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Wesley van Helmond takes Belgian 2WD title

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 08:48 AM PDT

Round 5 of the Belgium 1/10th electric off-road championship was held at the MAC Vlijmen track recently. Wesley van Helmond was on fire in the 2WD Buggy class, taking the overall TQ and also the day’s win from Brent Ausloos 2nd and Wouter Wynen 3rd. With the win Wesley wrapped up the 2WD title, something he will also try to accomplish in the 4WD class at the forthcoming final round of the championship in a few weeks time.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Morganti & Apolaro win at Great Lakes Challenge

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 07:57 AM PDT

The Great Lakes Challenge was held recently with this year was the most competition for a few years, providing very tight racing in all classes. In the 1/8th class the fight for the TQ was very close. DJ Apolaro TQ’d three of the five rounds beating out Joaquin Desoto Jr by only 4 tenths. He also set the new track record with 18 laps in 5:05.561 and the top 5 after qualifying would be DJ Apolaro, Joaquin Desoto Jr., Paolo Morganti, Paul Lemieux and Ralph Burch.

In the Sedan class, DJ would TQ four of the five rounds and get the overall TQ, again setting a new track record with the only racer to do 17 laps in 5:15.196. Behind DJ Ralph Burch, Mike Swauger, Paul Lemieux and Scott Kimbrow would complete the top 5 results.

In the 1/8th finals, DJ Apolaro did not even get in 1 lap. He got taken out by Joaquin Desoto Jr. on the first lap and the rear shock broke. His pit crew could not find the issue and he drove the with this issue for around ten minutes until he could not drive anymore. His crew finally found the issue and fixed it, but by then it was too late to give any type of charge for a podium and so DJ would retire the race early around the half way mark. In the end Paolo Morganti would pull off a great race to take the win from Joaquin 2nd and Mike Swauger 3rd.

In the Sedan finals, DJ had a good battle with Paul Lemieux. Apolaro checked out to an early lead of 4 second, however he rolled the car by riding a berm. This allowed Paul Lemieux to catch him and the two started nose to tail racing. Every turn DJ was having to guard this 1st position and not let Paul get by. Not making any mistakes the pair got to the first pit stop and that went better for DJ than Paul. This gave Apolaro a little breathing room and through traffic the two got close together again. After a couple of swift pit stops Apolaro was able to take control of the race and never lost the lead. DJ would go on to make one more mistake and this made the race interesting again. Paul and DJ again were racing with a close gap until Paul made a mistake and this allowed DJ to just drive smooth till the end ti take the win from Paul Lemieux in 2nd and Paolo Morganti in 3rd with a great overtake move with less than one minute to go.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

Schumacher Mi6evo carbon fibre chassis & top deck

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 07:44 AM PDT

Coming from Schumacher are a new chassis and updated top decks for the Mi6 and Mi6evo touring cars. The new 2.25mm soft weave chassis will increase the flex of the Mi6-series cars compared to the kit 2.5mm chassis, improving performance especially in lower grip conditions. It will also lower the centre of gravity, improving corner speed.

The new top decks feature an additional two pairs of holes, located further towards the extremities of each end of the car, compared to the kit item. This provides options for adjusting the flex points of the top deck, which can be used to fine tune the handling balance of the car. They are available in 2.5mm and 3.0mm thickness.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Tekno release more EB410 images

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 06:01 AM PDT

Following a first series of images and information about their forthcoming EB410 1/10th 4WD buggy, Tekno have now gone a bit more into deep with part two of their introduction series. The latest instalment mainly focusses on the shaft drivetrain that is made up using tapered aluminium centre dogbone-style driveshafts and high-capacity front, centre and rear differentials. Other driveline features include CVA-style front and rear driveshafts with 6mm hardened steel stub axles that run in large inner wheel bearings.

The steering assembly uses a new-to-4WD reverse steering bellcrank design that was adopted from today’s 2WD buggies with the construction ensuring smooth steering response and consistency through corners. Quick access transmission housings allow for fast and easy differential access without compromising strength. Other features include aluminium suspension mounts with inserts as well as a two-piece motor mount for convenient gear mesh adjustment and easy centre diff access. Suspension-wise the buggy relies on 13mm threaded aluminium shock absorbers with 3.5mm shock shafts. For secure mounting and easy swapping the pistons are screw-retained while locking spring perches ensure the springs stay in place even in rough racing conditions.

