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Samix have introduced an aluminium front cross brace for the Axial SCX10 truck. Machined from aluminium and coming with laser-etched Samix logos and in a range of colours including orange, gun metal, green and black, the brace is a direct fit and it provides improved front end rigidity while also making for some visual impact.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

X-Act have introduced their all-new Pro 8 Italia 8-port .21 nitro off-road engine. Built by Novarossi using high-quality components and specced to X-Acts needs, the 8-port piston and liner engine will provide high power output all the way from bottom end to top end with impressive maximum RPM. Allied with a typical Novarossi 24069 carburettor this makes for a very easy to live with power plant that will work well on a variety of tracks in both buggy and truggy classes.

Specifications:
– 8-port piston and liner set (NV-08538A as per Novarossi 421B)
– 14mm crank shaft
– Double bushed light weight Con Rod
– High Quality two needle carburettor with 8.0mm venturi
– Double sealed front bearing – two seals at the front to keep dirt out (NV-07011)
– Turbo head button with NV-C6TGC included
– Pre-shimmed for 25% nitro

Source: X-Act [xact-rc.com]

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their all-new Ultra Tire Cleaner. A special chemical to remove residue from tyre moulding and production, the product is best used to clean both the tyre bead and also the contact surfaces of the rim in order to remove oils, greases and dust, all of which can prevent any tyre glue from bonding properly. The chemical can also be used as a tyre cleaner before applying tyre additive, removing dust, dirt and collected rubber. The cleaner comes in a handy pump-style bottle for easy, convenient and safe application by just pressing down the upper part of the bottle using a towel or paper rag.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

This past weekend saw the Schumacher BTCC drivers visit the super fast circuit of Halifax for the fourth round of the championship. As usual on Saturday many drivers turned up to practice, the weather was mixed and there was also the occasional heavy downpour of rain, however due to the temperature it meant that the track would dry very quickly. A few drivers braved the wet conditions but most waited for it to pass. Sunday was a totally different story, everyone woke up to bright sunshine and it would stay for most of the day. In the Modified class Elliott Harper was away at the touring car Euros in Slovakia for this event, however there were still many fast drivers in attendance. It was Olly Jefferies who took three out of the four qualifying rounds to secure himself pole position for the final. Behind Olly it was a very close battle between Chris Grainger and Kyle Branson. With Chris winning the final qualifying round, this meant he would line up 2nd on the grid and Kyle 3rd.

In the 13.5 class it was James Hart and Zak Finlay that would be very close on pace throughout the day. Zak coming out on top and therefore this meant he was on pole position for the A-final. In the 17.5 class it was a dominating performance from Daniel Booker, taking all four rounds of qualifying and securing pole position for himself. Behind him it was very close but Michael Ball would line up 2nd and Bradley Coaker 3rd.

Onto the finals, in the Modified A-main Olly would hold onto his position to take the day’s win from Chris Grainger and Zak Smith.

Modified final results:
1. Olly Jefferies
2. Chris Grainger
3. Zak Smith
4. Colin Price
5. Marcus Askell
6. Stefan Chodzynski
7. Matthew White
8. Darren Lee
9. Kyle Branson
10.Richard King

In 13.5T Boosted, Zak Finlay would end the final on the top spot from Mark Wallace in second and Chris Gunther in third.

13.5T Boosted final results:
1. Zak Finlay
2. Mark Wallace
3. Chris Gunter
4. Lee Price
5. Scott Scholey
6. Michael Bolt
7. Mikey Mansell
8. James Robinson
9. Alex Brocklebank
10.James Hart

Finally in 17.5T Blinky, Daniel Booker would continue to dominate, walking away with the win from Michael Ball and James Stewart.

17.5T Blinky final results:
1. Daniel Booker
2. Michael Ball
3. James Stewart
4. Adrian Sully
5. Bradley Coaker
6. Steve Bessent
7. Andrew Dawson
8. Paul Hill
9. Mike Mansell
10.Keith Jenkins

The next round will be held at the fast Mendip circuit on Sunday July 31st.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

The Dutch AMCA club recently held their third club race on the popular Appeldoorn race track. Rob Janssen would take the TQ from Eric Mulder and Richard Arts and Rob would also sweep the triple A-mains to take the day’s win from Richard Arts and Jan Kraanen while also scoring the fastest lap. Runner-up after the qualifiers, Eric Mulder would come in fourth while Elibert Sievers completed the top 5 result.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

Round three of the Slovakian 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the RC-Comorra Raceway in Komarno. Hot weather made for dusty track conditions and it was Team Associated driver Lucas Greiner who took a double TQ to start both the 2WD and 4WD A-mains from the pole position. At the end of the day he would also bring home the wins in both classes, although it took him some time to find the rhythm and pace in each leg. Michal Nagy would come in second in the 2WD class while Adam Urban rounded out the top 3 result.

2WD top 3 result:
1. Lucas Grainer – Team Associated/Dualsky/H-Speed
2. Michal Nagy – Tamiya/LRP/LRP
3. Adam Urban – TLR/LRP/LRP

In 4WD it was the Xray duo of Lacko Toth and Milos Svihran that would sideline Lucas on the podium.

