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Fenix have introduced a special version of their 1/12th pan car gear differential especially designed for CRC’s 1/12th scale pan cars as well as 0.2mm shims to fine-tune the rear track width of 1/12th scale and 1/10th formula cars. Starting with the gear diff, the part features a special red anodised aluminium hub with 4-40 UNC threads to suit US-style wheels. The diff will make for improved traction especially on high-bite surfaces as it prevents any slip within the construction compared to a ball differential, and the red anodised hub is also available separately. Also new is a 10-piece set of 0.2mm shims that can be used to fine-tune the rear track width of 1/12th scale pan and 1/10th formula cars. They can be used with both 1/4” and 6mm rear axles.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

Coming from Xray and made for their GTXE 1/8th electric GT car are hard-coated aluminium pinion gears. The high-strength gears are precision-cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium for ultra-true running and a low weight while the hard-coated surface ensures exceptional durability under all racing conditions. The gears come with laser-etched markings for easy identification and they are available separately in 19T to 24T specification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

European X-Grip distributors Mikimodel have introduced their new line of gold-plated 4mm and 5mm bullet-type connectors as well as 5mm to 4mm reducer tubes. The plugs are of a heavy-duty low-profile design with pre-shaped soldering area for easy soldering and a narrow design that clears most touring car top decks. The connectors and also the reducer tubes, that are utilised to use standard 4mm speed controller connectors with 5mm LiPo packs, come gold-plated for a low resistance and good corrosion resistance.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

The first and second rounds of the BRCA GT12 National Series 2018 were hosted by the Eastbourne Electric Car Club at the Robertsbridge Community Sports Hall, Robertsbridge Community College, East Sussex. This is a new format this year for the BRCA GT12 National series with three venues hosting two rounds each over a weekend. Saturday saw 75 drivers attending round 1 with 73 drivers attending round 2 on Sunday with most drivers electing to attend both days. The race format for both days was a practice heat, four qualifying rounds and one final. The track was laid on ETS carpet with the introduction of orange dots to mark each apex which guided drivers to the racing line around the track.

Qualifying on Saturday was extremely close at the top end, with Andy Murray and Ollie Payne fighting it out on the track for TQ. Throughout qualifying there was some seriously competitive racing throughout the field. Drivers would need a 24 lap qualifying run to get in to the top 5 in the A Final. Despite Ollie pushing hard in Q4 at his local track it was Andy Murray who took TQ. Mark Stiles, a regular A Finalist with his LMP12 car, was driving a Zen RXGT12 and was sitting in 3rd place after Q1 but eventually qualified 5th on the grid. At the end of qualifying the top ten were Andy Murray, Ollie Payne, Adam Catchpole, Ben Vincent, Mark Stiles, Mark Jewitt, Aidan Ripley, Nathan Goodban, Owen Smith and David Gale. Owen Smith was the top Junior driver of the day.

All the finals from A to H were run over 6 minutes and saw some tidy and competitive driving throughout. In the A-final, Andy and Ollie were out front from the start and convincingly pulled away from the rest of the pack. Andy was pushed hard by Ollie throughout the race and with Ollie applying the pressure he then made a couple of minor mistakes which saw Andy taking a comfortable win. The top 5 drivers all finished over the line in their starting grid order, with Nathan Goodban finishing 6th from 8th on the grid giving him his first National A final finish.

Round 1 final results:
1. Andy Murray – Schumacher
2. Ollie Payne – Zen Racing
3. Adam Catchpole – Schumacher
4. Ben Vincent – Schumacher
5. Mark Stiles – Zen Racing
6. Nathan Goodban – Schumacher
7. Mark Jewitt – Schumacher
8. Owen Smith – Zen Racing
9. Aidan Ripley – Schumacher
10.David Gale – Schumacher

Qualifying on Sunday was again extremely close throughout the field and at the top end it was Andy Murray and Ollie Payne fighting it out for the overall TQ. With the track layout the same as Saturday and the grip higher, drivers needed a quick 24 lapper to compete for an A-final place. Andy and Ollie set the bar high, both with 25 lap qualifying runs. At the end of qualifying the top ten were Andy Murray, Ollie Payne, Adam Catchpole, Mark Stiles, Ben Vincent, Mark Jewitt, Nathan Goodban, David Gale, Aidan Ripley and Ben Elliott. So it would seem a bit of a ‘Groundhog Day’ repeat of Saturdays top 10 with the exception of Ben Elliott making the A-final, with Owen Smith just missing out and lining up 2nd in the B-Final.

In the A-final Andy took a tone to tone win with Ollie chasing him for 6 minutes. This time the top 3 drivers all finished over the line in their starting grid order, with the top 7 drivers finishing in the same position as Saturday’s final.

