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September 28, 2022

Team Associated 13mm Truck Shocks & Springs

Team Associated has released the option for RC10T6.2 and RC10SC6.2 owners to upgrade to 13mmm shocks. Take advantage of the 13mm shock technology from the RC10B6.4 buggy that offers a superior ride for bumps and jumps. The larger 13mm-bore piston allows you to run lighter oils to get the low-speed feeling of a soft shock, but with more pack as you take off and land your jumps. This translates to a truck that soaks up the bumps in and out of corners but packs up in the high-speed landings to give you the feeling of landing on a pillow. The 13mm X 36mm shock body is also available in a genuine FOX Kashima Coat version with AE offering a range of 54mm truck front springs and 72mm truck rear springs for the upgrade.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

September 27, 2022

2022 EWS International – Announcement

The well-known EWS team have announced the details of their EWS International event. After an enforced break for a couple of years due to the COVID restrictions, the popular race will return over the weekend of 18-20 November 2022. Taking place on at their usual indoor venue in the south-east of the UK, the race will see classes for Modified and Stock (17.5) Touring, plus Front Wheel Drive and Tamiya Junior-E. As in previous years, the top drivers from the UK will face competition from many of Europe’s best racers, with drivers including World Champions Ronald Volker and Marc Rheinard already confirmed to attend. As always, the EWS team will prepare a world-class track and popular announcer Oli Meggitt will be on the mic to direct the races. This year, a tweak to the time schedule will allow more practice time for those who are only able to attend Saturday onwards, in an effort to provide an option for those drivers looking to save costs or with limited time. Entries for the race open at 19:30 UK time (20:30 CET) on Thursday 29 September via MyRCM, and will be limited.

Source: EWS [ewsevents.co.uk]

September 27, 2022

Urbain wins at ETS RD4 in Luxembourg – Report

Last weekend, ETS RD4 took place at the Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg” in Luxembourg. A fantastic onroad racetrack that attracted 150 ETS racers to sign up for the event. The weekend of racing was amazing, and luckily the weather was stable and dry. In the Matrix Modified class, Lucas Urbain took his first ever race win at the Euro Touring Series and joined the circle of winners. He took the very important pole position in qualifying and won the first two A-Mains from start to finish. It was a perfect weekend for the French Awesomatix driver who was showing an amazing performance on track! Behind the race winner, Marc Rheinard and Ronald Völker took second and third place overall. Yannic Prümper finished fourth, and Jan Ratheisky completed the top 5 in the Matrix Modified class at ETS RD4.

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September 27, 2022

JConcepts P2 body for B6.4

JConcepts has released the P2 for the Team Associated B6 platform and describes their latest body as ‘the meanest, nastiest thing out for 1/10th buggy racing’. The Punisher 2 separates itself from the rest of the bodies on the market with its distinctive styling. The S2 and F2 body designs have created their own path of success on dirt, carpet, and Astroturf with class leading success, now, the P2, will carve its own. The P2 concentrates on performance with riveting details including raised nose / hood, taller cab and rear-end force features. The side-pods are once again JC chamfered to provide that legendary look and the secondary window screams JConcepts styling. The cab drops off quickly and runs deep toward the rear giving plenty of drift to the newly added winglets. The tall, rear fin stabilizer acts as a vane to keep the buggy tracking in the proper direction while also maintaining a rigid roof-line even with light-weight materials. The package arrives complete with, two, Carpet, Turf, and Dirt wings used routinely by Ryan Maifield, Spencer Rivkin, and Dakotah Phend. Included window masks make painting quick and easy and JConcepts decal sheet allows detailing to look sharp and noticeable.

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September 26, 2022

Kyle Branson is British Touring Car Champion

Fresh from making his ISTC World Championship debut in Italy a week earlier weekend, Kyle Branson has just claimed his first BRCA British National Electric Touring Car Championship title. The Xray team driver secured the title with his 3rd win of the season at the Halifax track where he also claimed the TQ honours and set a new track lap record in the process. With 2 wins to his credit having taken back to back wins at Rounds 4 & 5, Schumacher’s Zak Smith would finish 2nd overall. The championship podium would be completed the Awesomatix of multiple former Champion Chris Grainger.

Image: Kyle Branson [facebook.com]

September 26, 2022

Savoya adds 10th French National Title to CV

Reno Savoya hit a landmark over the weekend when he claimed his 10th French 1:8 Offroad National title at ARCF 42 track in Boisset-Saint-Priest. The fourth & final round of the 2022 National Championship, the 3-time European Champion would cap of the season with the perfect run securing the overall TQ before winning his Semi in the fastest time to line up on pole for the main final. In the 45-minute encounter, ‘The Shark’ would steer his Kyosho to victory ahead of Xray’s Jerome Aigoin (Semi B winner), both drivers recording 60-laps. On 59 laps, the seventh place starter Remy Bermudez completed the podium with his Xray.

Image: Reno Savoya [facebook.com]

September 26, 2022

Sturdy triples at Australian Offroad Nationals

The 2022 RCRA Australian 1:10 Offroad Titles, sponsored by SpeedyRC, was held at Chargers RC over the weekend. While the 5 day event had its difficulties with rains cutting practice short, the big winner was Team Associated’s Christopher Sturdy who took the TQ and win in 2WD, 4WD and Mod Truck for a National Title triple. The first of the Premier classes lived up to the hype, with all of Australia’s best talent turning up to put on a show. Sturdy would take TQ all 4 rounds of 2WD qualifying with Lachlan Donnelly often nipping at the heels only a couple of seconds off. A clean display in A1 allowed Sturdy to pull a small gap over Donnelly. In A2 Donnelly was on song, following Sturdy around within a few tenths for most the race but Sturdy was not shaken and would also take victory in A2 giving him overall win.

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September 25, 2022

Euro Buggy Masters – Announcement

Furulunds RC-Club invites 1:10 Offroad racers to a unique opportunity to drive a one-off bespoke indoor track and take part in the ‘Euro Buggy Masters’ on November 5/6, 2022. The home club of EFRA Ambassador & international racer Jessica Pålsson, it is located in Furulund in the south-west of Sweden near Malmö and Copenhagen. With its members racing both nationally & internationally they are now looking to welcome racer to Sweden. The event will cater for 2WD Modified, 2WD Stock, 4WD Modified and Truck Stadium. Taking place in the city’s sports hall, the ‘EBM’ track will be built using completely new EOS carpet to create a completely new bespoke track layout. This will give all drivers the same track time and opportunity for a close and fair racing.

Source: Furulund RCK [frck.se]