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November 6, 2017

Shoki Takahata takes JMRCA 1/8th On-road title

The JMRCA All-Japan 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the Sagami-do Racing Track in the Kanagawa prefecture. 46 drivers attended the event that also attracted guest driver Lamberto Collari (Infinity). Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo (Infinity/O.S.) took the TQ by winning three of the five qualifiers but in the main final it was Shoki Takahata (Mugen/O.S.), 3rd place finisher at this year’s IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Championship, who took over the lead some ten minutes into the race and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 45-minute encounter. In 3rd Takehiro Terauchi (Mugen/Picco) rounded out the podium result.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

November 6, 2017

Dominic Quek wraps up UTS title

The final round of the Singapore-based Urban Touring Series was held this past weekend. Championship points leader, Dominic Quek (Xray), returned to the action, and he would be challenged by a larger turnout for the highly anticipated final round of the year-long 10-round series. While many were anticipating Dominic to dominate the event, the results of the controlled practice indicated the possibility of an upset. Running a new set of tyres, Dominic struggled to put in three fast laps, losing out the top seed position to Xray team-mate, Hasron Robana, who was faster by two-tenths over three laps. When qualifying started however, Dominic showed that he had resolved his early troubles by sweeping Q1 and Q2 by a lap each over his competitors to wrap up an early TQ. Qualifying 2nd was Hasron, with Joe Hwee (Schumacher) in 3rd.

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November 4, 2017

T-Works MTC1 30mm/40mm motor fan mount

T-Works have introduced their new motor fan mount for the Mugen MTC1 electric touring car. The item is machined from aluminum and it comes gun metal anodised and includes gold-plated hardware. Its design with dual mounting patterns allows to use 30mm or 40mm fans and the fan holder attaches directly to the car’s layshaft mount to avoid influence on the chassis tweak.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

November 4, 2017

Mon-Tech Racer200 & Silvy200 nitro touring car bodies

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their new Racer200 and Silvy200 body shells for 1/10th 200mm nitro touring cars. Based off of the respective 190mm electric variants, the 200mm wide bodies offer comparable characteristics to their electric siblings and they are made from high-quality 0.75mm polycarbonate. Included with the bodies come window masks, wing mounting hardware and a decal sheet.

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November 3, 2017

Arena T4’18 3mm shock towers & 2mm upper deck

Made for Xray’s T4’18 touring car are three new new Arena carbon fibre option parts. First up are 3mm front and rear carbon fibre shock towers. They match the stock 2018 geometry and also fit older spec T4 cars to make them usable with Xray’s new ULP ultra low profile shock absorbers. Also new is a T4’18 specific carbon fibre top deck. Like the shock towers it matches the geometry of the 2018 kit.

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November 3, 2017

JConcepts RC10F6 to LMP conversion kit

Following up the release of JConcept’s Layla LMP body shell is the RC10F6 to LMP conversion kit for Team Associated’s F6 formula pan car chassis. A combination of aluminium, carbon fibre and 3mm hardware makes the transformation of the formula chassis complete. The addition of a foam front bumper and carbon fibre chassis braces allow the body mounts to rest in permanent position while aluminium extensions take the standard rear body mounts. The front of the vehicle gets an update using a carbon fibre front body mount plate and an anodised skid plate. The assembly is connected utilizing the small aluminium top deck and the combination of parts is secured to the chassis using existing hardware from the F6 kit while the included front body mounts are attached with 3mm hardware. Not included in the kit is the JConcepts Layla body shell.

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November 3, 2017

Xray Racing Series Tour Italy 2018 – Announcement

Xray have announced the dates, venues and rules for the XRS Tour Italy 2018. The 3-race series kicks off at MiniRace Casoria on the 19th of November and will conclude at the T5 Roma track on the 8th of April. Classes run will include Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T and 17.5T as well as Formula and 1/12th Pan Car. More information (in Italian language) and sign-up are available here.

November 3, 2017

Speedmerchant Rev 8.5 1/12th pan car kit – Coming soon

Speedmerchant have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming Rev 8.5 1/12th scale pan car kit. The car was developed with the goal on making it easier and smoother to drive on the high-grip black carpet, while still offering exceptional performance on gray/European-style floor. No official details on specifications and features have been released yet but we bring you all updates as they become available.

Source: Speedmerchant [teamspeedmerchant.com]