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This past weekend the second round of the Quebec RC Series was held at the Bego RC Raceway near Montréal, home of the 2017 Quebec Classic. The rain on Friday would turn into nice weather all weekend, making for good racing conditions. In Nitro Buggy, Sam Langer laid down the fastest run in Q2 to take the overall TQ and in the main Sam took the lead and never looked back while TLR’s Carl Boulianne and Team Associated’s Eric Deschenes were battling for P2. At the 15-minutes mark, both Eric and Carl had issues and Wesley Gurr took the 2nd spot in front of Steve Lamoureux.

Nitro Buggy top 3 results:
1. Sam Langer – Team Associated/RC Concept/JConcepts
2. Wesley Gurr – Team Associated/Picco/Pro-Line
3. Steve Lamoureux – Team Associated/RC Concept/AKA

In Nitro Truggy, Sam also took the overall TQ. The main started with a great battle between Sam and Eric Deschenes. Nevertheless Eric had some issues and William St-Laurent took the 2nd spot after a great battle with TLR’s Carl Boulianne.

Nitro Truggy top 3 results:
1. Sam Langer Team Associated/RC Concept/JConcepts
2. William St-Laurent Mugen/RC Concept/AKA
3. Carl Boulianne TLR/RC Concept/Pro-Line

In E-Buggy race promoter Jérôme Treignier, who was only racing this class, put in two great runs with his TLR to take the overall TQ. Jérôme also took A1 and A2 to grab the overall win in front of Wesley Gurr and Eric Raymond.

E-Buggy top 3 results:
1. Jerome Treignier – TLR/RC Concept/Pro-Line
2. Wesley Gurr – Team Associated/Reedy/Pro-Line
3. Eric Raymond – Mugen/RC Concept/Pro-Line

In E-Truggy there were also great battles in the qualifiers. Yannick took the overall TQ with his Tekno ride. Nevertheless in A1 and A2 Pascal Gélinas had some great runs to take the overall win in front of Fred Caron and Steve Seguin.

E-Truggy top 3 results:
1. Pascal Gelinas – Team Associated
2. Fred Caron – Team Associated
3. Steve Seguin – Tekno

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

The fourth and final round of the French 1/10th IC Track Championship took place in great weather conditions at the circuit of Besançon in the eastern part of the country. The title would be in contention between championship leader Basile Concialdi and Quentin Leroux who sat in 2nd. To take the championship lead, Quentin would need to take the pole position and win and hope for a maximum 3rd place of Basile. In Saturday morning’s timed practice Quentin seemed already faster with an average of 17.2 seconds on three consecutive laps, followed by Thomas Gold in 17.4 then Brice Turco/Basile Concialdi/Michael Derderian all with 17.6’s.

As the temperature rose for qualifying, the cars became more and more delicate and slower due to the different traction. In the end the pole would be signed by Quentin Leroux (Capricorn) in 17.4 followed by Thomas Gold (Carpricorn) and Brice Tuco (Capricorn). This allowed Quentin to take 20 additional points for the championship. For Sunday’s final the temperature rose again, and Basil seemed to have found a good setup for the long run. At the start of the final Quentin checked out, stretching his lead while Basil tried to find a way to ensure at least a 2nd place. He managed this at first but unfortunately a mistake would cost him a lot and he quickly got lapped by the leader. Eventually a radio problem would end his race. This led to a beautiful fight for 2nd and 3rd between Kevin Rahul, Thomas Gold and Brice Turco. At the end Kevin and Thomas would complete the podium to make it a Capricorn 1-2-3. With the win Quentin also took his second consecutive National title in a row.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

Last weekend the second and final round of the Italian Manufacturers Championship took place at the World famous venue of Gubbio in central Italy. With the majestic track making for a perfect scenery for the season finale and a highly competitive field in both the 1/10th 200mm and the 1/8th class, the championship proved to be once again one of the best events in the Italian on-road scene. The 1/8th A-main would see an outstanding battle for the lead between Raiola’s Infinity and Mazzeo’s Xray until the RX8 of the 200mm vice-World champion was forced to retire due to a loose servo horn screw. From that moment on Carmine Raiola has been able to cruise to a deserved win ahead of his Infinity team-mates Balestri and Tironi. In the championship, Infinity claimed the chassis title with two wins (Balestri in Fiorano and Raiola in Gubbio), with Max Power and Runner Time winning the respective titles while Matrix won the Tires title at the second tie-breaker with Hotrace.

The 1/10th final saw the win of BMT’s Mario Spiniello at the end of an intense battle with Daniele Ielasi, the latter trying to complete the 45 minutes without changing tires but eventually running out of foam on his rims to be passed by Mario in the penultimate lap. Privateer Francesco Pierella completed the podium ahead of Xray’s Giuseppe Mussolini and Serpent’s Michele Scaglioni. In the Manufacturers championship it was Capricorn to take the chassis title thanks to Strano’s win in Fiorano and Pierella’s 3rd place in Gubbio, while Ielasi Tuned would be crowned with the engines title, Energy and Matrix winning respectively best fuel and tires.

