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| PSM TA07 carbon fibre chassis conversion kit Posted: 14 Aug 2018 10:20 AM PDT PSM from Germany have introduced their new carbon fibre chassis conversion kit for the Tamiya TA07 touring car. The carbon fibre chassis kit was designed to improve the TA07’s overall performance, adding a more precise handling and stiffer torsional flex for faster cornering. It is a complete new performance experience compared to the kit included plastic chassis design. Designed to work great on low to medium grip tracks, this conversion can also be used indoors and be upgraded with PSM’s forthcoming aluminium chassis. The kit includes the 2.25mm main chassis, upper deck, front and rear support braces, adjustable battery braces as well as all necessary hardware and it is recommended for use with the TA07 R version, but will work with the Pro version as well. Source: PSM [psmfactory.com] |
| JConcepts 2014 Chevy 1500 MT single cab body Posted: 14 Aug 2018 08:53 AM PDT Coming from JConcepts is their new 2014 Chevy 1500 MT single cab monster truck body shell. Designed for 12” to 12.5” trucks the shell offers the unmistakable Chevy single cab design with the exterior design blends a strong and study look while refining the details reserved for modern aesthetics. The muscle was chiseled into the tyre openings while the aerodynamics remain for the truck to hold its own in a straight-line. A twin-port grille, full-width bumper and dual power hump hood create a strong presence, which is carried through in sculpted body sides and fender flares. The grille area has not been compromised and accepts the detailed JConcepts decal sheet and includes two different grille and headlight options. The front fascia is strong and while the large tire openings swoop through, the bumper has recessed areas for side-marker lights and air inlet. The tailgate is rigid in appearance with a slight undercut that is so common on the Chevrolet trucks. The 2014 Silverado’s bed features a slight recess which painters can leave clear or detail to their specification on any build. No race truck would be complete without a bobbed rear bedside to give racers extra clearance and an unmistakable visual rake. Each package includes window mask, new 2014 generation Chevy Silverado specific decal sheet and clear polycarbonate body. Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net] |
| Rinderknecht wins closest 3-way finish in VRC history Posted: 14 Aug 2018 06:16 AM PDT The recent round 2 of the VRC 2018 Season 2 Nitro Buggies Series, run at the at the 2012 Psycho Nitro Blast track, saw the closest 3-way finish ever recorded in VRC history. Tom Rinderknecht (USA) came out on top just 0.031 seconds ahead of Marshal Kirkholm (USA), and 0.071 seconds ahead of Robert Hillman from Sweden. Hillman led most of the race but was passed in the final stretch from the Works wall to the finish line. Source: VRC [vrcworld.com] |
| Daniel Blake scores maiden BRCA IC track win Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:56 AM PDT Round 7 of the BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was held at the Cotswold track over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class and after qualifying on P6, Daniel Blake could finally bring home his first win at a 1/8 Circuit National race. Overtaking many of the top-class drivers during the rain affected final, Daniel took the win with a comfortable lead of three laps in front of teammate Tim Wood while Chris Snell completed the podium in 3rd place. Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com] |
| Adam Drake trifecta at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5 Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:22 AM PDT Round 5 of the 2018 JBRL Nitro Series was held at Empire RC in Brentwood, California this past weekend. The event had a great turnout with 160 entries and Mugen’s Adam Drake was in control all day as he took the overall TQs in Nitro Buggy, Electric Buggy and Open Truggy. Drake then also went on to sweep the A-mains as in Expert Buggy Adam would take the win with a lap margin over Team Associated’s Kyle Layton in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo rounded out the top 3. In Open Truggy it was again Drake on top with the Tekno RC duo of Kyle Turner and Dean Rock finishing 2nd and 3rd. Drake again took the win Open E-Buggy followed by Kyle Turner and Austin Blair in 2nd and 3rd. Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com] |
