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September 11, 2017

RC Maker A800X Med Flex Link

RC Maker’s Med Flex Link is a custom built, machined ball link system that provides the front or rear of the A800X touring car with a medium flex option. It allows the bulkheads to flex independently but not together, bracing the front and/or rear of the topdeck under acceleration and braking, yet still allowing it to move sideways in cornering. This provides increased forward traction and stability when used at the rear, and increased braking grip and turn in when used at the front. It also features an integrated belt tensioning system, allowing to run the belts looser for less rolling resistance, whilst still maintaining longevity and reliability. Thee links have all individually been custom machined and fitted to the car to ensure a precision fit and smooth action. They work with both the C27X standard top deck and the VTD vertical top deck. However, they will only provide a substantial handling effect when the braces on the VTD are cut, to allow the flex link to work.

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September 11, 2017

West Coast R/C Works BCE 1/12th body support

Coming from West Coast R/C Works is their new Black Carpet Edition front body support for most 1/12th scale pan car kits. The part was designed to prevent body scrub of 1/12th pan cars in high speed corners and on the straightway an issue that is generated by the air going over the body and bending the nose down until it touches the surface. The outcome of this is a reduced top and corner speed, and it even can lift the front wheels off the track. This is where the body support kicks in as it is designed to tackle this problem by supporting the nose of the body. It will reduce the body scrub to a bare minimum and allows to mount the body lower as before. The 1/12 body support is available in two versions, as 35 degree or 60 degree variant, and 3-D-printed from nylon. In 35-degree and 60-degree. The 35-degree version is designed for a body with a low angled nose like the AMR and the 60-degree version is made to support a body with a short nose like the BMR. The part is available in black and white from West Coast R/C Works’ Shapeways store and selected dealerships.

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September 8, 2017

Capricorn TE-03 V4 big bore shock absorbers

Coming from Capricorn and made for their TE-03 electric touring car are the V4 big bore shock absorbers. The shock body and shaft are 2mm shorter than the previous version, while the pistons feature a lip on their inner lower side to avoid the suction effect when they hit the bottom of the case, resulting in a more linear response. Used in combination with specific shock towers, the V4 shocks are meant to be used on carpet as they should increase the car’s responsiveness.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

September 8, 2017

IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Onroad World Champs 2017 – Preview

The 1/8th Nitro Onroad World Championships has a certain special feel to it. As the oldest class in RC racing, the ‘formula one’ of our sport is a highly competitive class and the coveted title will be awarded for the twenty first time next week. After a slight lull in nitro on-road racing, the last few years have featured some exciting and close competition, with an interesting mix of drivers and manufacturers really bringing the class to life once again. I’ve had the opportunity to watch most of the teams throughout the last couple of years from my enviable position of overseeing the ENS championship, and that’s the experience I’ve drawn on to review the contenders and challengers for this year’s World title.

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September 8, 2017

3DRC floating 25mm twin fan mount

Germany’s 3DRC have introduced their all-new twin fan mount for 25mm fan units. The 3-D-printed part is of a clamping design and it was developed to take two standard 25x25x10mm fans which makes for optimised cooling of the whole motor can when compared to single 30mm or 40mm fans while also ensuring a lower overall centre of gravity. The mount is best used in front of the motor and a large mounting patch ensures secure yet tweak-free mounting using high-quality double sided tape.

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September 8, 2017

Xray Racing Series Greek Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the Xray Racing Series Greek was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in hot weather conditions. Again a good amount of sign-ups, despite the perfect beach party weather, made for close racing and in the Modified Touring class it was Papachristos with the TQ and win in all finals. A surprise 2nd place went to Nikolakopoulos with Diamadis in 3rd, making it an all-Xray podium.

Continue reading the report here

September 8, 2017

Tamiya TRF419XR – Preview image

Tamiyablog have released a first blurry rendering of the forthcoming Tamiya TRF419XR touring car. The follow-up model of the TRF419X was developed with increased corner speed and steering response in mind and it will feature a redesigned 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis and 2.0mm upper deck for optimised chassis flex while the front and rear anti-roll bars finally received ball-raced mounts for a more precise action. Also included will be a new centre pitch stiffener to fine-tune chassis flex, a LF battery balance weight and also two sets of shock towers for standard and the included TRF super short big bore dampers.

Source: Tamyiablog [tamiyablog.com]

September 8, 2017

Gary Huang wins at Chinese National Champs

The Chinese National Championship was held in Yongkang City, China in very hot weather conditions. Air temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius and track temperatures of up to 65 degrees Celsius made for challenging racing conditions and in addition the drivers of the 1/8th Nitro On-road class had to cope with the relatively short and narrow track. In the main final it was Gary Huang with the best start from the 2 spot and he was heavily chased from the storming pack but ultimately Gary would prevail to take the win and with it the Chinese Youth Nationals title from Xu Zhanhao 2nd and Luo Wen Tao 3rd.

View the final results here