July 3, 2023

Berg leads Mayako 1-2 at NXC Grand Prix

Hampus Berg led a Mayako 1-2 at the annual NXC Grand Prix in Denmark over the weekend taking the win from defending champion David Ronnefalk.  Organised by Hilleröd RC Club at the same venue that hosted the 1:8 Offroad European Championships way back in 1988, this year’s edition of the 1:8 Offroad event attracted over 140 entries including Infinity’s Ricky Berton.  In qualifying it was Ronnefalk who secured the TQ from his team-mate after topping 3 of the 4 qualifiers that ran, Q3 being rained out.  Berton would end up P3, the 2019 European Champion’s best run coming in Q4 when he was second fastest behing Berg.  Winning his wet Semi in the fastest time, Ronnefalk started pole for the 45-minute final ahead of Berg, Berton and Xray’s Pelle Culmsee.  While starting out wet, the track would dry with Berg able to eke out a lead over the former World Champion that was 12-seconds at the finish despite Ronnefalk having the fastest lap of the race.  Berton, almost a lap down, would complete the podium with Culmsee finish fourth on the same lap.  The Top 6 was completed by Peter Harder and Ludwig Albertz.  In eBuggy, Culmsee took the win from Top Qualifier Nikolai Lamberts with Berton again completing the podium.

Image: David Ronnefalk [Facebook]

July 3, 2023

Horizon Hobby acquiring Trinity Racing

Horizon Hobby has announced that it is acquiring iconic motor brand Trinity Racing.  In the 90’s Trinity and legend of the sport Brian Kinwald were the global face of 1:10 Offroad racing.  The deal to acquire Trinity Racing which was founded by the late Ernest Provetti in 1980, is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the RC industry mammoth.  In 2020 it took over tyre manufacturer Pro-line followed shortly by body manufacturer Protoform and then added another of America’s top tyre brands AKA to its line-up in 2021.  The company behind the Losi brands, of which their star driver Dakotah Phend has been a Trinity backed racer, Horizon Hobby issued a press release on the acquisition in which they state, ‘This acquisition ensures that Team Trinity and its legacy are preserved. We look forward to seeing Team Trinity continue to win at all levels of RC racing.’

Read full press release here

July 2, 2023

Arnaldi successfully defends 1:8 GT European title

Bernard-Alain Arnaldi has successfully defended his EFRA 1:8 GT European title in Zagreb, Croatia.  Having won the title last year in Lostallo, the Genius driver started his title defence from 4th on the grid with Serpent teenager Andrea Catanzani having secured the overall TQ at the Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna circuit.  Despite being the fastest car on track, Catanzani would hit problems during the 45-minute final, with Frenchman Arnaldi able to take the win with his Gimar powered GTc8 23 from Schepis Model driver Rosario Giaimo and the Serpent of Gabriele Paloschi.  In the 1:8 GT Electric former European 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Champion Alessio Mazzeo starting as Top Qualifier was able to become the inaugural European Champion of the electric category for Capricorn.  Joining the Italian on the podium were Xray’s Martin Bayer and the Genius of Denmark’s Nicolai Lindegaard.

Image: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 2, 2023

Speedzone Evolution 4S LCG LiPo Packs

American brand Speedzone has released two new Evolution 4S LCG lipo packs to the competition series range.  The 6000mAh 14.8V 140C pack has 5mm bullet connectors, measures 144x47x37mm and weighs 464g while the 6500mAh LiHV 15.2V 140C pack has a XT90 connector, measures 138x47x36mm and weighs 492g.  Both packs were designed to produce the power and durability needed for the latest R/C vehicles.

Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]

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