Source: CIC [facebook.com]

Round 3 of the British National 1/10th Nitro On-road Championships were held at the Mendip Raceway in the South West of the UK. The weather on Saturday was good sunny all day. The top three drivers for 200mm Touring in practice were Mark Green (Serpent) Joe Kerry (Capricorn) and Alex Thurston (Serpent). In the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal (Serpent) was the fastest with Rickard K (Xray) very close behind. Race day Sunday and the weather forecasters got it wrong. It started raining at the start of heat 1 round 1 and only stopped when the finals had finished. Ultimately Mark Green took TQ for 200mm Touring and Glyn Beal for 220mm GT.

The 200mm Touring A-final started with a drying track and some of the drivers started the race on dry tyres but after 2 or 3 minutes it started to rain again and tyre changes were needed for most of the drivers. The final was won by Alex Thurston with Ollie Williams 2nd and Mark Green 3rd, making it an all-Serpent podium.

The 220mm GT A-final was on a nearly dry track, Glyn Beal took the lead with Dan Jones very close behind until Dan had a flame out, he managed to hold onto second place and Richard K finishing 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

Coming from Teamsaxo and made for the company’s GT-300W-V2 pan car kit are an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate. Both parts are cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come black anodised for wear and looks. Of higher overall rigidity than the stock carbon fibre parts both the chassis and pod plate will improve high speed steering while making for a smoother feeling through corners and increased overall corner speed. The parts are available separately but are meant to be used together.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

The fast track of Rucphen in the south of the Netherlands played host to the third round of the Dutch Electric 1/10 nationals. A total of three categories were run with Formula, Touring Modified and Touring Stock. The touring classes were limited to one set of Volante tyres with the modified drivers being a bit concerned about tyre wear, because of the high strains that are being put on the tyres due to the high speed and high temperature. The race format was three qualifiers with the best two to count. In the Touring Modified class local driver Mitchell Van Es was the pre-event favourite as since switching to an Awesomatix he had proved to be extremely fast and consistent. And so he took pole with a 21-lapper and a fastest single lap time close to Olivier Buyltinck’s newly set track record. Athan De Witte put his car on a fine P2. He also improved his personal best to a 14.3, so he was quite happy with his achievement. Behind the two Sidney Blokker took 3rd spot in front of Rick Van den Akker and Govert Verbeke.

Given his speed in the qualifiers, Mitchell was the favourite for the overall win. In A1, he took the holeshot and was running very strongly. Disaster struck however on lap 18 when his left rear tyre exploded. This sent his car off the track at high speed, but fortunately it wasn’t damaged beyond repair. Athan De Witte, who had been running a bit slower to preserve his tyres took the victory in front of Rick and Dave. In A2 Mitchell replaced his shredded tyre and took the victory in front of Sidney Blokker, who had a mishap in A1. Rick Van den Akker again finished in P3 as it was Athan’s time to have a DNF. A3 was again won by Mitchell in front of Sidney and Athan giving the overall top 3 of Mitchell Van Es (Awesomatix), Athan De Witte (VBC Racing), and Sidney Blokker (Yokomo) with Rick van Den Akker and Govert Verbeke rounding out the top 5.

In Touring Stock everyone expected the Team Magic of Rob Janssen to be dominating this race, but Sybrand de Boer had different plans. He put his Yokomo on pole, followed by the Team Magic armada of Rob, Richard Arts, Ronald Arts and fast Belgian driver Stefan Rommens. Sybrand already bagged pole after two rounds of qualifying, so he elected not to run in the third qualifier in order to save his tyres.

A1 was then won by Sybrand, in front of Rob, Richard and Stefan Rommens. In A2 Sybrand led the way, but he clipped a curb and found himself back in P8. In the meantime Rob was able to pull a gap on Richard while Sybrand recovered with a great drive. After six minutes, Sybrand was back in Rob’s slipstream and he made a daring pass on the penultimate lap. Rob wasn’t too impressed and dully took the lead back on the last lap and claimed victory in A2, in front of Sybrand, Richard, Stefan Rommens and Thijs van Mourik. A3 would decide the overall victory. This is where Sybrand’s tyre gamble of Q3 played a major role. Rob tried everything he could, but Sybrand’s fresher tyres gave him the edge. Rob drove super consistent lap times, his best and average only separated by 0.2 of a second, but there was nothing he could do to deny Sybrands overall victory. The final order was Sybrand de Boer (Kyosho), Rob Janssen (Team Magic), Richard Arts (Team Magic), Ronald Arts (Team Magic) and Stefan Rommns (Team Magic).

While Formula class double winner Jitse Miedema was participating at the ETS in Trencin, the fight for pole would go between the Fenix of Martijn Van der Heijden and the Serpent of local racer Patrick Jongenelis. Martijn put a lot of pressure on himself by dropping out of Q1 with a stripped spur gear. Ron Van Bergen (Xray), took a great P1 in Q1 and he was followed by Patrick and the Xray of Nick Snieder. Martijn set things straight in Q2 and Q3 however as he was the only driver to record 23 laps. By doing so, he took pole in front of Patrick Jongenelis (Serpent), Ron Van Bergen (Xray), Nick Snieder (Xray) and Belgian driver Bjorn Frederickx (Xray) who concluded the top 5.

