June 22, 2014

Team C TC02C gear differential – Coming soon

Team C TC02C gear differential – Coming soon

Team C have released first images of their somewhat older TC02C 2WD mid motor buggy with gear differential option. Although the company’s TM2 seem like a hot ticket on ultra high grip surfaces some team drivers preferred the conventional TC02C better on medium traction or clay tracks. The gear diff option, that from what we understand includes also a new gearbox, is designed to replace the stock ball differential with a solution that allows for improved forward bite when needed. We bring you more information on the part(s) as soon as we get them.

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June 22, 2014

BRCA 1/8th on-road nationals Rd4 – Report

BRCA 1/8th on-road nationals Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of the 2014 BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was held at the Adur circuit to the South of London. This track this the smallest on the current calendar and in relation to Formula One, this is like being at Monaco since the true potential of a current 1/8th scale car is never realised to its maximum. With all the championship contenders present except for Bancroft who was preparing for the ENS, the competition up front would be close. Mark Green was present and alongside him was Joaquin Desota from the USA who is in England on business. Desota is well known since his father operates Serpent America and is a regular top finalist in his country so he comes with a big reputation and should challenge the current drivers but he would have to start in heat 1 due to having no ranking points.

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June 22, 2014

MD Racing MD Mini 10 M-class car

MD Racing MD Mini 10 M-class car

Spanish company MD Racing, who are currently working to finalise their MDT15 touring car, announced their next project in the form of the MD Mini 10 M-class touring car. The vehicle will sport dimensions comparable to Tamyia’s poplar M-chassis and it features a front-mid motor layout, dual drive belts and it is designed around the use of saddle or shorty LiPo battery packs. It is understood that the car can be run in 4WD, front wheel drive or rear wheel drive configurations and with different wheelbase settings and first prototype may hit the light of the day shortly after the MDT15’s official introduction at the final round of the 2013/14 ETS series at the Hudy Arena in 2 weeks time.

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June 22, 2014

Matsukura wins 2WD at Indoorground RC Masters

Matsukura wins 2WD at Indoorground RC Masters

The Indoorground RC Masters race is run this weekend as part of the Mondial du Modelisme fair in Paris. The race sees the some of the fastest French drivers battle it out with European and international stars such as Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura and Shin Adachi or fast UK Schumacher drivers Tom Cockerill and Danny McGee. In the 2WD qualification, run on Saturday, Naoto Matsukura made a clean sweep easily taking TQ in front of Danny McGee and Shin Adachi. Nicolas Risser (Team C) and Tom Cockerill completed the top 5. In the final it was again Naoto who came out successful while his teammate Shin Adachi moved up one spot to 2nd. Tom Cockerill grabbed the final podium spot in 3rd while Danny McGee had to settle for 4th. With the 2WD class being run now the event will see the 4WD buggies pulled out today.

Source: Indoorground RC Master [aecmodelclub.fr] | Image: Junko Motojima


June 21, 2014

Phend does TQ double at US Nationals

Phend does TQ double at US Nationals

Despite the best efforts of defending Truggy Champion Ty Tessmann, Dakotah Phend completed the TQ double at the US National Championships in Hutto, Texas.  Needing to take the final qualifier, Tessmann did just that but on tie break the HB driver, who is chasing a hat trick of titles in the class, lost out by 3/10ths of a second to Phend.  A rough round for Phend, the Q1 & 2 pace setter only 4th fastest, it was Kyosho’s Cody King who would post the second fastest time behind Tessmann.  Also enjoying his best round of qualifying, Xray’s Josh Wheeler completed the Top 3.

Continue reading this report here or our complete event coverage here.


June 21, 2014

Phend rolls his way to Buggy TQ at US Nats

Phend rolls his way to Buggy TQ at US Nats

Dakotah Phend literally rolled his way to becoming Top Qualifier at this year’s US National Championship taking the third qualifier at Thornhill Racing Circuit despite running out of fuel coming out of the final corner.  Benefiting from the hill off the last corner’s step down, the Team Losi Racing star would take the penultimate qualifier from Q1 pace setter Ty Tessmann by 1.255 seconds, the HB’s driver himself after problems with a late mistake.  With the tie-breaker being the combined times of the two best runs, even if Tessmann was to take the final qualifier his running out of fuel in Q1 which cost him from going 10 laps means Phends two 10-lap TQ runs can’t be beaten.  Behind the two early title favourites, Team Associated’s Ryan Maifield backed up his Q2 performance by again completing the Top 3.

Continue reading this report here or our complete event coverage here.


June 21, 2014

First TQ run for champion Tessmann in Q3

First TQ run for champion Tessmann in Q3

Defending US National Truggy Champion Ty Tessmann claimed his first TQ run this morning at Thornhill Racing Circuit when he narrowly outpaced yesterday’s qualifying dominator Dakotah Phend in Q3.  With the two drivers running almost identical lap times, Tessmann with a 44.764 compared to Phend’s 44.778, the pair where separated by 1.2 second at the end of the 7-minute qualifier.  The championship’s most successful driver, Ryan Maifield, who has been Truggy Champion 3-times, enjoyed a good start to Day 2 of qualifying after a disappointing day yesterday as he completed the Top 3.

Continue reading this report here or our complete event coverage here.


June 21, 2014

Team C T8TE & T8E conversion kits

Team C T8TE & T8E conversion kits

Team C introduce two new conversion kits to upgrade the T8TE electric truggy and T8E electric buggy. Both the T8TE V2 and T8E V3 set include a new hard-anodised 7075 aluminium chassis, a pair of aluminium arm mounts with composite inserts, a pair or inner suspension pins and a new design servo saver. Team C released no information about the specific chassis specs and features but as they seem to make use of the kit’s standard plastic sidepods there will not be any drastic changes in geometry etc.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]