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Spanish National Series finale – Report

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 07:36 AM PDT

Madrid played host to the final round of the Spanish National Series. Going into the finale Javier Alonso, Marc Moix, Javi Ferrando and Carlos Ferrando all had their chance to get the title and it was Javier who set the early pace by TQing three of the qualifying rounds while Carlos locked the P2 spot on the grid after coming out fastest in the final two qualifiers. In the first main, Javier Alonso had a big crash at the beginning which let Carlos Ferrando pick up the lead and cruise to the finish line. In A2, Javier Alonso was on new tyres which gave him enough advantage to take the main easily so in the last leg, the title was at stake between Alonso and Ferrando. Both soon separated from the field and fought for the championship, which finally ended up in Carlos’ hands. The podium was completed by Javi Ferrando making a 1-2-3 for Xray.

Final results:
1. Carlos Ferrando – Xray
2. Javier Alonso Tojo – Xray
3. Javi Ferrando – Xray
4. Javi Ferrando – ARC
5. Ramon Guasch Palma – ARC
6. Javier Basante Cantalapiedra – ARC
7. Guillem Diaz Clausell – Schumacher
8. Carlos Atienza Seco – ARC
9. Francisco Javier Hidalgo Bonet – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Spashett & Farrell win at BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd1

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 06:24 AM PDT

Last weekend saw the first round of the 2017/18 British Championship for LMP12 pan cars. The first race of the season took place at the Eastbourne track in the south of England. The club has a regular facility in a sports hall, and laid out a fantastic track on ETS carpet. The track used a mixture of hard drainpipe markers and small bot-dots on the tricky corners. The layout made for great crash-free racing, and saw the drivers unanimous in their praise for the new ‘small’ bot-dots. The Championship has three classes being contested, on Saturday all drivers compete in the 13.5 Stock class, and on Sunday drivers choose either 6.5 blinky Modified or 13.5 blinky Sports Modified.

The series saw multiple World Champion David Spashett defending his Stock title and Adam Catchpole aiming to claim a second title in the Modified class. In addition to these drivers there were a host of drivers looking to unseat the champions. Saturday saw the whole field run Stock, and it was the smooth driving of David Spashett that led the field. David’s Roche was exactly the same speed as the rest of the leading drivers over a lap, but his consistency over a run saw him claim a comfortable pole from Adam Catchpole’s Xray and Ollie Payne’s Roche. The A-final saw a masterclass from David, who after early pressure from Adam, simply drove away from the field to win by almost a lap from team mate Ollie Payne. Adam claimed the final podium position in third on his national debut for Xray.

13.5 Stock final results
1. David Spashett – Roche/Motiv
2. Ollie Payne – Roche/Motiv
3. Adam Catchpole – Xray/Muchmore
4. Matthew Varrah – Team Associated/Reedy
5. Matt Rice – Team Associated/Motiv
6. Ben Vincent – Schumacher/Fantom
7. Mick Farrell – CRC/Motiv
8. Matt White – Team Associated/Motiv
9. Aaron Morley – Team Associated/Motiv
10.Andy Murray – Schumacher/Fantom

Sunday saw the majority of the field stick with the 13.5 class, with ten of the superstars moving over to the Modified 6.5 class. In Stock it was the CRC of Mick Farrell that over the four rounds proved the quickest – in the end posting the only 38 lap run of qualifying. The gap however was small, with Mark Jewitt, Ben Vincent, Matt Rice and Luke Burley all being close over a full run. The final saw a rocket start in to the lead for the Xray of Mark Jewitt, but small mistakes allowed Mick to retake the race lead and control the pace, to take his first win in two years. Mark Jewitt kept the pressure on and was rewarded with second position, from the Team Associated of Matt Rice who capped off a fantastic weekend with his second National podium in third.

