The April 2017 edition of Racer goes on sale today. Here is a run down of the contents:OJ Goes TC – This month’s diary piece from Olly Jefferies offers advice on touring car set-up and runs through basics of what to do in certain scenarios.
What’s New in The Old Town – The historical town of Nuremberg in Germany is the place to be in early February as the RC industry amongst others descends on the Messe for the annual Toy Fair.
Pro Tips – Xray factory driver Alex Hagberg looks at the best way to tighten your wheel hexes as well as the ideal position to mount your TC body.
Roche Cleans Up – South Shields hosted the latest round of the 2016-17 BRCA 1:12 Nationals and saw the new Roche car clean up.
A Day at LRP With Herr Krämer – This month’s column focuses on Andy Krämer’s role at LRP as a project manager.
Doubling Up – The popular Etronix PowerPal Touch charger from Etronix is now available with a dual output.
Reviews:
Schumacher Eclipse – The Schumacher Eclipse has already proven its pace and we were very interested to see how the newest 1:12 race car performed on the track.
Absima ATC 2.4 – Absima offers their ATC 2.4 touring car platform in two different RTR forms and in the first of our two reviews we get our hands on the brushed example.
FTX Outback Treka RTR – Their new Outback targets the crawler/trail market with locked axles at both ends, a brushed motor set-up and waterproof speed control. The bumpers come with pre-installed LED lights and you can choose from three body styles.
Tamiya Mercedes-Benz Actros 3363 6×4 GigaSpace – The latest 1:14-scale Tamiya truck is another Mercedes-Benz in the form of the 6×4 Actros 3363 model.