| Posted: 14 Aug 2018 03:13 AM PDT The final round of the 2018 Schumacher BTCC took place at the weekend at the fabulous new Bedworth venue. Unfortunately the UK weather was not the kindest with a damp track all day on the Sunday. In the Modified class Olly Jefferies showed us why he is BRCA Champion with a comfortable victory from Elliott Harper and Matt White. In Pro Stock Zak Finlay was pushed hard all day by James Hart, but it was not quite enough as one again this year Zak took it from James with Darren Lee having a strong showing making the podium. 13.5T Blinky saw Marcus Askell take the win from Tony Broad and Alex Brocklebank in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The 17.5T Blinky class had some super close racing all day in the tricky conditions, Malc Hall took the win from Dave Ringsell and Paul Coleman. A heat of Formula cars graced the BTCC at this round with Ben Cosgrove taking a comfortable victory. Most of the Championships were decided before racers got to Bedworth however there were some great battles throughout the 5 round championship. Olly Jefferies got his name once again on the Cecil Schumacher trophy. James Hart took the Robin Schumacher Trophy, Marcus Askell the 13.5T Blinky Championship and Adrian Sully winning the 17.5T prize. Modified overall top 3: Pro Stock overall top 3: 13.5 Blinky overall top 3: 17.5 Blinky overall top 3: Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] |
| Reds Racing Z8 1/8 scale speed controller Posted: 14 Aug 2018 01:50 AM PDT Available now from Reds Racing is their new Z8 brushless speed controller for 1/8th scale applications. Built from high-quality components the 6S LiPo-capable speed controller has a 220A rating, allowing to use it with down to 2400kV 4274-size motors at 6S input. The ESC is housed in a 3-piece lightweight aluminium case for exceptional heat dissipation, it offers advanced Turbo timing control and utilises a 6V/7.4V BEC system to make use of the latest generation of high-voltage servos. Other features include optimised throttle and brake algorithms for improved power control, programmability using an optional LCD programming card, and the included high speed fan ensures the controller stays cooler for longer. Features: Specifications: Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr] |
| T-Works Inferno GT3 carbon radio & transponder plate Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:52 AM PDT Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho’s Inferno GT3 1/8th scale on-road kit are carbon fibre radio and transponder plates. The parts are available separately and they are designed to replace the standard kit items with cool looking high-quality carbon fibre parts. The transponder plate has multiple options to utilise the old-stile brick-type transponders as well as modern personal transponders. Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com] |
| Daniel Kobbevik sweeps Norwegian Buggy Nats Rd4 Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:42 AM PDT The fourth round of the Norwegian Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the SAS Club’s Racingland track in Midgard near Sandefjord. The up and coming club in the land of the Vikings offered a rough and challenging dirt track and although the weather forecast didn’t look too promising it would stay dry all the time. In 2WD, Xray driver Daniel Kobbevik was over 2.2 sec faster on his best lap, and he would be the only driver to score a 9-laps run in the qualifiers. The track was bumpy, slippery and challenging, so it was a great challenge for all drivers. The wind made also some of the jumps pretty difficult to handle. After the qualification was done, Daniel had TQ´d all rounds with the 2nd place going to Thorbjørn Døhler with his Xray while Øystein Døhler put his Team Associated in 3rd. In the finals it was pretty much the same scenario as in the qualifiers. Daniel pulled away and the fight was about 2nd and 3rd place. Øystein and Thorbjørn had some entertaining runs and in the end Thorbjørn took 2nd from Øystein 3rd as Daniel brought home the win. In 4WD it was again Daniel who set the pace with his Xray. Behind him there was a tight fight between the Døhler brothers again, and this time it was Øystein that was going to start from 2 on the grid while Thorbjørn had to settle for 3rd. In the finals Daniel took the commando from the start and drove his own race. Øystein pretty much controlled the 2nd place and Thorbjørn struggled a bit and came into some situations that made it difficult for him. After the triple mains the 3rd place drivers were all tie on points; Thorbjørn with his Xray, Danny Kwiatkowski with his Kyosho and Mathias Fink with his Team Associated. They all scored seven points, but local racer Danny took the longest straw with his 2nd and 5th place finishes to take the final podium spot. Thanks to Magne Kobbevik for the report. |
