Sonic Engines have released their new team wear starting with this classic grey Super Premium T-Shirt which is made using 100% high-quality cotton and sports the Sonic Logo on the front across the chest. The rear shows the website on the lower edge along with a huge Sonic symbol, the T-shirts are available in the usual range of sizes.
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New for the Durango DEX210 from Tresrey is this ultra hard heatsink motor plate. Machined from 7075 aluminum it helps reduce trouble with the gear box and gives more cooling for all four types of motor/gear layouts. Made in Japan it comes anodized in ‘Tresrey-Red’.
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The fourth round of the Belgian TC Nationals was held at RCR in Roeselare last weekend. There was heavy rain expected but the weather turned out dry. This tear’s Efra class is turning out to be a battle between Thomas Stockman and Olivier Bultynck for the title. Thomas, always strong on the track of RCR, drove two strong qualifications but in the last run Olivier put himself on the pole. Thomas was on the second spot and a surprising Rico Claeys on third place.
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Centro’s line of aftermarket parts has spread to 1/8th off road with these new plates for the RC8.2, RC8T and RC8.2e. Precision machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium, these high quality plates provide hinge pin height adjustment for a lower roll centre making the car more level, with less roll through the turns and improved traction. Standard with 3˚ toe-in and accepts standard kit inserts.
The Super Grand Prix One (SGP1) F1 RC league concluded its first inaugural season in China with great success. Over the course of 6 months with 6 rounds of intense racing, the final round saw 3 drivers with the mathematical probability to take the grand championship title. At the end, JJ Wang of Team HPI-A was crowned the Grand Champion with AI Luo of Team RW Lotus coming in second, and Dom Xu of Team JW-FGX finishing the season in third. SGP1 will be hosting Japan’s F1RCGP teams next month in Shanghai to kick off SGP1 season two, which will see all teams powered by Dualsky as the league’s main sponsor.
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Shepherd have to announced their all new 100x60cm ‘Shepherd pit mat’. These super lightweight and strong mats are made from a high quality washable foam and the blue colored mat sports white Shepherd logos across the surface. The set includes roll-bands and a bag to store and carry the mat.
Kyosho have introduced some new parts for the V-One R4 and Plazma Ra. First up for the R4 as well as the RRR is this new yellow clutch shoe. Testing by team drivers around the world resulted in this new clutch shoe which is an improvement in temperature handling and offers better clutch engagement of Kyosho’s own 3D racing clutch. Next up are differential bevel gears made of hardened steel which increases the lifetime of the gear differential especially under the load of today’s engine power. The gears also fit the gear diff of the Ultima series offroad cars too. Finally there is a high quality titanium screw set for the 1/12 scale EP Plazma Ra racing car. The use of the titanium screw set reduces the overall weight of the car for better acceleration and overall handling.
Bliss RC have produced this one-piece engine mount for the Mugen MTX5. It’s made 7075 aluminium and improves the stability of the engine for improved performance as well as stiffen the chassis.
Source: Bliss RC [blissrc.com]