Round 2 final results:
1. Andy Murray – Schumacher
2. Ollie Payne – Zen Racing
3. Adam Catchpole – Schumacher
4. Ben Vincent – Schumacher
5. Mark Stiles – Zen Racing
6. Nathan Goodban – Schumacher
7. Mark Jewitt – Schumacher
8. Ben Elliott – Zen Racing
9. David Gale – Schumacher
10.Aidan Ripley – Schumacher

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

Nemo Racing have introduced the new Beta brand 1/8th car and tyre bag. It is optimised for a complete car with wing and wheels attached, or 15 sets of tyres and features a strong, durable zip complete with a padded lining.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

Following an updated YZ-2 carpet edition kit, Yokomo now also also introduced an upgraded YZ-2 DTM dirt specification buggy. The vehicle builds on the IFMAR World Championship winning YZ-2 DTM and was developed for low, medium and high-traction dirt surfaces and it comes with an aluminium bell crank steering for a more linear steering feeling, a new aluminium centre steering link as well as new gullwing front A-arms. The rear end is equipped with new S3 rear lower suspension arms as well as aluminium suspension mounts with inserts for easy anti-squat, toe and roll centre adjustments. The kit is rounded out by an updated 3-gear gearbox support that improves rear traction, while a new hard-type front bulkhead and new, larger ball ends and ball cups improve precision and durability. The kit comes with a genuine JConcepts F2 body shell and Aero S-Type rear wing and it will hit stores by end of March.

Features
– New front gullwing suspension arms/New HD 5.5mm ball ends
– New S3 rear suspension arms/New HD 5.5mm ball ends
– New aluminium centre link for dirt surfaces
– New high precision aluminium steering bellcranks
– New lightweight 3-pad slipper for laydown 3-gear gearbox
– New graphite battery plate
– New gearbox support
– JConcepts F2 YZ-2 body shell/Aero S-Type wing
– Tungsten ball differential

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

Roche have released a first information of the forthcoming Rapide P10 Evo 1/10th 200mm pan car kit. The Evo variant will feature a new carbon fibre main chassis and rear lower pod plate as well as an updated chassis brace, front bumper motor mount and upper plate along a newly introduced aluminium front suspension mount plate and a redesigned floating servo mount plate. The kit, that will hit stores in April, is rounded out by a big bore DVS-W centre shock.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

Coming from ARC and made for the R8.1E 1/8th electric on-road kit are carbon fibre shorty LiPo holders. The parts allow the use of 94mm to 100mm shorty LiPo packs in order to reduce the car’s overall weight or to fine-tune the weight distribution. The triangular holders are machined from high-quality carbon fibre, they come as pairs and are available now.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]

The opening round of the Bolivian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held in La Paz this past weekend. Due to the location of the track, high above sea level, engine tuning was very difficult for the nitro drivers as were the weather conditions with rain making for a muddy track at times. In the end it was Carlos Guerra who made the best out of the conditions to bring home the win in the Nitro Buggy class from Bryan Bohrt 2nd and Jorge Zamora 3rd, making it an all JQ Racing top 3. Over in E-Buggy it was again Carlos Guerra with the win as Jorge Zamora and Wilson Cuellar rounded out the top 3 results for another JQ Racing 1-2-3 finish.

Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]

Round 4 of the Finnish FinTrack Tour took place at the Äänekoski indoor track last weekend. The facility offers both permanent on and off-road tracks and the club did a great job again hosting the indoor season finale. In the Touring Modified class, run on Saturday, Viljami Kutvonen took the win from Joel Valander and Georgy Chmigal in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The championship has three rounds ahead with the battle for the top 3 spots still being on between the 55 drivers that attended so far.

Touring Modified Rd4 final results:
1. Viljami Kutvonen – Xray
2. Joel Valander – Xray
3. Georgy Chmigal – Xray
4. Miko Teponoja – Awesomatix
5. Kalle Lehto – Awesomatix
6. Kirill Trofimov – Xray
7. Teemu Saarinen – Capricorn
8. Joni Minkkinen – Awesomatix
9. Miika Laurila – Awesomatix
10.Valtteri Eklund – Xray

In the Touring 13.5T class qualifying was super close with only a couple of tenths of a second separating the top 4 drivers. After the three mains it was Vesa Yli with the win, coming from the 3 spot on the grid, from Kalle Lehto 2nd and Miika Laurila 3rd. As for the overall championship, that concluded with round 4, Miika Laurila took the title honours with Vesa in 2nd and last year’s champion Kalle Lehto in 3rd.

Touring 13.5T Rd4 final results:
1. Vesa Yli
2. Kalle Lehto
3. Miika Laurila
4. Teemu Saarinen
5. Marko Vähäkuopus
6. Valtteri Eklund
7. Leevi Martikainen
8. Eetu Pesonen
9. Lasse Ilvessalo
10.Jere Saarinen

In Stock TC Ilari Lamminsivu, 2017 1/12 Stock champion, won the race after a great drive. Also a great drive from club mate Eemeli Anttonen who had the speed to win but had a hard time in first main as he had to retire due to broken switch after his car got hit. Both drivers are still going strong and looking to battle for the championship when going outdoors at the end of May.

Touring Stock Rd4 final results:
1. Ilari Lamminsivu
2. Joonis Oksanen
3. Eemeli Anttonen
4. Saku Moilanen
5. Sisu Kuuslahti
6. Joenna Oksanen
7. Tommi Tirroniemi
8. Oscar Leino

Source: Euro RC [eurorc.com] & Vesa Yli