TITC 2010 Results

Here are the results of the 2010 Thailand TITC R/C Car race.
MINI 2WD
1 JILLES GROSKAMP THE NETHERLANDS 
2 PAPHON C. THAILAND
3 MASAYUKI OYAIZU JAPAN
4 WEN-PING CHIANG TAIWAN
5 RON CHEN TAIWAN
6 LEONARD SLIM SINGAPORE 
7 KITTIPONG R. THAILAND
8 AZRI AMRI MALAYSIA
9 TANIT K. THAILAND
10 ATSUSHI HARA JAPAN
MODIFIED CLASS R/C TOURING CARS
1 ATSUSHI HARA JAPAN
2 SHINNOSUKE ADACHI JAPAN
3 NAOTO [...]

Modified vs Stock Touring Lap Times

In 1/10 electric on-road touring cars, the popular class is usually modified and 13.5T brushless motors. A couple of years ago modified is much faster. However with the new technology such as faster speed controllers (LRP SXX, Tekin, Advanced Black Diamond) and 50c LIPO batteries, stock touring is almost as fast as modified.
Take for example [...]

2010 DHI Cup Electric On Road Touring Car Championship

Results: The DHI Cup is one of the most important 1/10 electric on-road touring car race. Here is where if you win on Sunday, you sell on Monday. Important here is the on-road chassis (Tamiya 416, HB Cyclone, Associated TC5, XRAY T3, Yokomo BD-5 and more) and the electronic speed control especially in the superstock [...]

1/10 Electric Touring Sedan Cars

2010 is the year for the 6th IFMAR 1/10 scale on-road electric touring cars world championship.
Here are past winners and their radio control touring cars.
2000- Atsushi Hara      (Yokomo)
2002- Surikarn C            (Tamiya 414)
2004- Marc Reinard     (Tamiya 415)
2006- Andy Moore        (Hot Bodies Cyclone)
2008- Marc Reinard     (Tamiya 416)
Related Topics:
2010 on-road touring car models from Tamiya, XRay and Schumacher.

Futaba R/C Servos

Comparison of standard sized Futaba r/c car servos. Recommended are digital and metal geared models with high torque. Always remember to use a good servo saver as protection.

Name
Type
Torque
Speed
Weight (oz)
Use
EP
Nitro
Gear

S9350
Digital
139
0.12
2.1
Air / Surface
Ideal
 
Metal

S9351
Digital
192
0.13
2
Surface
Ideal
Ideal
Metal

S9551
Digital
136
0.12
1.6
Surface
Ideal
 
Metal

S9452
Digital
128
0.11
2
Surface
Ideal
 
Metal

S3305
Standard
123
0.2
1.6
Surface
Ideal
 
Metal

S9405
Standard
100
0.11
1.9
Air / Surface
Ideal
Ideal
Metal

S9402
Standard
111
0.1
1.9
Air / Surface
Ideal
 
Metal

 
Related links:
Futaba servos for electric on-road and off-road buggies.

Tamiya M05 Tuning

This will be a series of tips on how to tune the Tamiya M05 M-Chassis. Hope you find these useful and spread the word.
Weight Balance
First, it is important to have good weight balance. The front left and right tires should ideally be equally loaded. The same goes for the rear.

With motor and steering servo mounted [...]

RC Car Racing – Xmas Race 2009

To end the year was a fun gathering of racers and friends for a Christmas race. Highlight was the food and beer. Race track was full of r/c racers competing in the Stock 13.5T touring cars, mini chassis and silvercan tc. Below is a picture of my pit table. I love playing r/c cars and [...]

Tamiya Worlds 2009

The fastest Tamiya r/c car drivers gathered in Japan for the 2009 Tamiya World Championship. Up for grabs is the World Championship trophy for the GT, Mini, and Buggy class.
For pictures and results please visit:
http://www.rct.jp/contents/tamgp/world2009/
It’s in Japanese, but you can use google translator.
Here is another summary:
http://www.rccartips.com/2009-tamiya-world-championship.htm
Hope you join the Tamiya races!
Joel
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F1 and Mini Shakedown Race

To all F1 and mini chassis owners, please join us on Saturday Nov 21, 2009 at JPRaceway for our “F1 and Mini Shakedown Day”. Let’s revive F1 and mini racing again and keep it part of our regular rc racing schedule so we can make the most of these types of chassis. Our long term [...]

Nitro RC Cars – Running in the 90s

http://www.rccartips.com/ – Nitro rc cars racing and running in the 1990s. This event was covered by Radio Control Car Action magazine and was in their 1997 issue. This is the Kyosho World Cup 1997 finals won by Team Philippines.
Here they do a lemans start where pitcrew run to the cars, pull start the engine then [...]

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