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March 29, 2021

ACI Sport Italian EP Onroad Championship Rd1 – Report

ACI Sport kicked off the racing season with the 1st round of the Italian Championship (EP) held at the RC Landia indoor track in Scandiano last weekend. There was a good turnout of drivers who were able to compete regularly and in full compliance with federal protocols and current national regulations in the field of Covid emergency. In TC Modified, Gabriele Berselli (Awesomatix) took first blood ahead of Federico Barbieri (WRC) and Mattia Collina (Schumacher).

Continue reading the report here

March 28, 2021

SJT rubber 1/12th scale tires

SJT have introduced these innovative rubber 1/12th scale tires for GT12 pan car classes which offers a simple low cost alternative to foam tires. Where a foam tire is good for 3-4 runs, SJT tires can produce consistent performance for 50-60 runs or more. Developed and tested in the United States, SJT Tires held an exhibition class at the 2021 ROAR Carpet Nationals and the new tire required no change to existing 12th scale chassis. Works well with a spool and minimal spring changes, there is no tire truing, no side wall glueing, no one run tires. Typically the tires are .5 seconds slower per lap but 50x longer life. Rubber tire 12th scale removes the constant ride height adjustment and are ready to race directly out of the package. Only one compound is offered and they are supplied in diameter 40.8mm front & 41.3mm rear.

Source: SJT [sjttires.com]

March 28, 2021

OfficinaRC MTC2 titanium upperdeck flex UFS screw

OfficinaRC have presented their brand new grade 5 titanium screw, machined from solid titanium for the Mugen MTC2. This UFS screw is an alternative to the original Mugen screw with bearing. It allows you to have different flex options and it can be used on all top deck versions. Ti-6Al4V is the most widely used titanium alloy in the motorsport and aerospace market. This alloy contains 6% aluminium and 4% vanadium. Is an excellent combination of endurance to efforts and toughness, with extra resistance to corrosion.

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March 26, 2021

Bittydesign Hyper-200 touring car body

From Bittydesign the new Hyper-200 is a touring body with a stunning look that brings a new style to the nitro 200mm category. With an extremely low bonnet developed for greater responsiveness of steering and very pronounced front window pillars that channel the air flow towards the rear designed to generate stability and maximum traction making the model balanced and easy to drive but with top class performance. The body shell meet the specifications needed to participate in any 1/10 IC 200mm National & International race in the world, it’s EFRA and IFMAR homologated.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]

March 26, 2021

Core RC 8000 & 9000 cSt diff oils

Schumacher have announced that two new Core RC diff oils have been added to the range. The new 8000 and 9000 cSt bottles fill the gaps between our 7000 and 10,000 which have become popular for 1/10th touring cars recently. Core RC oils are available in a massive range of 34 viscosities from the lightest 100 cSt shock oil to the heaviest 300,000 cSt diff oil. Extremely temperature resistant in both warm and cold conditions they come in fully sealed 60ml bottles for transport without leakage, and super easy to use lid for easy precise pouring.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

March 26, 2021

Xray X1’21 hard 2.5mm graphite chassis

For the X1’21, Xray have produced this 2.5mm chassis made from a harder graphite material for very-high traction conditions. Also suitable for when using tires that offer a lot of steering which makes the car more difficult to drive, this harder chassis makes the car more stable and easier to drive, and eliminates oversteer. The chassis was redesigned to accommodate the tweak-free pod system and side braces. The X1’21 chassis continues to offer a wheelbase adjustment using one of three mounting positions for the front suspension. Depending on the installation choice, wheelbase can be selected from the standard length or +/- 4mm alternatives.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 26, 2021

Performa P1 Radical V5 .21 offroad engine

After over a year of testing, the new Performa V5 Radical .21 offroad engine is here. Sporting a new lighter cooling head for lower centre of gravity and thus better car handling, internally the new combustion chamber increases bottom end torque and mid range power. Other changes is an updated sleeve timing and tune, new CNC piston process for unmatched longevity and DLC coated CRF design with optimised timing. A new high torque backplate helps improved response and mileage and the whole package is completed with a hand selected rear ceramic bearing.

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March 26, 2021

Lex Tyler clean sweep at 1st Annual Corona Classic

Last weekend saw the 1st Annual Corona Classic hosted by NorCal Hobbies in San Jose, California. With perfect weather conditions and great turnout, including a large 1up Racing team, the stage was set for a fun weekend of racing. Saturday saw 3 rounds of qualifying with triple A-mains on Sunday. After qualifying was complete, 1up Racing’s own Lex Tyler took the overall TQ spot in all 3 classes he competed in. On Sunday, Lex picked up right where he left off in qualifying by taking the wins in all 3 classes to complete the clean sweep.

View the final podium results here