May 7, 2014

2014 Super Cup Championship Series Rd4 – Report

2014 Super Cup Championship Series Rd4 – Report

The final round of JConcepts Super Cup Championship Series Spring Session continued its record pace with 191 entries Saturday at FZRC in Sarasota FL. The weather gods were set to see some of the best action to date as the sunny south Florida weather was set perfectly in the 80’s with a light breeze. Marty Chilton and the FZRC crew groomed and manicured the red clay surface to give racers the most technical layout challenge to date. As racers began to pack the track early Friday morning, all quickly focused on their fast lines and marks for consistent lap times.

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May 7, 2014

Zeroforce setup wheels & ride height gauge

Zeroforce setup wheels & ride height gauge

Zeroforce introduce new lightweight setup tools in the form of two setup wheels sets for 1/8th and 1/10th chassis as well as a chassis ride height gauge set. Starting with the wheels, they are made from high-quality and lightweight ABS plastic with the 1/8th wheels sporting diameters of 69mm for the front and 76mm for the rear wheels, while the 1/10th set offers 60.5mm and 63mm diameter wheels. Both sets are black of colour with the size markings etched into the front.

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May 7, 2014

Schumacher BTCC Rd2 – Report

Schumacher BTCC Rd2 – Report

The awesome track up at Halifax was the venue for the second round of the Schumacher BTCC. Many drivers turned up on Saturday to be greeted by lovely dry conditions, the track was looking fantastic and the drivers set up their race kit on the now covered pitting areas to get themselves ready for the weekend ahead. Great improvements have been done to the facility, now making this venue one of the best around from many comments heard during the event by several racers. There were several quick drivers on Saturday, and the day stayed dry throughout so lots of good running was had by many people.

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May 7, 2014

2014 KO Propo America nitro on-road GP – Report

2014 KO Propo America nitro on-road GP – Report

The 2014 KO Propo America Nitro on-road Grand Prix took place this past weekend hosted by the Greater Los Angeles R/C Club. Classes raced would be 1/8th Sportsman, 1/8th Expert, 1/10th Touring, 1/8th GT and 1/5th GT. Total entries for this event was an impressive 116 with 1/8th Expert being the largest class with 51 entries. Practice started on Friday with one round of qualifying, Saturday would be three rounds of qualifying and all mains raced on Sunday. Mike Swauger (Team Xray/Picco) would set the TQ pace for both 1/10th Touring and 1/8th Expert. 1/8th Sportsman TQ would be Otto Rosa, 1/8th GT Robbie Corrato and 1/5th GT Victor Garcia.

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May 7, 2014

Protoform 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell – Teaser

Protoform 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell – Teaser

Protoform have released a teaser image of their forthcoming new 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell. As it is the year of the 200mm World Championships we assume the body is specially designed for the somewhat smaller indoor WC track of Huge RC Project in Bangkok, Thailand. The most noticeable part of the body is the highly angled hood that sports several ribbings which are meant to increase front end downforce. With no other information available than the image the overall characteristics of the body are purely speculation but first production images and valid information should be available soon.

Source: Protoform [racepf.com]


May 6, 2014

Collari confirmed for ENS Round 2 in Austria

Collari confirmed for ENS Round 2 in Austria

1:8 Onroad legend Lamberto Collari has confirmed his entry for Round 2 of the Euro Nitro Series which takes place in Austria over the weekend of May 16-18. The winner of the opening round of the all new nitro onroad championship last month in Melzo, Italy, the 9-time World Champion is one of a number of top Italian drivers who will travel to the Aigen track in Northern Austria. Also confirmed from Italy for the second event of the four events that make up the inaugural ENS race calendar are 2-time 1:10 European Champion Dario Balestri (Capricorn), 1:10 World Championship podium finisher Francesco Tironi (Shepherd), Round 1 1:8 A-Finalist Andrea Pirani (WRC) and former Euro B Champion Mirko Salemi (BP Racing).

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May 6, 2014

Reflections

Reflections

This weekend, it was the time of the year when I celebrate my birthday. Normally, it ends up being on a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK, and therefore I’ve often been at some race event, somewhere, making full use of the extra day off. However, this year that wasn’t entirely the case – I had a weekend off from major events and so spent the time with my friends and family. OK, I did make a trip to a club race, but would you really have expected anything else from me?!

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May 6, 2014

JConcepts 2.8″ Choppers MT tyres

JConcepts 2.8" Choppers MT tyres

New from JConcepts come the 2.8″ Choppers monster truck tyres. The tall and burly square lug design of the Choppers provides a deep tread depth for heavy footing even in the toughest conditions with the recessed lugs give a multitude of fresh edges to maintain consistent traction during the initial phase of tread life. The tread alignment and spacing provides massive forward bite acting as a paddle in loose dirt or sandy bashing environments. The outer sidewalls include heavy JConcepts X-Tread support ribs to aid traction in tight conditions or while against sharp or angled objects. The inner side-walls have built-in ribbing for added tyre to insert support increasing cornering consistency. Heavy internal waffle pattern carcass ribbing strengthens the tyre structure while the included closed cell inserts provide the utmost support for high-speed turns while also minimising tyre expansion in straight-line drag situations. The tyres are available in blue and yellow compound as tyre only or pre-glued on Traxxas compatible JC Rulux wheels.

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