| Danish Electric Off-road Champs Rd5 – Report Posted: 14 Aug 2018 12:28 AM PDT Round 5 of the Danish Electric Off-road Championship was held at the TiMo Tinglev Moedelklub track, close to the Danish-German border. The track is a small high-grip Astro tuft track with super low lap times of around 16 seconds. The 2WD race was a close affair right from start. With the weather forecast promising sun the whole day, it still started to rain just before the start of race but thankfully stopped again. In the dry Q1 it was Jesper Rasmussen who topped round 1 in front of Marcus Kærup, with Jesper scoring the only 19-lap run. Q2 was a tricky round with rain in heat 1 but it dried up for the top heat and the grip level was super high. Jesper Rasmussen traction-rolled his buggy a bit too much which let Marcus TQ Q2, meaning an open battle for round 3. Marcus and Jesper showed great pace again but the previous heat saw a short rain shower so Jesper was on wet tyres while Marcus and rest of the field was on dry tyres. Jesper was a little bit slower on the dry track, allowing the other drivers to catch up as Marcus topped the timing board but lost it after a crash, promoting Jesper into the lead to take the round TQ and with it the overall TQ in front of Marcus and Frederik Hovgaard. After a heavy rain shower during lunch time the track became super slippery and tricky for the finals. Right from the tone Jesper was able to separate from the field while Marcus tried to hang onto 2nd place. After a small mistake though he had to let by Jonas Kærup and local on-road racer Mike Hansen who set a super quick pace in the wet. Up front Jesper took a relatively easy win, almost a lap in front of Jonas. A2 saw Marcus spinning in turn 2, causing some carnage that allows Jesper to bring home the win. With four wins in a row now Jesper is set to take the overall title, however Marcus, Jonas and Frederik also still have chance to take overall championship. After taking the day’s win early Jesper opted to sit out A3, allowing the other drivers to battle for the remaining podium spots undisturbed. Marcus took the holeshot while Frederik was able to get side by side just before the double jump. Unfortunately the two that had a coming together, promoting Jonas and Mike into the top positions. Both changed postings a couple of times but in the end Jonas took the win in A3 in front of Mike. 2WD Buggy top 3 results: The 4WD class suffered from the same mixed weather conditions as 2WD and in Q1 it was Jesper who lead the field until the final minute when a mistake cost him about four seconds. Marcus took profit of the situation to take the TQ by about a second. In Q2 Jesper, Marcus and a couple more drivers were on wet tyres as it rained just before the race. However Kim Nielsen and Jan Larsen were on dry tyres while Jesper and Marcus were on fire in beginning but then the track started to dry up super fast, allowing Kim to become faster and faster while Marcus rolled over many times. Up front Jesper’s gap on the field got bigger but his car became harder to drive due to the rain tyres and when on the last lap Jesper got hit by a backmacker he lost valuable time but was lucky enough to take the TQ by 0.1 in front of Kim. In Q3 the rain started just when the top heat took off so everybody was on dry tyres, denying faster times and handing Jesper the overall TQ from lower-heat TQ Oliver Nielsen, who won the last qualifier. A1 was super tricky but Jesper won the start while Kim got by Oliver quickly. Kim tried to make a move on Jesper but they went together and Kim, in great sportsmanship, waited to Jesper to recover. The confusion allowed Marcus have take lead while Jesper was closing in on him. In a great move Jesper would take back the lead later to take A1 with quite a margin. In A2 Jesper again took off to a great start and a tone to tone win. Behind him Kim and Marcus were in a battle for 2nd that ultimately went to Kim. A3 again was sat out by Jesper and it was Kim who got past Oliver in turn 1 while Marcus needed a bit longer to get into 2nd. Up front Kim was able to stretch the lead until he made a mistake that allowed Marcus to take the lead. Kim was pushing as hard as possible to close the gap and in the final minute Marcus made a similar mistake as Kim to let him by. With the win in A3 Kim also secured him the overall runner-up spot. With the win Jesper is looking clear to take the 4WD championship also. 4WD Buggy top 3 results: Thanks to Jesper Rasmussen for the report. | Images: RCProracing.dk |
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