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August 6, 2018

Vigor RC IF14 multi carbon battery mount

Vigor RC have introduced their new multi carbon battery mount for the Infinity IF14 touring car. The tweak-free battery mounting system is constructed from carbon fibre and aluminium and it does away with the need to use tape to strap the battery into the chassis in favour of a mount that only slightly touches the upper parts of the battery. The result is more natural and equal flex left to right while the overall design also allows to shift the battery forth and back in order to fine-tune the car’s weight balance.

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August 6, 2018

Rebellion-RC BD8-2018 carbon fibre conversion set

Made for the popular Yokomo BD8 touring cars is Rebellion-RC’s new carbon fibre conversion kit. Designed to fit both the 2018 and 2017 vehicles, the set contains a new carbon fibre chassis whose special design with milled pockets for additional silicone cushions allows for optimised flex characteristics while retaining a low centre of gravity. Also part of the package are reduced thickness 3.0mm front and rear shock towers – doing away with the standard 3.5mm items. The parts are of a plain design without countersunk holes which is known to improve overall stability. Next up is an updated upper bumper plate for improved crash resistance and better main chassis protection while the upper top decks are available in three different designs and in 2.5mm, 2.2mm, 2mm or 1.5mm thickness. All items are also available separately, they are CNC-machined from highest quality carbon fibre and they come in a total of twelve different colours. All parts fit both the 2018 and 2017 model, however due to the updates Yokomo made between the two model years the motor mount sits in the “2018 position” when using the chassis in the older 2017 specification kit.

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August 4, 2018

RCLabHK TB Evo7 chassis conversion kit

RCLabHK have released full information on their new chassis conversion kit for the Tamiya TB Evo7 touring car. The kit’s main item is the 86mm wide 2.2mm carbon fibre chassis that weighs in at about 75g and that was designed to replace the standard alloy chassis of around 117g of weight. Also part of the package are two 3mm carbon fibre vertical top decks and two black anodised 7075 aluminium mounts. The chassis does away with any sort of tweak issues, it offers three different flex settings and it is usable with all three motor mount configurations.

Source: RCLabHK [facebook.com]

August 4, 2018

Xray X12 2019 EU & US edition 1/12th scale kits

Xray have introduced the 2019 versions of their European Championship winning X12 1/12th scale pan car that like the 2018 cars comes as specific EU or US specification kit. The EU kit, coming with a carbon fibre chassis and composite front suspension part was designed for very low to high track conditions while the alloy chassis’d X12 comes with a carbon and graphite composite front end, suitable for medium to very high “black carpet” tracks. New for the 2019 kits are updated chassis with added grooves for the battery backstops and updated rear axle height adjustment inserts whose asymmetric design allows to shorten or lengthen the wheelbase by ±1mm in order to fine-tune weight distribution, traction and cornering behaviour. New for the rear axle clamps are also composite inserts that will extend bearing life.

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August 3, 2018

WRC GTX 1.4 moulded spur gears

WRC Racing have introduced a new series of injection-moulded spur gears for the GTX 1.4 1/8th on-road car. The gears are precision moulded from a special composite material that ensures exceptional durability, minimal wear and improved strength, minimising the chances of stripping a gear. In addition the lightened design greatly reduces the overall weight for reduced rotational mass. A refined moulded process ensures that the gears run as true as possible. They are available as 56T to 62T 1st and 2nd gears.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

August 3, 2018

Dutch 1/8th IC Track Nationals Rd5 – Report

The Model Race Genk club played host to round 5 of the Dutch 1/8th scale IC Track Nationals last weekend. In the premier NK class it was Robbin Hertong with the win from Roy Bakker and Arie Manten. With the win of Robbin and a bad weekend for Jeffrey, the title decision will likely go down to the wire at the very last race of the championship.

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August 3, 2018

Leonardo Varga crowned Austrian 200mm Champion

Last weekend the third round of the Austrian IC Championship took place at the MAC Amstetten club in hot summer temperatures of around 35°C. In the 1/10 Nitro class everything went according to plan for Gerhard Kandelhart, taking TQ honours followed by Leonardo Varga, Christoph Rohrmoser and Franz Engel in 4th place (all Shepherd). The final saw a clean start with everyone trying to avoid contact and the first four drivers were able to break away from the field quite quickly. At the first stop for fuel, Leonardo pitted a lap later and could take over the lead with Gerhard loosing time coming in and out of the pits with some traffic finally ended in a crash and an engine flame-out. Gerhard fought his way back to 2nd place through, but eventually risked too much and went out of fuel two laps before the end. Thus Leonardo Varga took the lead and the race wing and secured himself a maiden Austrian Championship title. The other podium spots were taken by Franz Engel and Gerhard Kandelhart.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

August 3, 2018

Roche P10W Evo Pro10 kit – Coming soon

Roche have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming Rapide P10W Evo 235mm Pro10 kit. The car uses the already available P10 Evo 200mm pan car as a base but was widened using a new front suspension plate as well as a wider rear axle. Other features will include a new 3.0mm carbon fibre main chassis, a new graphite front bumper, new aluminium upper damper plate, new big bore main shock absorber as well as many other subtle changes. Full information and images should become available in time for the release that is expected for some time in August.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]