Capricorn have introduced a new aluminium servo arm for the C803 1/8th on-road car. The fixed length arm does away with the possibility to adjust the inner steering link ball stud positions in favour of tried and tested settings yet it is still possible to move the ball studs closer or further apart and therefore changing the Ackermann angle by changing the inserts.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Round 2 of the Schumacher BTCC took place at a sun drenched Bedworth over the weekend. It was a very emotional race for the club as it marked their final meeting at this venue after being forced to move by the land owners. In Modified Elliott Harper took the win from David Hall and Andy Murray. In 13.5 Boosted James Hart took the TQ position and win from super fast locals Liam Brooks and Michael Johnson while the largest class this weekend was 17.5T Blinky with Jakub Plechac winning from Nigel Shaw and Mathew Lilley.
Round 2 of the Dutch 1/10th Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the technical and twisty track of Gouda. The event was held together with the growing Serpent GT Cup and after round 1 was washed away by the weather, the second round would be held in perfect weather conditions all weekend. In the 200mm class and after qualifying, Daan took a convincing pole with Julius in 2nd some four seconds behind but only 0.018s ahead of Milan in 3rd. The Dutch racing format sees double 20-minute finals and results being based on a points system meaning two good results are needed to take the upper spots. This proved to be the issue for Daan, who had an engine cut at the start of the first final. Julius could take the lead from the tone, but as he had planned an extra fuel stop for safety he had to push the whole final as Milan stayed very close. Ultimately it would work out and Julius would grab the win in leg 1.
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The second round of the Austrian Nitro On-road Nationals was hosted by the Mistelbacher Model Car Club over the weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was Nejc Mihelič whose TQ secured him a direct spot in the main final. In the final, that was reduced to 30 minutes due to huge tyre wear of about 0.4mm per lap, Mihelič came out on top again, followed by Alain Levy in 2nd and Rene Dockter 3rd.
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New from RC Maker is a carbon fibre wheel arch tool for 1/10th electric touring car body shells. Made from super stiff 1mm carbon fibre, it is super lightweight and durable and shaped to the optimum size to prevent tyre rub on the arch, as well as body tucks from steering. It ensures replicable wheel arches for that perfect shape, location and look every time.
The annual Norwegian 24h Touring Car race was recently held in Lørenskog, Norway. The race format sees teams of a minimum of three drivers battle it out on the track for 24 hours straight using 13.5T blinky powered touring cars. The race is run on spec tyres, with up to three sets being allowed and using a single car – with a spare car for wet conditions. Right from the start Team ARC, with ETS star Helge Johannesen as their fontrunner, and Team Kvinesdal, with the reigning Norwegian Champion would pull away from the field. After a short drizzle and utilising the wet cars, Team Kvinesdal had a good lead after the first hours.
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Round 3 of the French Electric On-road Nationals was held in Clermont Ferrand over the weekend. In the Touring Modified class Alexandre Duchet would walk away with the win after coming out on top in A1 and A2 and following mishaps of Loic Jasmin. Cyril N’diaye would end the day on the 2nd place, Lucas Urbain obtained the 3rd spot on the podium and Loic Jasmin had to settle for 4th overall.
Round 1 of the Danish Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the Naestved track in perfect weather conditions. In the premier 1/8th on-road class it was Martin N.O. Hansen who took the day’s win from Rasmus B. Nielsen in 2nd and Martin Dyrland 3rd. Bo Nielsen and Henrik Christensen would round out the top 5 result.
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