Coming soon from Blitz is their new GT3 body shell for 1/8th GT vehicles. Designed for 323mm to 328mm short wheelbase chassis with a track width below 313mm the body is of a more compact appearance. The included rear wing will provide exceptional downforce for improved car control at low and high speeds. The body is available in a standard 1.0mm and a lightweight 0.8mm variant including light decals, window masks and wing mounting hardware.
Arena RC Racing have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming 1/10th 4WD touring car. The shaft-driven kit seems to target the competition market as it features front and rear swaybars, a floating servo mount, and widely adjustable suspension components. No official information apart from the image is available yet but we keep you up to date on the progress.
Source: Arena RC Racing [facebook.com]
The organisers of the OneTen series presented by Infinity are delighted to announce our timetable for the 2018/19 season. With the series run at 4 different locations between October and March, each venue will play host to two rounds of the championship. Aiming to get away from the traditional race format played out over a weekend, we have introduced a new schedule that sees both the Saturday and Sunday rounds run to different formats. Saturday will see a focus on longer qualifiers of 6 minutes and short 4 minute triple finals while Sunday has shorter qualifiers, but more of them, and a single 8 minute main, incorporating bump ups. The organisers hope that this will encourage different approaches to each round in terms of setup and driving while the double header allows each racer two chances to get a good result. For the series, 5 of the 8 rounds count towards the final standings, however trophies will be presented to the top 20 in each class based on a driver’s combined result from both days. Entry for each event will be limited to 100 across both classes and is now open for round 1 at RCI V2 in Shanghai on October 6-7. You can submit your entry by clicking here or by contacting RCI V2 direct and you can find out more information about the OneTen Series here.
Coming from MiniPro is a 2WD chassis version of their chassis dynamometer system. The device allows to measures the RPM, kV, voltage, current draw, power and torque output of vehicles up to 370mm wheelbase and 370mm width. This dyno is ideal for motor analysis, ESC and boost adjustment, brushless sensor adjustment, gearing calculation, tire selections, and much more. It is coupled with to a knurled roller via a pulley and belt to accelerate the inertial flywheel. The electronic board takes the flywheel’s inertia, measures the rate it takes to accelerate and calculates the output power and torque of the vehicle. The dyno repeatedly measures and calculates power in small increments to produce an accurate graph on a PC of the engine’s power characteristics. The vehicle is stopped onto the dyno with adjustable belt stripes, allowing to use a multitude of different chassis such as 1/10th formula, 1/10th and 1/12th pan cars. The dyno is available including or without flywheel unit and it us usable with MS Windows 7, 8 or 10 PC systems.
Source: MiniPro [minipro.com]
The national final of the HPI Challenge Germany was held at the World-famous Motodrom in Andernach last weekend. Over the season 82 regional races with 782 starters made for what is considered one of the biggest race series in Europe with 120 drivers attending the season finale. In the premier 13.5T blinky class, run as Pro class with open gear ratio and the new HPI 36A pre-mounted wheel, it was Patrick Gassauer with the win from Jill Bartsch (Awesomatix) while Manuel Wagner (Xray) completed the top 3.
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Multiple ETS race winner Yannic Prümper has announced his departure from chassis sponsor Yokomo. Having only returned to the Japanese squad back in November last year, following a stint with VBC Racing where before he also raced for Yokomo cars, Yannic has decided to move on to a new challenge. Yannic has yet to announce his new home but in the meantime had the following to say:
First of all I want to thank Team Yokomo, especially Tom Yokobori for their trust and support during this short time together. I really had a good time with the team, with some good results, but sometimes time brings changes and that‘s why I feel its now the right time to leave.
Oli Meggitt and the well-known EWS Events team have announced the 2018/19 edition of the popular Essex Winter Series. The five-event championship will take place at EWS’s indoor venue in the south of the UK. The EWS is one of the most popular on-road series in the UK, and will be keeping many of their simple, straight forward rules the same again this year. There will be classes for Modified and Super Stock 13.5 Blinky Touring Cars, plus a new “Amateur Stock” class for this year. Amateur Stock will follow the lead of the ETS in trying to attract new racers to the bigger events – it will use a hand-out 17.5 motor, is open to novice/new drivers, and doesn’t allow any drivers with sponsorship to enter. All classes will race on a brand new Sweep tyre, which offers more grip and speed than the previous version, whilst remaining very consistent over many runs – perfect for the huge EWS track which uses the now-standard ETS carpet. Entries are now open via the EWS website and are expected to fill quickly. More details on the series, along with full rules and information, can also be found on the site or via email to Oli Meggitt (oli.meggitt@gmail.com). More details on the signature “EWS International” race, to take place in December, will follow in a few months’ time.
Coming soon from Xpress is their Execute XM1S 4WD M-class touring car kit. The belt-driven car uses design elements of the XQ1S 1/10th scale tourer and it was developed for competitive racing, utilising a shorty LiPo battery as well as full-blown brushless components. The 210mm wheelbase car will use the Execute XQ1 series differentials, making for a sturdy and efficient drivetrain and full details will become available in time for the release that is schedule for end of September.
