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September 5, 2016

Roche Rapide P12-2016 alloy chassis & pod plate

Roche have introduced an aluminium chassis and lower motor pod plate for the Rapide P12-2016 1/12th scale kit. Both parts are machined from 2.5mm 7075-T6 aluminium and they come gun metal anodised and with silver chamfered edges for looks. Using the parts lowers the centre of gravity due to adding weight at the lowest possible area of the car while the increased stiffness makes for optimised on-track performance especially in high-bite track conditions.

View the alloy pod plate here

September 5, 2016

Darren Bloomfield takes 2016 BRCA Nitro Buggy title

The final round of the 2016 BRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held at the Slough track over the weekend. Agama’s Darren Bloomfield headed into the race leading the championship and as soon as he hit the track he made his intentions clear to bring home the title in style. Giving the opening qualifier to Team Associated’s Neil Cragg, Darren swept the remainder of the qualifying to take the overall TQ from Lee Martin (Mugen) with Neil Cragg and Elliott Boots (Kyosho) completing the top 4 result. In the semis Darren continued to excel, taking the pole position for the A-main that he would then win from Neil Cragg in second and Elliott Boots in third to take the 2016 national title.

Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

September 5, 2016

Schumacher BTCC finale & KO GP 2016 – Report

The final round of this year’s Schumacher BTCC series was held this past weekend in conjunction with the famous KO GP. Saturday saw many drivers turn up to try and get their cars set up well, the weather was overcast but at least it was mainly dry, just the odd shower around during the day. There was heavy rain just as the track was about to close about 5pm. Sunday morning arrived and the drivers were greeted by a slightly damp race track. The weather stayed overcast and cloudy but dry for the rest of the day. As usual the organisers then had the open practice session for an hour and then it was into qualifying mode which was the regular format of round by round qualifying, with two from four rounds to count. This being the last round of the series and also ran in conjunction with the KO GP, the entry was looking very good with 10 heats of drivers booked in.

Continue reading the report here

September 5, 2016

David Ronnefalk wins Swedish Nationals

The Swedish 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the MK Eskil track in Eskilstuna, Sweden. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk made a clean sweep in the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from swift Jessica Palsson (Kyosho) with Robert Gustafsson (Agama) taking the 3 spot after the qualifiers. Right from the start of the main final David was able to pull away and he never looked back to take the win by over a lap. Jessica was in a fight with Hampus Berg (HB Racing) but in the closing stages of the 60-minute encounter she was able to open a gap and she would bring home the second place with a 1-lap margin on Hampus.

View the final results here

September 5, 2016

Mike Gosvig takes double Danish Touring Car title

Round four of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the popular Odense track. In the Touring Modified class it was Xray’s Mike Gosvig who took the TQ while the Touring Stock class saw VBC Racing’s Soren Boy Holst coming out fastest in the qualifiers that were held in low grip conditions due to overnight rain. In the opening Modified A-main Mike took an easy win and also the second final saw Mike coming out in front even though he ran on pretty used tyres but taking it easy allowed Gosvig to take the win and with it the overall victory and also the Danish title with one round to spare.

Continue reading the report here

September 5, 2016

Modify 4mm & 5mm bullet-type gold-plated connectors

Modify have introduced their new bullet-type 4mm and 5mm connectors. They are of a low-profile design to prevent interferences with low top decks and come pre-shaped for easy and reliable soldering. The heavy-duty four contact points design makes for improved power transfer compared to standard connectors and at 14mm length they are compatible with most tube-style battery packs.

Source: Modify [modifyrc.com]

September 5, 2016

Mattia Menabue takes F1 class win at Italian Nats Rd4

The Barcooff track in Barco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy held round four of the Italian 1/8th Off-road National Championship over the weekend. In the 45-minute F1 class A-main it was Mattia Menabue who came out successful by taking the win with a 2-lap margin on Adriano Fabianelli in second and Alessio Marini in third. Mirko Belli and Matteo Poletti would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 5, 2016

Kaja Novotny TQs & wins Czech Open Rd8

Round eight of the Czech Open series was held on the bumpy and low grip Mlada Boleslav track. Max Gotzl (Xray) would come out fastest in the opening qualifier but it was Kaja Novotny (Xray) who grabbed the overall TQ after scoring wins in the remaining three rounds and also scoring the fastest time over five minutes. In the semifinals Kaja continued to dominate, taking the pole position for the A-main final in which he would again excel by taking the win from Serpent’s Jiri Mara with Stepan Silhavy (Xray) completing the top 3 podium result. In fifth Max Gotzl grabbed the Junior class win while Petr Javorovsky Sr. in 11th took the Senior class victory.

View the final results and the Junior podium here