Cube Racing have been in contact to tell us about their new low friction black spur gear series. These 64 pitch gears are available in 88T – 106T, are well balanced, light and because they are very low friction they are perfect for 1/10th touring, 1/12th pan car as well as 1/10th buggy.
Source: Cube Racing [cuberacing.net]
Italian company Capricorn RC have announced the upcoming release of their CL-9TE .21 circuit engine. Featuring revised internals, the piston and liner timing has been revised and optimized for high performance, while the crankshaft has been hand modified and polished. Supplied with rear ceramic bearings the engine also has a very efficient new red anodized cooling head.
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We received a report from the recent 3rd round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup (SSIC) that was arranged by Malmö Miniracing Club way down in the south of Sweden. Forty racers battled it out in three classes, 27T, 19T and Modified and in the modified class, which saw the biggest turnout with 20 entries, it was top Xray driver Niclas Nilsson who set the pace early in practice and had no problem taking TQ in all rounds. Tamiya racer Thomas Andersson took second spot on the grid but it was a close fight. Only a couple of seconds separated number 2 and 8 so the finals promised to be exciting. Niclas Nilsson continued his domination this day by taking all three finals, while behind him it was Christian Holmström with a Corally who moved up two spots from qualifying and claimed the 2nd spot in the overall standing with Thomas Andersson completing the podium.
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Used to win the ISTC electric touring car World Championships 2 weeks ago, Tamiya have released full details on the TRF416 Worlds Edition. Not a big change from the previous version of the chassis, this new kit is all about refinement. The WE features a new longer top deck that goes around the spur gear assembly all the way to the rear axle, new more efficient drive belts, and coated shock shafts & bodies for smoother damping action. Also to cope with the power from modern brushless systems the motor mount has been stiffened up, while as a standard kit setting the car is supplied with a front spool as well as front 1C/1C and rear 1XA/1F lower suspension brackets.
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Team Shepherd Indonesia driver Ricardo Carnadi dominated the end of the year race at the Jakarta International Twin Circuit. With the help of his new Velox he TQ’d and won the race by 5 laps ahead of the 2nd placed finisher. During the 45 minute final he lead the race from the very beginning, only briefly giving up the lead, which he regained and went on to take the win. Ricardo will drive the Velox in 2009 as well as become an ambassador for Team Shepherd Indonesia where he will help all Indonesian drivers and mechanics with technical and setup questions about the car.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
We received a report from the final race of the Paulista Modified Championships in Brazil, which saw a closely fought battle between Cris Careca and Marcos Mayer. The first 3 finals saw the win going to 3 different drivers Cris Careca, Cesar Salvadori and Felipe Franceschi. In the last final, Cris Careca and Felipe Franceschi opened up a gap from Cesar Salvadori and Marcos Mayer, and with the Championship still open, the tension among the pilots was visible. Felipe Franceschi had problems with his car and had to retire leaving Cris to hold on for the win despite having some technical problems, to also wrap up the Championship from Marcos Mayer.
Thanks to Adalberto Neri for the report.
Carson Model sport in Germany have sent us the release for their 210mm wide Group C shell. Designed to fit a number of Tamiya chassis’, including the TA05-IFS, TB03 & F103, as well as all 200mm pan cars it is made from high quality lexan and sold clear.
Source: Carson [carson-modelsport.com]
We were contacted by the people behind FXF to tell us about a conversion set that they are making for the HB Cyclone. Made by a Thai company and based on HB Cyclone suspension, it made its debut at the IFMAR World Championship in RCS Thailand earlier this month. This chassis now claims to have symmetrical tweak from the new longer upper deck, as well as narrower bulkheads and a very low C of G.
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