new releases SEAT León WTCC “Jordi Gené” NEW

new releases
Ref. 62090
June
SEAT León WTCC “Jordi Gené”
NEW
The Competition
The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC), formerly
known as the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC),
is the international GT championship organised by the
Fédération International de l’Automobile (FIA). Its
denomination was changed at the request of the
manufacturers in 2005. The WTCC today is firmly
positioned as the FIA’s third most important championship,
after the Formula 1 and the World Rally Championship.
The WTCC currently enjoys the support of major
manufacturers such as BMW, Alfa Romeo and SEAT,
among others, and is held on the leading circuits in a total
of ten events, which take place in different countries
including Italy, France, Britain, Germany, Brazil, Mexico,
the Czech Republic, Turkey, Spain and China.
It is strictly limited to real FIA Super 2000 cars, not
prototypes, and awards two world titles, Driver’s
Championship and Manufacturer’s Championship.
In line with the trend set by the most recent FIA
regulations, technology is subordinated to cost. Engines are
limited to 2000cc and some production car technologies
are not allowed, including traction control and ABS
braking, among others.
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Ref. 62090
June
SEAT León WTCC “Jordi Gené”
SCX Model
SCX is reproducing one of the major WTCC contenders, the
SEAT León WTCC, with official decoration in eye-catching
colours, lemon yellow and electric blue, which will never go
unnoticed on the track. The driver’s name appears on the
windscreen, rear side windows and rear window.
On the outside, there is one aerial and rather small wing
mirrors which appear to be fitted further back than usual on
the front door. The front of the car has two air intakes,
one along the bumper and another smaller one just above
it. The two wide, oval headlights make this part of the car
look longer. The windscreen has two wipers, both located
vertically at the corners, a fitting which is
certainly unusual on this type of vehicle.
Moving to the rear of the car, SCX has also reproduced the
ventilation openings on the small windows and the
profile of the petrol cap. The back door has chromed–effect
fittings on the bottom part at each side.
Finally, the rear bumper is cut away to make room for twin
exhaust pipes, decorated stainless-steel effect.
The vehicle’s aerodynamics and its low centre of gravity give
the rear spoiler, smaller than is usual on competition vehicles
and fitted flush with the car roof, a small visual role. The wide
tyres, with aluminium-look wheels,
stick out from the bodywork
and give the car a
compact, tough
appearance.
Looking inside, SCX continues to work on adding
even more detail. This time, as well as the full frame
of the roll bars and the decoration on the driver’s
helmet and suit, the aluminium-look gearstick and a
small electronics box are featured.
The Real Car
Vehicle driven by the Spaniard Jordi Gené in the FIA
World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) for the SEAT
Sport team. Gené gained pole position in the first qualifying
heat at Valencia’s Cheste circuit, ahead of Müller’s BMW and
his team-mate Peter Terting. He won the first victory for the
SEAT León WTCC, and in fact the first for a Spanish driver in
a Spanish-made car in a FIA world championship.
With a 4-cylinder in-line 2000cc engine, it delivers 270hp
at 8500rpm. With the driver, it weighs in at 1,140kg and has
a six-speed sequential gearbox, front wheel drive and
Michelin tyres with 12-inch wheels.
new releases
Ref. 62090
June
SEAT León WTCC “Jordi Gené”
High-Intensity
Headlamps
Xenon Effect
Removable
and Adjustable
Magnet
Guide with
Suspension
a.r.s. Guide
Tilting
Chassis
Detailed
Chassis
Testing Bench
The 1/32 León is a circuit car
It has to accelerate at the
with geometry of a Rallyslot
right time, skids are short
and impulsive and it tends to
model. Shorter, wider, higher
follow the rail fairly well.
and heavier than other
sharks of the circuit.
Once one is familiar with its
It is a model which reacts like
behaviour, and following the
a thoroughbred, thanks to its
usual running in and tuning
up, it will provide hours of
smaller size, and has greater
enjoyment, helped of course
acceleration thanks to its
by the colourful decoration
lighter weight.
which makes driving it more
fun.
The pivoting of the rear axleengine assembly also works
actively, avoiding going off
the track where other chassis
do go off.
