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June 13, 2018

Lostallo 24h race – Report

The iconic Lostallo track in Switzerland recently saw the running of a 24h race for 1/10th electric on-road cars. The rules allowed to use both electric touring and pan cars alongside with the two both making use of 17.5T motors with the faster pan car LM class utilising a 3.00 gear ratio whereas the 4WD touring cars were run using a 4.00 gear ratio. To make up for the slight weight and speed disadvantage the touring cars allowed for quicker battery changes, in under a minute, while the average LM pitstop was at 80 seconds. This made for a level playing field in the dry track conditions. Ultimately it was Team Sitterdorf with the win after 3945 laps, taking profit of fewer pit stops, a slower speed and perfect preparation with 2017 winners, Team Insurbia, coming in 2nd only 17 laps or six minutes behind.

Thanks to Andrea Brianza for the report.

June 13, 2018

Exotek F6 alloy steering crank & front arm base

Exotek have introduced two new aluminium option parts for the Team Associated RC10F6 formula car in the form of a HD steering crank and a HD front arm base. The heavy duty steering crank is a long style variant for smooth steering response that has three built-in settings to adjust the steering geometry. The crank is machined from 7075 alloy, polished and comes with machined bearing seats and in blue anodising. Also new is the heavy duty front arm mounting base for the Team Associated F6. The 1-piece design replaces the three thin front chassis posts, ensuring extra protection from tweaked suspension parts while also securing the chassis from impacts. The item comes machined from 7075 alloy and it features a polished and blue anodised finish.

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June 13, 2018

Twister RC T3-01 alloy swing & front axle shafts

Twister RC have introduced two new aluminium option parts for the Tamiya T3-01 Dancing Rider trike. Available now are a front axle shaft as well as a swing shaft with both parts being machined from lightweight yet strong 7075-T6 aluminium. The parts are finished with a hard-coated surface treatment for wear and lowered friction and they are usable on both the kit and RTR version of the Dancing Rider vehicle.

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June 13, 2018

Bezerk P10 plus 10mm carbon fibre chassis

Bezerk RC has introduced an option chassis for the Roche P10 pan car. The chassis has 10mm added to the wheelbase to aid in high speed stability and the design supports a centrally mounted shorty battery. The pack has been lowered 2.5mm into the 3mm chassis to lower the centre of gravity to give a better change of direction while the 3mm chassis adds some stiffness over the whole chassis to give a precise feel on track. In addition the servo position has been moved over 1.5mm to better centre some servos. Like all Bezerk products the chassis can be customised to suit the driver’s needs.

Source: Bezerk [bezerk.com.au]

June 13, 2018

LRP Masters Italy – Report

The 2018 LRP Masters Italy were recently held at the CAR Genova track in Pegli. The event attracted some of Italy’s fastest electric on-road racers and kicked off on Friday with free practice. Saturday saw more free practice followed by a re-seeding practice for the Touring and Formula classes while the Truck race was entirely held on Saturday, ending under the floodlights for that special atmosphere. The class was won by Marco Puleo, from Andrea Valerio and Simone Zanon in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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June 12, 2018

Trinity LCG Modified 4000MAh LiHV hardcase battery

Trinity have introduced their new ReVtech 4000mAh 55C LiHV battery pack for Modified buggy applications. The pack is housed in a 1S 1/12th standard 95x47x18.5mm LCG shorty hardcase but offers 7.6V of voltage and a capacity of 4000mAh. The pack is built from new Graphene technology cells that use higher grade and safer materials which results in longer battery life while a new assembly technology limits cell puffing. The pack utilises 5mm bullet-type connectors, it weighs in at a lightweight 156g and it is awaiting ROAR approval.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

June 12, 2018

Jose Felix wins at Portuguese IC Track Nats Rd3

Last weekend’s third round of the Portuguese IC Track Nationals held in Monsanto not only saw the win of Bruno Coelho in the 1/10th 200mm class but also Jose Felix sweeping the 1/8th Nitro category. After taking the TQ Jose was also able to score the fastest lap and win in front of Vasco Sousa. In 3rd Alexandre Pereira rounded out the podium result. The next round of the championship will be held on the 14th and 15th of July at the Associação Modelismo Vila Real track.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 12, 2018

VCD introduce new 1/12th alloy chassis

Vantomme Carbon Designs have introduced their new aluminium chassis for the CRC XTi WC and SpeedMerchand Rev8 and Rev8.5 1/12th scale pan cars. The chassis is available in a standard and floating link variant with the two being usable for the CRC car while the floating link main plate can also be used on the SpeedMerchant Rev8 and 8.5. The chassis are a couple of millimetres shorter than the original part and wider in the front compared to the stock CRC main plate, while offering three servo and three transverse battery positions. VCD also offers specifically designed rear lower pod plates both cars that are usable with either version of the chassis.

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