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Italian company WRC has introduced the new Pro2 bodyshell for the LM16 1/10th pan car. Offering a different front fender and nose section as well as an updated side pod design comrade to the original Pro1 body the shell offers slightly different handling characteristics. It is usable on the LM16 pan car and other 190mm pan car kits.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

Round five of the California Touring Series was held this past weekend. The “Rehab” again attracted a good amount racers including local talent and internationally experienced drivers and in the Touring Modified division, it was Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano who had TQ set early in Q1 followed closely by Brandon Clements’ Awesomatix and Team Associated driver Randy Caster in P3 with a 100th of second separating the two. Team Associated ace driver Rick Hohwart had some bad luck in Q1 with a strong finish in Q2 but puts him on P4 for the show. With traction decreasing by the mains, racers made sure to adjust car setups to gain maximum performance. From start to finish Albano finishes first place with Hohwart closing the gap on the leader but not able to capitalize as time ran out with Caster securing third. The CTS finale, the “Judgement Day” is coming up on August 7th at Warm Springs Raceway in Fremont, California.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

This past weekend was the second round of the Northern Regional Series. Qualifying provided some great racing with Graham Alsop taking TQ with Ashlee Owen in second. Going into the finals Graham Alsop convincingly took the win in the main and lead from start to finish. Ashlee had a terrible start and was promoted to dead last after a couple of laps. With a solid fuel strategy he was able to work his way through the field, setting fast laps to take a solid second from Colin Brennan in third.


Final results:
1. Graham Alsop
2. Ashlee Owen
3. Colin Brennan
4. Stuart Mahon
5. Richard Greenough
6. Lewis Rushton
7. Jordan Shelton
8. Kevin Armstrong
9. Mick Butler
10.Mark Redmond

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their all-new buggy wing buttons designed to improve wing fitment on both 1/8th and 1/10th scale buggies. Machined from aircraft-grade aluminium the buttons help to securely fasten both polycarbonate and moulded wings, prolonging the life of both the wing mount and wing. Machined holes for countersunk screws make for easy and convenient wing mounting, with the buttons being usable with most wing mounts that use screws over the standard body clip solution. The buttons come in the five different colours of light blue, dark blue, black, orange or red.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

Team BootsCradock have announced a full race spec Kyosho MP9 TKI4 pre-built by double European number 1 mechanic, Mike Cradock. The kit will come with a Reds Racing R7 Evoke V3.0 engine, Reds Racing 2112 pipe, Reds Racing M manifold and Reds Racing Quattro clutch. The buggy comes built using a range of option parts including IF346-04L, IFW406, IFW456, IFW453, IFW445, IFW436, IF491KR as well as a red rear wing. Each chassis will be hand-engraved with the build number and Mike Cradock’s signature and each kit also includes a card that will show the build number, date, final check and signatures from Mike and Elliott. Furthermore the kits display the same setup Elliott Boots ran at the European Championships in Spain. The Celebration kit is limited to 100 pieces and it is made by request. For more information and to order, contact Elliott Boots at [email protected].

Round four of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the SFMAV track in Salzburg. The Touring Modified class qualifying saw a close fight for the pole position between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Helmut Fraunschuh with the better end for Patrick who took the overall TQ from Dominic. In the Touring Stock class Nico Haider was pretty much unstoppable, taking the overall TQ by winning all qualifiers with Björn Moser and Christian Völker in second and third.

The Modified A-mains saw Patrick taking the opening leg but a mistake in A2, that damages his car’s body, meant the decision for the overall win would be shifted to A3. Ultimately Patrick would also take a win in A3 to bring home the overall victory from Helmut Fraunschuh and Toni Eder.

