MonacoRC has released this special tweak bar that fits both the XRAY X4 and Awesomatix touring car. The tweak bar is used to push down onto the bulkheads, with the car sitting on a flat surface, to make sure that the chassis is perfectly flat when you tighten the screws of your top deck. This item is extremely easy to use, and can quickly solve any handling problems caused by a tweaked chassis plate.
Dominic Greiner’s winning streak continued this weekend as the factory Capricorn driver added the ENS title to his tally with victory at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. Qualifying 3rd for the fourth & final round of the series, Greiner would added his second win of the season with a very close victory over title rival Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd). Both would end the 1:8 series standings on equal points but with 2 wins compared to Kurzbuch’s single victory at ENS Germany, it was Greiner who takes the championship to add to the European and German National title he lifted over the previous two weekends. With the Top 2 separated by 7/10th of a second, the podium in Apeldoorn was completed by Top Qualifier Toni Gruber (Shepherd) who finishes the season 3rd in the standings. In 1:10, and with the title having already been decided, it was a victory lap weekend for new Champion Jilles Groskamp (Infinity) as he took the win from pole position ahead of the only other winner this season Melvin Diekmann (Capricorn). Milan Holthuis (Infinity) completed the Round 4 podium, the podium order the same as how the drivers ended up in the final championship standings.
Image: ENS [eurorcseries.com]
MonacoRC has developed a line of reinforcements, in three different models, called Body Tuck. Body Tuck is a reinforcement for bodyshells specially designed to have the following characteristics of Lightness, Resilience & Simplicity. The reinforcements are made with supports specially designed for the most popular car bodies on the market and are made with resin 3D printing. Resin 3D (SLA) printing allows the piece to have a considerably higher toughness and resilience than the classic filament printing, the final aesthetic finish of the product is also indisputable, for which MonacoRC have paid great attention both in the production and in the design of the product.
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Bittydesign have released this very realistic ‘AR8-GT3’ body shell for 1:8 GT LWB. The project was born with the intention of creating a body shell for the GT class 1/8 scale long wheelbase (LWB) with the focus turned to aesthetics and realism. With a lowered front, widened wheel arches it has a true racing look typical of GT3 cars and a large rear wing optimises downforce and generate sufficient traction and stability. Making reference to one of the most winning cars actually racing the GT3 World Challenge 2022, they took inspiration to design the lines of the AR8-GT3 body shell adapted to the production needs. The phase of refinement took several months to optimise every detail and offer a product that respect Bittydesign’s quality standards.
Apeldoorn in the Netherlands is the host of the season finale of the Euro Nitro Series this weekend and it is home hero Jilles Groskamp who has secured the TQ in 1:10 while Toni Gruber is the Top Qualifier in 1:8. Round 4 of the series is a track favourite among drivers and Groskamp put his year’s of local knowledge to good use to top all four rounds of qualifying. Behind the factory Infinity driver and 2022 Champion it’s another Dutchman with Milan Holthuis second after going second fastest in Q1 & 2. Making it an Infinity 1,2,3, former champion Teemu Leino will start 3rd. Next up is a Capricorn quartet with Tim Benson fourth ahead of Quentin Leroux, Melvin Diekmann and former European Champion Dirk Wischnewski. In 1:8, both Gruber and former World Champion Simon Kurzbuch had two TQ runs a piece but Gruber’s Q4 time was the fastest of the two Shepherd team-mates giving him pole for tomorrow’s final. Behind them newly crowned European & German National Champion Dominic Greiner will start 3rd for Capricorn followed by Lars Hoppe, Steven Cypers and Timo Schroder.
Image: ENS [eurorcseries.com]
Xray have today unveiled the 2023 edition of their 1:10 nitro touring car chassis the NT1. A big year for the nitro touring car class with the World Championship coming up in November in Thailand, the car features an all-new chassis with narrowed front suspension pivots to increase stability & traction. Hard composite suspension arms combined with the improved central chassis flex keeps the suspension geometry stable while the flex is transferred through chassis and radio plate to maintain traction. Lower down-stop mounting holders without the eccentric geometry make the car easier to set suspension down-stops. All-new front aluminium bulkheads accommodate new upper arm holder with adjustable flex. The redesigned front upper arm holder features new roll centre positions in all 9 positions. An ultra-compact and super lightweight receiver box moves the weight lower and closer to the centre of the chassis. The radio plate has new servo holders that move the throttle servo more rearwards, the steering servo more frontwards and receiver box to a more central location. A simplified aluminium 2-speed shaft holders eliminate unnecessary braces to make the chassis more flexible, while the wider positioning provide improved support for the 2 speed shaft. New rear aluminium bulkheads have a 2mm front/rear wheelbase adjustment for easy traction tuning depending on the track conditions, front position more traction, rear position more stability. Longer rear suspension pins allow a wide range of wheelbase adjustment.
View the NT1’23 presentation here for complete details
Italian company Fenix Racing has released the latest bodyshell in their line-up of classic F1 recreations, the Renault RS10. In 2020, when they released their Ferrari T4, quite a lot of people start to ask for a proper counterpart, to be able to relive one of the greatest wheel fights ever in F1 history, if not the greatest one. There are several other reason why the 1979 France Gp was so special! It was the first F1 Renault Turbo victory and French driver Jean-Pierre Jabouille was celebrating his maiden victory at his home GP. The body is moulded from high-quality polycarbonate material, it fits Fenix F1-70 and all Tamiya F103 and F104W style chassis, besides others.
View RS10 alongside Ferrari T4
If you are looking for a large set-up surface then Avid has you covered with their new ‘Monster size’ pit board large enough for 1:8 trucks. The Avid Large Carbon Fibre Pit Board is a perfectly flat surface measuring 600 x 500mm (Roughly 24 x 20″). It comes with a chamfered top edge, large rounded corners, matte finish, and the Avid logo machined into the surface.
Source: Avid [avidrc.com]