13.5 Sports Modified final results:
1. Mick Farrell – CRC/Motiv
2. Mark Jewitt – Xray/Muchmore
3. Matt Rice – Team Associated/Motiv
4. Neil Diver – Roche/Motiv
5. Tim Hancock – Zen Racing/Trinity
6. Gavin Clinch – Roche/Motiv
7. Nigel Hale – Team Associated/Reedy
8. Luke Burley – Xray/Motiv
9. James Stewart – Team Associated/Motiv
10.Ben Vincent – Schumacher/Fantom

The Modified class saw European Junior Champion Ollie Payne dominate every round of qualifying with his Roche to claim his first Modified pole position. The only driver close to his pace was Chris Kerswell, who looked to have a very good chance of the win with his Associated. Third on the grid was last years Champion, Adam Catchpole. The final saw a hectic first few laps, with Ollie looking to be having problems with a car that broke away entering corners. This meant that after several near misses, Chris collected Ollie demoting the pair down the field. This left David Spashett to take the lead, which in typical fashion he never looked like losing. In the end the speed of Chris Kerswell’s Team Associated saw him recover to second, and with a few more laps it could have been a maiden win for the R6.

6.5 Modified final results:
1. David Spashett – Roche/Trinity
2. Chris Kerswell – Team Associated/Reedy
3. Adam Catchpole – Xray/Muchmore
4. Ollie Payne – Roche/Trinity
5. Andy Murray – Schumacher/Fantom
6. Aaron Morley – Team Associated/Reedy
7. Damian Giddings – Xray/G-Force
8. Matt White – Team Associated/Reedy
9. Chris Grainger – Team Associated/Reedy
10.Matthew Varrah – Team Associated/Reedy

The next round of the series takes place in Birtley, in North East England, in late November.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

Danish Electric On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 05:34 AM PDT

Round 2 of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was recently held in Vejle. The Touring Modified class saw Xray’s Mike Gosvig dominate as he took all three qualifiers and finals to make a clean sweep. Patrick Danielsen (Xray) was not able to keep up with Mike’s speed and finished all races about three to five seconds short of Gosvig’s time, however he was able to take the runner-up spot after the finals in front of Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard.

Touring Modified final results:
1. Mike Gosvig – Xray
2. Patrick Danielsen – Xray
3. Frederik Hovgaard – Yokomo
4. Patrick Hornum – Awesomatix
5. Mike Hansen – Schumacher
6. Morten Iversen – Schumacher
7. Johnny Andersen – Schumacher
8. Michael Hovgaard – Yokomo

In the Touring Stock class it was Patrick Folman (Awesomatix) with the win while 2nd placed Mike Gosvig (Xray) had to cope with fading overall performance in the finals which was possibly due to his tyres not being the best. Xray’s Kevin Nielsen rounded out the podium result in 3rd.

Touring Stock final results:
1. Patrick Folman – Awesomatix
2. Mike Gosvig – Xray
3. Kevin Nielsen – Xray
4. Frederik Broløs – Xray
5. Patrick danielsen – Xray
6. Stefan Finnich – Schumacher
7. Steven Olsen – Awesomatix
8. Chris Nielsen – Xray

In the Formula class, that had to cope with the tracks raising grip levels, it was Michael Johnsen with the TQ and win.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Graupner HGM series high-voltage servos

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:53 AM PDT

Coming from Graupner are three new HGM series high voltage servos. The HGM SST +T BB MG (0.05s/22kg-cm) is a speed servo for 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles while the HGM SLP +T BB MG (0.045s/12kg-cm) is a high performance low-profile offering for 1/10th touring cars and off-road buggies. Also coming is the HGM SOR +T BB MG (0.06s/25.5kg-cm) for 1/10th and 1/8th applications that require a high torque. All three feature metal gears, telemetry functions, brushless motors, they are usable with 4.8V to 8.4V input, and are compatible with Sanwa’s High and Super Response modes.

