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June 13, 2016

Mathieu & Billard successful at French 1/8th Nats Rd3

The third round of the French 1/8th On-road Championship was held this past weekend at the Macon track with almost 90 drivers attending in the Elite and National categories. After the qualifiers, Anthony Abisset took the TQ spot in the Elite class in front of Christophe Aygon and Romain Picard while Arnaud Mathieu rounded out the top 4. On Sunday, while rain affected the lower finals during the morning, the semis were run on an almost dry track. Arnaud Mathieu took the win in the semi final B on a mixed dry and wet track while Anthony Abisset won the semi A on a fully dry track, taking the pole position for the main final.

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June 13, 2016

Björn Prümper joins RC Concept

French company RC Concept have announced the signing of Germany’s Björn Prümper to their growing team. The Yokomo driver will attend all major national events along the EOS, using the company’s line of motors, speed controllers and batteries.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

June 13, 2016

Muchmore Fleta ZX modified linear power rotor

Muchmore have introduced the new 12.3x5x25.3mm D-magnet modified linear power rotor for the Fleta ZX range of brushless motors. Specially designed to give milder bottom end torque but improved mid-range power the rotor is ideal for touring cars but also all other applications where an easy driving feeling is helpful.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

June 13, 2016

Techra BD7 suspension mounts & guided air fan mount

Newly formed company Techra have introduced the first in a range option parts. Founded by the owners of Muchmore and Tonisport the brand was created to deliver innovative high-quality products for racers and enthusiasts around the globe. First products are already available such as a range of aluminium suspension mounts with inserts for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. The series includes the FF, split and solid FR as well as an RR mount all of which make use of composite inserts that allow to adjust the track width and toe settings by simply changing the inserts. The parts come black anodised and with silver chamfered edges for a high-quality appearance.

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June 13, 2016

Roche P12 titanium-coated suspension & shock shafts

Coming from Roche and made for the company’s Rapide P12 1/12th scale kit are several titanium-coated parts. New are 2mm upper hinge pins, king pins and a micro shock shaft all of which sport a friction-reducing and highly wear resistant titanium coating to make for smooth and consistent suspension action. The hinge and king pins come as pairs and all parts are direct replacements for the stock parts.

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June 13, 2016

Team Corally Ultra Tray

Team Corally have introduced their all-new Ultra Tray. It is packed with features such as four parts cavities, a total of eight cut-outs for 3.0mm and 3.5mm shock shafts, and soldering jigs for T-plug, TC Pro, XT-60 as well as bullet-type connectors of 3.5mm up to 7mm. Also incorporated is a screw length measuring jig, a shock rebound measuring feature as well as a shock cap tool. The parts tray is machined from aluminium and it comes grey or red anodised and laser-etched with Team Corally logos.

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June 13, 2016

New VBC Racing Wildfire D08 & Lightning 12M options

Coming from VBC Racing are new option parts for the Wildfire D08 touring car and the Lightning 12M 1/12th scale pan car kit. Starting with the Wildfire D08 part, the Dynamics Stabiliser Link System was first introduced with the Dynamics Edition kit and it is now also available separately as an upgrade for standard D08 kits. The new mounting system is meant to improve responsiveness by reducing tolerances in order to further up the car’s performance.

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June 13, 2016

Tamiya TB Evo.6 MS shaft-driven touring car kit

Following a first image and only brief information Tamiya have announced all details of the forthcoming shaft-driven TB Evo.6 MS touring car kit. The competition car is based on a 2mm aluminium lower chassis to make for improved performance especially in high-grip conditions while a 2mm carbon fibre upper plate ensures optimised flex characteristics with the car also featuring an updated aluminium centre bulkhead to create an efficient and long-lasting drivetrain. Included in the kit are also the tried-and-tested TRF418 suspension arms, big bore TRF shocks, a 20 percent lighter aluminium centre driveshaft as well as 1-piece stabiliser stoppers.

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