Jonny Skidmore made it two in a row at the latest round of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad British Championship, the Xray driver taking the TQ and win at Round 3 in Blackpool over the weekend. Winner of the second round of the 5 round championship 2-weeks earlier in Brookthorpe, Skidmore topped qualifying from WRC Racing’s Leis Jones, William Skidmore and reigning Champion Elliott Boots. Boots would take his S-workz to the win in the first of the Semi’s but winning his Semi in a faster time it was Jonny Skidmore on pole for the 45-minute final. The final result would see the Top 4 finish as they started. Skidmore would have a half lap advantage over Boots with brother William third 10-seconds clear of Jones. The result sees Skidmore, last year’s championship runner-up, lead the points from William with Graham Alsop, finishing Round 3 in 5th, holding third. The penultimate round of the championship will take drivers to Shrewsbury at the end of the month.
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Horizon Hobby has announced that it is acquiring iconic motor brand Trinity Racing. In the 90’s Trinity and legend of the sport Brian Kinwald were the global face of 1:10 Offroad racing. The deal to acquire Trinity Racing which was founded by the late Ernest Provetti in 1980, is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the RC industry mammoth. In 2020 it took over tyre manufacturer Pro-line followed shortly by body manufacturer Protoform and then added another of America’s top tyre brands AKA to its line-up in 2021. The company behind the Losi brands, of which their star driver Dakotah Phend has been a Trinity backed racer, Horizon Hobby issued a press release on the acquisition in which they state, ‘This acquisition ensures that Team Trinity and its legacy are preserved. We look forward to seeing Team Trinity continue to win at all levels of RC racing.’
American brand Speedzone has released two new Evolution 4S LCG lipo packs to the competition series range. The 6000mAh 14.8V 140C pack has 5mm bullet connectors, measures 144x47x37mm and weighs 464g while the 6500mAh LiHV 15.2V 140C pack has a XT90 connector, measures 138x47x36mm and weighs 492g. Both packs were designed to produce the power and durability needed for the latest R/C vehicles.
Source: Speedzone [speedzoneusa.com]
Andrea Catanzani is the Top Qualifier at the EFRA 1:8 GT European Championships In Croatia. The Serpent/Gimar driver topped 2 of the 5 rounds of qualifying at Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna circuit in Zagreb, with Xray’s of Martin Bayer his closest rival in the nitro class. Attracting a field of 48 drivers in nitro, qualifying didn’t start well for the Italian as he was only 15th fastest. While Bayer took Q1 from defending champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi, Capricorn’s Alessio Mazzeo topped Q2 from Catanzani before he found his form in Q3 & 4 to wrap up the overall TQ with one round to go. Behind Bayer in P2, Natanaele Senesi took his Xray to third in the ranking ahead of Alex D’angelo and Arnaldi with Mazzeo 10th behind Buggy World Champion Davide Ongaro. Also the European Championship for 1:8 GT Electric, 36 drivers registering results, Mazzeo is the Top Qualifier with three TQ runs compared to single TQ runs from Arnaldi (P2) and reigning champion Bayer (P3).
Image: Serpent [serpent.com]
VP-Pro has expanded its range of bags with the addition of a new car and new transmitter bag to help racers keep their valuable equipment clean and safe. The soft inlay material and the wide handle ensure safe carrying with the 1:8 car bag measuring 46cm x 33cm x13.5mm. The transmitter bag RS-224 measures 175mm x 340mm x 265mm and comes in two different size inlay fits for various models of radio. The RS-224-A fits the Futaba T10PX with an RS-224-B option coming soon.
MR33, the brand of multiple World Champion and Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard, has released their new Awesomatix Multi Tool V2. A practical tool for all A800R and A800MMX touring car owners you can easily screw and unscrew the differential as well as mount and dismount cardans. Also a tie rod wrench is integrated. The aluminium tool of MR33 consists of two parts and is black anodised.
Matrix Racing Tires has announced that top Spanish offroad racer Oscar Baldo has joined its team. The Xray driver moves from rival Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace, who together with his brother Bryan he joined in 2018. Switching to Christian Boni’s brand which only entered the offroad market at the beginning of this year, he joins the likes of Davide Ongaro and David Ronnefalk in running their range of tyres. Commenting on the announcement, Baldo said, ‘Super happy to be part of this amazing team!! Thanks for the opportunity!!”
Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]