Source: Graupner [graupner.de]

AME BD8-series Carbon Backbone

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:47 AM PDT

The new AME Carbon Backbone for the Yokomo BD8-2018/17 has been developed and tested in cooperation with the Yokomo Factory Team in Stock and Modified classes and during the last couple of months. The backbone attached to the rear part of the chassis and drastically changes the handling of the BD8, offering improved stability, drivability and corner speed in nearly all track conditions, from low to high grip carpet or asphalt.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

Capricorn C803 EP Pro 1/8th electric on-road kit

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 04:18 AM PDT

Hot on the heels of Capricorn’s C803 EP 1/8th electric on-road kit comes the C803 EP Pro. Sharing the same main specifications and features, the Pro version differs in a way that it comes with a 2-speed gearbox, similar to the one used on the nitro-powered car. In addition the Pro variant also features mechanical brakes to ensure precise stopping power.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

Pro-Line tyre rubber bands

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:27 AM PDT

Pro-Line have introduced a set of tyre rubber bands that are made to make tyre gluing a breeze. The bands were specifically designed for holding tyres down during the gluing process while still being stretchy enough to work on multiple sizes of tyres; including 1/10th buggy and truck to SC and all the way up to 1/8th buggy. The bands come in Pro-Line blue with Pro-Line logos on the side and in packs of four.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

T-Works lightweight touring car body height adjusters

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:08 AM PDT

Coming from T-Works are new lightweight touring car body height adjusters. The platforms are machined from aluminium and they are of a single-piece design for a low weight and easy adjustment. The parts offer two rows of holes that are also aligned on different heights and by turning the adapters, a fine-adjustment of the body height can be achieved without having to use a calliper, as it is needed when using screw-type height adjusting platforms. The parts fit a wide range of touring cars and they come in five different colours including black, blue, red, orange and gun metal.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

Hit Winter race – Report

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 01:54 AM PDT

A new round of the popular Hit Winter race series was held at the Holešov gymnasium in the Czech Republic. In the premier Touring Modified category Matěj Šulc confirmed his speed and took the overall TQ spot after winning the triple qualifiers. In the finals it was the same story again as Matěj took the overall, however he was under pressure of Kuba Šimurda but Matěj didn’t allow any dramas and so Kuba had to settle for 2nd overall. After a successful third A-main leg, Karel Kratochvíl took the overall 3rd place from Ludvík Kureček and Michal Vítámvas.

Touring Modified top 5 results:
1. Matěj Šulc – Xray
2. Kuba Šimurda – Xray
3. Karel Kratochvíl – Xray
4. Ludvík Kurečka – Serpent
5. Michal Vítámvás – Xray

In the Touring Stock class Karel Kratochvíl maintained his dominant position and by taking the overall TQ and all three finals he further cemented his Stock racing legacy. Karel’s son Martin came in 2nd from Radko Černohous Jr. 3rd.

Touring Stock top 5 results:
1. Karel Kratochvíl – Xray
2. Martin Kratochvíl – Xray
3. Radko Černohous – Xray
4. Markéta Vítamvásová – Xray
5. Zdeněk Zikmund – Xray

In the Formula class Lukáš Hoch was on a high, leaving Tomáš Rajdus behind in 2nd place with the latter loosing an average of ten seconds to Lukáš in each race. Martin Janíček completed the podium in 3rd place.

Formula top 5 results:
1. Lukáš Hoch – Yokomo
2. Tomáš Rajdus – Xray
3. Martin Janíček – Xray
4. Ladislav Holásek – Xray
5. Libor Holub – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Samix TRX-4 brass portal axle covers

Posted: 25 Oct 2017 01:29 AM PDT

Samix have introduced a set of brass portal axle covers for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The parts are machined from high-quality brass material and they come black coated and with golden edge details and logos. The covers add 55g of weight per pair and thus greatly improve the climb performance of the vehicle while also making for improved overall drivetrain rigidity. The axle covers are available separately as pairs and also including a set of mock-up brake discs and callipers for added visual impact and scale looks.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]