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The second round of the Arrowmax Cup was held at the AMA indoor track in Guangzhou, China, this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Wong Wing Cheung with the TQ and win from Zhong Qin Xuan on the runner-up spot. Xiao Bao would round out the top 3 results.

In the 13.5T Touring Stock class it was Chan Ling Cheung with the TQ and win from Ali 2nd and Boon Yang Koh 3rd. Finally in the 21.5T Formula class it was again Lo Man who came out on top after qualifying and finals with Ho Hai Ben and BG in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

The 2018/19 Schumacher GP Series is a 3-race series that will be held at the MB Raceway in Leeds, UK and will cater for GT12 and Touring classes. GT12 and Touring 13.5T Blinky will run to BRCA rules, however the GT12 class will run on Contact Green Stripe and the touring class on Sorex XG-28RK control tyres. The dates are all on Saturdays, September 29th, December 29th (Christmas), April 20th (Easter) so not to clash with any Sunday racing. There will be a 100 driver limit, initially 70 GT12 and 30 touring. More information and sign-up can be found here.

PR Racing have released a first of what is expected to be their forthcoming SB401 Type R 1/10th 4WD buggy. The vehicle will add to PR Racing’s line of Type R competition kits and is understood to come with a range of high-performance features right out of the box. Full information will become available in time for the release.

Source: PR Racing [pr-rc.com]

The fourth round of the 2018 Castilla y León 1/8th Off-Road Nitro Buggy Regional Champs was hosted by the Pical Club in Valladolid, Spain. Xray’s Pablo Fernández took the 2nd place overall in the qualifiers, however he was able to up his performance in the 45-minutes long main final to bring hime the win in front of young Daniel Pariente (Mugen) as Team Associated’s David Benito rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The Bury Metro track was host to this year’s BRCA 1/10th Off-road Juniors & Veterans meeting this past weekend. In the Under 16 4WD Championship it was Josh Holdsworth with the TQ after the qualifiers, however it was 2nd place qualifier, Edward Callan with the overall win after the triple A-main legs as Josh had to settle for 2nd. Jamie Hall was able to conserve his qualifying performance to take 3rd overall.

2WD Under 13 top 3 results:
1. Ben Smith – Schumacher
2. Tommy Hall – PR
3. Tyler Liddle – Schumacher

2WD Under 16 top 3 results:
1. Josh Holdsworth – Team C
2. Harry Brittain – n/a
3. Jamie Hall – PR

2WD Veteran over 40 top 3 results:
1. Nathan Ralls – Xray
2. Stuart Wood – Schumacher
3. Andy Woods – Schumacher

2WD Veteran over 50 top 3 results:
1. Derek Mclarney – Kyosho
2. Robin Schumacher – Schumacher
3. Ken Reith – Tamiya

4WD Under 13 top 3 results:
1. Tommy Hall – PR
2. Ben Smith – Schumacher
3. Matthew Peters – Xray

4WD Veteran Over 40 top 3 results:
1. Tony Bishop – Xray
2. Nathan Ralls – Xray
3. Andy Woods – Schumacher

4WD Veteran Over 50 top 3 results:
1. Robin Schumacher – Schumacher
2. Ken Reith – Tamiya
3. Keith Wardle – Schumacher

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk] & Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Round 5 of the Mid German Regional IC Track Championships took place at the Minidrom Ettlingen over the weekend. In the premier 1/8th On-road class 1 and qualifying 4th for the 30-minute A-main, Infinity’s Dennis Weihert only needed to finish on the podium to lift the overall title. With temperatures up to 35 Degrees Celsius Dennis played a safe strategy and he was rewarded with a 2nd place on the finish line behind Serpent’s Philip Sting and in front of Serpent driver Jörg Wäldle. Dennis’ latest result together with a win and a 2nd place at the previous rounds awarded him with the overall title.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

Coming soon from Mugen are three new hauler bags in different sizes. The largest is a 3-drawer 580x360x545mm bag, perfect for all 1/8th buggies thanks to its triple 160mm tall drawers. A bit smaller is the 2-drawer 580x360x370mm bag for 1/8th on-road kits while the the 1/10th scale 3-drawer variant measures a narrower but taller 510x320x440mm, featuring a 100mm, a 130mm and a 170mm drawer. All three are made of tough and reinforced fabric material and they sport sturdy handles for easy transportation as well as the iconic Mugen 3-dot logo for looks.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

Made for Yokomo’s popular BD8-2018 touring car are Vigor RC’s new carbon fibre main chassis, top deck and shock towers. The chassis is of an updated design with larger cut-outs under the diffs for increased torsional flex and thus improved steering and traction in lower bite track conditions. The chassis is cut from 2.25mm high-quality carbon fibre and a direct fit. Also new is a narrow-design 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck. The item sports updated outlines for an overall slimmer appearance and thus increased torsional flex, again helping with steering and traction in lower grip conditions. A direct replacement for the standard upper deck the part can be mixed and matched with any chassis type. Last but not least come new front and rear shock towers for the use with short shock absorbers.

Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]

The 2018 Russian National On-road Championship were recently held at the LEMAR ModelSport racing track located close to the city of Rostov-On-Don. The fairly new facility is located in the southern part of the country and offered perfect racing conditions for the pilots. In the 1/10th 200mm class it was Alexey Butuzov who lead an all-Xray A-main result from Mikhail Bykov 2nd and Alexander Naumov 3rd.

1/10th 200mm final results:
1. Alexey Butuzov – Xray
2. Mikhail Bykov – Xray
3. Alexander Naumov – Xray
4. Nikita Yuriev – Xray
5. Evgeny Timoshchenko – Xray
6. Nikita Ignatiev – Xray
7. Alexander Zolotavin – Xray
8. Igir Kunin – Xray
9. Maxim Levshin – Xray
10.Sergey Piskunov – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Vigor RC have introduced their new multi carbon battery mount for the Infinity IF14 touring car. The tweak-free battery mounting system is constructed from carbon fibre and aluminium and it does away with the need to use tape to strap the battery into the chassis in favour of a mount that only slightly touches the upper parts of the battery. The result is more natural and equal flex left to right while the overall design also allows to shift the battery forth and back in order to fine-tune the car’s weight balance.

Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]