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Manuel Gremlica wins at Austrian 1/8th Track nats

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 10:50 AM PDT

Round 4 of the Austrian IC Track National was held at the Stöhr Ring this past weekend. In the supporting, and growing, 1/8th Electric Stock class, that attracted nine racers, it was Manuel Gremlica (Buri Racer) with the TQ and win from the Corally duo of Patrick Wendy und Harald Wendy. Wolfgang Reichel and Thomas Burger-Ringer would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Buri Racer [buri-racer.at]

PSM TA07 SSBB carbon fibre shock towers

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 09:21 AM PDT

PSM have introduced their new 4mm carbon fibre shock towers for the Tamiya TA07R and Pro models. Designed to replace the standard plastic shock towers with more durable, precise and cooler looking items, the shock stays also feature a refined suspension geometry for better overall performance. The towers are of a low-height design for the use with SSBB shocks and they are available separately for the front and the rear of the car.

Source: PSM [psmfactory.com]

Racing Experience 2135 hard-coated pipe sets

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 08:33 AM PDT

Racing Experience from France have two hard-coated EFRA 2135 exhaust pipe sets for O.S. and Picco-based off-road engines available. Both are made of harder material for improved efficiency while the black hard coating ensures better durability and easier maintenance. The sets are available for O.S. and Picco-based engines and they include the muffler, manifold as well as seals and mounting springs.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

Schumacher Dart Cup Rd5 – Report

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 07:22 AM PDT

Round 5 of the Schumacher Dart Cup was held this past weekend at the RC Track facility, about 50km outside of Warsaw. The track offered a very smooth surface and a fast layout with a few technical jumps and the same cool bridge as in round 4. After a great fight between Bartek Kramza, Iwo Czarnecki and Bartek Gogacz, Bartek took the overall TQ in 2WD and 4WD. Unfortunately before the main finals it started to rain and the grip dropped to zero making the race even more exciting. In the opening 2WD final Bartek Kramza was able to fend off the constant attacks of Iwa Czarnecki and Wojtek Rzepecki for the win. In the second final Iwo Czarnecki dominated the race while in the final leg and after a hard fight with Iwo it was Bartek Kramza with the win and the overall from Iwo in 2nd.

2WD Buggy final results:
1. Bartek Kramza – Schumacher
2. Iwo Czarnecki – Schumacher
3. Wojtek Rzepecki – Team Associated
4. Sebastian Migal – Schumacher
5. Bartlomiej Gogacz – Xray
6. Bartosz Pluta – Schumacher
7. Jeremiasz Kramza – Schumacher

The opening 4WD final was won was won by Sebastian Migal in beautiful fashion from Iwo Czarnecki and Bartek Kramza. In the second final Sebastian confirmed his dominance, leaving behind Bartek Kramza and Bartlomiej Gogacz in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The third final was again won by Sebastian Migal, this time from Iwo Czarnecki and Bartek Kramza.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Sebastian Migal – Xray
2. Iwo Czarnecki – Schumacher
3. Bartek Kramza – Schumacher
4. Bartlomiej Gogacz – Xray
5. Jeremiasz Kramza – Schumacher
6. Jakub Zebrowski – Schumacher
7. Bartosz Pluta – Schumacher
8. Artur Kramza – Schumacher

The Stock class was dominated by Lukasz Piecyk with Damian Rogodzinski and Michal Sekal completing the top 3 results.

Stock final results:
1. Lukasz Piecyk – Xray
2. Damian Rogodzinski – Xray
3. Michal Sekal – Xray
4. Kuba Krus – Xray

Truck Pro saw Damian taking the win from Marcin Krysiak 2nd and Kuba Krus 3rd.

Truck Pro final results:
1.Damian Rogodzinski – Xray
2.Marcin Krysiak – Xray
3.Kuba Krus – Xray

In the Satamax Truck category it was Marcin Czech with the win from Pawel Dominiak and up and coming Malgosia Czech.

