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October 16, 2018

Simon Lauter TQs & wins at RT Pegasus Masters

The 7th annual RT Pegasus Masters was held in Piding, Southern Germany last weekend. The race was held in several electric on-road classes, attracting some of the region’s fastest drivers. In the popular Touring Stock class it was Simon Lauter who would sweep the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from team mate Christian Donath on the 2 spot. The finals again were an all-Simon show as he took wins in all three legs to grab the overall from Christian Donath 2nd and Florian Botzenhart 3rd.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

October 16, 2018

Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 Cadillac CTS-V body

Coming from Traxxas and made for the 4-Tec 2.0 1/10th 4WD chassis is the Cadillac CTS-V body shell. With 640 raging horsepower on tap, the CTS-V is the most powerful car Cadillac has ever sold. Its 200 mph top speed also makes it the fastest. Traxxas captures the cutting-edge style and ferocity of this monster sedan with this highly detailed RC body for the 4-Tec 2.0. Available in blue or silver, the bodies feature injection moulded side mirrors and rear spoiler for extra authenticity.

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October 16, 2018

2018 TOS Masters – Report

The 2018 TOS Masters was held at the Arena33 indoor track in Andernach last weekend. The grand finale of the 2017/18 Tonisport Onroad Series attracted some of Europe’s fastest electric on-road racers and in the Touring Modified class it was Infinity’s Marc Rheinard who set the pace on home soil after the qualifiers. Awesomatix’s Frederik Südhoff came in 2nd, Yannic Prümper (Infinity) rounded out the top 3. The triple A-mains then delivered three different winners in the form of Marc, Frederik and Yannic and when the dust had settled it was Yannic with the overall win, tie on points with Frederik who had to settle for 2nd. Marc Rheinard rounded out the top 3.

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October 16, 2018

Joe Kerry wins wet BRCA 200mm Nats Rd8

The 8th round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Cotswold track over the weekend. The weather was really bad, heavy rain for most of the weekend and even some flood warnings issued nearby. In qualifying Joe Kerry took a fairly comfortable TQ by around 5.5 seconds. Before the final the rain almost stopped and the track became very greasy and was super difficult to drive on. At the end of the race Joe was able to finish in 1st place a lap in front of John Zottl as Matthew Cook rounded out the top 3 another four laps down.

Thanks for Joe Kerry for the update.

October 16, 2018

Monaco RC Air Conveyor motor cooler

Monaco RC have introduced their new Air Conveyor motor cooler for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The 3-D-printed fan mounts wrap around the motor for improved cooling performance in heavy duty conditions such as stock classes and when running indoors or in high ambient temperatures. The parts are of a minimalistic design for a low weight and they are simply fastened using optional double-sided tape. The ducts are available for the use with 30mm and 40mm fans.

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October 15, 2018

Infinity IF11 +2mm graphite front arms

Infinity has released new graphite front upper and lower arms for its recently released IF11 1/10th scale formula car. Sold separately but used as a set, the new arms increase the front track width by 4mm in total or 2mm each side, making the car more stable to drive on high-grip tracks.

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October 15, 2018

Shepherd Velox V10 Nineteen upgrade set

Shepherd have introduced the Nineteen upgrade set for their successful Velox V10 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Coming just in time for the IMFAR 1/10th Nitro On-road World Championships in Miami, the set contains new rear lower wishbones, new hinge pin brackets as well as a new rear upper arm mount. The updated hinge pin position makes the Velox V10 turn-in faster without loosing traction while a higher overall cornering speed is achieved. The hinge pin brackets are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium with blue or black anodising finish while the upper arm mount his milled from high-quality carbon fibre material. The lower wishbones have been completely redesigned to fit the updated geometry and are moulded from premium composite material. They are also available as a hard version with additional glas fibre to better suit hot conditions. The set fits current and older spec V10 kits and they are also available separately for spares or repair.

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October 15, 2018

2018/19 Australian Touring Series Rd1 – Report

The first round of the newly-formed Yokomo Australian Touring Series ATS took place last weekend at the Melbourne Radio Controlled Circuit Racers (MRCCR) Circuit in Lilydale, Victoria. The ATS brings a fresh approach to EP On-Road racing in Australia, aiming to provide the best racing, experience and entertainment possible to all involved, while maintaining a focus on racer enjoyment. Several of Australia’s top Modified drivers joined the field in Lilydale, making the battle out front very exciting. Seeding practice went to Ryan Maker by a 0.7s margin over Jesse Davis and Sandy Iavazzo. However Davis picked up the pace in qualifying, snatching the win in rounds 1 and 3, while Maker played a slightly different tire strategy to win rounds 2 and 4, holding the overnight TQ before round 5 on Sunday morning.

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