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October 14, 2014

BRCA 1/10th IC series Rd7 – Report

The final round of the BRCA 1/10th IC series was held at the Mendip circuit in Weston-Super-Mare. A total of 36 drivers took part in the meeting with 21 drivers in the 200mm class and 15 in the Sports GT class. On Sunday the first couple of qualifiers were damp, meaning that the FTD runs would be posted later on. In Round 1, Alex Thurston and Andrew Hastings topped the 200mm and Sports GT classes respectively by making the most of the drying track. The pair again topped Round 2 with their Serpent/OS and Shepherd/Sonic machines. 2014 champions Mark Green and Glyn Beal went quickest in Round 3 with their Novarossi and OS powered Serpents. In the final round Joe Kerry and Andrew Hastings completed the fastest runs of qualifying to TQ the meeting. Alex Thurston and Mark Green qualified 2nd and 3rd overall in the 200mm class with the Top 3 separated by just 1.5 seconds. Glyn Beal and Jason Thompson put there Serpents in 2nd and 3rd for the Sports GT A Final.

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October 13, 2014

Schelle B5M carbon fibre battery strap

New from Schelle Racing Innovations comes a carbon fibre battery strap for the mid-motor B5M buggy. The innovative design allows racers to remove the front battery foams, shedding additional weight and opening up the chassis for more ESC placement options while holding the cells secure. The second design feature is the narrow rear tongue which allows chassis flex through the entire range of motion without contacting the rear chassis brace. The brace also reduces the weight of the battery mount from 14g to 7g while stainless steel screws and aluminium locknuts act as an adjustable battery stop.

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October 13, 2014

STRC Tamiya on-road weight reduction kits

ST Racing Concepts titanium screw kits will help reduce the weight of a range of Tamiya on-road cars, especially those heavier tub chassis cars like the TB04 and the TA05/06 series cars. Double deck graphite cars can also benefit from the weight reduction to bring the vehicles closer to the new 1380g minimum weight in Touring Car racing. Also included are light blue anodised lock-nuts to complete the kits. The kits are available for a range of cars including the TRF418, TB Evo6, TB04, TA06 and F104v2.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]

October 13, 2014

Dave Poulter wins at SWS Rd1

The 1st round of the prestigious Silverstone Winter Series attracted 92 entries in the premier 2WD buggy class, and it was new Schumacher driver Dave Poulter who unexpectedly set TQ. Dave has shot up the rankings since he joined the team, and he was joined at the front of the grid by team mates Simon Moss and Nathan Waters with their Cougar KFs.

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October 13, 2014

Team Orion IQ-4X multi-chemistry single cell charger

Team Orion introduce the IQ-4X multi-chemistry single cell charger. Offering four independent 6W channels the charger is ideal to charge, discharge and maintain a range of batteries including NiMH and NiCD AA and AAA-size single cells as well as LiPo and LiFe micro-size battery packs. A multifunctional screen helps to monitor the battery’s vital signs while several charge and discharge programs help to get the best out of the cells. Beside single cells the charger also works with Mini-Z LiFe and Ultra Micro LiPo connectors and the device also sports a 5V/1A USB port to power mobile devices.

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October 13, 2014

DHI-Cup 2015 – Announcement

The 2015 edition of the DHI Cup will be held from the 9th to 11th of January in Odense. As in previous years there will also be a 1/10th electric buggy race run alongside the traditional touring car event which in 2015 will see Touring Car Modified and Super Stock classes with the latter using “blinky” speedos and LRP 13.5T motors. Tyres for the touring cars will be LRP CPX which are provided by event partner LRP as are the 13.5T X20 brushless motor for the Super Stock class. Entries are open from Wednesday October 15th on on MyRCM and more information about the race can soon be found here and here.

October 13, 2014

MIP Yeti X-Duty rear C-Drive Kit

Made for the Axial Yeti is the new X-Duty rear C-Drive Kit from MIP. Designed to replace the standard plastic driveshaft with a high-grade alloy steel construction the set improves durability and power supply for better performance in rock crawling and bashing. Offering spline drive technology and being of an all-metal design the kit is a direct replacement for the stock driveshaft.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

October 13, 2014

Bittydesign 1/8th on-road bodyshell – Coming soon

Italian bodyshell specialists Bittydesign, known for the off-road and 1/10th touring car bodies, soon have their first ever 1/8th on-road bodyshell available. No information or images are available beside above teaser image and we bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]