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Chris Brame wins at SWCS Race Rd5

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:31 AM PDT

After a very hot weekend of racing at RCRCNT in Dallas, Texas, Chris Brame took win after a gruelling 30-minute main event at round 5 of the SWCS. Brame’s Novarossi-powered IGT8 powered out a victory on the hot and slick track while TQ Jeff Whiting (Serpent/Novarossi) ran into issues at about the seven-minute mark. The heat also got to Richard “Pit” Racer’s (IGT8/Picco) clutch and quickly fell off the pace as well. Ultimately and behind Chris it was Darrell Byrd (Serpent/Novarossi) with the runner-up spot while Keith Byrd (Serpent/Picco) rounded out the top 3 result.

Top 5 results:
1. Chris Brame – IGT8/Novarossi/Sweep
2. Darrell Byrd – Serpent/Novarossi/Sweep
3. Keith Byrd – Serpent/Picco/Sweep
4. Graham Blackman – IGT8/RX/Sweep
5. Pit Racer – IGT8/Picco/Sweep

Thanks to Christopher Brame for the report.

Mark Sousa wins Pro Nitro Buggy at King of Kings race

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:55 AM PDT

Stateline Raceway held the King of Kings race this past weekend and it was Mark Sousa who would take the win in the Pro Nitro Buggy A-main. Qualifying 4th on the grid, Mark had a good battle with Tyler Jones for 2nd in the opening stages before Tyler would make a mistake and Mark was able to get around him and was behind Dakota Phend by 8 seconds until Dakota broke his car. At that point Collin Weatherholt got around Mark for the lead and the two battled for a bit. Mark was able to get around him after Colin pitted but unfortunately he flamed out coming out of pit lane and that left Sousa to battle with Austin Horne for the win. Two two went back and forward but Mark Sousa (Xray) was able to open it up at the very end to take the win from Austin Horne (Team Associated) 2nd and Collin Weatherholt (TLR) 3rd.

Image: Mark Sousa

Novarossi Rolling 7-port 3.5cc off-road engine

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:20 AM PDT

Novarossi have introduced their new Rolling 7-power nitro off-road engine. It features a new sleeve with seven transfer ports and exhaust boosters with the patented shape and position of those will improve internal mixture flow to optimise overall performance. Also part of the package is a tuned crankshaft whose design will reduce mixture turbulences while the special front shape improves sealing against fuel leaking. Other fears include the proven R7 conrod, a steel-filled rear cover as well as the patented, shifted composite 3-needle carburettor. The engine is rounded out by the Lighter & Lower Evolution 2 cooling head that sports a 6-bolt design, it will make for a lower centre of gravity and thanks to excessive milling it is also very light of weight.

Specifications:
– Displacement: 3.49cc
– RPM (max power): 37,200RPM
– Bore x stroke: 15.88×17.60mm
– Sleeve: 7 ports
– Rear ball bearings: steel
– Front ball bearings: steel
– Crankshaft: 14.5 mm – turbo – tuned
– Carburettor: plastic – 9 mm – slide
– Glow plug: Turbo (C6TGC)
– Exhaust position: rear
– Starting: standard
– Weight: 373g
– Fuel type: 25% nitro

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

JTP MP9 Champ limited edition shirt & Camo hat

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT

Coming from multi-time ROAR National Champion, Jared Tebo, is the limited edition MP9 Champ T-shirt. Designed to celebrate Jared’s 17th ROAR National Championship win at the 2017 ROAR Fuel Nationals, the design features Tebo’s Kyosho MP9 in black with a red and blue flag in the background. The limited edition tees will only have 30 made and each shirt will come with a hand-signed and numbered authenticity card. Already available is the classic JTP camo hat that features a pop out 3D black and gold embroidery on a classic snapback Yupoong hat.

Source: JTP [jtprc.com]

Haugen & Husman win at EFRA 40+ IC Track Euros

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:19 AM PDT

The 2017 EFRA 40+ Nitro On-road European Championships were held in Skarpnäck, Sweden, this past weekend. With the Friday being rained off the event was basically a 1-day affair which made it necessary to reduce the qualifiers to three rounds with the two best to count. In 1/8th on-road it was Sweden’s Mikael Fransson (Serpent) with the TQ while Andreas Husman (Mugen) TQ’d the 200mm Touring class. After the Superpole Lars Haugen (Mugen) in 1/8th and Mickael Brandt (Xray) in Nitro Touring were the two other drivers to score direct spots in their respective main finals.

From the start of the 1/8th final Mikael Fransson set the pace and he was able to open a gap on 2nd placed Lars Haugen. Everything seemed decided but then Fransson ran into engine problems, allowing Lars Haugen, with safe drive, to take the EFRA 40+ European Champion title from Henri Fredriksson (Shepherd) in 2nd and Trygve Berntsen (Mugen) in 3rd.

