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December 17, 2019

PSM TB Evo7 DTC aluminium main chassis plate

PSM from Germany have introduced their new DTC aluminium main chassis plate for the Tamiya TB Evo7 touring car. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks, the chassis’s DTC Delta Traction Characteristics provide soft torsional flex characteristics along with consistent performance. The softer flex allows the car to generate more mechanical grip, which is very helpful especially in low grip conditions and/or very tight tracks while at the same time, a special manufacturing process keeps the longitudinal and lateral tweak of the chassis at a very minimum for the most predictable handling.

Source: PSM [psmfactory.com]

December 17, 2019

Tom Yardy signs with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of UK 1/10th off-road front runner, Tom Yardy to their factory team. The multiple EFRA Euros A-finalist and BRCA Nationals winner will campaign the company’s XB2 and XB4 buggies during his campaign that will see attendances at events such as the EFRA Euros, BRCA Nationals and BRCA Regionals. Tom has the following to say about the deal:

I’m delighted to sign with Xray. Without doubt they produce some of the highest quality and best looking cars on the market and their worldwide racing results record speaks for itself. I’m really looking forward to getting out on track! A massive thank you to the Xray Factory and Greg Hill from RC Disco for making this possible.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 17, 2019

Xray T4’20 hard suspension arms

Xray have introduced new hard suspension arms for the T4 2020 mid-motor touring car. Of long specification as being standard for the 2020 car, the directional arms improve stability and traction and they feature integrates anti-roll bar mounts as well as upper and lower shock mounting positions. The hard specification arms are slightly softer than their graphite counterparts, they are recommended for very-low to low traction conditions and are available separately from now on.

View the other arms here

December 17, 2019

Rheinard running for Schumacher at 1/12th Worlds

Schumacher have announced that 4-time IFMAR World Champion Marc Rheinard has chosen their Eclipse 3 as his weapon of choice for the 2020 IFMAR 1/12th scale World Championships in the UK. The Infinity factory driver as well as Schumacher are looking forward for this special race with the 2014 IFMAR 1/12th scale World Champion being keen to add another pan car Worlds title to his belt.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 17, 2019

Tekno RC 1/10th Delrin shock pistons

Tekno RC have announced the release of three new CNC Delrin piston sets to fine-tune the performance of their 1/10th scale vehicles. The pistons improve the consistency and handling of the EB410.2 and ET410 vehicles as the pistons are machined from self-lubricating Delrin plastic, flat on both sides and drilled with eight 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 millimetre holes. Intended to replace the moulded kit pistons, they are a direct fit for the shocks on all EB410 and ET410 vehicles and do not require any additional hardware.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

December 17, 2019

Sergi Franch wins at Year End Race

The “Social Gasolina Fin de Ano” Year End Race was held at the Club Automodelismo AUTET track in Almussafes, Spain over the weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Nacho Lopez with the overall TQ some three seconds in front of Vicente Eres while Sergi Franch, who usually runs 1/10th 200mm Touring Cars, came in 3rd, already a lap down. The final then saw Sergi, in his first 1/8th IC Track race for 15 years, upping his pace and even though he had to come back from the bottom of the field after a mishap, he took the win with a lap margin on Eugenio Rodriguez in 2nd while Miguel Marquina came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 17, 2019

Usukani 60mm big bore drift car shock absorbers

Coming from Usukani are their new 60mm high-performance big bore shock absorbers for 1/10th scale drift cars. Featuring threaded 7075 aluminium shock bodies, upper and lower caps the dampers offer great precision and a professional look while the ceramic coating of the shock bodies ensures smooth damping characteristics as do the titanium-nitride coated shock shafts. Other features include POM 4×1.2mm shock pistons, an aluminium bracket set as well as a 4.8mm inner thread shock stand off set. The set includes four shock absorbers without springs.

Source: Usukani [usukani.com]

December 17, 2019

Reds Racing sign Kyle McBride

Reds Racing have announced the signing of Australian multi-time champion Kyle McBride for the 2020 and 2021 racing seasons. Kyle will be using Reds Racing’s line of nitro engines and he will be attending several major races in the next months. Kyle had this to say:

It is with pleasure an excitement that I can announce I will be racing for Reds Racing Engines for 2020 and 2021! I am looking forward to running their world class engines and can’t wait for the next two years to begin Special thank you to Federica, Marco and Mario Rossi and the whole Reds Racing family for bringing me on board.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]