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August 4, 2024

D’Amico new European Large Scale Champion

Large Scale Touring Car racing has a new EFRA European Champion after a dominant performance in Switzerland from Italian Emanuele D’Amico. Having secured the TQ by going fastest in all 5 rounds of qualifying at the Lostallo circuit, the Mecatech driver would lead the half-hour final from start to finish setting the fastest lap of the race in the process. With second place qualifier & 2016 Champion Giovanni Verbrugghe suffering a bad start and later becoming the race’s first retirement approaching the 20-minute mark, in the closing stages of the race it did look as though World Champion Markus Feldmann might be able to make a late challenge on D’Amico. As the German reduced the gap on the leader, unfortunately just inside the final 5-minutes his car would come to stop on track. This promoted the MCD of the defending Champion Dario Veseli, who started P5, to second but such was the gap D’Amico could back right off the pace and cruise to his first European title. The podium would be completed by the Genius of 2003 World Champion Hessel Roskam from the Netherlands.

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August 2, 2024

LHo 1:8 Set-Up Wheels

LHo, the newly created brand of front running German Onroad racer Lars Hoppe, has launched new carbon fibre setup wheels for 1:8 Onroad cars. This innovative product features wheels with diameters of 69mm and 76mm, making it easy to set up car height. Additionally, the asymmetric carbon wheels come with ball bearing inserts, allowing for quick and precise chassis tweak adjustments. This new addition complements a range of other option parts offered by LHo, including rear body mounts that Hoppe introduced in the recent months. Using the parts on his own car, they contributed to the Team Shepherd drivers most recent success when he claimed victory at the Austrian round of the Euro Nitro Series.

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August 2, 2024

R1 Wurks DC1.2 Drag Car Kit

California based R1 Wurks has released the long-awaited successor to its original DC1 Drag Car kit with the introduction of the DC1.2. The new kit features all the latest parts and enhancements designed to give you the best performance gains possible from the chassis. Features of the new kit include an optimised carbon fibre chassis, drop-down wheelie bar bracket, Motor mount support and left side adjustable motor support wedge. It also includes an Adjustable Front Bumper, Aluminium gearbox with a 2.6 to 1 ratio and Drag race-specific CVA drive shafts.

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August 2, 2024

D’Amico Top Qualifier at European Large Scale C/ship

Mecatech driver Emanuele D’Amico has secured the TQ at the EFRA Large Scale Touring Car European Championship in Switzerland with a dominant performance. Already a winner this year in the European Large Scale Series and an EFRA GP winner, the Italian topped all five rounds of qualifying at the iconic Lostallo circuit. Behind it was the similar car of Belgian Giovanni Verbrugghe who ended up P2 locking his place in the A-Final alongside D’Amico. Qualifying P3 was reigning World Champion Markus Feldmann who will have race his way from the Semi-Finals to the main event with defending European Champion Dario Veseli joining him in the same Semi, the MCD driver having only managed P5 with a best run of the second fastest time in the second qualifier. With the 27th running of the European Championships attracting 78 Touring Car drivers, last year’s Top Qualifier and 2022 Champion Edoardo Repetti also races in the Semi A Final having ending qualifying 9th.

Image: Emanuele D’Amico [Facebook]

August 2, 2024

Hudy Professional Tweezers

Renowned for its RC tools, Slovakian manufacturer Hudy has released two new tweezers to its range. 14cm in length and available in a straight and a curved version, they are made from high-quality stainless steel and finished with black surface protective coating. Featuring a Hudy Diamond pattern surface for unsurpassed grip they have a serrated inner part of jaws for maximum grip making them perfect for builds & maintenance.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

August 1, 2024

Team Exalt Adjustable Bullets with Heatsink Grip

New from Florida based Team Exalt are these 5mm Adjustable Bullets with Heatsink Grip. The bullet connectors are designed to offer features that no connector on the market currently offers with an all new 3 piece design that allows for the best possible connection which is pivotal in 1:12 stock racing all the way to 1:8 scale racing. At the top of the connector is a dual heatsink and hip design that not only keeps heat away, but gives a great place to easily remove and insert the connector. Each set of connectors comes conveniently with one black and one pink connector, etched with the Exalt “X”, to easily identify positive and negative terminals. Resistance was a major factor in the design of these new plugs. Low resistance is necessary for more power in spec racing as well as to keep temperature down in 1:8 racing. When these connectors are installed not only will you see more efficient current flow, you will see less temperature as well. Once installed, these bullets have the ability to be tightened down with the use of a .050″ wrench.

Source: Team Exalt [teamexalt.com]

August 1, 2024

Spower B7TT SPEED Factory Tuned .21 Racing Engine

Spower, the engine brand of chassis manufacturer Sworkz, has released it latest engine the B7TT SPEED Factory Tuned .21 Racing Engine. Produced by O.S. Engines in Japan, it is a long-stroke engine that offers quick response at low speeds and more torque in the mid end with consistent idling. The latest Spower B7TT SPEED piston/liner comes in a conventional 3-port configuration enabling smoother torque throughout the power range. The engine’s crankshaft has 2 tungsten counterweights contributing to a consistent idle and quick RPM response according to the throttle movements. The B7TT SPEED also has the latest technology rear thrust plate with surface treatment embedded in the cover plate. This is to reduce friction against the connecting rod and to extend its life. The crankcase of B7TT SPEED is redesigned with a new boost port and a new exhaust port for optimum air flow.

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August 1, 2024

R1 Wurks B7 Lightweight Drivetrain Parts

R1 Wurks has released a number of lightweight drivetrain parts for the Team Associated RC10B7 1:10 2WD Buggy. Lightweight Rear CVA Axle offer the same durability as the stock components but with a lighter design. Weighing in at just 7.9grams for the pair, these CVA shafts are 26.85% lighter than the standard parts. Made from treated high-yield strength steel with exceptional elasticity and toughness. They are finished in a low friction, wear-resistant titanium nitride (TiN) coating. Also from the US manufacturer are Lightweight HD CVA 69mm Bones. Weighing in at 8.7grams for the pair, the optimised shaft diameter reduces weight and lowers rotational inertia, allowing for faster acceleration and deceleration. They also offer an Ultra-Lightweight version specifically for the 21.5 to 17.5 classes which weigh 7.2 grams (pair). Finally the lightweight range includes Lightweight Differential Outdrives which reduce weight over the stock part by almost 35%.

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