In the finals, Martijn took his Fenix to a commanding victory by claiming A1 and A2. In these finals, Patrick took two 2nd place finishes and Ron two 3rd places results. Things were going to change in A3 however. Ron had a family obligation and couldn’t run the final main. Martijn took a gamble by mounting a set of Ride XR tyres to the back of his car. Martijn took the holeshot, but instead of disappearing into the distance, he had a spin due to the lower grip of these tyres. This promoted Patrick Jongenelis into the lead, but he too made an error in lap six. Bjorn Frederickx saw himself leading his first F1 race and he was keen to hang onto it. Patrick thought differently and tried all the tricks he had in his book to pass the Belgian driver. Both drivers were the only ones to run 23 laps and the fight for P1 was decided on the last corner before the main straight. Patrick tried a daring pass, but Bjorn held the inside. Both cars passed the line and it was Bjorn who took P1 in A3. This meant the top 5 finishers were:
Martijn Van der Heijden (Fenix), Patrick Jongenelis (Serpent), Bjorn Frederickx (Xray), Ron Van Bergen (Xray) and Nick Snieder (Xray).

Thanks to David Joos for the report.

Coming from Team Magic and made for the brushed motor versions of the E5 monster truck is a dedicated wheelie bar set. The kit contains all needed parts to outfit the vehicle, such as a new skid plate, wheelie bar, ball-raced wheel as well as mounting hardware.

Source: Team Magic [hrcdistribution.com]

Round 3 of the Belgium FBA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at the clay track of MAC Vlijmen in the Netherlands. A clear sky and hot temperatures made for a perfect day of fast dirt racing. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Bruno Heremans who took the opening qualifier but with the win of the second and third round it was Wesley van Helmond who was able to take the overall TQ spot in 2WD, leaving Heremans in 2nd in front of Wouter Wynen. In 4WD It was Marco Briers who took the first and second qualifier to put his car on the TQ spot. Van Helmond snatched the 2 spot on the grid thanks to a win in Q3 while Nick Vranckx sat in 3rd so far.

In the 2WD finals the fight for the win was a 3-horse race. In the opening two mains van Helmond showed his true skills and pulled away from the field mid-race to take the overall victory, underlining his performance this year and cementing his championship lead. With two 2nd place finishes going into the final main it was Heremans who had to snatch the win in order to bring home the runner-up spot and after an early mistake from Wynen, Heremans was able to cruise to the win, handing him the overall 2nd place from Wouter Wynen in 3rd.

2WD Buggy final results:
1. Wesley van Helmond – Schumacher
2. Bruno Heremans – Team Associated
3. Wouter Wynen – Team Associated
4. Kenneth Poelmans – Team Associated
5. Arjan van de Graaf – Team Associated
6. Géry Ledocq – Kyosho
7. Paul Dijkstra – ORB Racing
8. Steve Lambrechts – Yokomo
9. Tom van Drunen – Team Associated
10.Patrick Lievens – TLR

The 4WD finals were a 2-horse race between Marco Briers and Wesley van Helmond right from the start. Although Wesley was quicker, he could not get the moves stick when trying to pass. Twice he did but a slight mistake put him back again. With three wins Briers took the overall victory from van Helmond. The race for 3rd was even more exciting with four drivers being at the same pace in a close pack. After some great battles, Vrancks could obtain the final podium spot.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Marco Briers – Xray
2. Wesley van Helmond – Schumacher
3. Nick Vranckx – Xray
4. Bart van Echelpoel – Serpent
5. Erik Michiels – Xray
6. Steve Lambrechts – Yokomo
7. Kristof van Echelpoel – Schumacher
8. Jean-Michel Taijmans – Schumacher
9. Dominique van Helmond – Schumacher
10.Richard van Osch – Xray

Source: MAC Vlijmen [macvlijmen.nl]

3DRC’s popular 30mm Fan Booster is now also available in a super short variant. Designed for all electric touring cars with limited space behind the motor the super short variant also comes in handy when mounting the fan in front of the motor or when less weight is needed in the rear part of the chassis. Like the standard length variant the Fan Booster will channel the cooling air created by the fan towards the motor can for optimised cooling and less motor power fading during a run. The part is usable with most 30mm fans and it is available directly through 3DRC’s Shapeways store.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

This past weekend the popular Slough track in the UK played host to the second round of the Southern Regional Series. The series brought nearly 100 drivers to the event, because of this there was only a bolt-on practise round for the drivers and with many having not driven on the track since the last national in 2016, it was a steep learning curve for most. With the three rounds of qualification in very hot weather conditions over, in Nitro Truck Jon Hazlewood took a commanding TQ, with Michael Shorey in 2nd. The Truck A-final was up first and as the buzzer went Jon’s truck stormed round the first corner and into the distance. His driving was on another level and it grew quite a crowd of people watching it as he went around untouched for the 20 minute final and ultimately he brought it home in 1st place a lap up on the 2nd place driver.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]