Satamax Truck final results:
1. Marcin Czech – Maverick
2. Pawel Dominiak – Traxxas
3. Malgosia Czech – Maverick
4. Janusz Pablich – Traxxas
5. Sebastian Wojtczak – Traxxas
6. Kuba Sikora – Traxxas
7. Dawid Szefler – Traxxas
8. Witold Pecyna – Traxxas
9. Bartlomiej Krysiak – Xray

Thanks to Bartek Kramża/RCTrack for the report.

Czech 1/10th Off-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 05:49 AM PDT

The fourth round of Czech 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals took place last weekend at the bumpy Usti nad Labem astro track. Saturday morning started out wet, however dry weather with temperatures of up to 40 Degrees Celsius was announced. In the 2WD Buggy class Xray’s Kaja Novotny TQ’d all three rounds of qualifying for the overall and he would also take tone-to-tone wins in the opening two A-mains to take the day’s win from the Team Associated duo of Marek Schiller and Ales Bidovsky.

In 4WD Buggy and on a lower traction track, Kaja TQ’d Q1 and Q2 for the overall, however when the traction came up in the finals, Kaja wasn’t able to match the pace of winner Marek Schiller and runner-up, Ales Bidovsky and he had to settle for 3rd overall.

The Stadium Truck class however was a different affair again as Kaja took both the overall TQ and win. With one round to go the championships are already decided in favour of Kaja who secured himself the titles in all three categories with one round to spare.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Marka Racing RK408 1/28 body shell

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 04:42 AM PDT

Coming soon from Marka Racing is their new RK408 1/28th scale body shell. The GT body will fit micro-size vehicles such as the Kyosho MR03, PN2.5, GL Racing GLA, Atomic BZ and others and it will be made from high-quality polycarbonate material for durability and a low weight. Also included will be a rear wing for increased rear traction and stability.

Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]

Neumann crowned German 1/10 4WD & Truck champ

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 01:51 AM PDT

This past weekend the 2018 German 1/10th 4WD and Racing Truck Nationals were held at the Arena33 astroturf outdoor track in Andernach. In the 4WD Modified class it was Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann who took the 2018 4WD Modified title by sweeping the class, taking the top qualifying honours and also bringing home the wins in all three A-mains. Yokomo’s Luca Rau came in 2nd from Marcel Schneider (HB Racing) in 3rd. In the Racing Truck class it was again Jörn with the TQ and win as Jens Becker and veteran racer, Guido Kraft, completed the top 3 results.

Image: Jörn Neumann

Darren Boyle takes double UK Short Course titles

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 01:37 AM PDT

Round 6 of the UK Short Course Nationals was hosted by the A1 Racing Club near Grantham this past weekend. The final round of the championship saw Darren Boyle managing to take the TQ and the win in both the 2WD and 4WD classes. This capped a great season for him, sealing both the 2WD and 4WD National Championships.

Source: X-Factory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]

Neil Cragg takes double BRCA Buggy titles

Posted: 20 Aug 2018 01:27 AM PDT

The sixth and final round of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road National Championship was held at the Boughton track this past weekend. In the 2WD class Team Associated’s Neil Cragg secured his 22nd national championship title by bringing home the win from Yokomo’s Lee Martin 2nd and Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski 3rd. Overall in the Championship Lee Martin and Tom Yardy would round out the top 3 results. Over in the 4WD class, run on Sunday, it was Lee Martin with the win from Michal Orlowski 2nd and Neil Cragg in 3rd. The final podium spot however was enough for Neil to bring home national championship number 23 as Lee Martin and Tom Cockerill came in 2nd and 3rd overall.

Image: RacewayOne

Video – Formula World Cup A-main Leg 3

Posted: 19 Aug 2018 10:02 AM PDT

Video – Formula World Cup A-main Leg 2

Posted: 19 Aug 2018 08:47 AM PDT