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Tamiya TC-01 aluminium damper extenders

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 08:05 AM PDT

Tamiya have introduced a new option part for use with the TC-01 chassis in the form of aluminium damper extender. The parts replace the stock plastic part with aluminium posts, thereby contributing to a high-spec suspension setup and enhancing damper performance. The parts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come blue anodised for wear and looks.

Source: Tamiya [tamiyausa.com]

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Rêve D ASL front axle brass wheel spacers

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 07:47 AM PDT

Coming from Rêve D and made for their ASL front axles are new 2mm and 4mm brass wheel spacers. Both the 2mm and 4mm spacer weigh in at 1.98g with the different offset allowing to fine-tune the suspension track width. Using the brass spacers over the original, lightweight aluminium hexes will improve stability while diving into slow speed corners or holding the outside line of fast high speed corners. Both spacers are designed to interlock with the ASL axle and they are available separately as 2-piece sets.

Source: Rêve D [teamreved.com]

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Schumacher tease Storm ST stadium truck

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 06:58 AM PDT

Schumacher have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming all-new Storm ST 1/10th 2WD stadium truck. The vehicle is understood to be based on their popular and successful Cougar 2WD buggy line however official details aren’t available at this time. We bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

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Pelle Culmsee sweeps Danish Off-road Nats Rd3

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 05:21 AM PDT

The third round of this year’s Danish 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the RC Center Skive last weekend. Sunday’s Nitro Buggy race was TQ’d and won by Pelle Culmsee (SWorkz) who had some issues in the semifinal and only started from P4 on the grid. However some ten laps into the 45-minute main final he was able to grab the lead and from there he never looked back to take the win some three laps in front of Magnus Frandsen (JQRacing) in 2nd. Nikolai Lamberts (Serpent) came in 3rd overall to round out the podium some 24 seconds back.

In the E-Buggy class, run on Saturday, Pelle made a clean sweep in the qualifiers to take the pole position for the triple A-mains that we went on to win from Mikkel Vesterled in 2nd and Thomas Hansen in 3rd.

Images: Pelle Culmsee

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Nielsen & Morgan win at Danish Onroad Nats Rd2

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 04:55 AM PDT

Round 2 of the Danish Onroad Nationals was held in Odense over the weekend. The race saw the running of 1/10th Nitro, 1/8th GTE and 1/5th scale gas classes and in 1/10th Nitro Touring it was Rasmus Nielsen who would lead the way to take the win from Claus Ryeskov in 2nd and Lars Bo Larsen in 3rd, all running Xray cars. The 1/8th GTE class had Caspar Morgan taking the TQ and win, leaving behind David Hansen in 2nd and Alex Bremer in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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XRS UK GP 2020 – Report

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 03:35 AM PDT

The 2020 Xray Racing Series UK GP was hosted by the Cotswold Model Car Club last weekend. Saturday was hampered by the wet weather and only a few dry runs in the afternoon were actually possible so everyone was looking forward to a much better race day. Unfortunately, the day started out damp with the first two rounds of qualification needing wet tyres. After the morning mist broke the sun finally made it onto the track and things quickly started to heat up, the track started drying and rounds 3 and 4 were dry and proved to be a super-fast track with Xray factory Modified racer Elliott Harper breaking the track record over five minutes and also the hot lap record. In the end and behind Elliott it was Olly Jefferies (Xray) with the runner-up position in the Touring Modified class from Chris Grainger (Awesomatix) in 3rd.

Touring Blinky was won by Zak Finaly (ARC) from Colin Jackson (ARC) in 2nd and Ban Blake (Xray) in 3rd.

The Touring FWD category saw Chris Brian lead an Awesomatix top 2 from Craig Nutting in 2nd while Gareth Coates rounded out the podium for Xray.

Over in Pro10 it was Chris Blackburn with the win from Ian Masters and Rob Warren, all piloting Roche machinery.

The Nitro main final saw Ady Garlic (Xray) taking the win from Mark Owen (Xray) in 2nd and Ian Coates (Xray) in 3rd.

Last but not least and in GT8 it was Mathew Baker (Gimar) who would walk away with the silverware as Bob Harley and Paul Dewsnap rounded out the top 3 for Xray.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Yokomo BD10 short shock taper pistons

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 02:52 AM PDT

Coming from Yokomo and made for their BD10 touring car are new tapered 1.0mm 4-hole pistons. They feature a special, tapered design that provides different shock characteristics on compression and extension with the tapered shape resulting in quicker extension and increased “pack” upon compression. In addition the piston holes sit at an angle which means even when running softer oils the shocks offer a harder pack on quick inputs while absorbing micro vibrations and smaller road imperfections, keeping the wheels to the ground more effectively.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

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Sousa & Morrow double at Nitro Blast race

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 02:31 AM PDT

Otterville RC Raceway hosted the Nitro Blast race last weekend with over 170 entries making for busy days. Mark Sousa would be the top seed in in the Nitro Buggy class and he continued to stay on top throughout qualifying to take the overall TQ and pole position for the 45-minute A-main event. The main race on Sunday would be held in rainy conditions despite the track crew trying their best to get through the day’s programme as fast as possible in order to avoid the weather. The rain made the track super slick but Mark was able to conserve his qualifying performance as he took the win by quite some margin with Douglas Shewfelt and George Stilliadis coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Barrett Morrow with the win from Andrew Bucar in 2nd and David Reime in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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David Ehrbar wins at TOS Central-West Division Rd4

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 02:16 AM PDT

Round 4 of the 2019/20 Tonisport Onroad Series Central-West Division was held at the Andernach track in Germany last weekend. In the Formula class it was Serpent’s own David Ehrbar who took with the win from Serpent teammate, Sören Sparbier in 2nd. Infinity’s Jitse Miedema came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.

Over in the Touring Stock class it was Xray’s Kevin Nielsen with the TQ and win. Awesomatix driver, Simon Lauter came in 2nd overall as Alexandere Duchet ended the day in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com] | Xray [teamxray.com]

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TSP-Racing introduce two new high-power servos

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 01:58 AM PDT

Coming from TSP-Racing are two new high-power servos offering 45kg-cm and 55kg-cm of torque. The T81 BHMW offers up to 45kg-cm of torque and it is IP67 standard waterproof, making it ideal for demanding 1/8th scale on-road and off-road racing alike while the stronger T86 BHM features splash water resistance. Both are housed in sturdy all-aluminium cases with machined heatsink design middle sections and white laser-engraved logos. Both servos are fully programmable using TSP-Racing’s USB PC dongle that allows to adjust parameters such as servo reverse, Sanwa SSR compatibility and overload protection. The needed software is available for free. All-black receiver wires round out the packages.

Source: 2-Speed [2-speed.de]

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