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Reds Racing M7 WCX Corsa Lunga .21 on-road engine

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Available now is Reds Racing’s M7 WCX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro on-road engine. The new power plant is a seven special ports extreme power engine that sports a brand new cooling head which features an updated design for improved airflow to increase the cooling and ensure a low centre of gravity. The crankcase, the new head and the combustion chamber have been redesigned to improve cooling consistently and the new cooling system, besides improving cooling and reliability, also improves engine performance and fuel efficiency. The engine comes with a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for improved engine durability and the on-road carburettor has been redesigned to get greater idle stability, more precise tuning and improved power delivery.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

Brian Henn takes win at Thornhill Team Cup

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 08:38 AM PDT

The Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas saw the running of the Thornhill Team Cup this past weekend. In the 1/8th Expert E-Truggy it was Brian Henn with the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he would also hold onto the wins in both A-main legs to grab the overall title from Austin Bauer 2nd and Jason Hill 3rd, making it an all-Team-Associated top 3.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]

HPI-Challenge Carpet Masters – Report

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 08:26 AM PDT

This past weekend the HPI-Challenge Carpet Masters were held at the Arena33 in Andernach, Germany with 135 racers attending in the five classes of 13.5T Touring, 17.5T Touring, LMP, Classic and Rookie. In 13.5T Touring it was the Awesomatix trio of Max Mächler, Ingo Herschbach and Marcel Geiger who made up the top 3 after the A-mains with Henrik Heitsch (ARC) and Özer Yürüm (Awesomatix) completing the top 5.

13.5T final results:
1. Max Mächler – Awesomatix
2. Ingo Herschbach – Awesomatix
3. Marcel Geiger – Awesomatix
4. Henrik Heitsch – ARC
5. Özer Yürüm – Awesomatix
6. Christoph Thiele – Awesomatix
7. Daniel Wohlgemuth – Awesomatix
8. Jill Bartsch – Awesomatix
9. Marvin Schneider – Awesomatix
10.Matthias Keding – Awesomatix

With about 60 entires 17.5T Touring was the most popular class and it was Alexander Müller who walked away with the win to lead an Awesomatix 1-2-3 as Bernd Haas and Frank Fuchs completed the podium result.

1. Alexander Müller – Awesomatix
2. Bernd Haas – Awesomatix
3. Frank Fuchs – Awesomatix
4. Torsten Baggendorf – ARC
5. Karsten Bartsch – Awesomatix
6. Daniel Pöhlmann – Awesomatix
7. Ronald Hinck – Awesomatix
8. Joachim Altenhoff – Awesomatix
9. Alexander Mayer – Awesomatix
10.Tobias Schuster – Awesomatix

Over in LMP it was Andreas Stiebler with the win from Thorsten Ulrich and Ulf Bohlender in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

LMP final results:
1. Andreas Stiebler
2. Thorsten Ulrich
3. Ulf Bohlender
4. Georg Borutta
5. Stefan Mauel
6. Alexander Mayer
7. Björn Fiedel
8. Steve Hildenbrandt
9. Stephan Hoelke
10.Torsten Baggendorf

The Classis category had Tobias Schuster taking the silverware from Manfred Tallen 2nd and Jens Ackermann 3rd.

Classic final results:
1. Tobias Schuster
2. Manfred Tallen
3. Jens Ackermann
4. Steve Jäger
5. Karl-heinz Wilke
6. Albrecht Schacht
7. Valentin Junker
8. Dirk Lante
9. René Kronsteiner
10.Christian Bräutigam

Finally in the Rookie class it was Vanessa Pfeiffer with the win from Petros Giankou and Frank Szymanski

Rookie:
1. Vanessa Pfeiffer
2. Petros Giankou
3. Frank Szymanski
4. Sven Ogrisseck
5. Christian Erazo Recalde
6. Luca Jung
7. Elena Fuchs
8. Sascha Kaiser
9. Sylvia Müller
10.Lenny Jäger

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com] & Max Mächler

Patrick Hofer wins at Swiss 1/8th GP Buggy opener

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 07:51 AM PDT

The opening round of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held this past weekend and in the Expert class it was HB Racing’s Jeremy Pittet with the TQ from Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) and Christoph Affolter. In the 45-minute A-main it was again the pairing of Jeremy and Patrick who made up the top 2 with the better end for Patrick who, despite an undercut from Jeremy, would bring home the win some five seconds in front of Pittet as HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen rounded out the top 3 results.

Image: Patrick Hofer

Hagberg & Payne take EFRA 1/12th titles

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 07:21 AM PDT

The 2018 EFRA 1/12th scale European Championships were held at the Racing Arena Limburg this past weekend. With nearly 150 entries the event was very well attended, making for competitive racing in both the Modified and Stock classes and ultimately it was Alexander Hagberg with the overall TQ from Olly Jefferies in the Modified class as Ollie Payne snatched the TQ in the Stock category from Michal Orlowski. In Modified Alexander Hagberg broke away at the start of the first leg, with Olly Jefferies running around a second behind him initially. This continued for six minutes, till Alex clipped a bot dot in the race control chicane, sending him into the barriers and an eventual retirement. This allowed Olly through to take the leg win, with Ollie Payne and Michel Orlowski continuing their battle from the stock class behind him. Ollie prevailed to take second with Michel third.