NOTE
the test was conducted without the magnet
SPORT MEASURES TABLE
MEASURES TABLE
Wheel base
82 mm
Transmission type
Direct rear
Motor
RX-42
Distance
96 mm
Transmission ratio
9/27 =3
Traction
rear
Wheel track
58 mm
Type of Guide
Pivotant ARS
Front
Ø 19,5 x 9,8 mm
Wheel diameter
19,5 mm
Screws
5 (2+2+1)
Rear
Ø 19,5 x 9,8 mm
Car weight
83,3 gr
Other
Tilting Chassis
Bodywork weight
29,5 gr
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Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII
June
NEW
The Competition
The World Rally Championship (WRC) dates back to
1973. By 1976 a total of 10 rallies were held in different
countries, most of them in Europe but also some in Africa.
In their order on the calendar: Monaco, Sweden, Portugal,
Kenya, Greece, Morocco, Finland, Italy, Corsica and Britain.
The starting point of the WRC, the Monte-Carlo Rally, was
reached following a preliminary “concentration stage”, in
which the more than 300 teams taking part converged on
Monte-Carlo from different official European starting
points in Almería, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Paris, Rome and
Warsaw.
In its early days the WRC admitted a massive number of
teams, including a handful of professionals and large
numbers of amateur entrants. It is now entirely professional
and only ten teams with about twenty cars take part.
The popularity this competition has gained is shown by
the number of countries where meetings or rallies are held,
a total of 16, including Monaco, Sweden, Mexico, Spain,
France, Argentina, Italy, Greece, Germany, Finland, Japan,
Cyprus, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand and Britain.
In 1988, interest in including a Catalan event in the
world calendar led to the merging of the country’s two
leading rallies, the Catalunya and the Costa Brava, into a
new event named the Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava, based
in Lloret de Mar. In 1991, the Rally Catalunya-Costa Brava
became part of the World Championship. In 2005 the
event left Lloret de Mar and moved to Salou. This, together
with the arrival of the RACC motoring club as the event
organiser, led, yet again, to a change of denomination:
Rally RACC Catalunya–Costa Daurada. It still counts
towards the World Manufacturers’, Drivers’ and Junior
Championships.
The Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada is today
held over a total of three stages over a weekend, on roads
with lots of difficult bends. This year, in its 42nd edition, it
was the fourth event on the 2006 World Rally
Championship calendar. Salou, its new base, was the
starting and finishing point, and its stages took place
around the province of Tarragona.
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Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII
June
SCX Model
SCX reproduces another WRC classic, the Mitsubishi EVO
VIII, a car which makes up for its subdued decoration with
the spectacular red of its bodywork.
The car has two air intakes On the front section, one along
the bumper and another located between the large
headlights, plus two small air outlets on the bonnet. In the
middle of the roof there is an air intake to cool the cockpit
and, next to it, the vehicle’s small camera. The roof is
finished off at the back with a set of three aerials.
Moving towards the back, we come to the most
spectacular feature of the vehicle, its double spoiler, with
the RALLIART logo – the largest on the car – featured on
the lower of its two levels. The size of this spoiler sacrifices
much of the visibility through the rear window, but gives
improved aerodynamics. The boot features the shape of
two closures and the bumper, with a modest opening at
the right, the a tiny-looking aluminium-effect
exhaust pipe.
The windscreen is fitted with a single wiper located
in the middle. At the sides, dispensing with any
brackets, there are two small side-view
mirrors directly affixed to the doors.
The front wheel arches are unusually wide,
exposing part of the chassis and the front tyres
–with aluminium-look wheels– to properly cool them.
Inside the car we find roll cage and a pretend spare wheel.
SCX has also decorated the driver and co-driver
–including faces, microphones and route map– and, in front of the driver, has also included a replica of the dashboard.
The Real Car
The Finnish driver Harri Rovanperä and his co-driver
Risto Pietiläinen drove this Mitsubishi EVO VIII in the
2005 Rally de Catalunya for the Mitsubishi Motor Sports
team, finishing in tenth place.
The Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII was made in Japan
and redesigned in 2005 to take advantage of the FIA’s
new rules. The changes made little visual difference, but
internally they gave the car greater stability: wider
bodywork, new front and rear spoilers, rear wings and
bumpers.
The suspension was also reviewed to adapt it to both
asphalt and earth, and changes were made to some
internal components, including the engine, gearbox and
clutch. Moreover, Mitsubishi fitted Pirelli tyres for the first
time.
