The first round of the Portuguese electric touring car nationals was held at the Coimbra track. Bruno Coelho took the TQ and win with virtually no practice at all as he only arrived on Sunday. Behind him Joao Malveiro and Helder Silva came in 2nd and 3rd respectively to complete the podium.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The first round of the Swiss nitro on-road nationals not only saw the running of the 1/8th on-road class but also a 1/10th 200mm sedan race was held. The final saw Capricorn’s Marco Rizzo taking the win from Traugott Schär (Xray) and Christian Lehnerr (Xray). Marco Reiser completed the top 4 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Team CRC Japan introduce this 4mm carbon fibre tweak plate for the CRC Altered Ego 1/12th scale car. The part replaces the kit brace with a 4mm thick and more durable plate in order to improve crash resistance. The tweak plate is available world-wide via Team CRC Japan.
Source: Team CRC Japan [kimihiko-yano.jp]
Yokomo Europe introduce this under LiPo weight. It is of a universal design, weights in at 50g and is usable with a wide range of chassis while the Yokomo Europe and Mibosport graphics make for additional visual impact.
Source: Yokomo Europe [teamyokomo.eu]
Serpent now have the Plus4 chassis, that is part of the updated S811 2.1, available as a separate set to allow the upgrade of existing Cobra 811 buggies. The main chassis plate is 4mm longer in the rear to create a more planted rear end on tracks with short bumps and a rough surface. Included with the hard-anodised chassis comes a longer rear centre driveshaft and an updated aluminium rear chassis brace. All parts are also available separately.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
JConcepts introduce their popular Silencer bodyshell design for the Serpent SRX-2 mid motor buggy. Making use of the well-known Silencer design cues such as a mild cab forward design, a roof top shark fin and pronounced sidepods, the body is a direct replacement for the kit item and it comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet and two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.
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Carlos Peracho won the first race of the 2014 Spanish 1/8th on-road national championship held past week in Madrid at the ARCA circuit. The pole position after the qualifiers went to reigning champion Nacho Lopez, while the superpole – after the semifinals – was achieved by fast Joaquin Signes. In the final Carlos Peracho (Shepherd/Picco) came in first in front of Victor Gonzales who ran a perfect race but was later on disqualified due to the fuel tank of his car being to large. Carlos’ problems handed Sergio Montesinos (Mugen/Novarossi) the runner-up spot while Sergio Rivas (Serpent/Novarossi) completed the podium.
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WRC have new dual joint front driveshafts for the STX 2014 touring car available. The ECS called universals are 52mm long, made from spring steel for best possible durability and reduce the chatter of the front tyres at high steering angles due to their design.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
