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Infinity has released a new aluminium servo horn designed specifically for its World Championship winning IF18. By making the shape of the arm offset it is possible to achieve the maximum steering angle with a linear steering operation. The servo horn is available in both 23T specification, for servos made by Sanwa and KO, and 25T for servos made by Savox and Futaba.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

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The opening round of the Toledo Midwest Series, now in its 50th season, was held last weekend. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class it was Serpent’s Ralph Burch with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event. Capricorn’s Jeremiah Ward came in 2nd, two laps down as Jason Conley completed the top 3 result another two laps down.

Source: RC Target [rctarget.com]

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The Spring Indoor National Series 9 was held this past weekend at Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington. Over the years, the JConcepts Indoor National Series has showcased some of the best racing by a very special group of drivers ranging from World Champions, National Champions, Reedy Champions, and many more. These high caliber pro drivers definitely know how to put on a killer show for not just the drivers, but for the spectators of all ages. Making the trip this year to the Pacific NW was world-class talent including Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, Dustin Evans, Cole Tollard, Max Flurer, Aydin Horne, as well as featuring local speedsters like Tanner Day and Harley Yoshii. This year’s level of talent was deep and made for a spectacular race weekend that did not disappoint.

This year’s track layout had more elevation and character than previous layouts. The right side of the track featured an uphill sweeper that had a technical drop down that swooped into a fun triple set testing jump timing and precision landing skills. A perfect backside propelled you into a sharp cutback turn with another set of technical small jumps that led into the rhythm jump section. Finally, make the difficult hard right-handed turn that opens up into a tricky chicane section before going on the straight to complete the lap. Overall, the layout complexity was on the high side as car control was tested to the maximum. However, nailing a perfect lap never felt so good as all the technical sections were very challenging to master… if that was even possible. The flow was tremendous and the battles on the track left the crowd wanting more. The racing at TRCR is always close and has an interesting habit of having races come down to the final lap and within a second or less for a dramatic finish.

It was undoubtedly a great battle in the 2WD modified class as the best in the US showcased some world class racing this weekend. Yokomo’s Ryan Cavalieri dramatically won A1 while Team Associated’s Dustin Evans A2. This setup up a fantastic showdown in A3. From the tone, Ryan Maifield controlled the pace as Dustin pressed hard to keep Maifield in striking distance. With a mistake by Maifield midway through the race, Dustin had nowhere to go and ended up crashing on top of Maifield requiring a corner marshal to get them going. Maifield retained the lead and finished out the race in 1st making it a 2-way tie with him and Cavalieri. By way of tie-breaker, Maifield won the overall with Ryan Cavalieri 2nd and Dustin Evans 3rd overall.

Once again the racing in 4WD Modified was excellent and didn’t disappoint. The overall was decided in A3 as AE’s Dustin Evans won A1 and Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield A2, it was another awesome showdown in A3 for the overall. It was a nose to tail race for almost the entire 5 minutes as the two broke away an engaged in a close battle of their own. With a wide landing off the triple, Dustin was able to land on the inside taking away the line into the next corner forcing Maifield to give up the lead. As Maifield was charging hard late in the race, a small rollover getting on the straight gave Dustin enough space to win A3 and the overall. Maifield finished 2nd with Yokomo’S Ryan Cavalieri 3rd on the podium.

It was the battle for 40+ supremacy as the two Goliath’s went head to head and they did not disappoint. Al Horne was tracking down Brent Thielke all race long and momentarily had control of the race, but an identical mistake that Brent made earlier over the triple, Al gave back the lead. Racing it down to the wire, the two dragged raced for the win with Brent crossing 1st by .09 seconds. Taking the 3rd spot and making his return after a long hiatus, Marty Barnes lands himself on the podium.

Mistake free and issue free, Dreighton Stoub was going to be hard to beat as the young and talented Michigan driver put on a clinic in the 13.5 4WD class earning the overall TQ and win with an exclamation mark. Yokomo’s Dalton Pierce showed great speed and composure to land himself 2nd on the podium. TLR’s Luke Unis showed some great speed and race craft to battle his way back for a terrific 3rd place finish.

It was a close battle between two talented young drivers in the 13.5 Stadium Truck class as AE’s Ryan Reavis emerged victorious after a hard fought battle with Yokomo’s Dalton Pierce. Unfortunately for Dalton, a backmarker incident resulted in early retirement. Without a true rival to stop him, Ryan took the win with David Lindsay finishing 2nd and AE’s Joseph Johnson wrapping up the 3rd spot.

What an exciting race in the 13.5 Short Course Truck class as the victor was decided on the final lap. A late mistake by Andrew Tuck allowed Tim Stella to sneak by to grab the win with Tuck taking home 2nd. Brannon Beauchamp was lurking in the shadows and pushed hard on the final lap and finished just .1 seconds behind Tuck for 3rd.

It was the battle for 17.5 Expert 2WD Stock supremacy at the Spring INS9 as some of the best talents go head to head. Emerging victorious was Dreighton Stoub. Dalton Pierce put in a great drive and finished 2nd with an impressive A-Main showing and moving up from 7th to finish 3rd, Derek Mesa rounded out the top 3.

The 21.5 Independent 2wd Stock Class was a fun and exciting race that saw great action throughout the entire field. With the fixed timing and gearing, the field was set for a close race that saw Austin Cracknell take an exciting win by just 3.5 seconds over Spencer Kidd. Austin showed great speed and consistency in the main and pulled out an incredible win. Keith Himmelman recovered well to finish 3rd.

