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October 20, 2020

2020 AMSCI EP Italian National – Report

This past weekend the 2020 AMSCI EP Italian National were held at the Ca De Mandorli track in Bologna. In the modified class Gabriele Berselli (Xray) took the TQ and would go on to take the win in front of team mate Alessio Menicucci (Xray) in 2nd and Nicola Marrone (Infinity) in 3rd position. In the 13,5 stock class Nico Catelani (Xray) was also able to TQ and win in front of Orlando Fenili (Mugen), with Roberto Fabiano (Xray) in third place. In the Formula 1 class Alessandro Manciocchi (Xray) also would top qualifying before going on to win ahead of Bryan Ferrara and Claudio Cristofori.

View the other podiums here

October 20, 2020

T-Works expand low profile half-thread screw range

T-Works have expanded their range of low-profile socket head half-thread screws. The new additions are available in titanium with M3x4, M3x8 and M3x10 joining the previously released M3x6 screws. The head of these new screws is considerably lower than a regular socket head and as the name suggest the thread only begins part ways down the screw.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 20, 2020

Factory Pro RC T4’20 MR conversion

New from Factory Pro RC, is their MR conversion kit for the Xray T4 2020. The main aim of the conversion is to change the position of the motor, moving it further to the rear, to give the car better traction and improved acceleration. The ‘Scythe’ style upper deck wraps around one side of the central spur gear making it very easy to remove and features a front & rear hole to mount a post to adjust the chassis flex. The kit includes the chassis, top deck, two new belts and lower belt tensioner for the rear belt.

View more images of the conversion here

October 19, 2020

Wallie Builds blue carbon parts for RC8B3.2

New from Wallie Builds for the RC8B3.2 come these 5mm thick blue carbon front and rear shock towers and matching 2.5mm thick 1-piece wing button. The rear shock tower has two sets of holes for the wing mount which allows for 0mm, +8mm or +16mm wing heights. Another feature is that, if the +8mm wing mount is unavailable, you can use the 0mm wing mount in the upper holes and get the +8mm height.

View the other parts here

October 19, 2020

Exotek machined POM 48P spur gears

Exotek Racing have released these high performance machined POM 48P spur gears for all Exotek slipper eliminator hubs. The gears are 100% machined POM to ensure true roundness, with extra interior machining to reduce overall weight for reduced rotating mass. Much stiffer and truer than moulded nylon spur gears, they require 3 x M3x6 button head screws. Available in 81T and 84T versions.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

October 19, 2020

Colors of MonacoRC line t-shirts

Introducing the new Monaco RC t-shirts from the ‘Colors of Monaco RC’ line. Made from top quality cotton, this new line plays with the iconic red and blue Monaco RC Logo colours and for the first time a version of the MonacoRC ‘compact logo’ is used. Embroidered on the front of the T-shirt, it is also printed across the shoulders on the back. In addition to the internal label, there is an extra label on the lower front profile of the t-shirt. As with the other MonacoRC clothing items, these t-shirts are designed for use even away from racing and for those who preorder a new kit from their site, the t-shirt is free.

View more images of the t-shirt here

October 19, 2020

XTR Racing EFRA 2149 exhaust system

XTR Racing have introduced their new EFRA 2149 exhaust system for offroad. This high quality aluminium exhaust has been designed to produce a precise and linear throttle response in the low to mid RPM range with a great top end speed. This pipe set will provide great power to your engine up to the high RPM range and an easy to drive power curve. The pipe set includes exhaust, manifold, gaskets and mounted springs.

Source: XTR Racing [xtr-rc.com]

October 19, 2020

Team Bomber AK12 motor mount back plate

Team Bomber have introduced this new carbon motor mount back plate for their AK12 pan car chassis. The new part increases flexibility around the motor mount compared to the standard plate and in addition to the improved side traction on throttle, high-speed cornering is also increased. It is possible to further tweak the flex settings through the selective use of the mounting screws. View the back plate here