In 1/10th it was again the TQ holder with an advantage over the field but different from Mikael Fransson in the 1/8th class, Andreas Husman was able to bring home the win from Mickael Brandt on the runner-up spot and Bernd Hasselbring (Xray) who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

Caroli & Laubscher win at SARDA 1/12th Series Rd3

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:39 AM PDT

The third round of the 2017 South-African ORE 1/12th national championship series was held at the Welkom RC Arena this past weekend. With a tight 2017 RC racing schedule in South Africa some of the 1/12th drivers could not participate in the event but all the championship contenders were present for the four qualifying rounds and three finals. Most of the drivers arrived Friday for some practise and setup on the fast and very high traction track. Practice on Friday showed that the local Antonio Caroli and newcomer Hein Kotze would be drivers to beat in Modified and youngsters Brandon Solomon and Francois Laubscher in the 13.5T blinky stock class.

In 1/12th scale Modified Antonio Caroli showed great pace from the first qualification round and managed to secure the TQ spot with fast and consistent runs. Hein Kotze pushed hard and managed an easy 2nd place on the grid with André Greeff starting from 3rd into the finals. In the mains it was Antonio who set the pace, winning both A1 and A2 with Xray team mates Hein Kotze securing second and André Greeff completing the podium. The TQ and win also gives Antonio Caroli the national title for 2017 with still two rounds remaining.

1/12th scale Modified final results:
1. Antonio Caroli – Xray
2. Hein Kotze – Xray
3. André Greeff – Xray
4. Willie du Plooy – Xray
5. Shaun Schutte – Xray
6. Francois Laubscher – Xray
7. Wade Solomon – Xray
8. Garreth Hayward – Xray
9. Anthony Smith – Xray
10.Brandon Solomon – Xray

The Stock class is still growing with lots of interest from new drivers to participate in the future events. The qualification rounds saw current championship leader Francois Laubscher having a tight battle with his Xray team mate Brandon Solomon but it was Brandon who secured the TQ in the last qualifying run with Wayde Solomon securing 3rd place on the grid. During the main races Francois Laubscher managed to win both A1 and A2 with Brandon and Wayde closely behind. This win also gives Francois Laubscher the 2017 title with still two rounds remaining.

1/12th scale Modified final results:
1. Francois Laubscher – Xray
2. Brandon Solomon – Xray
3. Wayde Solomon – Xray
4. Jonathan Wilken – Xray
5. Patrick Lester – Yokomo
6. Gerry Esterhuizen – Xray
7. Bianka Landman – Xray
8. Petrus Wasserman – Xray
9. John Fitzsimmons – Schumacher
10.Anthony Smith – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Yeah Racing CC01 aluminium suspension parts

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:43 AM PDT

All parts of Yeah Racing’s recently introduced aluminium four-link essential conversion kit are soon also available separately. Beside the four-link rear conversion, the aluminium steering knuckle set, the aluminium C-hubs, front lower suspension arms and also the ball-raced aluminium steering will come separately and they are a drop fit for Tamiya’s CC01 off-road chassis. All aluminium parts are precision machined from high-quality material and they come blue anodised and with silver edge details. Included is also suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

Cragg & Martin win at BRCA 1/10th Off-road Rd5

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:16 AM PDT

Round 5 of this year’s BRCA 1/10th Off-road Championship was held at the Southport Model Racing Club this past weekend. Team Associated’s Neil Cragg would TQ and win the 4WD portion on Sunday in front of Yokomo’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Tom Yardy. The 2WD part, run on Saturday, also had Neil Cragg taking the TQ but with wins in A2 and A3 it was Lee Martin who snatched the win from Neil in 2nd and Tom Yardy 3rd.

Image: Neil Cragg

GForce TS50A Rev Control brushless speed controller

Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:48 AM PDT

Coming from GForce is the TS50A Rev Control brushless speed controller. It offers a compact size of 35.3×32.4×19.7mm, a 6V/2A BEC system and it is usable with down to 8.5T motor in on-road classes and down to 11.5T motors for 1/10th buggy applications. Unique to the Rev Control is an RPM limiter that can be set to values between 10,000 and 20,000 RPM in 500 RPM increments using the optional Progbox device. The controller is rounded out by an aluminium heatsink case as well as a dust-protected electronic power switch.

Specifications:
– Continuos/peak current: 50A/300A
– Motor type: sensored brushless motor
– Motor limit: 8.5T on-road, 11.5T buggy
– Input: 2S LiPo, 4-6 cell NiMH
– BEC output: 6V/2A
– Dimensions: 35.3×32.4×19.7mm
– Weight: 60g

Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]