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RC Concept have announce these new Omega HV LiPo batteries which have a higher nominal voltage (3.8V vs 3.7V) and can be charged up to 4.35V/Cell. The higher voltage allows for more performance and more capacity for the same battery size, they are the next step of LiPo battery technology. With the HV LiPo batteries, the discharge curve is flatter, meaning the cells maintain higher voltage throughout the discharge cycle, without significant drop off. Available in stick pack HV 8000Mah 120C and shorty pack HV 4800Mah 120C versions.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products is their new aluminium steering bellcrank set for the Team Associated B64 1/10th 4WD buggy. The set is a direct replacement for the standard composite parts, machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes blue or black anodised. Using the alloy steering bellcranks over the standard parts adds much needed precision to the steering system while also greatly improving overall durability. The increased overall rigidity will also help with steering emphasis, enhancing the steering feeling especially in high-bite track conditions.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

The first round of the Worksop Series took place this past weekend, there was a huge entry of 151 drivers across the 3 classes, 2wd, 4wd and a vintage buggy class. Round by round qualifying was the racing format, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. For this event Michal Orlowski was in attendance for Schumacher and was on superb form with his Cougar KC and CAT K2, he managed to TQ both 2wd and 4wd classes.

The A Final 2wd result was:
1. Michal Orlowski (Schumacher)
2. Craig Collinson (Team C)
3. Jonathan Skidmore (Yokomo)
4. James Helliwell (Xray)
5. Nathan Waters (Xray)
6. Edward Callan (AE)
7. Mitchell Fiddling (Schumacher)
8. William Skidmore (VBC)
9. Jim Furniss (Schumacher)
10.Eugene Galley (Xray)
11.Allan O Brien (Schumacher)

The 4wd A Final result was:
1. Michal Orlowski (Schumacher)
2. Steven Pierce (Xray)
3. Nathan Waters (Xray)
4. James Helliwell (Xray)
5. Craig Collinson (Team C)
6. Allan O Brien (Schumacher)
7. Jack Neal (Schumacher)
8. Karl Marsden (Kyosho)
9. Mitchell Fiddling (Schumacher)
10.Ben Smith (Schumacher)
11.Edward Callan (AE)

The next round of this Series is on Sunday 5th November, there are a few spaces remaining in all classes, but not many.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

The final two rounds of Czech national series took place last weekend. Two races in two days on one track was a real challenge for both drivers and their cars. For Round 5 of the series, 1/8E buggy qualifications was quite a close affair between Martin Bayer, Max Gotzl and Kaja Novotny with each driver taking a TQ run each, with Martin eventually taking the overall TQ. In 1/8IC, Martin TQed round 1, but then Kaja managed to take round 2 and 3 for the overall TQ.

In 1/8E buggy Kaja had technical issues in A1 and Martin took an easy win. In A2 Martin managed to pull away while Max, Jiri and Kaja fought for 2nd place and in the end it was Max who took it. In A3 Martin sat out and Kaja took easy win which secured him the 3rd place overall.

Top 10:
1. Martin Bayer (TQ) – Xray
2. Max Gotzl – Xray
3. Kaja Novotny – Xray
4. Jiri Mara – Serpent
5. Ales Bidovsky – Xray
6. Milan Mudra – Xray
7. Jiri Dvorak – Serpent
8. Vaclav Broz – Serpent
9. Adam Dubak – Xray
10. Jaroslav Valder – Xray

In semifinals Martin put down an amazing run to take the pole position for the main final. In the final, the top 4 of Martin, Jiri, Max and Kaja managed to pull away and fought for the lead with each driver leading part of the final. During the race Max faced technical issues and had to retire, while Jiri made a few mistakes, which dropped him down. So it was Martin and Kaja fighting closely until the end and crossing the finish line less than second apart with Martin taking the win.

Top 13:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Kaja Novotny (TQ) – Xray
3. Jiri Mara – Serpent
4. Ales Bidovsky – Xray
5. Milan Mudra – Xray
6. Petr Klatovsky – Serpent
7. Tomas Kapicka – Kyosho
8. Karel Hajek – Xray
9. Ondrej Kulhanek – Xray
10. Jan Kapicka – Xray
11. Vladimir Pour – Xray
12. Michal Sindelar – Sworkz
13. Max Gotzl – Xray

For qualifying for Round 6, 1/8E buggy was again a close affair with Kaja taking the opening round, while Martin TQ’d round 2. In the last round, Jiri Mara put a flawless run and took TQ in Q3, which put him 2nd on the grid. Kaja would start 1st and Martin 3rd. In 1/8IC, Martin totally dominated and took TQ in all three qualifications with Kaja finishing 2nd overall and Jiri Mara 3rd.

In the 1/8E buggy finals, the top 3 messed it all up in both A1 and A2 as Kaja, Martin and Jiri made mistakes or crashed each other, which gave the wins in both finals to young Max who drove great and without mistakes. In A3 Kaja and Martin battled it out for 2nd place overall, but my own mistakes cost me the lead and Martin took it.

Top 10:
1. Max Gotzl – Xray
2. Martin Bayer – Xray
3. Kaja Novotny (TQ) – Xray
4. Ales Bidovsky – Xray
5. Milan Mudra – Xray
6. Vaclav Broz – Serpent
7. Adam Dubak – Xray
8. Jiri Mara – Serpent
9. Jaroslav Valder – Xray
10. Martin Rytir – Xray

In the semi finals Martin drove again on another level and secured another pole position. In the beginning of the final Kaja had seem power problems but started the final anyway. Martin pulled away quickly but thanks to others making mistakes Kaja was promoted to 2nd place for about 15 minutes, but then his car stopped totally and despite his mechanics repairing it, he lost too much time. Martin took the win with more than a lap in front of 2nd Max Gotzl, who managed to defend his place from a hard charging Jiri Mara.

Top 13:
1. Martin Bayer (TQ) – Xray
2. Max Gotzl – Xray
3. Jiri Mara – Serpent
4. Ales Bidovsky – Xray
5. Milan Mudra – Xray
6. Kaja Novotny – Xray
7. Frantisek Kalenda – Serpent
8. Tomas Kapicka – Kyosho
9. Ondrej Kulhanek – Xray
10. Jiri Benes – Xray
11. Jaroslav Valder – Xray
12. Petr Klatovsky – Serpent
13. Jan Kapicka – Kyosho

As this was the final race of the series, there was also the overall ceremony. Martin became the champion in both classes.

Top 3 1/8E buggy:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Kaja Novotny – Xray
3. Max Gotzl – Xray

Top 3 1/8IC buggy:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Kaja Novotny – Xray
3. Jiri Mara – Serpent

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Capricorn RC have announced an agreement with UK driver Stephen Lander that will see him race their Lab F1-01 Formula car. Stephen will be competing in UK Formula class events using the Capricorn Lab F1-01 and he had the following to say:

I am very happy to be joining Capricorn for the 2017-18 season as a factory driver using the Lab F1-01. Having seen the high quality parts and innovative design used in many of the brands platforms I’m looking forward to representing Capricorn, working with Patrizio Rossi and the rest of his team helping with product development and supporting customers using Capricorn products. I would like to thank Patrizio for the opportunity to represent his products.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

The new FT Tire Balancer from Team Associated offers a universal design to work on all popular types of RC wheels, and the handheld design of the tool makes it easy to use in any situation. A double-sided adapter nut allows for balancing on an array of different wheels while FT ball bearings ensure a smooth and free spinning operation, a critical component in a tire balancer. The FT tire balancer is also anodized with black and blue components to look good in your toolbox.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]