Arena RC Racing have announced the soon release of 64 pitch main gears for Xray’s pan car gear differential. The spur gears will become available in 80T to 94T sizes, making them usable with the X1, X10 and X12, and they are precision-machined from high-quality material for a long life and high efficiency.
T-Works have introduced their new body protector sets for 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th scale vehicles. The 1/10th and 1/12th scale sets include both wheel well and body post protectors that can be used either to reinforce a new or repair an already damaged body shell. The 1/10th set is usable for most touring car body shells and includes a pair of sheets with two wheel well and four body post stickers while the 1/12th scale set comes with two sheets featuring four wheel well and four body post stickers each. Also available is a 16-piece set of 6x20mm body post cushions usable for most touring cars while the 1/8th scale set includes a total of 16 body mount cushions. All are made of transparent high-quality material and they are easily attached thanks to their adhesive backside.
View the 1/10th and 1/8th body post cushions here
The 3rd round of Czech Championship saw Tomas Liptak taking the pole position in the 1/8th Nitro class while Michal Abrahamek walked away with the pole in the 200mm Nitro Touring category. The race on Saturday would start a little bit later due the overnight rain but the remainder of the day would went smoothly. In the 30-minute long 1/8th class final things would start to become tense in the closing stages when Tomas Liptak was chased by Martin Zvara after Tomas had a crash with another car. In the end he would take the win only four seconds in front of Martin. Miroslav Jurenka would complete the top 3 podium result.
View the Nitro Touring top 3 result here
Coming soon from Yokomo is their YRX-12 2019 Edition 1/12th scale pan car kit. Next year’s edition will feature a new front suspension design that allows either a king pin or coil suspension option to be used and it builds on a newly designed aluminium main chassis that is included as standard in the kit. The chassis comes strategically milled to provide a lower centre of gravity and an optimised torsional flex which is needed for high-grip circuits to prevent traction rolls. The steering response has been improved by moving the centre damper forward and in combination with the increased rear traction, a minimum of steering angle is needed to guide the car through the corners, resulting in an overall improved balance. The front body mount has also been moved further forward in order to provide better body support especially at high speed. In addition the body mounts are now mounted on a separate graphite plate on top of the main chassis to reduces chassis scrub when cornering and to improve speed and provide smoother turning. The 2019 kit will ship from end of August and should hit stores soon after.
7075 Special Parts have introduced their new Awesomatix-specific Kill Bill Air Killer vacuum pump. The tool was specifically designed for the roll dampers of the Awesomatix A700 and A800 cars and due to their design, the vacuum pump is of a much lower height compared to 7075’s on-road and off-road variants. The pump was developed to quickly and conveniently remove unwanted air bubbles from freshly filled or maintained dampers and gear diffs, making building, setup and maintenance a breeze. The tool is made of high-quality 7075 aluminium and it comes black anodised and machined and marked recesses for the dampers and diff.
The Norwegian National 1/10 IC Track Championship was held at the Valdres track last weekend. The track is known as one of the most beautiful and challenging tracks in Norway with its 4 meter elevation differences and tight turns. Anders Mikkelsen started from the 3rd position into the A-main and right after the start Mikkelsen got up to 2nd and chased down the leader for the next six minutes before he managed to get by to take over the lead. From that moment on, he kept the lead for the remainder of the race, taking the win with a comfortable margin in front of Christian Hovden and Petter Solvberg to become the 2018 Norwegian 1/10 IC Champion.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The 2018 IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships are held in Welkom, South Africa this week, hosted by the amazing Welkom RC Arena. The facility was built especially for the event and it is a true world-class one. The event kicked off with the 1/12th scale classes with an open Modified and supporting Stock 13.5T class being run at the event. Unfortunately only 29 entries were received for both categories, giving the feeling of a club race event with international participation. Despite the very low turnout racing was tight, however in the Modified it was Xray’s Alexander Hagberg who stood out by making a clean sweep in qualifying to take an easy overall TQ from Morotech’s Hideo Kitazawa and Xray’s Florian Joos.
Continue reading the report here
T-Works have introduced their new yellow material clutch shoes for the 1/8th on-road kits of ARC, Mugen and Serpent. The high-quality material ensures reliable clutch performance even in long mains and great durability over a long time. The yellow clutch shoe is available separately for kits such as the ARC R8, Mugen MRX and Serpent S9xx series cars.
View the Mugen and Serpent clutch shoes here
