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October 14, 2016

Bill Sydor wins Spec GT class at IIC 2016

The recent International Indoor Championships in Las Vegas not only saw 1/12th scale and Touring Car racing but also the running of the popular Spec GT class. The category offered super close racing all week, thanks to having handout motor and speed control, as well as a FDR limit. In qualifying, Rod Canare would take the TQ spot, with Devin Patterson starting second and Bill Sydor starting third. In the main, a tap from Canare on the first lap would put him back in the pack, moving Patterson and Sydor to the top. Sydor would follow in Patterson’s shadow for a few laps, and on lap 8 Patterson made a small mistake on the curbing, allowing just enough space for Sydor to go through, giving him the lead which he would not relinquish.

View the final results here

October 14, 2016

Avid Triad titanium wing screws

Coming from Avid are the new Triad titanium wing screws. A minimal design approach the screws already incorporate a wing button, resulting in an ultra-low weight of 0.34g each. They are machined from billet 6Al-4V titanium, feature a 12mm screw head and a 6mm long screw, making them ideal for both 1/10th scale off-road and on-road applications. The screws come in sets of two and in a silver polished or cool-looking oil slick finish.

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October 13, 2016

Xray XB2 2017 Carpet Edition 2WD buggy kit

Xray have introduced the 2017 edition of their successful XB2 Carpet Edition kit. The buggy received some subtle updates with the most visible being the new “right hand” motor position and new 3-gear transmission to increase traction, steering and high-speed stability. The redesigned gearbox houses a new, large 36T idler gear moulded from high-quality graphite material that ensures a minimal weight and highest strength. To match with the new transmission housing and motor position the ’17 kit comes with an all-new 7075-T6 aluminium heavy duty motor plate.

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October 13, 2016

JConcepts B6D Honeycomb 3-gear stand-up motor plate

Following the release of the B6 Honeycomb motor plate for laydown transmissions, JConcepts have now also introduced a variant for the stand-up gearbox of the B6D. The part is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes blue or black anodised and with silver edge details. The honeycomb milling of the 3mm motor plate gives extra rigidity when the going gets tough and it adds some visual impact and heat dissipation capabilities as well.

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October 13, 2016

Bruno Coelho & Jan Ratheisky win at 2016 IIC

The International Indoor Championships were held last weekend with about 400 entries in seven classes. With six world champions and some of the country’s fastest drivers in attendance the Las Vegas based event once again was one for the history books. In the Touring Modified class 2016 vice world champion, Bruno Coelho would take the TQ in dominant fashion and he would also come out on top of the proceedings after the single A-main event in which he would leave newly-crowned world champion, Ronald Völker behind in second place.

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October 13, 2016

Malin Karlsen wins OMK Fall Classic series Rd6

Round six of the OMK 2WD Fall Classic series was held at the OMK raceway in cold but dry weather conditions. Malin Karlsen would lay down one of her usual performances to grab the overall TQ, putting in the only 15-lap runs of the evening. The opening A-main started with no problem but a lap counting problems brought things to a halt, meaning A1 had to be re-run. Early in the race Malin made a mistake by clipping a corner which send her dead last. After being marshalled she started to recover and soon found herself in third place from which she was able to put pressure on the second place driver that would eventually make a mistake to promote Malin into second place. After putting in a couple of fast laps Malin was right behind the leader at the start of the final lap and once the leader ran too wide in a corner Malin made maximum use of the invitation and she took the lead and with it the win in the opening A-main. A2 then was a pretty easy affair for the young lady. At the sound of the tone she jumped into the lead and never looked back to take the leg win, race win and with it the overall win in the championship with two rounds to go.

View the A-main top 3 results here

October 13, 2016

T-Works 4PV & 3PV carbon fibre carrying handle

Coming from T-Works and made for the Futaba 4PV and 3PV transmitters is a carbon fibre carrying handle. Constructed from lightweight sheet material the handle comes including mounting hardware in the form of countersunk washers and gold-plated screws with the handle being usable on both the 4PV and 3PV transmitter in order to make for easier and more convenient carrying.

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October 13, 2016

Serpent Project 4X lightweight carbon fibre chassis

Made for the Project 4X touring car is Serpent’s new lightweight carbon fibre chassis. Weighing in at 46g and thus being about 15g lighter than the standard chassis, the lightweight main plate also offers more torsional flex which can be beneficial in certain track conditions both outdoors and indoors. The chassis, that was used by Serpent’s Viktor Wilck to achieve a third place overall at the recent IFMAR ISTC Worlds, is available now.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]