August 7, 2024

Ielasi Tuned Electronics power for D’Angelo

Leading 1:8 GT racer Alex D’angelo, who was announced as a new team driver at Italian chassis manufacturer Capricorn, is to use Ielasi Tuned Electronics for his EP GT race programme.  On the announcement the Italian said, ‘I’m happy to announce that I’m from now using Ielasi Tuned Electronics on my Lab GT2 EP.  I will use the ITX8-RS ESC with the 2650Kv motor.  I already had the opportunity to try the Combo last weekend, excellent performance with lower battery consumption, and new track record.  Thanks to Daniele and Sabrina for their availability, hoping to achieve great results together.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]


August 7, 2024

Team Saxo 1:10 Formula 1 Front & Rear Wings

Following the latest trends in 1:10 Formula 1 wing designs, TeamSaxo has released a new set of front and rear wing options.  They are designed to the popular F1 car style and feature a new guide structure with their appearance as efficient as possible, giving you smoothness and stability.  The front wing has a high down force design giving the car more front stability while the rear wing helps stabilise the suspension and makes the car more reactive and more stable.

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August 6, 2024

Xray RX8/NT1 Alu Brake Post Arm

Xray has produced an Aluminium Brake Post Arm for its latest 1:8 and 1:10 Nitro Onroad chassis offerings.  Suitable for the RX8 and NT1,  the aluminium brake post arm allows more direct and precise braking.  CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and black coated, the ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


August 5, 2024

Harper secures British National title with Stafford win

Schumacher’s Elliott Harper is the new BRCA British 1:10 Electric Touring Car Champion having secured the title with victory at the penultimate stop on the 5 round calendar at Stafford over the weekend.  Having only returned to racing at the end of last season after a number of years away from the sport, the former Champion opened his 2024 campaign with a podium finish behind the Xray reigning Champion Kyle Branson and first tiime victor Alex Thurston who is the only other driver to win this season.  Securing his latest TQ from Peter Eagles, Harper converted his pole into wins in both A-Main legs for the overall win and title.  The podium in Stafford was completed by Eagles and the Xray of Harley Eldridge.  It was a double success for the Schumacher team with Ollie Payne taking the win in the 13.5T class ahead of Billy Fletcher and James Hart.

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August 5, 2024

Ielasi Tuned GP9R ‘Extender Kit’

Ielasi Tuned has announced a small upgrade ‘Extender Kit’ dedicated to their GP9R23 and 24 .21 Onroad engines.  The Extender Kit consists of a 4mm ergal spacer and 4 quality M3x22 screws (Bossard), to be applied between the head and innerhead to ensure that the cooling head in these very hot months is 4 mm more out of the body.  Tested in the super hot conditions at the Leno track over the weekend by their team drivers they obtained an average lowering of the engine temperature of 7 to 8 degrees.  A small modification the GP9R23/24 engines in these summer months that is within everyone’s reach.

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August 5, 2024

Fenix G42 FWD 1:10 Touring Car

Fenix Racing has announced its first ever Front Wheel Drive Touring Car with the release of the G42.   On unveiling the new kit, the Italian manufacturer says the G42 is way more than an RC Car describing its as “a journey into a new world, with new boundaries to explore”.  About 2-years ago they started to discuss about option to step into the “big” field, aka the touring class and FWD was the option to evaluate the field.  An interesting class with a certain freedom to think “out of the box”.  So, they started to work on the idea due to tending to stay away from the usual solutions and try to explore different options.  Some tech point were pivotal, such as reverse Ackermann steering angle or direct servo.  Having the servo in the front, they need to locate the motor as close as possible to the front axle, as they didn’t want to “mid”.  “Most front” was the option they choose and all the prototypes rely on that solutions.

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August 5, 2024

Yokomo MS1.0 Aluminium Steering Blocks


Yokomo has introduced the latest version of aluminium steering block for its MS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The re-designed shape is lightweight and uses flanged bearings to reduce excessive free-play and offer high accuracy and enhances response and traction, offering a superior alternative to plastic steering blocks. The set includes Aluminium hubs, Flanged bearings and Graphite steering plates. The aluminium steering blocks and graphite plates that are versatile and compatible with both front and rear, left and right positions.
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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.

Source: AMSCI [Facebook]