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January 29, 2016

Norwegian Winter Series Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Norwegian Winter Series was held in the east of Norway, in the city of Honefoss. The organisers laid out a huge 680 square metre track using the famous ETS carpet and the race schedule saw three rounds of qualifying followed by triple A-mains. Classes run were Touring Modified and 1/12th scale for the nationals plus the two supporting classes of Touring Stock 13.5T and M-Chassis. In the Touring Modified class the race for the TQ was on between Nikolai Håheim (VBC) and Helge Johannessen (ARC). Nikolai made a clean sweep in all three qualifiers to claim the top qualifier spot. Helge would line up in second for the finals. Behind the two the fight for the 3 spot would be between Rune Svestøl (Xray), Andreas Daving (Schumacher) and Even Enerstvedt (VBC). After the qualifying was over they were all tie on points, but Rune had the fastest run to count, handing him the 3 spot on the grid ahead of Andreas in 4th and Even in 5th.

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January 29, 2016

Xray X1 2.0mm aluminium flex chassis

Coming from Xray and made for the X1 formula car is the aluminium flex chassis. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and sporting flex cutout openings the chassis is recommended for the use on low to medium traction tracks as it increases traction and steering. The 2mm thick main chassis comes black anodised, laser-etched and it is best used with the optional 2mm alloy lower pod plate.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 29, 2016

Roche introduce new Rapide P12 option parts

Roche have new option parts for the Rapide P12 1/12th scale pan car available. First up is a floating steering servo conversion kit. Developed and tested by Roche factory driver Naoto Matsukura, the conversion makes for a centralised servo mounting position to achieve equal left and right flex characteristics. Furthermore the servo’s position can be centred, allowing to use a wide range of servo sizes without having to worry about different length steering links. On top of that the servo can also be mounted hanging to the left or right to achieve the best possible weight distribution. All graphite parts are cut from USA-made carbon fibre and using the chassis makes for more stability while the car is also easier to drive. Beside the chassis and servo mount the conversion also includes a new aluminium damper top cover that allows to mount the centre shock in three different forward or rear positions.

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January 29, 2016

New Team Associated Factory Team ball hex drivers

Team Associated have introduced two new ball hex drivers out of their Factory Team line of accessories. Coming as 2.0mm and 2.5mm ball hex drivers the tools help to reach screws in tight surroundings as the tip’s ball design allows to use the drivers at an angle. Team Associated also offers replacement tips as spares or to upgrade existing tool handles.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 28, 2016

Capricorn LAB P-1 200mm pan car kit

Italian company Capricorn have released first renderings of their forthcoming LAB P-1 200mm pan car kit. The car is based on a narrow carbon fibre chassis, it utilises a class-standard reactive castor double wishbone frontend, a battery compartment for standard or shorty batteries as well as a large volume centre shock and dual roll dampers. A sliding rear axle design allows for virtually step-less axle height adjustment. The kit is rounded out by an aerodynamically-shaped front bumper. More information will become available in time for the release.

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January 28, 2016

Capricorn TE03 keyed aluminium bulkheads

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Coming from Capricorn and made for the TE03 touring car are keyed aluminium bulkheads. The parts feature keyed mounting holes that make for perfectly aligned bulkheads as they fit snuggly into the respective holes in the chassis plate, resulting in improved drivetrain efficiency. As the TE03 has the suspension mounts attached to the bulkheads the pinned design will also prevent the car from becoming tweaked in the event of a crash.

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January 28, 2016

Picco Onroad Challenge Europe – Announcement

Picco have announced that their annual Onroad Challenge Europe will be held on the weekend of the 3rd of April at the famous Fiorano track. The event will be held in 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes and the race format sees bump-up A, B, C, … finals. The best placed non-pro driver will win a Picco sponsorship for 2016 and the event will also see an engine raffle for the drivers of each 1/8th and 1/10th class final. More information can be found here.

January 28, 2016

O.S. Speed R21 Shimo Edition & Max-12TG Ver.III

O.S. Engine have introduced the Speed R21 Shimo Edition 1/8th competition on-road and Max-12TG Ver.III intermediate-level engines. Starting with the Speed R21 Shimo Edition, the limited edition engine package was issued to celebrate the runner-up finish of Takaaki Shimo at the 2015 IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Championships in Brazil. The R21 Shimo Edition meets the exact same specifications as Takaaki’s competition engine with an 8.0mm silver venturi insert, special 2x 0.1mm and 1x 0.15mm head gasket shimming, a special carburettor spacer to increase mid-range torque as well as a steel rear bearing that Takaaki prefers when running the carburettor spacer. The engine furthermore features a special design crankcase with silver logo as well as a special cooling head of silver colour and with an updated design. Included with the engine comes a hand-made T2080SC exhaust.

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