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Traxxas TRX-4 Sport Camper body

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 10:52 AM PST

Coming for Traxxas’ TRX-4 Sport trail truck is the new Camper body shell. Designed to be a direct fit – when combined with the #8215 tall rear body posts – the body is a nice addition to the standard pick-up shell, adding numerous new design possibilities. The pre-cut and pre-trimmed body is made for 312mm wheelbases settings, it comes clear and including window masks and a detailed decal sheet.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]

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British Off-Road Grand Prix 2019 – Report

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 08:29 AM PST

The British Off-Road Grand Prix 2019 also known as the MK GP was held in Milton Keynes this past weekend. The race is held in the super-sized MK shopping centre, a superb location with approx. 100,000 visitors per day, and organised by the capable Silverstone RCMCC. With 180 plus entries and several of Europe’s very best professional RC racers in attendance the MK GP was always going to be the ‘must-attend’ event for the major manufacturers for the main 1/10th off-road 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes, making it possibly the biggest off-road event taking place in the UK this year. The track looked relatively simple from the side-lines, but clearly as each heat of drivers took to the track the difficulties became clear – getting a smooth, trouble free 5x minute qualifier would be hard to achieve.

In 4WD, the pace was insane. Bruno Coelho was just mesmerising to watch in 4WD qualifying, he was clearly fired up for the wheeler class and he absolutely dominated by taking four of the five qualifying rounds as Martin Bayer took the 5th round. The finals looked like it would be difficult for anyone to knock Bruno away from the top spot, and after a few avoidable incidents involving Martin Bayer and Orlowski and the chasing pack – Bruno cruised to relatively easy wins in the first two legs and the 4WD MK GP title.

4WD Buggy top 3 results:
1. Bruno Coelho – Xray
2. Lee Martin – Yokomo
3. Martin Bayer – Xray

In 2WD, from the start Martin Bayer looked settled and smooth and easily the most comfortable of all the drivers – and it was an impressive TQ for Martin over the five rounds of qualifying. Bruno Coelho struggled a little with consistency in 5th place due to an incorrect throttle setting on his speed control. The finals were tight and tense to watch but Martin Bayer was in absolute control and ran three perfect, error-free finals to take the 2WD class.

2WD Buggy top 3 results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Lee Martin – Yokomo
3. Michal Orlowski – Schumacher

Over in the Stadium Truck class it was Yokomo’s Lee Martin with the TQ and win.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] & Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

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Bradley Baird wins at Navan Nitro Nuts series

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 08:09 AM PST

Round 6 of the Irish Navan Nitro Nuts series was held this past weekend. 1/8th Nitro buggy JQ Racing Ireland driver Bradley Baird took TQ and win. Bradley set off in the 30-minute A-final and never looked back setting fastest lap after fastest lap to take an impressive win. Agama driver Barkley Abernathy would come in 2nd, a lap down on Bradley as Kyosho pilotJimmy Chan rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]

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SDRC Supercross Rd1 – Report

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 05:08 AM PST

SDRC of San Diego, California held round 1 of their SDRC Supercross Series this past weekend with over 120 entries. The race was held in several electric off-road classes and 2WD Expert Open saw Kevin King taking the TQ and also the win in the single 7-minute A-main event, leaving behind Eli Westrup in 2nd and Tito Gonzalez in 3rd. Tyler Hicks and Matt Barksdale would round out the top 5 results.

Over in 4WD Expert Open Buggy it was Joey Abicca with the overall TQ, however he suffered a DNS, making way for Kevin King who brought home the win some 4.5s in front of Matt Barksdale. Elton Martin, Scott McParland and Ben Gilled completed the top 5.

4WD Sportsman 13.5T Buggy had “Bcr” taking the win from the 2 spot from John Ko 2nd and TQ holder, Branden Sommerville in 3rd.

The 2WD Buggy 13.5 40+ 2wd Buggy A-main saw TQ holder Tito Gonzalez bringing home the silverware from Chris Raymond 2nd and Chris Raceles in 3rd.

2WD Intermediate Buggy had Chris Raymond taking the TQ as Tyler Hilderbrand brought home the win. Jeremy Tooker, coming from the 6th spot, snatched the runner-up spot from Albert Sikorsky in 3rd.

2WD Sportsman Buggy was TQ’d by Make Plavin, however it was Gary Bauer with the win in the single 7-minute main from John Ko 2nd and Steven Roberts 3rd.

The 2WD Rookie main had Austin Riley taking the win from Chase Raymond 2nd and Levi Raymond in 3d. In the Truck main it was Kevin King with the TQ and win from Eli Westrup 2nd and Tito Gonzalez 3rd.

Finally in the Mini Truggy A-main it was Ben Gilles from Pat McCarson and Lester Brooks.

Images: SDRC [sdrcraceway.com]

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Kutvonen & Benson win Touring classes at DHI Cup

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 04:32 AM PST

Last weekend’s DHI Cup in Odense, Denmark was not only held in 1/10th Buggy off-road classes but also saw the running of Touring Modified and 13.5T Super Stock categories. In the premier Modified class it was Mugen’s Viljami Kutvonen with the TQ from Yokomo’s Ronald Völker in 2nd. After wins in A1 and A2 Viljami took a popular early overall victory, leaving behind Ronald in 2nd and Xray driver, Patrick Hornum in 3rd.

