the grid.
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PPM RC Racing have introduced the RC-Cox traction compound application brushed pen. The tool was developed to make traction additive application easier as the pen is simply filled with the designed tyre sauce, doing away with the need to use the brush applicator many compounds come with. The applicator ensures an even layer of traction compound without dripping issues as they are associated with brush application. The pen is usable with Mighty V3 compound and it is available now.
Coming from Xray are three new aluminium chassis for the IFMAR World Championship winning T4’19 touring car. First up is the Worlds Edition extra-flex chassis that features the largest cut-outs, making for the most amount of flex which comes in handy on low to medium grip tracks. The chassis was used by Bruno Coelho to win the 2018 IFMAR World Championships. Next up is the flex chassis that also features herringbone-shaped cut outs, however these are smaller than on the extra-flex chassis for less overall twist and improved handling on medium to high-bite track conditions. Last but not least is the stiff aluminium chassis, a full-face affair for high to very high-bite track conditions. All chassis are made from high-quality 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium, they come black anodised for wear and looks and are designed to utilise the optional front chassis brace. The chassis make for an easier to drive car and more predictable handling in the respective track conditions and they are usable on carpet and asphalt tracks alike.
Another new release from Infinity for their IF15 following its victory at the 1:10 200mm World Championships in Florida last month is the special coated clutch bell. As used on Naoto Matsukura’s winning car, it is a direct replacement for the standard kit supplied version and gives the benefit of being light and extremely durable as well as offering great clutch bite.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
