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RC Bike World Championship Warm Up – Announcement

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 08:21 AM PDT

The 2019 RC Bike World Championship will take place later this year at the MAV Aigen-Schlägl circuit in Austria. The club are pleased to announce the Warm Up Race will take place shortly, on 30 May to 1 June, running with the same classes as the main event – 1/5 Superbike, Stock and Nitro, and 1/8 Funbike. Entries for the race are open now here and all the details, rules, and hotel information can be found on the club’s dedicated web page here.

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Performa Racing D819 shock caps & bladder set

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 02:54 AM PDT

Coming from Performa Racing and made in cooperation with Fast Race are new upper shock caps for the HB Racing D819 buggy. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised the shock caps include special bladders that ensure a more consistent handling, they add landing stability and also optimise acceleration out of corners. The caps and bladders come in sets of two caps and two bladders.

Source: Performa Racing [performaracing.com]

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Tamiya Lunch Box Mini – Coming soon

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:42 AM PDT

Tamiya have released a first image of their forthcoming Lunch Box Mini monster truck. Designed with entry-level modellers in mind, the body comes pre-cut and pre-painted with the truck using 1/10th scale tyres for a monstrous appearance. Full details will become available during the forthcoming Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

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RC-Project S35-3 Valente Edition shock pins

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:35 AM PDT

Coming from RC-Project and made for the SWorkz S35-3 series vehicles are the Valente Edition 7075-T6 Ergal lower shock pins. Machined from high-quality material and coming with a hard surface finish for wear, the lower shock mounting pins reduce unsprung weight while offering exceptional durability at the same time. The pins are directional, coming with left and right hand threads to prevent them from becoming loose during operation. The pins can be fixed using a 2.5mm hex or 5.5mm socket wrench and they are available now.

Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]

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Nacho Lopez wins at Spanish 1/8th IC Track opener

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:23 AM PDT

The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th On-road Nationals was held at the Automodelismo Autet club in Valencia last weekend. In the 1/8th IC Track class it was Victor Gonzalez with the TQ from Nacho Lopez in 2nd. In the 45-minute A-main however it was Nacho who would lead the way, taking the win some five laps in front of Luis Cayetano Delgado and Juan Miguel Delgado. TQ holder victor had to settle for 10th overall.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

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Max Götzl sweeps SMRC club race

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 01:06 AM PDT

The Austrian SMRC club held a club race last weekend. The event saw a somewhat different race format with only two qualifiers, 20 minutes long for the 2WD class while the 4WD and Truck qualifiers were held over ten minutes. The final grid was decided by the best three consecutive laps. Max Götzl took the TQ in all three classes with the 2WD top 3 being made up by Martin Fischer and Manfred Resch while Antonia Kovalzski and Roland Hauleitner came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 4WD class. The finals then were run over eight minutes in 2WD and six minutes in 4WD and Truck.

In the finals Max was able to convert all three TQs into wins, with 2WD A3 winner Roland taking the runner-up spot from Martin Fischer in 3rd.

4WD also decided early with Max checking out in A1 and A2. Antonia would take the win in A3 for the overall 2nd place in front of 3rd placed Roland.

In Truck Max took an easy win in front of the other drivers that switched from SC to Stadium Trucks after the qualifiers, however they were given prices for the SC class.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Norwegian Touring Nationals Rd1 – Report

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 12:52 AM PDT

The opening round of the Norwegian Touring Nationals was held in wet conditions at the Helganes Motorsports Centre in Karmøy. With several entrants pulling out due to the weather conditions, only 6 drivers made up the Modified qualifiers, that already from the start seemed to be a battle between Øyvind Stusdal and Nikolai Håheim. As the rain had been pouring down during the night, and the rain showers were expected to continue during the day, the race officials decided to declare it a wet race, and the track was indeed very wet. Stussdahl took Q1, five seconds ahead of Håheim, before Håheim fought back in Q2 securing the heat. An unfortunate mechanical error set an early stop for Stusdal in Q3, securing Håheim the TQ. The remainder of the participants struggled heavily with the conditions.