View part two of the presentation here.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

Schumacher Cactus 1/10th buggy carpet tyres

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 03:37 AM PDT

Schumacher have introduced their all-new Cactus 1/10th buggy tyre. The tread has been specially developed for EOS style carpet and offers improved driving feel, faster lap times, and longer life. It has been extensively tested on both new and well worn carpets and the long life design with high density pin pattern and famous stagger edge design will greatly minimise grip roll. The tyre becomes available as 2.2″ rear and 2.2″ 4WD front variant in silver, yellow and blue compound and also as yellow compound pre-mounts. The Cactus was also chosen as the new control tyre for the 2017/18 EOS season and this winter’s Mibosport Cup. Part numbers will be U6839 for 4WD/2WD rear and U6841 for 4WD front while the 2WD class will rely on the proven U6801 (Cut Stagger Low Profile) as the front tyre.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Hiro Seiko introduce new lightweight screw kits

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 02:56 AM PDT

Coming from Hiro Seiko are new lightweight screw kits for the Xray X10 and X12 series of pan cars as well as the new Xpress XQ1 and the Awesomatix A800X. The X10’18 related kits come as mixed aluminium and titanium or full titanium sets that save 15.5g or 12.6g of weight respectively. The X12’18 kits also come as mixed or full titanium sets, scrubbing 15.5g or 12.2g respectively with the mixed sets including orange anodised aluminium and natural finish titanium fasteners. Swinging over to the touring car sets, the fastener kit for the XQ1 saves about 29g for the mixed and 21g for the all-titanium set while the A800X assortments scrub 23g with the mixed and 18.5g with the all-titanium kit. The mixed sets use red alloy screws for the XQ1 and gold-anodised fasteners in the mixed Awesomatix set.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

Exotek TLR 22 4.0/3.0 alloy front camber block

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 02:25 AM PDT

Exotek have introduced a front camber block with integrated anti-roll bar mount for the TLR 22 4.0 and 3.0 series of buggies and trucks. The heavy duty alloy front camber block was designed for the use with TLR sway bars and it is machined down to seven grams to minimise weight but made with 7075 alloy to increase the strength over the stock piece. The part uses set screw holes to remove excess play from the sway bar and it comes polished, anodised black and laser-etched for wear and looks.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

3DRC Formula Aero Wings for 1/10th formula cars

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:37 AM PDT

3DRC have introduced their all-new Formula Aero Wings suitable for most 1/10th formula pan cars. They mimic the now wider and lower wings used in Formula 1 and they are available with the industry-standard Tamiya-style mounting pattern or as dedicated variant for the Team Associated F6 – the latter requiring the F6’s lower wing mount. Both come with DRS mock-ups for looks and the universal wing also sports a monkey seat for even greater scale appearance. The wings are tough and durable as all of 3DRC’s 3-D-printed parts, however they are not as sturdy as moulded plastic wings and may crack as the result of very hard impacts. As usual the parts are available through 3DRC’s Shapeways store or at select model shops.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

MR33 aluminium on-road shock stand

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 01:01 AM PDT

Coming from MR33 is the new aluminium on-road shock stand. Made from black anodised 7075 aluminium and sporting machined silver edge details the shock stand features 14.2mm holes to accommodate all comming touring car big bore shock absorbers and the outer diameter of 56mm allows to place the whole assembly in the popular Ride air remover tool during bleeding, storage or transportation. The shock stand is also easy to disassemble and it sports an integrated container to house small parts such as shafts, pistons, E-clips and more. Last but not least does the base also act as a mini parts tray.

Source: Tonisport [tonisport.de]

West Coast R/C Works X12 servo & upper pod plates

Posted: 01 Sep 2017 12:47 AM PDT

The newest addition to West Coast R/C Works’ Black Carpet Edition line of parts are the servo mounting plates and short upper pod plate for the Xray X12 pan car. Starting with the servo mounting plates, these are designed to replaces the original parts and the bolt pattern of the plates ensure that the servo is mounted correctly on the chassis. The BCE plates are an addition to the already existing line of X12 servo mounting plates and the difference between the existing and the BCE version is that the new version has eleven shock mounting positions instead of only four on the original part. The additional shock mounting positions allow the shock to be moved further back on the chassis and it also allows use shocks from other manufacturers. The servo mounting plate is available with bold patterns to directly mount the Futaba 9650/9670, Futaba BLS671SV/ BLS671SVi or Sanwa SRG-HR/HS servos.

As for the short upper pod plate, the part was designed to further increase the adjustability of the shock position. Both the servo and shock plates are made from 3mm carbon fibre to withstand the hardest racing conditions and they will become available by mid of September.

Source: West Coast R/C Works [westcoastrcworks.us]