Yeah Racing have introduced an optional carbon fibre main chassis plate and top deck for the 3Racing Sakura D4 drift car. The main plate is cut from 2.5mm carbon fibre and it will stiffen the chassis assembly to get more grip out of the car with the same applying to the 2.0mm upper deck. The parts are usable on AWD and RWD kits and they are available separately.
Coming from Serpent and made for the Cobra SRX8 range of vehicles is the overdrive diff gear set. Machined from super-tough steel and coated for protection and wear resistance the 43T/13T gear set is best used on the front gearbox where it will make for increased steering response while entering corners. When used in combination with 3k to 5k centre diff fluids the vehicle will also have increased acceleration in certain track conditions. The set includes a 43T diff gear and a 13T input gear both of which are also available separately.
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The 2017 Battle of the SiKest was held at S&B R/C Speedway, attracting over 170 entries for the usual breed of 1/8th nitro and electric classes. Pro Nitro Buggy saw Joe Bornhorst taking the TQ from Evan Vail and Cole Ogden and in Open Nitro Truck it was again Joe who took the TQ. Cole Ogden and Evan Vail would complete the top 3 result. In the first two of the triple Pro Nitro Buggy A-mains Joe was able to conserve his qualifying performance, taking the overall from Cole in 2nd and Evan 3rd. In the single Open Nitro Truck A-main it would be runner-up after the qualifiers, Cole Ogden to take the win some eleven seconds in front of Joe while Blake Pickett rounded out the top 3 result.
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The third round of the Greek On-road Championship was held recently at the Fanatic Racing Track and in the 200mm Nitro Touring class it was championship leader Likaris who took the TQ and pole position. Dimitriou would start from the 2 spot and the race for the win would be between these two drivers who soon opened a big gap on the field. Ultimately Dimitriou would bring home the win after finding a way past Likaris although he would only take the win by a narrow two seconds with Tsiklitiras completing the podium in 3rd. With the win Dimitriou is now back in the game for the overall title.
The EWS Events team has announced the return of the EWS Summer Series, a two-round on-road electric series taking place in the south of the UK. After requests from racers for a return of the events, the Series will kick off on July 15th and 16th at the home of the last two EWS Summer events, the Adur Model Car Club near Brighton, before concluding two months later with the second event on September 2nd and 3rd at a track to be announced shortly. The series will cater for Modified and Super Stock Touring Cars – using the well-known ETS-spec Volante 36 tyre build. Each event will run to the popular “one-and-a-half day” format, minimising costs and overnight stays but maximising track time. Entries for round 1 are open now and more information can be found on the official EWS website here and on social media here.
Round 3 and 4 of the MC Best Cup were held at the Langenthal track recently. Round 3, run on Saturday, was held in cold weather with Michael Henzi making the best out of the conditions as he took the win in the 1/8th nitro class from Daniel Braunschweiler and Stefan Graber. In 1/10th Nitro Touring it was Patrick Fankhauser who came out fastest after the main final from Roger Fasler and Manfred Ebener in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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The second round of this year’s Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the RACO2000 track in Utrecht. In the premier NK class the day’s win went to Robbin Hertong with a 2-laps margin from Roy Bakker while Jeffrey Rietveld completed the podium another two laps down in 3rd.
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Round 2 of the Xray Racing Series Alpe Adria was held at the Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna in Zagreb, Croatia. Drivers from six different countries including Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Italy and Slovenia attended the event, giving it some international flair. The weekend started off with nice weather and pleasing temperatures on Saturday although mixed weather and cooler conditions were on the forecast for Sunday and because of the chance of rain the first qualifiers were held on Saturday evening.
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