Aydin Horne proved to be too much in the 4×4 Truck class as he dominated the weekend. Austin set the TQ and took a convincing win after 8 minutes. Finishing solo in 2nd was Ron Westhoff followed by Dale Wenstad in 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

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The second round of the UK 4WD South East Regional Series was held at Eden Park Raceway recently. At the end of some entertaining A-main events it was David Poulter with the win, thanks to 2-3-1 finishes while Ed Kerry, finishing 1-2-2, had to settle for 2nd overall after the tie-breaker. Nathan Ralls came in 3rd with 3-1-3 finishes.

Image: David Poulter

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ZooRacing from Germany is busy adding more groundbreaking 190mm touring car body shells to their line-up with the latest creation being the Hellcat. The goal was to create a more efficient body with advanced aerodynamics that allow for aggressive cornering and yet a nailed rear end. This was achieved by using a long front section with splitter that sits 10mm further forward while a round-shaped outer line ensures a smoother transition when changing directions as the air flows smoothly and constantly over the front splitter, fenders and grille. In addition to the splitter the windshield and cabin also sit 10mm further forward with the whole section being shaped like a drop for maximised rear grip and stability thanks to optimised airflow towards the rear wing. Smooth transitions from the hood over the cabin towards the rear lid ensure optimised aerodynamic efficiency and thus less turbulences and drag, which leads to equal front-to-rear balance at both low and high speeds.

In addition a low-profile trunk section with a slightly upwards bending trunk lid further improves downforce as does the curved shape, that optimises aerodynamics in combination with the included curved rear wing. The fine-tuned shape of the wing – it is curved in two dimensions, bending up- and rearwards – increases its overall surface for maximised rear traction. According to ZooRacing the body positions between the Preopard and the DogsBollox in terms of aggressiveness, giving racers another tuning option. As usual the body, made of high-quality polycarbonate, is outfitted with several trick anti-tuck features such as structured side skirts which add to the overall aerodynamics and looks while greatly preventing body tucks without the need for additional reinforcements. Other features include ZooRacing standards such as large wheel arches for easy back and forth placing of the body, rear body mounting grids, and 2-step window masks. The body is available in standard and lightweight variants and it also includes a detailed decal sheet and lightweight wing mounting hardware.

Features:
– CAD designed
– Specialised high downforce/high efficiency body shell
– Aggressive steering, high overall downforce for quick cornering especially in 13.5T Pro Stock and Modified racing classes and when running in medium to high-grip conditions
– 10mm forward-placed front end and cabin for aggressive steering and improved rear end grip
– Curved trunk section and rear wing for optimised rear stability and aerodynamics
– Structured rear end for anti-tuck capabilities
– Large wheel arches allow the body to be placed 4mm front or back (8mm in total)
– Large wheel arches ensure the tyres will not rub in whatever position
– Anti-tuck capabilities with structured side skirts
– Static reinforcement on the hood. Especially useful when running the ultra lightweight variant
– 0.5mm ultralight body weighs in at about 55g cut & including wing
– 0.7mm standard body weighs in at about 83g cut & including wing
– Detailed decal sheet
– 2-step window masks
– Wing mounting hardware
– 100mm grid on the rear truck lid for easy and convenient body mounting
– Designed to meed GBS rules

Source: ZooRacing [zoo-racing.com]

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Round 1 of the Swedish Cup was held at the Örebro track last weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Niklas Johansson with the overall TQ from Mikael Fransson on the 2 spot. After the 45-minute main final it was again Niklas on top of the field, taking the win some three laps ahead of Lars Haugen as Mikael had to settle for 3rd overall, another two laps down.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

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Fantom Racing have introduced their new 8000mAh 7.6V Pro HV Silicon Graphene hardcase battery pack. Built from high-quality 110C/160C cells the battery measures 139x47x25mm and it weighs in at 321g. It comes pre-wired with a genuine Deans-type connector and is ideal for demanding applications such as high-performance brushless ready-to-run vehicles.

Source: Fantom Racing [fantomracing.com]

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The New RC track of Bangkok, Thailand recently held round 3 of their club racing series, attracting many of the country’s swift 1/8th off-road racers. At the end of the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main final it was 2012 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Champion, Meen V. with the win some 23 seconds in front of Mongkolphan in 2nd. Paphon would round out the top 3 podium result in front of Chalee P. and Leng.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

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Coming from Xpress and made for the XM1 and XM1S M-class 4WD touring cars is a 225mm wheelbase conversion kit. The set includes a new longer wheelbase chassis and top deck as well as new front and rear belts, allowing to access a 225mm wheelbase setting that will give additional stability at the expense of a bit of steering. The result is a more stable car for both low and high grip conditions. The conversion is usable with both the XM1 and the XM1S.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

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Capricorn have introduced a new adjustable weight receiver battery mount for their Lab C03 and C803 cars. Machined from carbon fibre the mounting plate utilises two movable 13.5g tungsten weights that allow to adjust the overall weight bias while adding weight at the lowest point of the chassis, ensuring a lower overall centre of gravity. The carbon fibre mount comes with a machined lot for the battery tape, making for easy and secure receiver battery mounting and the 13.5g weights are understood to also become available separately to further up the weight.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

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