It weighs in at 1,410kg and delivers 450 horsepower
at 6200rpm, thanks to the front-mounted 1997cc turbo
DOHC inline 4-cylinder 16-valve engine. The car has a
six-speed manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. It
features ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels. It can
reach a maximum speed of 282km/h and accelerates
from 0 to 100km/h in 3.6 seconds.
new releases
Ref. 62070
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VIII
High-Intensity
Headlamps
Xenon Effect
June
Removable
and Adjustable
Magnet
Testing Bench
One more for the pits – the whole
Guide with
Suspension
a.r.s. Guide
4-wheel
drive
Detailed
Chassis
The plastic protecting the motor
at the bottom provides the
world championship is available in
SCX.
warning that worn tyres need
replacing to avoid the bottom
grounding on the track.
The EVO VIII has the classic rally car
behaviour, featuring the chassis
Otherwise, maintenance is
parts common to all of them, so it
standard, looking after the car’s
drives in a familiar way. This is fast,
fairly safe car for which, like any
basic points, including the pincers
rally car, the right choice of tyre is
which hold the motor fitting and
bearings (these parts may be
vital.
secured with glue), and the pickup guide, which must be in good
The four-wheel drive using a
condition to ensure the motor gets
double-pinion motor provides
the electrical power it needs.
instant, guaranteed power, even
though this gives such impetus to
Proper lubrication will prolong the
the car that care is needed to
control it. The small front and long
life of parts subject
boot combine to make the car skid
to wear and tear.
easily but predictably.
NOTE
the test was conducted without the magnet
SPORT MEASURES TABLE
MEASURES TABLE
Wheel base
79 mm
Transmission type
4-wheel double pinion
Motor
RX-81
Distance
94 mm
Transmission ratio
9/27 =3
Traction
4-wheel drive
Wheel track
56 mm
Type of Guide
Pivotant ARS
Front
Ø 19,5 x 9,8 mm
Wheel diameter
19,5 mm
Screws
3 (0+2+1)
Rear
Ø 19,5 x 9,8 mm
Car weight
82 gr
Other
Covered engine
Bodywork weight
30 gr
new releases
Ref. 62050
Vintage McLaren F-1
June
SCX’s latest addition to the its Vintage Series.
The choice this time has been an unusual model
indeed: it has the shortest career in motoring
history –just 7 minutes– and also a distinctive and
highly unconventional design.
As usual for its Vintage Series, SCX is re-releasing
the model in a numbered, limited edition, of 4,500
units, supplied in specially-designed packaging
featuring an elegant, top-quality box.
Inside, sitting on a black base,
the McLaren M9A stands out
for its colour and beauty.
Carefully tucked under this base,
the information leaflet
containing details of
the actual vehicle,
the driver
and SCX’s model.
new releases
Ref. 62050
June
Vintage McLaren F-1
SCX Model
SCX first released this McLaren M9A in 1970 – the only
completely new model to be produced that year – in four
colours: dark blue, red, green and yellow, though it was
launched in other colours for the Mexican market. The SCX
model had rear-wheel drive, an open RX motor and a white
movable guide fixed to the body shell with a centre screw. It
was one of the models featured by SCX in its GP-50 circuit.
This brings us to the most spectacular part of the vehicle, the
rear, with an imposing spoiler -almost as long as half the
overall length of the vehicle- situated over and along the
whole length of the engine block. The whole engine block
has been “chromed”, highlighting the set of six carburettor
pipes arranged in two rows, sheltering shyly under the space
inside the rear spoiler, which looks as if it were protecting
them.
SCX has re-used the original moulds and brought it back to
The width of the tyres, completely smooth,
is significantly different at front
and rear, the back
ones being
considerably
larger in order to
cope with
the
vehicle’s
enormous
power.
Both
tyres are
fitted with
chrome-look
wheels. The axles and suspension bars,
particularly at the back, are largely exposed.
life, if only for a short time, with a single concession to
modernity: the use of tampo-printing instead of the usual
transfers. The decoration is minimal, with just 2 sponsors plus
the number and the names of the team and the driver.
These were undoubtedly Formula 1’s modest beginnings.
This is a vehicle which appears long, due to the
scarce width of the rear section, which looks like
a flattened cylinder. At the front, the
oval-shaped air intake which cooled the
radiator stands out. On either side of the
nose are
the two
side fins,
whose
function
was to
improve
stability
and
road-holding,
stopping the
nose from lifting up.
