The second round of the Spanish 1/10th Electric Touring Car Nationals was held at the Pical Radiocontrol club in Valladolid this past weekend. In the Touring Stock class it was Luis Enrique Carrasco Cuevas with the TQ and win in the 8.5T Stock class from Luis Moreno Eugenio 2nd and Enrique Parrizas Ruiz in 3rd.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
The 2018 Muchmore Race Italy was held at the Piabosco track this past weekend. The race took place on a newly-built track whose smaller size and technical layout was highly praised by the drivers. Classes run were Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, LM 21.5T and Beginner. In the premier Touring Mod class it was Yokomo’s Yannic Prümper with the win in a rainy A-main, taking the title in the very last turn. Infinity’s Marc Rheinard came in 2nd as Yokomo’s Michele Manzo had to settle for 3rd overall.
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Coming from Arrowmax is a dedicated gauge to check 1/10th electric touring car body shell dimensions. The handy tool ensures a 1/10th EP touring car body shell is within the ISTC and BRCA rules in terms of overall height, wing dimensions and wing position. The gauge is made of black anodised aluminium and sports gold-colour edge details as well as easy to read markings.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The 2018 JMRCA Japanese Touring Nationals took place at the 2in1 Circuit in Takahara, Japan this past weekend. Infinity’s Jin Sawada took the TQ in the Touring Modified class and he also brought home the overall title after the main finals, making it a back-to-back championship for the brand that also locked out the 2 and 3 spots of the podium courtesy of Naoto Matsukura and Akio Sobue.
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RC Speed Secrets have introduced a set of Next Level hybrid ceramic ball bearings for the Awesomatix A800 series of touring cars. The kit includes 14 high-performance ball races that scrub about 21 percent of weight compared to popular ABEC-3 ceramic bearings while the stainless steel construction ensures high corrosion resistance. Overall the hybrid ceramic bearings will slightly reduce natural drivetrain drag for improved acceleration and top speed while reducing motor and speedo temperatures.
Source: RC Speed Secrets [rcspeedsecrets.com]
The 2018 EFRA European 1/8th IC Track Championships were held at the Cassino track in Italy last week. After a few days of free practice for all, Thursday saw two rounds of seeding practice, with a drivers best three consecutive laps to count. At the conclusion of seeding practice the top 64 drivers would go on to contest the European 1/8 IC A championships, while the remaining 29 drivers would do battle for the Euro B title. In the Euro A category, Simon Kurzbuch laid down an early marker, taking round one by 5/100ths from Dario Balestri and Teemu Leino, before Balestri hit back to take round two from Robert Pietsch and Kurzbuch in the last of Thursday’s qualifying action. The cooler track temperature on Friday morning meant round three could be critical, as it was likely to produce the fastest run time, which could prove critical in a tie break situation later on. Kurzbuch took the round by 7/10ths from Balestri, with Pietsch coming home third. Balestri knew what he had to do to deny Kurzbuch the pole in round four, and duly delivered, beating him by the largest gap so far of 1.3 seconds, with the ever-reliable Pietsch in third.
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Coming from Roche is a solid carbon fibre rear axle for the Rapide P12 and F1 kits. The axle replaces the standard ball differential assembly for a solid spool that provides more stable cornering an increased traction in very high bite “black carpet” racing conditions. The axle shaft is made of high-quality carbon fibre and the red anodised hub takes all popular pan car and touring car spur gears.
Source: Roche [rocherc.com]
Two new optional parts are available from Capricorn for their LAB F1-02 formula kit. First up is a carbon fibre side link set that improves overall rigidity, precision and performance. The multi-parts set replaces the standard composite links and it is understood to be usable on Capricorn’s 1/12th and 1/10th pan cars also. Also new and made exclusively for the F1-02 is a wide front end kit that increased the car’s front track width which can be helpful in certain track conditions and when running narrow offset front wheels.
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