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November 29, 2017

LRP X22 WorksTeam optional rotors

Coming from LRP and made for the new X22 series of 540-size competition modified motors are a total of five WorksTeam optional rotors. Available as 12.1mm, 12.3mm, 12.5mm, 12.7mm and 13.0mm variant, the rotors have great influence on the overall RPM and available torque, with the smaller diameters increasing the RPM at the expense of lower torque, less powerful brakes and higher motor temperatures while the larger diameter items reduce the overall RPM but increase torque and brake performance. This means smaller diameter rotors are better suited for 2WD cars or lower grip tracks while the large rotors will excel in 4WD vehicles or on high-grip surfaces. All rotors are direct replacements and they come with laser-etched markings for easy identification.

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November 29, 2017

WRC GTX aluminium clutch bell

WRC Racing from Italy have introduced a new aluminium clutch bell for all GTX series 1/8th on-road cars. The bell comes machined from high-quality aluminium and it features a chrome surface for wear. The lightweight design will allow for quicker spool-up under acceleration.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

November 29, 2017

Dytor & Hamon win Australian IC On-Road titles

This past weekend the 2017 Australian IC On-Road Championship were held in New South Wales, Australia. In the 45-minute 1/8th nitro on-road A-main it was Leigh Dytor with a close 3-seconds win from David Craft on the runner-up spot. Jeff Hamon would round out the top 3 result some two laps down.

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November 29, 2017

Knapp & Firsching dominate U.S. Indoor Champs

The 37th annual U.S. Indoor Championships were held in Cleveland, Ohio last weekend with almost 500 entries making this event the largest road race in the U.S.. With almost 40 years of racing heritage, the U.S. Indoor Champs attracted all the big names in the country with some of the largest class entry numbers ever. In 1/12th Modified it was Andrew Knapp who would lead the pack in the A-main. Having no intention to run the class, a little kick in the bottom by his chassis sponsor meant Andrew would only start with Q2 and with no result going into that round, he was resorted to dead last in the bottom heat. He poked around the track feeling out the power and handling of 1/12th scale Modified gaining him a 3rd qualifying position. Now sorted into the A-heat in third, Andrew pushed a bit harder with more confidence in round 3 gaining him a close 2nd, just missing TQ. For round 4, Knapp and motor man Jim Dieter threw it all out there and he ripped the car around for a TQ spot. In the A-main, Andrew was simply on a different level. He drove away from the competition at times making it look easy as he bantered jokingly with other drivers on the stand.

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November 29, 2017

Pan Car Masters 2018 – Announcement

The MRTM track in Lostallo, Switzerland will play host to the 2018 Pan Car Masters & 1/8th Electric Track GP on the weekend of the 20th of May. Dubbed the unofficial Pro10 World Championship, the event will be held in several 1/10th 235mm Pan Car classes including Modified, 10.5T Stock and 13.5T Classic while also offering Swiss GT 13.5T and Formula 21.5T categories. In addition 1/8th E-Onroad Modified 4S/6S and 1/8th E-Onroad Stock 4S “Buri” classes will be run. The event will be organised by DownforceRC and VIP Performance and more information can be found here.

November 29, 2017

T-Works BD8 graphite spur gear plate

T-Works have introduced a graphite spur gear plate for the Yokomo BD8 cars. The machined carbon fibre plate will reinforce the mounting screw area of the gear for less wobble and increased transmission efficiency. The plate includes four suitable, gold-coloured fasteners.

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November 29, 2017

2017 Scottish on-road regionals – Report

The Grampian meeting was the final round of this year’s Scottish on-road regionals series and with all of the class championships still to be decided it was sure to be a hotly contested days racing. In Touring Car the TQ was settled by tie break as both title hopefuls Peter Eagles and John Simpson had both taken two round wins during qualifying. It was John who would take first spot on the grid ahead of Peter, sadly for Mr. Simpson his reign at the top was short lived as a few little mistakes in the finals cost him dearly and left him chasing Peter who drove two very quick and steady runs to take the win on the day and the championship overall. The final championship standings then saw John Simpson 2nd from Chris Mitchell 3rd.

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November 28, 2017

P.Y.Tang wins at Indonesia Year End Race

The annual Indonesia Year End Race was held at the Sunter International Speedway in North Jakarta last weekend. Classes run were Touring Modified, FWD and Mini and four qualifying rounds were planned for Saturday with a final qualifier on Sunday. The weather was hot and humid on practice day with track temperatures as high as 60 degrees Celsius. Qualifying was held under the thread of rain but all four rounds could take place and in the Touring Modified class to was Bowie Ginting from Indonesia who topped Q1 ahead of P.Y.Tang and M. Izzah. Suwardi found himself topping Q2 after P.Y. retired with a broken ball bearing, with Bowie and M. Izzah made some mistakes. P.Y. recovered later by taking Q3 and Q4, handing him the overnight TQ position.

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