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October 6, 2020

Schumacher GP Italy 2020 – Report

The Schumacher GP Italy 2020 took place at the fantastic indoor facility of RC Landia in Scandiano this past weekend. The event was also incorporating the warm up race for the 2020 EFRA GT12 European Cup that will be held on November 20th/22nd and that will be the first ever EFRA sanctioned GT12 race. The race was held under a dedicated safety protocol and race procedure that made the event possible in these difficult times and was open to 4 classes, GT12, TC Modified, LMP Open Modified and FWD. In GT12, it was Guido Carbognani (Team La Gang) to take the win ahead of Nathanael Goodban (Team Schumacher) and Alessio Mota (Team Schumacher).

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October 6, 2020

Ruddog Products line of NiMH batteries

Ruddog Products now offers a new range of NiMH batteries. Coming with either Tamiya or T-style plugs in capacities of 3600mAh and 4600mAh for extra runtime, the easy-to-use six-cell stick packs are the perfect choice for your RTR vehicle, classic RC car or starter box. Single cells with a capacity of 4600mAh are also available for glow plug igniters or ready to be configured for vintage race kits.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

October 6, 2020

Carmine Raiola is 2020 Italian National Champion

The Club Automodellisitco 5 Colli in Gubbio played host to the single round Italian 1/8th Nitro Nationals this past weekend. With wet weather all weekend affecting running, it was former World Champion Dario Balestri that came out on top after qualifying taking the TQ spot ahead of Michele Romagnoli, Johnathan Gandin and Carmine Raiola. In the tricky wet 45 minute A-final, preserving tires wa key and Carmine Raiola managed it to perfection, going the full race without changing and managed to just edge out his Infinity team mate Dario Balestri by less than 3 tenths of a second at the end to claim the 2020 title. Shepherd driver Luca Romagnoli would round out the podium in 3rd.

Image: Carmine Raiola

October 6, 2020

Traxxas heavy duty CVDs for the Hoss 4×4

For the Hoss 4×4, Traxxas have produced these new heavy-duty steel constant velocity driveshafts. Designed specifically for monster truck applications, they are built to withstand the brutal torque and massive grip produced by the Hoss’ 540XL motor and huge Sledgehammer tires. Compared to ordinary metal shafts, Traxxas’ unique splined telescoping design delivers full-range articulation so there is never a need to limit suspension travel. Metal pin-retention rings keep the drive pins securely in place for extra security on high RPM speed runs. Also suitable for Slash 4×4, Rustler 4×4, and Stampede 4×4 models.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

October 6, 2020

Lex Tyler takes 17.5 class victory at Cencal Challenge

The 5th Annual Cencal Challenge was held in Fresno, California this past weekend and with 135 entries it was the biggest race for outdoor racing of 2020. The racing format set to Rocket Round and Triple Mains for each class. In the 17.5 TC division, Jaron Bandy took the top qualifying spot ahead of Xray driver Lex Tyler in 2nd with EJ Evans (Awesomatix) ending up qualifying in P3. Lex Tyler was able to clinch the overall win with victory in A1 and A2 meaning he would site out A3. EJ Evans would claim the runner up spot while TQ man Bandy would have to settle for 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 6, 2020

Yeah Racing Capra brass portal covers

Yeah Racing have released these new brass portal covers for the Currie axle on Axial’s Capra 1.9 Unlimited trail buggy. Weighing in at 56 grams each, these not only look great but will ensure you extract more grip from your tires by putting all that extra weight at the lowest point of the vehicle.

View another image of the portal cover here

October 6, 2020

LCG Racing T4’20 SFX Conversion chassis

LCG Racing have introduced this new aluminium chassis for the Xray T4 2020 SFX Conversion which features a stepped decrease of cutout width from front to rear. This makes the chassis softer in the front and stiffer in the rear which they claim makes the car smoother at corner entry and more stable on power while increasing steering through the corner. The chassis is designed with reduced width at the droop screw area to decrease scrubbing and, therefore, increase corner speed and only includes long suspension arm holes to improve strength and optimise flex characteristics. The black anodised aluminium chassis is made from high quality 7075 Aluminium and comes laser engraved with the LCG and SFX logos.

Source: LCG Racing [facebook.com]

October 5, 2020

Infinity 5×10 clutch shim set

Creation Model have introduced this new 5×10 shim set for their line of gas powered cars. This shim set is mainly used to adjust the clutch clearance and the 5.1 x 9.8mm shims come in 0.1, 0.2, 0.3mm thicknesses, with ten pieces of each included. The set also comes with a decal for use on the Infinity small-parts box that was released some weeks ago.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]