Over in the ultra competitive Touring Super Stock class, Germany’s Tim Benson (Awesomatix) took the overall TQ courtesy of wining three of the four qualifiers from Patrick Folman (Xray) in 2nd, who scored a single round TQ. The finals weren’t as straight forward for Tim as he had hoped, following a win in A1 he only scored a 3rd place in A2 behind Patrick Folman and Frederik Broløs Mikkelsen. In A3 Tim brought home another win, securing himself the overall win from Patrick Folman 2nd and Xray’s Lukas Ellerbrock 3rd.

Images: Lukas Ellerbrock

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Yeah Racing SCX10 II brass upgrade set

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:45 AM PST

Yeah Racing have introduced a brass upgrade set for the popular Axial SCX10 II trail truck. The set includes parts such as C-hubs, diff covers, rear axle lock-outs as well as knuckle arms all of which are machined from high-quality brass. A polished finish makes the items stand out and using them will improve overall durability compared to the standard composite items while adding valuable weight which will greatly improve climb performance. All of the included parts are also available separately.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

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Nick Cox wins at North West Nitro Series Rd2

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:27 AM PST

Round 2 of the North West Nitro Series was held at the club’s Mythop Road site near Blackpool this past weekend in pretty windy weather conditions. The original plan was to use the club’s dirt track but given the wind direction and openness of the rostrum it was decided to use the astro track instead. The wind never let off all day but this helped dry the wooden section as the day progressed but in the last qualifying round it rained for 5 mins making things interesting again for all. In the end it was Nick Cox (HB Racing/Team Orion) with the win in the Nitro Buggy A-main from Chris Sharpe Simkiss (SWorkz/SPower) in 2nd. Vincenzo Zuccarelli would round out the top 3 with his Novarossi-powered ride.

Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]

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Louth RCCC Schumacher Winter Series Rd4 – Report

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 03:05 AM PST

With the Christmas and new year period it was back to racing for round 4 of the Schumacher Winter Series presented by the Louth Radio Control Car Club. An ever increasing field showed up with the numbers reaching 75 a club record. In 13.5 Touring qualifying Chris Lovely would set the pace early on, on a track catching many out when they tended to push. Andrew Green would leave it all till the last round with Ricky Lee 3rd, brother Kyle would line up 4th, with Joe Cocking, Daniel Burks and Nathan Winyard in 7th.

In 17.5 Touring Jason Lovely would have his sights set on the top spot and sealing the championship early on. Stewart Mcleod would settle for second and returning Steve Tindall 3rd. Andrew Babb would take 4th, the young Callum Chapman continuing to impress, from Scott West and Brett Gardner on his debut at club. In the Trucks class Tom Hardy would set the early pace, Mitch Fiddling would take a couple of rounds to find his feet. Jason Lovely would be up there again, with Tom in fourth and tamiya truck debuts for James Beckett and Phil Campbell and Mike Mansell. In GT12 Russel Woodhouse would have a right on for top honours from Gary Williamson, then a gap to Paul Vincent, Chris Sleaford, Steve Dye, Dave Fiddling, Sean Cohen and Jerry Booth.

In the 13.5 A-final Chris Lovely and Andrew Green would break away right from the start, before a motor move ended Chris’ race early on. Ricky Lee pursues Andrew before making a move and never looking back. The fight to make up the podium was the most intense on track, Kyle Lee looked as if he would take it, then Joe Cocking but Nathan Winyard would triumph coming through from the back of the pack.

Jason Lovely would take an early command in the 17.5 A-final and keep a steady lead. Stewart McLeod would break keep tabs but never enough to challenge. Traffic caused Jason an issue mid race and brought the race alive but he was able to withstand pressure and pull the gap. Stewart would hold 2nd, with Steve Tindall holding 3rd, Callum Chapman would jump up to 4th with Andrew Babb, Scott West and Brett Gardner making up the field.

The Trucks A-final was the most exciting race to spectate. Mitch Fiddling set the early pace with Tom Hardy giving chase. Tom closed the gap but mistakes dropped him back into a battle with Jason Lovely. As these two fought James Beckett would close the gap and eventually jump Tom for the podium places. Phil Campbell would enter the fray in this race, with Mike Mansell a little distance back.

In the GT12 A-main Russ Woodhouse would withstand early pressure from Garry Williamson and take the victory flag to flag. Paul Vincent would hold his solid 3rd ahead of the chasing pack.

Thanks to Chris Lovely for the report.

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Matt Lewis wins Ledbury Winter Series Rd4

Posted: 14 Jan 2019 01:09 AM PST

A great turnout of 55 drivers attended round 4 of the Ledbury Winter Series this past weekend at Ledbury Model Car Club. The weather stayed dry and the track was extremely grippy. Mike Lewis dominated qualifying – securing all four round with TQ. His brother, Matt was 2nd overall with yet more AE drivers Jon Howells and Lloyd Pitt 3rd and 4th respectively. Onto the A-final that saw some really interesting battles throughout the 15-minute race. AE’s Matt Lewis took the win by only 0.6 secs from his brother Mike. Jon Howells took the final step, only 0.5 secs in front of HB driver Chris Lovell.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

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