4WD top 3 result:
1. Lucas Grainer – Team Associated/Dualsky/H-Speed
2. Lacko Toth – Xray/SkyRc/SkyRC
3. Milos Svihran – Xray/SkyRC/SkyRC

Thanks to Thomas Grainer for the report.

For the first time ever, on-road racers were given a chance to compete in the Nor-Cal Champs and have a shot at taking home one of the coveted Boxing Belts. The format was Rocket Round for qualifying with a last chance qualifier on Sunday before the triple A-Mains in all classes. Modified Touring Car drew in some heavy hitters like Eric Albano, Lex Tyler, Ethan Erchinger, Joe Nolasco and Elliot Miyashiro though it would be EJ Evans to take home the belt from Leo Zaho and James Davenport.

17.5T Expert Touring car would be a decisive back to back win for James Davenport and Mike Rydwell would win the final main for a 2nd overall from Tim Copp.

17.5 Sportsman Touring Car top 3:
1st Kathy Davenport
2nd Gordon Heidemark
3rd Dylan Newton

Nitro Touring Car top 3:
1st Eric Vasutin
2nd Nathan Velez
3rd Jeff Blackburn

Formula 1 top 3:
1st John Hicks
2nd Mike Rydwell
3rd Brian Ferrario

USGT top 3:
1st James Davenport
2nd Steve Tsuruda
3rd Tim Copp

VTA top 3:
1st Jason Ross
2nd Anton Aaroe
3rd Eric Vasutin

305 Sprint Car top 3:
1st Jason Newton
2nd Lou Higgins
3rd Dylan Newton

Oval Modifieds top 3:
1st Lou Higgins
2nd Jason Newton
3rd Stan McDonald

Thanks to Eric Vasutin for the report.

T-Works have announced the signing of Sweden’s Alexander Hagberg. The Xray factory driver will use T-Works’ tools and accessories to build and equip his rides and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to join the T-Works team. This brand offers me an arsenal of useful and innovative tools as well as accessories, which helps me bring my racing program to next level!

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

The 2016 EFRA European Electric On-road Championships were held this weekend at the iconic Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Classes run were the usual Touring Modified and Touring Stock categories as well as, for the first time, a 1/10th Formula class. Ronald Völker (Yokomo) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray) would grab the TQs in the Touring classes while Mike Gosvig (Xray) took the top qualifier honours in Formula. In the opening Touring Modified A-main a collision between Bruno Coelho (Xray) and pole position holder Ronald made way for Alexander Hagberg (Xray) and Marc Rheinard (Tamiya) with the latter holding the upper hand thanks to a very late move on Alex.

The second final was pretty much a blue print of A1 with an ambitious Bruno colliding with Ronald but the latter was able to recover to second while up front reigning champion Alexander Hagberg took the win in A2. Before the final A-main, Alex, Ronald and Marc were in the position to take the overall win. Bruno again tried to make a move on Ronald while the latter tried to lay down a time faster than Alex’s in A3 to keep his title hopes alive. Going into the final round, Ronald wasn’t on target but a blistering fast final lap allowed Ronald to take the leg win and with it the overall victory by just a tenth of a second from runner-up, Alexander Hagberg. Marc Rheinard, who suffered from having to run on old tyres, rounded out the podium in third. The EFRA Touring Modified Junior title went to Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski.

Touring Modified final results:
1. Ronald Völker – Yokomo
2. Alexander Hagberg – Xray
3. Marc Rheinard – Tamiya
4. Bruno Coelho – Xray
5. Victor Wilck – Serpent
6. Michal Orlowski – Schumacher
7. Viljami Kutvonen – Awesomatix
8. Christoper Krapp – Tamiya
9. Elliott Harper – Schumacher
10.Frederik Südhoff – Awesomatix

In the Touring Stock class things looked a bit different for the TQ holder. Jan Ratheisky made a clean sweep in the opening two A-main legs to take the overall win early although being heavily pressured in A1. Alexandre Duchet (Xray) came in second while an unhappy Mike Gosvig (Xray) suffered two difficult mains but still rounded out the podium in third.

Touring Stock 10.5 final results:
1. Jan Ratheisky – Xray
2. Alexandre Duchet – Xray
3. Mike Gosvig – Xray
4. Max Mächler – Awesomatix
5. Steve Favrelle – Xray
6. Davide Bertuzzi – Xray
7. Tom Kragefski – Xray
8. Blazej Orlowski – Xray
9. Noah Asendorf – Xray
10.Mattia Collina – Xray

The Formula class was a 3-horse race between Mike Gosvig (Xray), David Ehrbar (Serpent) and Jan Ratheisky (Xray). The opening A-main saw a tone-to-tone win by Mike with David coming in second following an error by then-second placed Jan. The second A-main saw Jan taking the leg win from Olivier Bultynck and Martin Hudy, shifting the decision for the overall win to the third and final A-main. David was on fire, taking the win but a better final time of Jan Ratheisky allowed him to grab the first Formula class European Championship title.

Formula final results:
1. Jan Ratheisky – Xray
2. David Ehrbar – Serpent
3. Mike Gosvig – Xray
4. Olivier Bultnyck – Roche
5. Stephen Lander – MD
6. Martin Hudy – Xray
7. Hector Albarracin – MD
8. Matteo Berlincioni – Fenix
9. Andrej Vnucko – Xray
10.Herbert Weber – VBC Racing
11.Andrea Selva – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]