New from T-Works is this 3.5×8.5mm aluminium shim set. The black anodised shims are available in 4 sizes, 0.5mm, 0.75mm, 1mm and 2mm with set case containing 10 pieces of each. Individual sizes are also available separately to restock the set.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
The JConcepts Winter Indoor Nationals travelled to San Diego over the weekend and it was Team Associated’s Aydin Horne and TLR’s Dakotah Phend who took the big wins at SDRC Raceway. The first stop of 5 events on the INS13 calendar, in 2WD Buggy it was Horne who took the TQ ahead of Phend and Tekno’s Ryan Maifield, the later running Team Associated chassis’ at the event. Qualifying opened with Tom Rinderknecht topping Q1 from Maifield but P4 & 5 in the next two rounds left the Xray driver fourth on the grid. In 4WD, Phend topped the first and third round qualifiers to take TQ honours ahead of Associated’s Spencer Rivkin who was second fastest ahead of Horne in all three runs. Again Rinderknecht would post a TQ run setting the pace in Q2 but like in 2WD he would start the 4WD A-Main from 4th. In the finals the Top 3 would lined up on the podium as how they qualified. 2WD went down to A3, which was duly won by Rivkin from 6th on the grid giving him 4th overall. In 4WD, Phend tied things up early with wins in A1 & 2 leaving Rivkin to win A3 from Horne who completed the overall podium.
Bruno Coelho and Marc Rheinard are the two big winners of this year’s Snowbird Nationals. In Modified Touring Car, defending Champion Coelho took the overall TQ for Xray from the Awesomatix of Rheinard with Alexander Hagberg lining up 3rd. With just a single A-Main to decide the winner of the 29th running of the iconic American race, World Champion Coelho would hold off his German rival taking the win by 2/10th of a second. A further 1.6 seconds back, Hagberg made it an all European podium line-up. Top American finisher would be ROAR National Champion Sam Isaacs in fourth. In the 1:12 GTP Modified it was Rheinard who was Top Qualifier. The reigning 1:12 World Champion lead the 8-minutes from start to finish posting the fastest lap in the process. Behind former World Champion Hagberg came through from 5th on the grid to finish 2nd ahead of 2nd and 3rd place qualifiers Donny Lia and Iaascs.
Michal Orlowski has capped off a double EOS title victory with the 4WD Buggy win at the season finale in Germany. The Schumacher driver had struggled in Saturday’s 2WD action as team-mate Broc Champlin took a debut win in the series in style from the TQ but still secured the overall title. Switching to 4WD however it was business as usual for the Polish driver as he topped all three rounds of qualifying. Starting the triple A-Main as Top Qualifier, he wrapped up his second 4WD victory of the season with wins in A1 & 2. Completing a very successful debut in the carpet surface series, American visitor Champlin made it a 1-2 for the British manufacturer. Taking the win in A3, Bartosz Zalewski from Poland completed the Round 3 podium for Xray.
Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]
American offroad racer Broc Champlin has claimed a debut victory at the Euro Offroad Series. Making his first appearance in the indoor carpet track series at the season finale in Daun, the factory Schumacher backed up his domination of qualifying yesterday to win the 2WD final today by winning the opening two A-Mains. Winning A1 by a comfortable margin of almost 4-seconds, Champlin’s closest rival would be 18-year-old Alexander Landén driving his Team Associated with Xray’s Martin Bayer coming through from 9th for 3rd. A2 it was again the visitor from Las Vegas who controlled proceedings with the Team Associated of Dane Marcus Kaerup coming up from P5 on the grid to finish second ahead of Sworkz Micha Widmaier and EOS Champion Michal Orlwski. With the overall victory secured, Champlin was able to sit out A3 as the rest of the field battled for the rest of the podium. Again Kaerup would work his way to the front to take the win from Widmaier securing them 2nd and 3rd overall respectively. As the ROAR Offroad Carpet Nationals 4WD Champion, Champlin’s attention will now turn to 4WD and targetting the double on his already impressive EOS debut.
Image: Schumacher [Facebook]
RC Vision, the organiser of the King of Clubs RC Series, has announced a new partnership with CML Distribution to provide a free “arrive and drive experience” for children and young people at each race meeting. With the aim of promoting the benefits of RC racing to the next generation, the series will be offering an exciting and educational experience to young people in 2023. “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with CML Distribution and FTX,” said Andy Hyde, RC Vision Director. “The King of Clubs RC Series has always been about promoting the exciting and educational aspects of RC racing to children and young people. With this partnership, we are taking things to the next level and providing a unique opportunity for young people to experience the thrill of RC racing.”
One way to impress your sponsors when they fly you half way across the World is to perform well and Broc Champlin has exceeded that by securing the overall TQ at the season finale of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany. Making his debut in the series, the American took his LRP powered Schumacher to the fastest time in all three rounds of 2WD Buggy qualifying on the carpet track. In Q1, Champlin topped the times from new team-mate and former series Champion Lee Martin and Sworkz Micha Widmaier. In the second round, the visitor was even quicker, this time fastest from Widmaier and European Champion Tommy Hall. Wrapping up the first day of action in Daun, Champlin made it three from three becoming the only driver to record 18 laps. Behind, Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup posted the second fastest time of Q3 with reigning EOS Champion Michal Orlowski third fastest. With the 20-year-old from Las Vegas making his EOS debut from pole position, behind him Widmaier starts second with Martin 3rd followed by Orlowski, Kaerup and Hall.
Image: Jurgen Lautenbach [Facebook]
New South Wales Radio Control Racing Car Club has published its Stage 1 for the IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championships it will host later this year in Australia. Only the second running of a World Championship for the category, the event takes place from the 8-15th of October at the ‘The John Grant International Raceway’. Renowned as the most technically challenging and fast flowing RC racing track in Australia, it is located approximately 28km from Sydney International Airport. The World Championship will have both controlled fuel and tyres with both being provided by Italian companies. The 16% nitro fuel will be supplied by RunnerTime while PMT will supply their Rally 1:8 Q03 tyre to competitors. While designated a Nitro World Championship, the host Country, with support from IFMAR, may, if sufficient interest is found, accommodate an Electric Powered GT class into the event. Joern Neumann is the reigning inaugural 1:8 GT World Champion, taking the title for Sworkz in Florida in January 2020. 1:8 GT has proven a growth area for a number of manufacturers with it enjoying strong levels of racing in certain countries. With plenty of different manufacturers with interests in the class, it is hoped that there will be strong support for the World Championship in Australia so the event can showcase the category. Red RC plan to be on hand to report on all the racing news from Down Under. To view Stage 1 report document click here.
Source: IFMAR [imfar.org]