Touring Modified A-final results:
1. Patrick Gollner
2. Helmut Fraunschuh
3. Toni Eder
4. Dominic Vogl
5. Gerhard Kandelhart
6. Sascha Klug
7. Manuel Gremlica
8. Mario Sowka
9. Christian Fraunschuh
10.David Wöß

In the opening Stock A-main Nico made a rare mistake but it allowed Christian Völker and Björn Moser to battle for the win. In the process both Christian and Björn made mistakes at different points of the race but ultimately it was Christian who took the win in A1. A2 and A3 then saw Nico dominating up front, allowing him to grab the day’s win from Christian and Björn.

Touring Stock A-final results:
1. Nico Haider
2. Christian Völker
3. Björn Moser
4. Vinzenz Schrank
5. Manfred Pasch
6. Wolfgang Wöß
7. Markus Pröll
8. Stephan Heigermoser
9. Thomas Hofstätter

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The inaugural Trofeo ATL Abrasivi was held at Rivoli Racing near Verona, Italy. The Formula-only race attracted both local drivers and also racers from abroad to race in a friendly atmosphere which was further helped by perfect weather conditions. Paolo Bottignol grabbed the overall TQ thanks to winning two qualifying rounds with Dutch driver Jitse Miedema coming in second. Close behind it was Simone Brocca who rounded out the top 3 result.

In the opening A-main Jitse was able to challenge Paolo with Simone hot on his heels. Some laps into the race Paolo clipped a curb which had him dropping down the order while Jitse and Simone got tangled up in a race accident, which promoted Simone into the lead with Jitse close behind. Ultimately Simone would take the win in the opening A-main from Jitse in second and Armando Tanzini in third. A2 saw a bit of a messy start. The top 4 took off with no problem but in the opening lap Simone, Jitse and Armando made a mistake. While Jitse made it back to 4th, Simone and Armando where unlucky to break their cars at the end of the straight. Up front Paolo was able to cruise to the win with Manuele Zotti in second and Fabrizio Villa in 3rd. A3 and Paolo had a perfect start, instantly opening a gap on the field. At the end Paolo would bring home a never challenged win with Jitse in second and Simone in third. Overall Paolo would walk away with the win from Simone and Jitse.

Final results:
1. Paolo Bottignol
2. Simone Brocca
3. Jitse Miedema
4. Manuele Zotti
5. Fabrizio Villa
6. Riccardo Fenili
7. Armando Tanzini
8. Luca Baronchelli
9. Stefano Luppi
10.Sidney Blokker

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Bezerk RC have introduces some new parts for the Team Associated B6 and B6D platform. First up are two front shock towers for the flat front arms. Both are cut from 4mm carbon fibre, offing a refined shape for increased strength with a standard and a half-hole version being available – the latter making for finer adjustments of the shock angle.

Also new are respective rear shock towers, one of standard dimensions and also a taller version to allowing to run the original length B5M shocks for better bump handling capacity. Next up are two adjustable battery straps with the standard one being primarily for the traverse shorty mounting, while the second is for strapping in saddle or square packs. The standard battery strap has course and fine adjustment, the 4mm carbon stops underneath can be toggled around to fine-tune the battery position by 2.5mm steps. The same stops can all be turned inward to allow mounting the battery inline down the chassis. The kit stops can be fitted to suit some odd shaped packs should the carbon stops not be sufficient.

Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]

The opening round of the Limassol Tournament for 1/8th Nitro Buggys was held at the AG Metal Off-Road Track with the turnout of racers being less than normal due to the current very high temperatures in Cyprus. The track was pretty rough with also a lot of jumps and in the A-final it was Xray driver and top qualifier, Andreas Thrasyvoulou who made the best out of the conditions, taking the win from the Kyosho duo of Simos Tikkis and Andreas Theodotou in second and third respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The fast and demanding Collari track in Cassino, Italy played host to the Italian AMSCI 1/10th Electric Formula Championship this past weekend. The race format was double 15 minute A-mains with a mandatory pit stop and the weather was extremely hot, making for a real test for men and machines. Yokomo driver Luca Magnocavallo would come out fastest after the two A-mains from Yokomo teammate Antonio Capuano with Xray driver Alessandro Manciocchi completing the top 3 result.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]