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September 14, 2023

Sobue defends All Japan Touring Car title

Akio Sobue has successfully defended his JMRCA All Japan Electric Touring Car Championship title, the Axon driver winning the title for a fourth time with victory over Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa last weekend at Green Park Speedway in Hanno City. In qualifying, the World Championship podium finisher would secure the TQ on a tiebreaker with Zero Tribe driver Yanagisawa, both counting a TQ and P2 run as their scores. In double A-Main finals, Sobue would lead home Yanagisawa and his Axon team-mate Hayato Ishioka in both encounters to become the 2023 Champion and that was how they would line up on the podium. Tamiya driver Souta Goto would finish fourth on tie break with Xray’s Makoto Sawada.

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September 14, 2023

Fenix Ferrari 156/85 body

Specialist Italian RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing has added to their F1 nostalgia bodyshell collection with the release of this Ferrari 156/85. The body fits the Fenix F1-70, Tamiya F103 and F104W chassis as well as all cars of similar layout and dimensions. Molded from high-quality polycarbonate, the body comes supplied transparent with decals, made in photo realistic level to give a proper rendition of the parts. 1985 was a special year in F1. Senna got his consecration and Michele Alboreto was able finish second in the Championship and it was the last Italian driver scoring a victory, driving for Ferrari. “We owe Michele a world title” commented Enzo Ferrari, later that year. Infact, for the first half of the season, Ferrari 156/85 was a solid contender in the Championship, until the team switch something with the turbos, collecting a series of DNF. Last hurrah for Alboreto and his Ferrari, was the German GP 1985 were the Italian duo scored a fine victory over Alain Prost. Fenix Racing consider this body a sort of “homage” to a very strong driver, able to win in every class were he race, from Formula Monza, to F1, to LeMans.

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September 13, 2023

T-Works A800R Motor Mount Weight Set | Battery Holder

Coming from T-Works and made for the Awesomatix A800R electric touring car is this brass motor mount weight set and brass battery holder. The 3 piece set contains a main 10 gram black anodised brass weight along with a 7 and 7.5 gram weight which mount on the opposite side of the motor mount. The brass battery holders weight 22grams each, offering another option of weigh distribution. Supplied as set of two, the brass battery holders are also finished with a black hard anodising.

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September 12, 2023

Volker wins inaugural eSIC – Report

The inaugural eSIC (Electric Singapore International Challenge) race took place over the weekend in Singapore at the RCMC race track. Attracting a number of high profile professional racers around the globe, the race was made more special with Scotty Ernest on the mic. The sold out event was challenged by poor weather forecast. The organieers adjusted the rain disrupted schedule on Saturday, and cut qualifying short to 4 minutes for modified and 13.5t Open brushless touring cars, FWD class and 6 minutes for the 5th scale Superbike to keep as many qualifyings as possible without needing to remove qualifyings. In Modified Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker would set the TQ pace in Q1, followed closely by Yokomo’s Nicholas Lee in 2nd, Infinity’s Viktor Wilck in 3rd, Jilles Groskamp in 4th, and Chavit in 5th. In Q2, Lee would take TQ using his second set of new tires along with Wilck, Groskamp, Volker and Naoto. In Q3, Volker would set a new fastest time with a TQ run using his second set of new tires. Naoto coming in 2nd, followed by Lee, Groskamp and Wilck. In Q4, Volker takes another round, to take the overall TQ ahead of Lee and Naoto. Unfortunately, Mother Nature would disrupt the finals. The final results would be based on qualifying.

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September 12, 2023

MXLR A12 KingPin Ext. Screw & Carbon Electronics Plate

New from MXLR for the Awesomatix A12 1:12 race chassis are this KingPin Extension Screw & Carbon Electronics Plate. The main feature of the KingPin Extension Screw is the extension of the KingPin length by 0,5mm which allows a greater possibility to set front droop with certain tires/rims. The flange on the lower site of the head is the exact same OD as ST1208 (Steel and Alloy versions) and suitable to fit SH12S0.2 Spring Shim’s as well. The ultra flat head design clears easily with all current 1/12 scale front rims on the market. The Carbon Electronics Plate is made from high quality 1.0mm Carbon. It’s a rather simple design but offers many advantages like it extends the rather small space to mount your electronics in the A12, very quick exchange of the whole electronics by just 2 screws, and the little notch on the front site helps with centering of the servo when you use a non direct mount Servo.

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September 8, 2023

Schumacher Mi8 HGT update kit Alu Chassis option

Following the success of the HGT update kit for the Mi8 1:10 Electric Touring Car, Schumacher is now offering a alu chassis option for the kit in time for the Winter season. This chassis is suitable if you have already purchased the HGT C/F kit in the past. If you are new to the Mi8 or only race on carpet an Alloy Chassis version of the HGT kit will be available. The HGT conversion features an alternative suspension geometry to free the car up in the corners and create more rotation. It also includes new shock mounts to lower the centre of gravity.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 8, 2023

Ingholm & Johannessen win Norwegian Nationals RD4

ARC/RCMN drivers Albin Ingholm and Helge Johannessen emerged as winners in their respective classes at the 4th & final round of the Norwegian Touring Car Nationals, with Ingholm winning the Modified class and Johannessen taking the top spot in the Stock class. In Modified, Xray’s Mathias Nedrebø claimed the TQ, edging out Albin Ingholm by 0.6 seconds. The top three in qualifying was completed by the Awesomatix of Geir Bjarte Terum. In the finals, Nedrebø won A1 by a blistering 4 seconds. A2 offered thrilling battles, with Ingholm taking the lead halfway into the race, ultimately winning by a razor-thin margin of 0.4 seconds. The tension escalated in A3 as both Ingholm and Nedrebø were determined to leave their mark on the weekend. Ingholm wasted no time and took the lead on the first lap. Ingholm was slowly able to create a gap of about 1 second, but Nedrebø made a mistake on the last few laps, allowing Ingholm to cruise to victory with a margin of almost 5 seconds. Alexander Gjemble driving a Schumacher completed the podium.

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September 7, 2023

O.S. MAX-12TG Ver.V 1:10 Touring Car engine

Japanese engine manufacturer O.S. has released the fifth generation of their long established MAX-12TG 1:10 touring car engine line. While following user requests and trends, OS have pursued ease of use and better performance with each successive generation, and now in its fifth generation the MAX-12TG Ver.V has been improved in various parts in order to demonstrate excellent power even in regulated race scenes. The first major change in appearance is the addition of one cooling fin to the bottom of the outer head. This improves engine cooling performance and enables stable performance. Also, by increasing the lightweight holes in the fins, the weight increase due to adding one fin is reduced. Furthermore, the head has a new laser design, making you aware that it is “Ver.V”. Another point that cannot be overlooked is the improved idling performance due to changes in crankshaft timing and improved carburetor. The shape of the combustion chamber in the inner head has been changed to improve combustion efficiency and increase torque in the mid-speed range.

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