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November 5, 2015

Laurent & Briere win at French Winter Nats Rd1

Round one of the French Winter Nationals was held in Montbrison. In the Touring Modified class Lucas Urbain (VBC) and Alexandre Laurent (Xray) battled for the TQ spot with the better end for Alexandre whose last minute shot in the final qualifier handed him the overall TQ and the pole position for the triple A-mains. The final legs then were as tight as the qualifiers. Lucas would come out successful in the opening A-final but Alexandre stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Lucas. Loic Jasmin (Yokomo) came in third to round out the podium.

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November 5, 2015

Schumacher Cougar KF2 Special Edition

Schumacher have announced that the Cougar KF2 2WD buggy is now available in a Special Edition. To celebrate a year of top notch results the Cougar KF2 SE includes the option for all three motor positions, all in one box. Available are the standard forward motor position for super high grip astro turf, a low grip position for medium grip astro and grass – as used at the IFMAR Worlds – and also the mid motor placement for medium and low traction conditions such as dirt and sandy/dusty astro – as utilised at the EFRA Euros. Included with the kit comes a new alloy chassis, new bodyshell, three belts for all motor positions as well as a new front carbon fibre top deck and mount as well as battery mounting hardware.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

November 5, 2015

Yokomo BD7-2016 – Teaser image

Yokomo have released a first teaser image for their BD7-2016 electric touring car kit. The latest incarnation of the IFMAR World Championship winning BD7 will feature an extremely low centre of gravity, new small diameter diff pulleys, redesigned short stroke big bore shocks, all-black aluminium parts with silver chamfered edges and a price tag comparable with the 2015 spec car. Detailed information and images will become available by mid-November with the first batch of kits expected to ship the first week of December.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

November 5, 2015

TLR22 3.0 mid motor 2WD buggy kit

With the TLR 22 3.0 Team Losi Racing have introduced the latest incarnation of the popular 22 1/10th 2WD buggy. The 3.0 has been designed to give racers a versatile platform that easily adapts to changing track conditions without requiring a lot tuning changes. First up is the all-new 3-gear transmission with revised motor location that places the motor 12mm closer to the diff gear to increases the rear weight bias, providing better rear grip on exit, more entry steering and a buggy that, overall, is easier to drive. The new layout also decreases chassis roll, greatly improving the vehicle’s stability, consistency and braking. A 4-gear transmission is available separately for lower-grip tracks and different driving styles.

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November 5, 2015

Mini-Z PN Racing World Cup 2015 – Announcement

The 11th edition of the PN Racing World Cup will be held this coming weekend in Maranello, Italy. Born from the idea of PN Racing’s Philip Ng and considered to be the most important Mini-Z race World-wide with former host countries being the U.S. and Singapore, the event will make its first ever stop in Italy. Organised by Minizracing and Davide Marka the event will see the attendance of 140 drivers from different countries to compete in the five classes of 2WD, GT Mod, PanCar, Formula 1 and Le Mans. The race direction will be carried out by Riccardo Acciari and Giuliano Golfieri and more information about the race can be found here.

November 5, 2015

Belgian SCT Cup Rd7 – Report

The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was hosted by the BRCC, the only indoor clay track of the country. Once again the club provided a flawless organisation with a great track, large pits and nice catering. The event attracted a good amount of racers, keeping the yearly trend high. In Pro2 the qualification, Martin Vierin (Team Associated) TQ’d the opening qualifier while Nicolas Evens (TLR) came out fastest in rounds 2 and 3 to take the overall TQ. Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated) completed the top 3 ahead of Laurent Halluin (Team Associated) and Patrick Tytgat (Team Associated). In Pro4, Nicolas Evens (TLR) swept all qualification rounds to take the TQ to leave Frank Devos (Tekno) and Frédéric Fontaine (TeamC) battling for the places behind him.

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November 5, 2015

Flash Point 6000mAh 4S LiPo battery pack

Flash Point R/C have introduced their new 6000mAh 4S LiPo battery pack. Build using high-performance 90C cells the hardcase battery target racers and bashers alike and its standard 138×46.5×45.5mm dimensions makes it usable for all 1/8th vehicles that use brick-type battery packs. The pack weighs in at 600g, it comes pre-wired with an industry standard balancer connector but no power connector, allowing to use your choice of battery/ESC plug.

Source: Flash Point [flashpointrc.com]

November 5, 2015

Wright wins at North Midlands GT Clubmans series

James Wright wins at UK Northwest regionals

The second round of the BRCA North Midlands GT Clubmans series was held at Swifts Raceway. James Wright (Xray) would take the TQ in the Formula class from teammate James Millbank (Xray) and Exotek driver James Greener. The final then saw Wright taking off with no problems while Millbank ran into issues in lap five when he tried to lap a backmarker. Touching the brakes in a corner send his car off the track due to traction rolling, which dropped him back to fifth. Millbank was able to recover to third and that’s how the main ended. Up front James Wright took the win from James Greener on the runner-up spot.

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