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Round 6 of the popular Huge Challenge was held at the Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand last weekend. The race saw the running of both nitro and electric 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes and in 1/8th IC Track it was former IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring World Champion, Meen Vejrak with the win from Attitat Inmitin on the runner-up spot. Best Tanat Inmitin came in 3rd overall from Sivawat Wat and Chatkul Kob who completed the top 5 podium result.

Source: Huge RC Circuit [facebook.com]

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The opening round of the TTPRC Championship was held in Lima, Peru after racing came to a halt for about five month due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Sergio Suarez, who started from 3rd on the grid, who took over the lead already after the first corner and from there he never looked back to take the win from Walter Donaire in 2nd. Sergio’s teammate, Fernando de los Ríos came in 3rd overall.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Round 5 of the Slovakian Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Dubnica nad Váhom last weekend. Due to the sunny weather the track dried out for the finals leaving it with a dusty, low-traction surface. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Adam Urban with the win from TQ holder, Roman Pavlus in 2nd and Michal Nagy in 3rd.

In 4WD Buggy Roman Pavlus was able to retain his TQ position to take the win ahead of Adam Urban in 2nd and Rene Bero in 3rd.

In the Open class it was again Roman Pavlus with the win as Artur Brandstatter and Rene Bero came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

In the 40+ rankings, it was Roman Pavlus with the victory in 2WD from Milos Svihran in 2nd and Jozef Petrick in 3rd.

Last but not least and in the 4WD 40+ ranking it was again Roman Pavlus who would round out a near perfect weekend as Artur Brandstatter and Rene Bero followed on the final top 3 spots.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Following a first teaser image, Roche have fully unveiled their forthcoming new P10W Evo2 235mm Pro10 pan car kit. The Evo2 kit features a huge list of updates to better cope with high-powered motors as well as different track conditions with the car being based on a redesigned 2.5mm high-grade carbon fibre main chassis with a new dual upper deck increasing pitch and torsional stability for a controlled ride even in very high-bite track conditions or with low-turn modified motors. Other features include a redesigned front lower bulkhead, new carbon fibre front lower arms, a new highly adjustable servo mounting plate as well as a new, adjustable carbon fibre top plate that allows for quick centre shock angle adjustment. Also included in the Evo2 kit are a DVS-V3 big bore centre shock, redesigned front and rear chassis braces, new design left and right motor mount plates as well as new aluminium axle height adjusters. The kit is rounded out by a new design low centre of gravity rear body mount. It is understood that the kit will ship this August.

Key features:
– New design 2.5mm high grade graphite materials for main chassis and lower pod plate
– New design dual upper deck
– New design 7075 aluminium front lower bulkhead
– New design graphite lower arms
– New design spring steel front axle and steering knuckle
– New graphite floating servo plate and 7075 aluminium servo mount with adjustable servo position
– New black steel steering turnbuckle (M3x57mm)
– New design graphite top plate with quick change damper angle and 14 selectable positions
– New DVS-V3 big bore centre damper with long extension post
– New design graphite front brace and rear chassis brace
– New design 7075 aluminium long side link mount, servo mount and centre pivot brace mount
– New design side link angle adjuster
– New design slide style centre pivot mount
– New design 7075 aluminium motor mount/rear bulkhead
– New design graphite rear pod plate
– New design 7075 aluminium axle height adjuster
– New design low CG rear body mount

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

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Round 1 of the MTC Nationals was held at EARCC in Norwich. The club’s venue is in Easton College in the very big sports hall. The drivers were greeted with a well prepared track with a great layout and a carpeted pitting area which had ample room for the racers. This year there are three classes with the MTC Rubber and Foam classes being the main ones, but also each round has a support class so that those yet to enjoy MTC can still join in the fun on the day. In the Foam class qualifying was a two-way battle between Dave Rand and Mark Barford to take the P1 for the finals. Dave took FTQ by just over a second from Mark with Michael Chapman rounding out the top 3.

Leg 1 of the A-mains saw a coming together at the start which saw Mark Young move up from P4 who then chased Dave down, but as hard as he tried Dave was pulling a gap every lap to take the win from Mark. Meanwhile there was a great battle for 3rd place going on to the finish line with Michael Chapman taking the place 1 second clear of Mark Barford. Leg 2 was full of excitement from start to finish with the top 4 cars trading places. The battle at the front was eventually won by Dave Rand with Mark Barford 1 second behind as they crossed the finish line. Michael Chapman took 3rd in this leg followed by Mark Young. Dave Rand took a well deserved first A-final win with his RRP 3 Racing M4 Pro. The next three were all joint on points and on count back Mark Barford took 2nd place with his modified 3Racing M4 Sport and Mark Young 3rd place with his 3Racing M4 Pro, also taking the fastest lap of the day. This made it a 3 Racing podium lockout. A brilliant end to a great days racing.

Stu Rand was in a league of his own in the Rubber class qualifying. Stu was using a RRP mid motor Xray conversion to full effect by taking FTQ by well over a lap of the rest of the field. Mark Young using his 3 Racing M4 Pro took P2 with Michael Chapman rounding out the top 3 with his M4 Pro. In leg 1 and with a flying start Stu Rand lead the field away with Mark Young chasing him down. With Stu’s consistent pace he easily pulled away until lap 22. After clipping a corner he had to wait for a marshall at an awkward point on the track, so Mark moved into the lead, Stu chased him down but it was to little to late and Mark took the win from Stu and Jack Anderson just made the line before Michael Chapman. Leg 2 saw another great launch off the start line for Stu and he never looked back this time. He had to win this leg of the finals to secure the overall win, which he did in fine style with his RRP Xray taking the win by 1 lap and with overall victory. Mark had another solid run to 2nd place 3 seconds clear of 3rd place Michael Chapman. The overall finishing order after the countbacks were calculated were 1st place Stu Rand, 2nd Mark Young, 3rd Michael Chapman.

The TC support class qualifying saw Rob Brighton taking P1 for the A-final from Daniel Chilvers and Mark Ratcliffe. In the finals Rob stamped his authority on both legs to take the overall win. Mark and Daniel were joint on points with Mark taking the 2nd podium place with a faster time than 3rd place Daniel.

Round 2 is on the 23rd of August at SRCCC near Southend, Essex.

Thanks to Mark Young for the report.

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Coming from T-Works are several new lightweight 1/8th off-road clutch bells in standard and long specification. Both clutch bell types are available in 13T and 14T specification with the vented design ensuring good cooling capabilities for long mains or when running in high ambient temperatures. The clutch bells come with laser-engraved markings for easy identification and they are usable with most of today‘s nitro off-road vehicles.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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Kyosho have introduced their new FTT Front Torque Transfer one-way unit for the R4 Evo.2 and R4S II 200mm nitro touring car kits. The adjustable one-way axle combines the best of both worlds, the steering and acceleration performance of a one-way with the braking power or a solid front axle as the unit allows to adjust its internal resistance using silicone oils with the hardness controlling cornering and braking action. The body of the unit is machined from high-quality aluminium for improved heat dissipation while the internal aluminium and delrin spacers allow to fine-tune the one-way action using different thickness fluids. The kit will become available this August.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

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