Alex knew that he couldn’t afford any further mistakes and duly delivered in leg two, running a clean eight minutes to take the leg win. He was helped in this task by a mistake from Olly early on which dropped him behind Ollie and Michel. These three circulated together for the rest of the run, but with no further changes in position Payne took second place in the leg from Orlowski.

Hagberg demonstrated his intent at the start of leg three, breaking away into a lead that he would never relinquish. Such was Alex’s pace that towards the end of the eight minute run he was closing in to lap the battle for third place. The leg win secured Alex his fifth consecutive European championship in the class, with Olly Jefferies making a mistake in his quest to catch and pass Alex. Olly’s mistake allowed Ollie Payne through to finish the leg in second place and secure his second podium position of the weekend, with Olly securing the overall second place with a third in the final leg.

In Stock Ollie Payne blasted away from his pole position in leg one of the final, initially pulling away slightly for the first couple of laps until Michel Orlowski’s tyres came in. Once Michel’s car had hooked up, it was clear that he was able to run at the same pace as Ollie, and spent the next six and a half minutes applying heavy pressure to try and gain the lead. A small mistake from Michel allowed Ollie to escape slightly, the a second mistake from a hard charging Michel dropped him back behind Markus Mobers. This left Ollie to take the leg from Markus and Michel.

Leg two saw the Ollie and Michel break away again, though this time Markus Mobers managed to keep a watching brief about a second behind the lead pair. Payne and Orlowski continued their battle for the next five minutes, with Michel making several moves and Ollie resisting every time. Eventually, Michel made a small error, clipping a bot dot in the centre of the track as the pair headed back towards the drivers rostrum. With the front of his car now in the air, Michel was unable to avoid clipping the rear of Ollie’s car, turning him round. While Orlowski sportingly waited for Payne to recover, Markus Mobers nipped through into the lead, followed closely by Oliver Bultynck. Markus held this lead through to the end, with Oliver holding off Ollie for second.

Into the final leg then, and yet again Ollie and Michel broke away from the pack, Orlowski still applying pressure all the time but Payne successfully defending his place. Ollie had the advantage of knowing that a second place to Michel would still secure the title if the pressure was too great, but looked determined to seal his maiden European title with another leg win. Orlowski was still in close attendance with thirty seconds remaining, but then a small error in the chicane through the middle of the track while the pair were lapping traffic gave Ollie all the breathing space he needed to cross the line first and secure the European title. Michel crossed the line in second place with Markus Mobers third, but Markus’ leg two win was enough to secure him second overall with Michel third.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

Cristiano Sartor wins CRNS Rd1

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 06:59 AM PDT

The opening round of the Italian CRNS was held at the Fiorano track. In the 1/8th track class it was ARC driver Cristiano Sartor with the win from Capricorn’s Alessandro Merloni 2nd and Xray driver Alessandro Bracci 3rd. Sandro Sammarini and Fabrizio Iori would round out the top 5 results.

1/8th A-Main Final:
1. Cristiano Sartor
2. Alessandro Merloni
3. Alessandro Bracci
4. Sandro Sammarini
5. Fabrizio Iori
6. Alberto De Lotto
7. Mattia Rinaldi
8. Gianmarco Di Febo
9. Emanuele Comoglio
10.Alberto Tedeschi

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

2018 BRCA Clubman Championship Rd1 – Report

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 06:01 AM PDT

The first round of the 2018 BRCA Clubman Championship took place at West London on this past Sunday. The event was well attended, with a near full entry list. “Wet London” continued to live up to its name, with relentless rain leading to worsening track conditions as the day progressed. Aaron Rose took a closely contested TQ in the 13.5 boosted class from Andrew Robson 2nd, and Dominic Carter 3rd. Andrew Robson drove superbly in the deteriorating conditions to take both leg wins and the overall win, followed by Aaron Rose in 2nd and Jamie Vassallo in 3rd.

In the 17.5 blinky class, Bill Fletcher took a reasonably commanding victory from Gareth Hollis 2nd and Mark Trinder 3rd. Meanwhile, Ben Cosgrove won the Formula One category from Luke Lee and Lee Owen. The series now moves on to Adur for round 2 of the BRCA Clubman championship on May 6th.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Yeah Racing 5mm offset wheel hex adapters

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 05:52 AM PDT

Yeah Racing have introduced a set of 12mm aluminium wheel hex adapters with 5mm offset. They are of a heavily machined design for a low weight yet great rigidity and are usable for a range of brands and applications including touring and drift cars as well as crawler trucks. The set includes four clamping-style adapters and it comes with cross pins and suitable screws.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

Phat Bodies GT12 Zed wing pack

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 05:32 AM PDT

Phat Bodies have introduced their new Zed wing pack that has been developed as an alternative to the popular kit wing included with the company’s GTM and GTF body shells. The wings are supplied with new profiles for a different feel on track. Both can also be tuned to varied heights for high and low downforce tracks and they are moulded in 0.75mm Lexan polycarbonate to give minimal deflection under load for maximum downforce yet also lightweight to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible.

Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.com]

T-Works aluminium exhaust locks

Posted: 09 Apr 2018 03:22 AM PDT

Coming from T-Works is a set of aluminium exhaust locks for most .21 and .12 exhaust pipes. The machined aluminium parts are designed to sandwich the pipe end in addition to the standard muffler grub screw, making for additional security and peace of mind in long mains or when running on rutted tracks. The machined aluminium items come black anodised for wear, in sets of two and including four grub screws.

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