Italian company Mon-Tech has introduced their new Type Racer rear wing for 190mm touring cars. Designed and tested with Mon-Tech’s world-class racing team the wing will maximise the body shell performance on a wide range of track conditions. The wing comes made from clear high-quality polycarbonate and in a medium 0.75mm or hard 1.0mm variant.
Source: Mon-Tech Racing [mon-techracing.net]
The opening round of the Turkish On-road Championship was hosted by the Team NCRC Arena in Northern Cyprus. The TORC Championship consists of six rounds with the season opener was an electric-only affair while the remaining five outdoor races also see 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro On-road classes. At round 1 is was Xray’s Ahmet Kasap with the TQ and win in both the Modified and Stock classes as Aktuğ Kalçay and Ahmet Akber completed the Mod top 3 podium for an Xray 1-2-3. Over in the Stock class it was the Xray duo of Umut Öztümen and Adnan Kanat that rounded out the top 3.
Hudy have introduced their new bumper and body foam spacer set. Included are 155mm long self-adhesive strips of 1.5mm, 3.0mm and 5.0mm thickness that help to bridge the gap between the body shell and the chassis’ foam bumper. The result is less body deformation at high speeds, less body scrubbing in corners and also improved chassis protection in the event of a crash. The foam strip set is available now.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Xpress have released more information on their forthcoming Execute XQ1 sport touring car kit. The vehicle, designed for club-level racers, is based off of the competition XQ1 chassis but features some downgrades such as more cost-efficient black fibreglass parts such as chassis, top deck, shock towers and upper servo mount plate as well as moulded front and rear bulkheads – the latter still of the keyed 1-piece design as are the XQ1 kit’s alloy counterparts. The design will reduce the changes of the chassis assembly becoming tweaked after impacts. Also made from moulded composite are items such as the front and rear lower A-arms mount, however the kit sports competition-inspired items such as left/right thread turnbuckles, a sturdy aluminium motor mount and threaded oil-filled shock absorbers with upper and lower alloy caps and spring preload nuts. The kit is fully compatible with all of the carbon fibre and aluminium goodies of the XQ1, allowing racers to upgrade the car if needed and the kit is set for a release in April.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Last week the IFMAR Pre-Worlds took place at the Homestead RC Raceway. The level of competition was really high because beside the usual fast guys from the U.S., many drivers from across the pond came to get ready for the upcoming Worlds in October. The format of this race was similar to the actual Worlds, with the difference that there was plenty of open practice in between rounds, before and after the official program, in order to allow people to test as much as they wanted to. After the seeding rounds and the qualifiers, Paolo Morganti (Capricorn) took the TQ from Teemu Leino (Infinity) 2nd. The final was a long hour of great racing, lots of drama, change of leaders etc. Paolo feel asleep at the start and was collected by the other drivers finding himself in last position. More drama came at the second turn with a pile of cars but Paolo was able to regain positions. Paolo was able to recover up until 2nd and ran most of the race in that position. Up front things mixed up and in lap 144, Paolo was able to take the lead until 15 laps later he ran out of fuel. In the end he was able to recover to 2nd again, finishing only 3.6s behind the winner, Infinity’s Dario Balestri. Infinity driver Carmine Raiola would round out the top 3 results from Teemu Leino 4th and Andrew Duperrouzel 5th.
Source: RC Target [rctarget.com]
Last weekend saw the final round of the UK WGTR Championship, held alongside the LMP12 National round at Chesterfield. It’s been hotly contested, the championship being up for grabs all the way to the final round. This final round saw the numbers grow again, which made for a full racetrack, and some hectic driving for the slower cars, but also some very close racing. Qualifying consisted of four rounds, and Chesterfield’s trademark grip did not disappoint; quite times from the off. Andy Murray, Graham Raistrick, Richard Norris and Mark Barford all setting 20 lap times. Round 2 saw the pace increase, Andy, Graham and Richard all setting 21 lap times; George Brewer finally joining the 21-lap club in round 3. Final qualification saw George just pip Andy to TQ, followed by Graham, Richard and then Mark.
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Japanese frontrunner, Naoki Akiyama has announced his departure from chassis sponsors Yokomo. Naoki looks back at a pretty successful four years with the company, having achieved an AOC Korea win as well as Worlds, TITC and ETS A-main appearances to name just a few. The multiple JMRCA podium finisher has yet to announce his new sponsor but in the meantime he had the following to say:
I want to thank all at Team Yokomo and especially Yukijiro Umino and Ronald Völker. After almost four years with the team it is time to move on and to go the next step.
The second round of the Xray Racing Series Australia was held at Castle Hill Onroad Race club in very hot weather conditions. 30 degrees Celsius both on Saturday and Sunday made for demanding conditions but luckily the track is undercover and racers had plenty of shade all weekend. With a total of 50 Entries racing was clean and fair on the tight but grippy layout. In the ISTC Modified class Jeffrey Mackie ultimately took the win from Simon Nicholson and John Puse.
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