Finally, two sets of exhaust pipes, welded to
the engine block, run along the block
underneath the rear spoiler and above the axles.
In the cockpit, open and surrounded by a clear plastic screen, the driver’s figure is simple, painted
white with just the safety belt profiled; the driver’s helmet features lines and bottom in the red,
white and blue of the British flag, which also appears on the top of the helmet. Just behind is the
chrome-finish roll bar fixed to the engine block.
The Real Car
The 1969 British Grand Prix was the year of the fourwheel drives. Five cars of this type took part, one of them
a McLaren, the M9A. At the wheel of the McLaren was
Derek Bell, the third driver specially signed by the New
Zealand team for the car’s trials and its competition
debut.
Although Bell subsequently earned himself a very
good reputation as a driver – winning two world
Sportscar titles, five victories in the Le Mans 24 Hours and
three in the Daytona 24 Hours – this was his first and last
appearance in the British Grand Prix, and of the McLaren
M9A in Formula 1, within the Championship or outside it.
Bell, without a background in Formula 1 and of
humble origins, came from Formula 3, where he had
enjoyed a successful season with seven wins. Bell came
fifteenth in training, but in the race a puncture on the
fifth lap caused him to crash and abandon the race after
only seven minutes!
Designed by the Swiss engineer Jo Marquart, this
curious car had some highly unusual features: four-wheel
drive, a Cosworth DFV engine fitted “back to front”,
adjustable power distribution, drive shaft passing to the
left of the cockpit, a proprietary McLaren transmission
design, aluminium chassis and unconventional ancillary
mechanical solutions.
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June
Vintage McLaren F-1
Testing Bench
There are no strange movements or slipping at the front,
A classic of the 60’s to bring the old excitement of
those first SCX cars bang up to date.
or even the long skids so typical of 60’s SCX models,
which shows that even then, despite their limitations in
Deliberate, undemanding driving
comparison with modern designs, really well-balanced
reveals the car’s dynamic
cars could be made.
possibilities, at the same time as
showing us what the first SCX
As for the open RX motor, re-released
for the Vintage series,
users felt, so similar to their
it responds perfectly to
reactions to the first McLarens.
modern controllers and
transformers.
Difficult to control once it gets
away from you, the McLaren
Smooth reactions, long
can hold the track if we stick
braking and an adequate
to the rail.
peak, just like the old RX’s.
Going along without trying to go too fast, accelerating
When placing it on the track, the braids should be lifted
on the straights and anticipating the bends is the way to
as far as possible, or else the bottom of the guide pin cut
short, to avoid
get the best lap times, getting some wear on the
touching the
standard tyres, which grip better
bottom of the slot,
as they get older.
as the classic
screw guide
goes
much lower
than today’s ones.
Unless we want it to be, this is not a car to keep in the display case.
NOTE
Test conducted with factory specifications
SPORT MEASURES TABLE
MEASURES TABLE
Wheel base
76 mm
Transmission type
Direct rear
Motor
RX-1
Distance
86 mm
Transmission ratio
9/27 =3
Traction
rear
Wheel track
63 mm
Type of Guide
Traditional, with screw
Front
Ø 20,5 x 7,8 mm
Wheel diameter
22,5 mm
Screws
4 (1+1+1+1)
Rear
Ø 22,5 x 9,0 mm
Car weight
77,4 gr
Other
RX open engine
new releases
Ref. 88620
June
Supersliding Inner Curve Set “Ice Effect”
SCX presents the Supersliding Inner Curve,
specially designed to make races even
more spectacular.
This new curve allows:
Setting up parallel curve sections in both
directions to create a spectacular effect as cars pass
each other in opposite directions;
Completing curve sections on four-lane racing tracks by using this
Supersliding Inner Curve together with the “Ice Effect” Supersliding Curve
(ref. 88100).
The Supersliding Inner Curve Set “Ice Effect” includes:
>> 4 Supersliding Inner Curves
>> 2 Supersliding Curve Entrance/Exit sections
>> 3 Barriers
>> 2 Inside borders
>> 4 Borders
All the sections are decorated with
“Ice Effect” and cause the sliding effect
by having aluminium rails fitted rather
than the usual steel ones:
as aluminium is not magnetic, the car’s
magnet is not attracted to it and the
car “skids” more.