November 4, 2022
…I tested before. The car was great in our testing but then in the first official practice the car just flipped, the track was completely different.’ On his pre race preparations for Thailand, Dominic has managed to get in ‘two days of testing including running in engines. More was not possible but I am still very confident’ – his successful European title defence certainly a contributing factor to that confidence. Like all success in nitro racing the man or woman in the pit lane is a key element. For Dominic, who has had to call on various pit crew for…
November 3, 2022
…to see everyone again and race with the top drivers’ next week. For those who don’t know Meen, he is a driver who just goes about his business, no dramas and not one to get flustered in the heat of battle. A good example of his calm character is when arranging the call to chat with him for this pre race feature. During our messages to set a time that suited to call him given the 7-hour time difference, the reply, ‘I will let you know later, I go hospital first, look like my daughter is coming early’ comes through….
October 18, 2022
Klinik RC has through its Racetec brand released this nitro engine compression gauge. The digital gauge makes checking the health of your engines a breeze. Check the health of your engines in or out of the car quickly and easily, document your engines wear and find potential problems with reliability or performance in seconds. Compression is a basic test of any engine from the car you drive to atv’s and now in RC engines. The compression gauge will fit any RC engine with a turbo style glow plug. The gauge requires 2x AAA batteries. Source: Klinik RC [klinikrc.com]…
October 18, 2022
…also race with the “Ghost” of that run. Gear ratio tool, this will help you to calculate the gear ratio of your car. Notes, a note taking tool to write down everything you need. Setup database, from this tool you can download an editable blank setup sheet of your car, edit it and then upload it on the app to always have all your setups in a single place. The App is already available for download on digital stores and a barcode to register your account is available and free of charge for all Infinity customers. Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]…
October 13, 2022
…2023. The 2022 Nordic Offroad Champion will use the DIRT R engine from the Italian company in her HB Racing D819RS as part of 2023 race plans. Commenting on the announcement Palsson said, ‘I wanted to test something new and I had been looking for new engine at Euros and Worlds. The engine that has caught my eyes was precisely Ielasi Tuned. Lots of power, good run time. We started run in my first engine and it looks good! I really looking forward not only to use DIRT R but also to work with family Ielasi.’ Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]…
October 13, 2022
…in Germany and also Europe. Red RC have been guests of the club for many races there over the years. The racing has always been entertaining and the club have always looked after us well. We also love the banking around the track which makes for great spectating. Already World Champions Dominic Greiner, Simon Kurzbuch and Robert Pietsch, among others, have got behind supporting the club. You can support the club in their quest to ensure Minidrom Ettlingen remains a favourite track among racers for years to come by signing the online petition which can be found by clicking here….
October 11, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZsPhVLHRL0 An interesting feature by F1 broadcaster Sky Sports on the great work being done by RC Vision who are championing our sport and the need for diversity and inclusion in STEM. RC Vision is a social venture working to engage young people who are underrepresented in motorsports careers and STEM industries using the exciting sport of radio control car racing. Having cut his teeth in racing through RC, it is great to see 7-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton showing support for the work being done. Source: Sky Sports F1…
October 1, 2022
Italian company Bittydesign have released this impressive Divina 1:8 bodyshell for ARRMA’s Vendatta. Making reference to the French hyper-car, they took inspiration to design the lines of the Divina body shell adapted to the production needs, the phase of refinement took several months to optimise every detail, the search of perfection has been obsessive in order to offer a product that respect their quality standards. Divina is a stunning looking GT body designed to enhance the aesthetics of your 1:8 model, it can be used whether you want to test the maximum speed on the straight or drifting with your…
