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June 20, 2017

Thurston & Beal win at BRCA 1/10th IC Track Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the British National 1/10th Nitro On-road Championships were held at the Mendip Raceway in the South West of the UK. The weather on Saturday was good sunny all day. The top three drivers for 200mm Touring in practice were Mark Green (Serpent) Joe Kerry (Capricorn) and Alex Thurston (Serpent). In the 220mm GT class Glyn Beal (Serpent) was the fastest with Rickard K (Xray) very close behind. Race day Sunday and the weather forecasters got it wrong. It started raining at the start of heat 1 round 1 and only stopped when the finals had finished. Ultimately Mark Green took TQ for 200mm Touring and Glyn Beal for 220mm GT.

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June 20, 2017

Teamsaxo GT-300W-V2 alloy main chassis & pod plate

Coming from Teamsaxo and made for the company’s GT-300W-V2 pan car kit are an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate. Both parts are cut from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and they come black anodised for wear and looks. Of higher overall rigidity than the stock carbon fibre parts both the chassis and pod plate will improve high speed steering while making for a smoother feeling through corners and increased overall corner speed. The parts are available separately but are meant to be used together.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

June 20, 2017

Dutch Electric On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

The fast track of Rucphen in the south of the Netherlands played host to the third round of the Dutch Electric 1/10 nationals. A total of three categories were run with Formula, Touring Modified and Touring Stock. The touring classes were limited to one set of Volante tyres with the modified drivers being a bit concerned about tyre wear, because of the high strains that are being put on the tyres due to the high speed and high temperature. The race format was three qualifiers with the best two to count. In the Touring Modified class local driver Mitchell Van Es was the pre-event favourite as since switching to an Awesomatix he had proved to be extremely fast and consistent. And so he took pole with a 21-lapper and a fastest single lap time close to Olivier Buyltinck’s newly set track record. Athan De Witte put his car on a fine P2. He also improved his personal best to a 14.3, so he was quite happy with his achievement. Behind the two Sidney Blokker took 3rd spot in front of Rick Van den Akker and Govert Verbeke.

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June 20, 2017

Team Magic E5 brushed motor wheelie bar set

Coming from Team Magic and made for the brushed motor versions of the E5 monster truck is a dedicated wheelie bar set. The kit contains all needed parts to outfit the vehicle, such as a new skid plate, wheelie bar, ball-raced wheel as well as mounting hardware.

Source: Team Magic [hrcdistribution.com]

June 20, 2017

Van Helmond & Briers win at Belgium Buggy Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Belgium FBA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at the clay track of MAC Vlijmen in the Netherlands. A clear sky and hot temperatures made for a perfect day of fast dirt racing. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Bruno Heremans who took the opening qualifier but with the win of the second and third round it was Wesley van Helmond who was able to take the overall TQ spot in 2WD, leaving Heremans in 2nd in front of Wouter Wynen. In 4WD It was Marco Briers who took the first and second qualifier to put his car on the TQ spot. Van Helmond snatched the 2 spot on the grid thanks to a win in Q3 while Nick Vranckx sat in 3rd so far.

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June 20, 2017

3DRC 30mm Fan Booster super short

3DRC’s popular 30mm Fan Booster is now also available in a super short variant. Designed for all electric touring cars with limited space behind the motor the super short variant also comes in handy when mounting the fan in front of the motor or when less weight is needed in the rear part of the chassis. Like the standard length variant the Fan Booster will channel the cooling air created by the fan towards the motor can for optimised cooling and less motor power fading during a run. The part is usable with most 30mm fans and it is available directly through 3DRC’s Shapeways store.

Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]

June 20, 2017

John Hazlewood brings home Truck win at SRS Rd2

This past weekend the popular Slough track in the UK played host to the second round of the Southern Regional Series. The series brought nearly 100 drivers to the event, because of this there was only a bolt-on practise round for the drivers and with many having not driven on the track since the last national in 2016, it was a steep learning curve for most. With the three rounds of qualification in very hot weather conditions over, in Nitro Truck Jon Hazlewood took a commanding TQ, with Michael Shorey in 2nd. The Truck A-final was up first and as the buzzer went Jon’s truck stormed round the first corner and into the distance. His driving was on another level and it grew quite a crowd of people watching it as he went around untouched for the 20 minute final and ultimately he brought it home in 1st place a lap up on the 2nd place driver.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

June 20, 2017

Berkan Kilic wins North German regional race

The MAC Uetersen club played host to a round of the North German 1/8th Nitro Off-road regionals this past weekend. The race was part of the qualifiers for the German nationals and right from the start it was clear that the race for the win was on between the Burak and Berkan Kilic. The 30-minute main final saw pole position holder Burak taking off with no problem and it looked like smooth sailing for the Agama driver but in the closing stages his young brother Berkan had closed the gap and after a nice and fair battle Berkan Kilic (Agama) was able to get past Burak to take the win by about 3/100th of a second. In 3rd TLR driver Hendrik who rounded out the podium.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.