The recent 2016 Oder Pomerania Cup was held in Murowana Goslina, Poland in challenging weather conditions. Saturday’s race was interrupted by a heavy thunderstorm but thanks to the great job of the RC club Poznan the race would continue on Sunday with good track conditions. In the 2WD class, Maciej Nowak would take the day’s win from Pawel Ntkovca and Krzysztof Siemianowicz in second and third respectively.
The German MC Ettlingen club hosted its first ever electric race in 40 years of club history this past weekend. The event attracted a good amount of racers from France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany to race in the four classes of Pro10 Modified and Stock, as part of the RC Lemans South series, as well as 1/8th Electric On-road Modified and Stock. In 1/8th Modified it was nitro specialist Patrick Nähr who secured TQs in all three qualifiers while also setting an unofficial new track record of 12.5s during Saturday’s practice. Oliver Mühlhauser and Adrian Burren completed the top 3 result.
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The fast open layout of the Halifax track hosted round three of this season’s BRCA Touring Car national series and after three rounds the Modified class has now seen three different winners. This weekend it was Xray’s Olly Jefferies who took the spoils taking TQ and the overall victory in tricky constantly changing weather conditions. Right up to the last final drivers had to be on their toes, two minutes in to the last Modified A-final the rain came and with all drivers on slicks it was one of the slowest finals held at Halifax for a long time, but Jefferies kept it on the tarmac to take the win over the Team Associated of Chris Grainger and Schumacher’s Elliott Harper, with each of these drivers taking a round win so far the series now really opens up with two rounds still to go.
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The Swedish Electric Off-road Championship was held this past weekend in Norrkoping. The probably biggest 1/10th scale event of the country only happened for the second time with the race being run on a purpose-build grass track and alongside other sports events in the country. In the 2WD class, Andreas Edvinsson set the early pace and he looked to be unstoppable but Christoffer Svensson would close the gap at the end. The top 3 would then see the two Yokomos of Andreas and “Coffe” in first and second with HB Racing’s Oscar Levin rounding out the top 3.
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This past weekend, The HobbyPlex in Omaha, Nebraska would host its Plex Summer Series finale race. This would be the last big event at the facility before the ROAR 1/10 Electric Off-Road Nationals next month. After qualifying was complete, it was Jared Tebo (Kyosho) taking the TQs in 4WD Modified Buggy and Modified Truck while Derek Wood (Kyosho) took the impressive TQ in the 2WD Modified Buggy class. After the dust had settled from all three single 8-minute A-Mains, it was Tebo taking the convincing wins in all three Modified classes. Team Associated’s Kody Numedahl came in second in the 2WD Mod class while TQ Derek Wood would round out the podium in third.
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ZZRacing have introduced two titanium screw sets for the Team Associated B6 and B6D. Made from 304 titanium, the screws offer high durability, corrosion resistance and also a light weight with the B6-specific set weighing in at 30.1g while the B6D kit is slightly lighter at 28.6g. In addition to being light and robust the fasteners also add a certain bling to the car due to their silver finish.
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Japanese company Xenon have announced the release of a new optional front end kit for all 1/12th pan cars that use a Team Associated R5 compatible front suspension. The kit is of a damped design and it includes the VSS front shock stay, front shocks, upper arm links with eyelets and front end castor blocks. It is of the proven Xenon design and quality and all parts are also available separately. Also available are 65m VSS side links compatible for Associated R5, Roche Rapide P12, Kyosho Plaza and Morotech kits.
MIP have introduced the Pucks 17.5 drive system for the TLR 22 3.0 buggy. Designed with stock racing in mind, MIP’s popular Pucks drive system is now also available for TLR’s latest 2WD competition buggy. The multi-piece construction is making it possible to keep the original axles as well as seeing superior wear that comes from a steel yoke. With that change MIP also have upgraded the diff balls to tungsten carbide balls for the ultimate in wear and efficiency. Overall, the race-proven design lightens up the drivetrain’s rotating mass by as much as 50 percent; which means quicker acceleration, less motor fade, and it allows to keep the car’s drivetrain fresh with replaceable Pucks.
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