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July 25, 2019

RC-Lemans Series Rd4 – Report

The AMC Hildesheim track near Hanover in the Northern part of Germany played host to round 4 of this year’s RC-Lemans Series last weekend. The weather was good all weekend except from a quite heavy rain shower on Saturday evening. The fast LMP1 class saw local hero and point standings leader Timo Schad leading the way in the qualifiers where he made a clean sweep to take the pole position for the triple A-mains from Tobias Weist on the 2 spot. Joachim Behnken, Reinder Wilms and Josip Bogdanovic followed behind while the swift Altmann duo of Kai and Tim were absent at round 4.

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July 25, 2019

SMJ TC wing endplates & 1.0mm foam tape

SMJ have announced the release of new touring car body shell accessories in the form of 1/10th touring car wing end plates and 1.0mm foam tape. Starting with the endplates, they come cut from high-quality polycarbonate material and are of black colour, doing away with the need to paint them prior to mounting. The plate’s dimensions are understood to comply with most sanctioning bodies and they are available as 4-piece sets in standard 0.8mm and lightweight 0.5mm thickness.

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July 25, 2019

Bezerk T4’19 2017 height shock towers

Coming from Bezerk and made for the Xray T4’19 are new, taller shock towers that match the 2017 shock geometry. Made from 3.0mm glossy carbon fibre, these towers allow to mount longer shocks from the 2017 specification car to the 2019 model which can be beneficial in bumpier or very low grip track conditions. The geometry replicates the 2017 towers and the two are available as a set from now on.

Source: Bezerk [bezerk.com.au]

July 25, 2019

Exotek TRF103 HD motor plate set

Exotek have announced the release of their new heavy duty motor plate set for the popular Tamiya TRF103 formula car. The reinforced design greatly improves the rear pod durability of the car which is prone to bending or tweaking from rear impacts. The plates, machined from high quality 7075 alloy, match the stock geometry and provide threaded holes for mounting of an optional cooling fan on the left plate by using optional M2.5 screws. The set includes a left and a right hand side plate.

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July 25, 2019

Davide Ongaro crowned EFRA 2WD Euro Champ

The 2019 EFRA 1/10th Electric Off-road European Championships are taking place in Pinerolo, Italy this week. The event, held at the AgriModel Pista Off Road Jonny RC club, kicked off with the 2WD portion that attracted 75 entries. In qualifying round 1 and in heat 7 of 8 Neil Cragg would do the first 11 lap run in qualifying with the top seeded heat still to come. With a number of drivers having mistakes early on it would be Davide Ongaro who would come through to take control of the heat and be the second driver to set an 11 lap run with the quickest time in the round, Neil Cragg would be 2nd and Martin Bayer 3rd.

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July 24, 2019

SWorkz S35-3 wide rear suspension conversion kit

Coming from SWorkz and made for the S35-3 buggy is a wide rear suspension conversion kit. The kit is already used by the SWorkz factory drivers with great success as it allows to generate more corner speed in certain track conditions. The set includes a new hard-coated 7075 aluminium main chassis, a lower, wider rear shock tower, new rear suspension arm mounts as well as new design rear hubs that can be used on the left and right hand side of the buggy.

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July 24, 2019

Avid Triad HD 1/8th scale wing buttons

Avid’s new Triad HD wing buttons are designed with strength in mind for those long and gruelling 1/8th scale mains. They are 2.5mm thick, they sport a 16mm outer diameter and several highlight cuts make for a low weight yet high rigidity. The Avid “A” laser-etched into the anodised alloy help to make the wing buttons stand out and they are available in a range of colours including black, blue, black/blue and black/gold.

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July 24, 2019

MSE MRX6R lower aluminium shock mount

Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the release of an aluminium lower shock mount for the MRX6R on-road kit. Made of high-quality 7075 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks, the part was developed to replace the standard carbon fibre item. In the event of a crash, the alloy will just deform instead of break, as the carbon fibre parts can on hard impacts, allowing the driver to still finish the race. The shock mount is made in Germany and it is available separately, fitting the left and right hand side of the car.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]