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July 15, 2014

BRCA Clubman Series 2014 Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the BRCA Clubman Series went down south once again to the other side of Brighton where the Adur track is situated. Weather forecasts showing mixed conditions for the weekend, this was set to challenge drivers to get the most out of there cars around the fast but technical track. Round 1 of qualifying started on the Sunday wet with light rain at the start of the round and by the end of it sunny and dry. Due to the weather conditions, the race director decided to make qualifying round by round. In 17.5, Shaun Batt took the honours of TQ followed by Mark Trinder then Darren Tickner. In 13.5, the track was now drying up and Tim Hancock managed to find some pace taking first place, followed by Matt Quinlisk then Liam Brooks.

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July 15, 2014

Xray Challenge Italy – Report

The 2nd Xray Challenge Italy of 2014 was held at the beautiful Livorno RC Gymnasium facilities in Livorno, Italy. The race was immediately sold out in all classes, underlining its popularity in the Italian RC scene. Some 120 drivers gathered for the two day event which saw perfect weather conditions. The track in Livorno proved to be very challenging with its banked, narrow corners and high traction. Open practice commenced on Friday with most drivers being already present, enjoying the atmosphere.

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July 15, 2014

New titanium & aluminium screw kits from Hiro Seiko

Hiro Seiko introduce new lightweight screw kits for some of the latest car kits around. Coming as all-titanium or mixed titanium and aluminium sets, the screw kits significantly reduce the weight of the car – between 17g and 33g, depending on the vehicle they are used on – while adding a cool look at the same time. The latest additions are titanium kits for the Yokomo B-Max2 in MM and MR configuration, the Team Associated B5M, the Xray RX8’14 and NT1’14 as well as the Tamiya TB Evo.6. For the Evo.6 Hiro Seiko also have a mixed set with titanium and blue anodised aluminium fasteners available. All sets make use of high quality hex head hardware.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

July 15, 2014

Scott West takes 2014 WCICS Tamiya Mini title

At the final round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series WCICS, which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, Scott West took the Tamiya Mini championship. Fellow Calgary racer Matt Wilfort took 2nd, and Anthony Hobbs took 3rd. In WCICS best season yet the series again grew almost 35 percent over last year and full results and podium pics can be found on the official WCICS website by clicking here. Planning is already underway for next season, which will begin in late September in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

July 14, 2014

Ermen & Rausch take West German championships

John Ermen and Bernd Rausch are the 2014 Western German nitro on-road champions. Xray factory racer John Ermen from the Netherlands celebrated his second victory in the 4th and final round of the Western German Championship in the 1/8th scale class 1 at the Hamm track. In 1/10th scale a 2nd place finish behind team mate Benjamin Lehmann was enough for Shepherd team driver Bernd Rausch to capture the title and to get back the prestigious starting number “1” for the 2015 campaign. In 1/8 scale class 2 Mugen racer Reinhard Zick has caught the title while Serpent racer Thomas Reiche took the final win.

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July 14, 2014

Hirosaka digital brushless & coreless servos

Hirosaka RP digital brushless & coreless servos

Hirosaka RP have five new high-performance servos with brushless and coreless motors available. Starting with the two brushless servos, the DBS-1 (0.08s/10.6kg-cm) low-profile and DBS-2 (0.09s/22.5kg-cm) standard-size servo are usable with 6.0V to 7.4V input and they are build using an aluminium middle heatsink and upper aluminium case for maximise durability and improves heat dissipation. The servos are usable in a wide range of applications.

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July 14, 2014

Jan Ratheisky wins at German TC nationals warm-up

The final round of the Northern Germany electric on-road regionals was held at the huge Braunschweig track this past weekend. The race also marked the warm-up for the German electric touring car nationals later this year. In the 13.5T Blinky Stock class, Jan Ratheisky took the pole position followed by Kevin Sparbier with both being tie on points after the qualifiers. Benjamin Eggerstedt came in 3rd.

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July 14, 2014

Yokomo Toyota 86 4WD touring car kit

Yokomo introduce the Toyota 86 touring car kit based on the shaft-driven SD Sport 4WD chassis. Coming with a strong moulded composite chassis the kit also offers full-time 4WD, a fully adjustable double wishbone suspension, front solid axle and rear ball differential, front universal driveshafts and rear dog bones as well as composite shock absorbers, a cast aluminium clamp-type motor mount and full ball bearings. The kit is rounded out by an officially licensed Toyota 86 bodyshell and a set of scale wheels and high-grip semi-slick tyres. The kit will hit stores around mid-August.

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