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June 2, 2017

Tamiya Tyrell P34 1976 Japan GP Special Edition kit

Tamiya have announced the soon release of the Tyrell P34 1976 Japan GP Special Edition 1/10th pan car kit. The iconic 6-wheeler will be based off of the former re-release kit and it sports some new features such as a high-torque brushed motor, TRF centre shock and foam tyres all round. The kit is rounded off by a replica polycarbonate body shell with front and rear wings, V8 engine replica and many more. The kit will hit stores about end of May.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

June 2, 2017

Isaac Amoròs wins Catalan Pro10 Champs Rd2

The second round of the Catalan Electric Touring Championship CCTE was held at the AMSA track. The event was held alongside the Catalan Pro10 Championship and running both classes made for high grip track conditions. In the Pro10 Modified class Marc Valero won the first qualifying round while Isaac Amoròs won Q2. With Jaime Lacuesta taking the third round things would be pretty interesting in the finals. Ultimately the TQ went to Isaac but Marc looked to be set for some fierce battles in the A-mains. On a very technical track and with little space to overtake, the first final round was extremely frenetic, with a couple of risky overtakes between the two main finalists but both scored their fastest laps in the final A-main with a 17.726s for Isaac and a 17.770 for Marc. In the end Isaac would take the day’s win from Marc in 2nd, Jaime Lacuesta 3rd and Sergio Lacuesta 4th. In the championship Isaac is leading the standings from Jaime and Marc going into round 3 of the championship that will be held on the 2nd of July at the Rubi track.

Thanks to Marc Valero for the report.

June 1, 2017

Reds Racing introduce new exhaust manifolds

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced new exhaust manifolds for .21 rear exhaust outlet engines. The new design connects the manifold to the engine with a much better fit. The end result improves the strength and durability of the spring retainers. The new design also provides improved cooling in the exhaust area to guarantee longer life for the gasket, equalling lower maintenance costs. The manifold is available in three sizes; the medium variant is recommended for short tracks where more bottom torque is required, but top speed will be lower. The second is the short manifold that is recommended for medium or standard-size tracks. It is a good compromise between torque and top speed. Last but not least comes the XS extra short variant that is recommended for tracks with long main straights and to achieve the highest top speed but lower bottom torque.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

June 1, 2017

Xray NT1 1.8mm front anti-roll bar wire

Coming from Xray and made for the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car is a 1.8mm front anti-roll bar wire. The thinnest and thus softest yet the swaybar adds to the already existing 2.0mm to 2.8mm types. The wire is made from high-quality spring steel, it comes with a black surface coating and laser-etched size-marking for easy recognition.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 1, 2017

Serpent Cobra GT8-E solid centre axle

Serpent have introduced a solid centre axle set for the Cobra GT8-E kit. Designed to replace the centre gear differential, the solid axle kit will increase acceleration and braking while also being much lighter at the same time. The machined aluminium spur gear adapter and centre housing takes all standard main gears known from the centre diff while the lightened spring steel cups make for a long life of all parts. Included in the set are also a 48T composite spur gear and two high-quality NSK ball bearings.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 1, 2017

Protoform WCICS Rd8 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series final round 8 descended on the Energy capital of Calgary, Alberta. Hosted by CarCar, the team of volunteers led by Kerry Nevatte build the best looking ever in the club’s history. Racing-wise and in the Touring Modified class Edmonton’s Awesomatix driver Wayne Mah would take TQ and the double win, sitting the final round out to watch the battle. Xray’S Blake Bell had finished just behind Wayne in the first two rounds, and took the win in the third for a solid 2nd. Fellow Xray driver Luke Pittman would have trouble in round 1, but come back strong with back to back 3rd places to take the final spot on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

June 1, 2017

Xray T4 brass battery backstop

Xray have introduced a brass battery backstop for the T4’17 touring car kit. While adding an additional 5g of weight it also makes for improved LiPo battery support as the weight is mounted to the right hand layshaft bulkhead where it will act as an inner guide for the battery pack. It is attached by two screws which are included.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 31, 2017

Capricorn C803 aluminium servo arm

Capricorn have introduced a new aluminium servo arm for the C803 1/8th on-road car. The fixed length arm does away with the possibility to adjust the inner steering link ball stud positions in favour of tried and tested settings yet it is still possible to move the ball studs closer or further apart and therefore changing the Ackermann angle by changing the inserts.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]