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October 13, 2023

Neumann wins 1:8 GTe World Cup

Sworkz’ Joern Neumann has won the IFMAR 1:8 GTe World Cup in Australia repeating the feat he achieved in Miami almost 4-years ago. Qualifying second for the race in Sydney behind the Xray of Top Qualifier Natanaele Senesi, the German would have a terrible start to A1 going off onto the grass in the first corner as his team-mate & nitro mechanic Herfried Pucher from fourth on the grid took the early lead. Half way through the 6-minute encounter Neumann would take the lead before going on to win by a comfortable 5-seconds as Pucher just held off Senesi for second. In A2, Neumann nailed the start getting the holeshot on Senesi but Senesi would make a late charge in the race closing the gap until he was hit by a backmarker allowing Neumann to cruise to the overall win. While the title was won, as the reigning Nitro GT World Champion which he will try to defend tomorrow, Neumann wasn’t going to get the opportunity of track time pass him by and appeared with a different bodyshell in A3 to test it for his nitro Semi final. On the track Neumann took the win narrowly from the Capricorn of Peter Jovanovic but the Australian was later handed a 1-lap penalty for ‘Un-sportmanship’ for failing to re-address early race contact. This gave Senesi second for A3 but overall Jovanovic was runner-up with the Italian completing the podium.

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October 13, 2023

R1 Wurks DC1 Flex Tuned Wheelie Bar

R1 Wurks has released this sleek, optional Flex Tuned wheelie bar made for its DC1 Drag car. Engineered to offer consistent flex properties it features extra adjustment holes for a wide range of tuning options. Placing the wheelie bar adjustment turnbuckle in closer proximity to the chassis will promote greater flex, whereas extending the upper turnbuckle and mounting it further from the chassis will reduce wheelie bar flex.

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October 13, 2023

MonTech D-Power 1:10 Scaler body

New from body producer MonTech is the D-Power 1:10 scaler body. The truck body has a wheelbase of 313mm, a maximum width of 205mm and a height of 130mm from the cutting line. Made from high quality polycarbonate it is available in two versions, 0.75mm and 1.0mm thickness. The body comes complete with headlights decals and masks for painting.

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October 13, 2023

JConcepts S15 B6.4 & B74.2 bodies

Debuting at the recent 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Arizona, JConcepts has officially released its S15 body for both the Team Associated B6.4 2WD & B74.2 4WD buggies. Designed, built, and produced in the 11^th hour, the new S15 body is available for both the standard and Dirt versions of both chassis. With successful designs coming from the Punisher, Finnisher, and Silencer line, the JConcepts crew made the decision, it was time for the S15. Incorporating lessons from the lineage, the team concentrated on the single cock-pit placement, deflection angles, hard edged (JConcepts chamfering), and side pod winglets. The single side window design is a departure from the usual JC team body shells but drops in nicely on the S15. Driving the S15, it performs like a champion, albeit slightly different than its predecessors, the delicate nature of the shell allows the driver to flow, drive smoothly, and radius difficult corners without over aggression.

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October 12, 2023

D’angelo is GT World Championship Top Qualifier

Genius Racing’s Alex D’angelo is the Top Qualifier for the 1:8 GT World Championship in Sydney Australia. The Italian’s first World Championship, he secured pole position for Saturday’s 1-hour final when he backed up his Q5 TQ with another in the final round at the John Grant International Raceway. Going into the decider as the only driver capable of topping overnight TQ holder Toni Gruber, he would produce another 24-lap run and with his Q5 time the quickest of the event he took the overall TQ on tiebreaker from Gruber. A rough day for Gruber, qualifying didn’t end any better for the Hong Nor driver as suffered from too lean an engine and pulled in after 4-minutes. Adding to the Genius team’s celebrations, reigning European GT Champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi make it a 1-2 for the GT8.23 for the round putting the French driver into the four driver Super pole shoot out. This was duly won by Gruber who now locks his place into the Main final while the rest have to come through the Semi Finals. For reigning Champion Joern Neumann, a strong finish to Day 1 of qualifying, when he got a P3 in Q3, didn’t carry through to Day 2. As a result the Sworkz driver will start out his title defence from 6th in the half hour Semi B having qualified 14th overall.

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October 12, 2023

D’angelo delivers TQ in penultimate qualifier

Genius Racing’s Alex D’angelo delivered a TQ run in the penultimate round of qualifying at the 1:8 GT World Championship and in doing so has put himself in a position to deny Hong Nor’s Toni Gruber from becoming the early Top Qualifier in Sydney. Yet again it was an action packed 7-minutes, the first casualty being Andrea Catanzani whose Serpent suffered a mechanical and was out after just 4-laps. Up front his team-mate Jeff Hamon was setting the pace but his engine was too lean and the Australian was forced to pit to have it retuned ending his effort. Toni Gruber, hoping to wrap up the overall TQ with a round to spare, would get hit not once but twice by other cars, putting him on the back foot. In a close fight at the top of the timing screens with his team-mate D’angelo, Bernard-Alain Arnaldi would put his car on its roof and sliding across the grass where it needed to be marshal. All the while D’angelo was having a clean run on new tyres delivering the TQ by a margin of 2.4-seconds over Gruber with Q4 winner Natanaele Senesi completing the Top 3. Again another good run from the second fastest heat by local offroad racer Lachlan Donnelly who posted the fourth fastest time for the round which moves him into 7th overall.

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October 12, 2023

Senesi takes Q4 at GT Worlds

Natanaele Senesi became the third different driver to TQ a round of qualifying at the 1:8 GT World Championship, the Xray driver topping the fourth round on a hot morning in Sydney where the temperatures on Day 2 of qualifying are set to hit 33 degrees. It was to be dramatic top heat that started with an early mistake from Q3 winner Andrea Catanzani, costing him over 2-seconds. Next it was Jeff Hamon who was in trouble, the Serpent driver have brake issues for a third time of the event and he was out after 3-minutes. Setting the fastest lap of the run as the only driver to run a 17-second lap, soon Catanzani was back in the hunt but he had Toni Gruber all over him, the Hong Nor driver having to lift on the straight so as not to run in the back of the Serpent. With Catanzani opening to allow Gruber passed, shortly after the German would all on his own go off the track and across the grass losing over a second. Catanzani looked like making it two TQ runs in a row but on the last lap he would run out of fuel with Senesi crossing the line to take it by 1.9-seconds from Gruber with the Genius pairing of Bernard-Alain Arnaldi and Alex D’angelo third & fourth ahead of Lachlan Donnelly who was running in the second fastest heat.

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October 12, 2023

RUDDOG Low-Profile Servo Line

New from Ruddog Racing is its line of three low profile servos for 1:10 Touring Car. The RR1406 HV Low Profile Brushless Servo. designed specifically for the demands of 1:10 touring car racing, delivers the power and speed required for competition use. With a completely CNC machined aluminium body and a sleek black anodised finish, this servo combines design with functionality. The RUDDOG Racing logo is proudly laser engraved on the housing, framed by silver beveled edges for a premium look. It comes with four mounting screws and a 100mm cable Extension. The RBL1407 HV Low-Profile Brushless Servo servo combines performance with reduced mass thanks to its lightweight plastic housing. The central part of the housing is made of aluminium for improved cooling. The RCL1308 HV Low-Profile Coreless servo is perfectly suited for demanding RC racing scenarios and features a lightweight plastic housing combined with a sturdy aluminium center section. Its coreless motor offers fast response times and high efficiency. This servo delivers precise actuation and outstanding forces, ensuring consistent control even in intense racing situations.

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