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April 12, 2012

Balestri & Perniciaro win Italian 1/10th champs Rd1

The Miniautodromo Il Lombrico in Milazzo saw the first round of the 2012 Italian 200mm championships. In addition to the local drivers also World and European Champion Robert Pietch showed up and all of them where pleased with ideal weather conditions until the beginning of the wet Expert finals. The rainy conditions meant a DNS for both Francesco Tironi and Luca Redaelli and a late take off for Daniele Ielasi. At the upper half of the grid KM driver Dario Balestri was able to win the 45 minute final some four laps ahead of Giorgo De Felici and Alessio Mazzeo.

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April 11, 2012

ETS motors to Poland for second half of season

After a 6-week ‘mid term’ break, the second half of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series gets underway this weekend (13-15 April) with drivers traveling to Poland for the fourth race of six that make up the calendar for season number five of the world renowned electric touring car championship. While Poland has been a regular fixture on the annual ETS schedule, like the opening three races of the 2011/12 season another new venue awaits competitors with the country’s fifth largest city Poznan playing host to drivers from 22 different nations. Adding to the excitement of the Polish round is the race being a part of Motor Show Poznan, a full size car motor show which has previously attracted 46,000 visitors.

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April 11, 2012

Tony Truman wins Midlands Astro Masters

This winter JConcepts driver Tony Truman attended the Midlands Astro Masters 1/8th Series hosted by the Coventry Model Car Club at their Baginton, Coventry UK facility. This is a best 5 out of 6 series. Tony attended 5 of the rounds, which was enough for him to gain enough points to take the overall win in the 1/8th Buggy Class.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 11, 2012

Cseko & Timar win Rd1 in Hungary

The opening round of the Hungarian Onroad Championships took place in Pecs on the Easter weekend. The club, which is the biggest and most active onroad club in Hungary, prepared the track nicely for this event but unfortunately it started to rain on Thursday and it seemed it was never going to stop. Finally it finished Sunday morning, just in time for the start of qualification. The conditions were difficult, the track was slippery while the temperature was super cold around 5°C and very windy.

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April 11, 2012

Yeah Racing SC10 4×4 front arm mount

Yeah Racing have released this front arm mount A from aluminium for the Associated SC10 4X4 truck. A great upgrade from the standard plastic parts, or to replace broken parts, it offers less flexing the than standard part and is long lasting & durable. Anodised in dark blue it weighs in at 5 grams.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

April 11, 2012

Schumacher SupaStox GT12 circuit racer

Schumacher have released their SupaStox, bringing top class engineering to the 1/12th GT12 circuit and 1/12th oval classes of racing. SupaStox is a high performance racer that uses quality components, but still retains the philosophy of simplicity and low cost. Tough enough to cope with the full contact element of Bangers, Hotrods and Saloon Stox, and is also adjustable enough to be perfectly tuned for any circuit or oval tracks. Available end of April.

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April 11, 2012

Reflex RSD Dual Cardan joints for TC6

Dual Cardan joints allow for smoother power transfer in the front drive train of your Touring Car when the wheels are turning. Installing these in your car will allow for the car to drive smoother and have increased steering especially in tight corners. The RSD DCJs from Reflex Racing work with both the TC6 and the TC6.1 so long as you are using a 5x10x3 bearing in the TC6 and a 5x10x4 bearing in the TC6.1. You must also use a Hex Hub adapter with a larger axle hub opening like the ones for the HB TCX, Yokomo BD-5 or 3Racing Sakura line of vehicles. Each package includes 2 DCJ’s.

Source: Reflex Racing [reflexracing.net]

April 10, 2012

Associated TC6.1 vertical ballstud bearing caps

The new TC6.1 vertical ballstud bearing caps from Team Associated allow for finer adjustments of both the link angle and length, providing you more options to tune to your track conditions. The TC6.1 vertical ballstud bearing caps feature three positions total, all with a vertical ball stud orientation so that the ball height can be adjusted in finer increments. The shortest link position is the same length as the original, with the additional two link positions offering longer links. The new longer link positions will make the car more stable and feel more planted. The new TC6.1 vertical ballstud bearing caps come with an A-cap and B-cap, two sets are needed to convert one car, as well as the TC6.1 vertical ballstud shock towers.

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