As expected the rain kept on coming throughout the finals and the track conditions stayed very wet. Stusdal had an early mechanical issue in A1, with Nikolai Håheim taking the first final, three laps ahead of Lars Møller Holst. Helge Naley was way behind both of them, commenting that slicks were definitely not the appropriate tyre choice after the first final. Stusdal fought back in A2 securing the win three seconds ahead of Håheim , however Håheim clinched it on A3, ten seconds ahead of Stusdal, taking the overall victory.

Modified final results:
1. Nikolai Håheim – Schumacher
2. Øyvind Stusdal – Serpent
3. Lars Møller Holst – Team Associated
4. Helge Naley – Team Associated
5. Jostein Helland – Team Associated
6. Mathias Nedrebø – Yokomo

The 13.5 Stock class had five participants that gave the difficult conditions a try. A close fight between two brothers and one of the locals would see Andreas Bryne securing TQ, in front of Ole Thomas Bryne and Odd Helge Johansen. Some close racing was seen in the Stock finals, Odd Helge Johansen and Andreas Bryne fought well against the winner, but had some bad luck and mechanical issues, Ole Thomas on the other hand, seemed to have everything working perfectly, with some impressive driving.

Stock final results:
1. Ole Thomas Bryne – Schumacher
2. Odd Helge Johansen – Team Associated
3. Andreas Bryne – Schumacher
4. Per Velde – Team Associated
5. Henrik Helland – Team Associated

Thanks to Helge Naley for the report.

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Blitz Delta 225mm wheelbase M-class body shell

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 12:09 AM PDT

Blitz have introduced their new Delta body shell for the ever popular 1/10th M-class on-road cars. Designed for 225mm wheelbase chassis the body resembles a famous 1990’s rally car and it features an add-on roof wing for scale looks and increased performance and stability. The lid is moulded from high-quality 0.8mm thickness polycarbonate and it comes including window masks and a detailed decal sheet.

Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
www.team-titan.com.tw/index.html

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BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals Rd1 – Report

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:54 PM PDT

The opening round of the British 1/10th IC Circuit nationals took place this past weekend at the Adur circuit in the south of England. Dry but windy qualifying conditions would see the usual contenders battling for overall TQ. In 200mm it would be Joe Kerry with his Capricorn taking top spot some 4 seconds in front of Serpent’s John Zottl, with James Connolly rounding out the top 3 driving a Mugen. In 220mm GT, returning to the class, Serpent driver Mark Green dominated qualifying to claim pole position in front of the Capricorn of Glyn Beal and Richard Kozakiewicz also driving a Serpent. The GT8 support class would see Serpent’s Paul Bellinger taking overall TQ in front of the IGT8s of Glyn Beal and Rob Scott.

Finals started with the threat of rain which appeared in the closing stages of the 200mm A-main. Pole man Joe Kerry would retire at around the 10-minute mark, leaving John Zottl and James Connolly to fight it out for the win. James would take the lead on the penultimate lap to take the win by the narrowest of margins from John, with Neil Wallace moving up from fourth on the grid to round out the podium.

Rain was falling for the start of the 220mm GT A-main, meaning tyre strategy would prove to be the deciding factor during the race. From the start 4th place driver Barry Abbott would pull out a considerable lead in the early stages of the race, but with the track now drying rapidly tyre changes were required throughout the field. After the 30-minute long final it would be Devendra Mahatme bringing home a well deserved win from 7th on the grid in front of Philip Edward’s with Barry Abbott taking the final podium position in the closing stages of the race.

GT8 would start in dry conditions, and would see Glyn Beal taking the lead early on and never looking back. Craig Woods progressed up the field to take 2nd with Jason Fox rounding out the top 3 respectively.

Round 2 of the championship moves on to the iconic Mendip circuit on 18th May, theres still time to get your entries in via the BRCA website.

Thanks to Barry Abbott for the report.

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Xray T4F 1.4mm front anti-roll bar

Posted: 29 Apr 2019 11:44 PM PDT

Coming from Xray and made for their all-new T4F 1/10th FWD touring car kit is a 1.4mm front anti-roll bar wire. The different thickness wire allows to adapt the front end to the given track conditions, helping to fine tune chassis roll. The anti-roll bar comes laser-engraved for easy identification and it is available now.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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