October 13, 2018

Jilles Groskamp inks deal with ORCA

ORCA have announced the signing of Dutch on-road frontrunner, Jilles Groskamp to their factory team. The former IFMAR Electric Touring World Champion and long-time Team Orion factory driver will use ORCA brushless motors, speed controllers and batteries from now on while also helping with the development of future products. The Thailand-based joins another spearhead of the electric touring car scene, Akio Sobue, who signed with ORCA in July.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

October 12, 2018

Vigor R11 2018 carbon fibre chassis & top deck

Vigor RC have introduced their new flex main chassis and 2.0mm new design top deck for the ARC R11 2018 electric touring car. The 84mm wide chassis made of 2.25mm carbon fibre was designed to increase torsional flex which can be beneficial especially on lower grip surfaces. Also new is the 9mm wide top deck made of 2.0mm carbon material. The new style top deck helps to fine-tune overall chassis flex for a wider range of conditions.

View the top deck here

October 12, 2018

Team Corally SSX-10 200mm pan car kit

Available now from Team Corally is the SSX-10 1/10th 200mm pan car kit. Announced for a good amount of time and finally hitting stores the Worlds GT chassis is constructed from carbon fibre and red anodised aluminium in combination with high-strength composite plastic parts. The car builds on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis and features a fully adjustable front end as well as a link-type rear suspension. Included are also a precision-ground graphite rear axle, a CNC-machined delrin spur gear as well as a composite front bumper for chassis protection. The kit is compatible to standard Pro10/WGT tyres and 200mm body shells.

View a list of the features and more images here

October 12, 2018

Fenix X Series aluminium formula pan car main chassis

Available now from Fenix Racing are their new X Series aluminium main chassis plates for a range of popular 1/10th formula cars. Offering a 10mm longer wheelbase the 2mm chassis are made of 7075-T6 alloy and they feature a very marry design for minimal scrubbing during cornering. The chassis are available for the Fenix Mistral, Shepherd Velox and Xray X1 kits and they include a hardware kit making them a direct fit.

View the other chassis here

October 12, 2018

1up Racing introduce new TC7.2 option parts

Coming from 1up Racing and made for the Team Associated TC7.2 electric touring car are three new optionals. First up is the carbon fibre centre link set that will increase mid corner steering and overall steering response. The set was inspired by Team Associated factory driver Steve Weiss, and includes four carbon fibre links in 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3mm thicknesses to fine tune the desired feel depending on track conditions and racer preference. Two blue 7075 aluminium screws and 1mm thick washers for mounting complete the set.

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October 11, 2018

Yokomo reveal full BD9 details

Following a few BD9 preview images released by Yokomo earlier today, the Japanese company now revealed more details of their forthcoming new electric 4WD touring car kit. Developed to recapture the ISTC World Championship title the designers left no stone untouched which results in over 90 percent new parts compared to the current BD8 2018 kit. The integral part of the car is the redesigned carbon fibre main chassis that is machined of a graphite material while adapting a new carbon fibre rear chassis backbone for better control of the rear chassis flex. To the chassis attach new front and rear aluminium bulkheads that are spaced at 18mm and that now feature ball races for the anti-roll bars in order to improve overall precision.

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October 11, 2018

Luis Enrique Carrasco wins at Spanish EP On-road Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the Spanish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Villarreal track last weekend. The event saw the running of the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula. In the popular Touring Stock class it was Richard Rioja with the overall TQ from Luis Enrique Carrasco. With two wins in the opening two A-mains however it was Luis Enrique who hold the upper hand with his Awesomatix from Awesomatix team mate David Rebollo. Xray’s Richard Rioja had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

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