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September 21, 2014

Batlle tops opening run of final practice day

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Reigning World Champion Robert Batlle topped the opening practice on the concluding day of the extended practice at the 1:8 Offroad World Championships in Sicily. With overnight repairs making for a slightly dustier track for the first of the days 3 scheduled 10-minute runs, the Mugen driver topped the time sheets with a time of 1:52.525 compared with Ty Tessmann’s 1:50.580 outright fastest time which was set in yesterday’s closing practice. Running in reseeded heats today based on each drivers fastest times from the opening three days of practice, behind Batlle it was Darren Bloomfield who was second fastest just 0.163 off over 3-laps with Ryan Lutz completing the Top 3 for the run.

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September 20, 2014

Tessmann fastest at end of Day 3

With three days of practice complete at the 1:8 Offroad World Championships it is Ty Tessmann who holds the edge with the HB driver setting a new fastest time in today’s final practice. Having moved to the top of the time sheets in the first of the day’s 12-minute practice rounds, the Canadian improved that 1:52.143 time to a 1:50.580 to again set the pace over defending champion Robert Batlle. Having set the pace on Day 2, reigning European Champion David Ronnefalk was, after a sleepy start to the day, able to improve his overall time to complete the Top 3.

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September 20, 2014

Tessmann sets mid way practice pace in Sicily

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Already into their third day of practice at this year’s extended 1:8 Offroad World Championships with still 2 more days of practice to go on the Italian island of Sicily, Ty Tessmann laid down today’s early marker running the fastest three consecutive laps from defending World Champion Robert Batlle. With David Ronnefalk setting the pace yesterday from Tessmann with a time of 1:53.211, in the first of today’s two 12-minute runs the Canadian lowered the benchmark to 1:52.143 with Batlle managing a 1:53.386 followed by a 1:53.842 from Martin Bayer.

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September 13, 2014

ZZRacing 4-in-1 tool wrench kit

ZZ Racing 4-in-1 tool wrench kit

ZZRacing have released this 4-in-1 tool wrench kit. The black anodised handle features storage for four different high strength hex drive tips including 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm & 3.0mm. The tips also feature a lock over magnet to ensure the tips stay securely attached to the handle.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

September 7, 2014

Kerry & Beal win at BRCA Rd6 in Halifax

Last weekend the Halifax Track in Yorkshire hosted the sixth round of the BRCA 1/10th IC Championship. The Saturday free practice started out damp but quickly dried allowing fast laps to be set. Mark Green led the way in the 200mm class with his Serpent 748 Natrix ahead of the European Junior Champion, Alex Thurston, with his Serpent 747. Joe Kerry was very close behind, running his Serpent 748 Natrix for the first time. In the Sports GT class, again Glyn Beal was setting the pace with his new Serpent 748 Natrix with Peter Hellawell and Paul Bellinger his closest competitors with their Serpent cars.

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September 7, 2014

Jilles Groskamp wins 2014 200mm Pre Worlds

The official 2014 1/10th 200mm Pre Worlds took place this weekend at the Huge RC circuit in Bangkok, Thailand which will host the Worlds event in November. A small but quality field would attend and it was reigning World Champion Meen Vejrak who took the pole position for KM Racing, to secure the only direct spot in the final ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg, Shepherd’s Jilles Groskamp with Chavit Singupta and Takaaki Shimo completing the top 5. In the first semi final it would be Jilles Groskamp that took the win by 2 laps ahead of HB driver Andy Moore in 2nd with Mongkolpan Lomrose 3rd and US driver JJ Wang (Mugen) in 4th, bumping into the main after a troubled qualifying. In the second semi Hagberg would take the win, his faster time giving him 2nd on the grid behind Meen, with Sinnosuke Yokoyama in 2nd, Suruth V in 3rd, Ongsanit Simaraks 4th with Chavit Sirigupta taking the final main position in 5th. In the final it was Hagberg who jumped into the lead at the start and lead for the first third of the race, in what was very difficult high traction conditions, in front of Groskamp before his car became difficult to driver and started to spin out. This allowed the Dutch driver Groskamp to the front where he could win by 3 laps ahead of Hagberg with Thai driver Mongkolpan Lomrose 2 laps further back in 3rd.

View the final results here

September 6, 2014

VBC Firebolt DM arm mount & front axles

From VBC Racing for their new Firebolt DM buggy is a new front suspension arm mount and hardened integrated front axles. The arm mount has been made from lightweight aircraft grade 7075 aluminium alloy, weighing only 11 grams, and features an extra attachment hole for mounting a brass weight which is sold separately. The hardened integrated front axles feature a one piece design and are made using ultra strong spring steel with integrated drive hex.

View more images of the new products here

September 6, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium servo mounts

New from Arrowmax for the B-Max2 are these blue anodized 7075-T6 aluminium servo mounts. A direct replacement for the kit standard plastic parts, it holds the servo better in place and is much stronger than the original part.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]