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September 6, 2021

BRCA 1/8 Circuit Halifax Rd5 – Report

The British weather played a big part in the latest round of the 1/8 Circuit series hosted at the newly resurfaced Halifax circuit in the north of the UK recently. A bumper entry was in for the weekend’s racing with both nitro and electric classes competing. The electric class gaining popularity again with many newcomers and returning drivers attracted to the class. Saturday saw heavy rain with most drivers not going onto the track for timed practice. Sunday started similarly with rain fall and standing water on the track, it was to be a day of tricky conditions and a mostly damp track which never really fully dried. Qualifying was to come down to one round where conditions were somewhat better so pressure was on drivers to ensure they got a respectable time in.

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August 31, 2021

Carbognani & Mecugni win Italian 1/12th Rd3

The third round of the 2021 Italian Championship dedicated to 12th scale classes took place this past weekend in RC Landia, Scandiano. The race was held under the official safety protocols that ACI Sport (the Italian R/C Cars Federation) has agreed with National Authorities in order to allow full safety for all participants. In GT12, which in Italy is traditionally run according to the popular BRCA rules, Guido Carbognani repeated his impressive performance that saw him win Round 1 and 2, and took another dominant win that allowed him to stretch his lead in the Championship further. Carlo Alberto Conti took second place, while Alessandro Giubbilei, third.

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August 27, 2021

Davide Ongaro joins Arrowmax Factory Team

Arrowmax are delighted to add Davide Ongaro to their Factory Team line-up. The Italian off-road world champion will be using all tools and equipment from Arrowmax in the pits. Davide had the following to say: ‘I’m super happy to join AM team with a lot of champions!!! Can’t wait to hit the track with all super nice tools and hope to take good results with them’.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

August 24, 2021

Schumacher SOOM Series Rd4 – Report

This past weekend was the fourth round of the fantastic SOOM series, there was once again a great entry of drivers present. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. The Southport team had designed a fantastic track layout for both days of our event. The mixed weather was present on Saturday but it was dry and sunny for most of Sunday. Finally as some travel restrictions have been lifted, it allowed both Michal Orlowski and Jorn Neumann to get across to the event. In 2wd qualifying it was Neil Cragg who would take TQ to line up on pole. Tommy Hall would be 2nd and Luke Holdsworth would line up 3rd.

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August 24, 2021

Essex Winter Series 2021/2022 Announcement

The well-known Essex Winter Series (EWS) championship has announced the details of it’s special 10th Anniversary Season. Set to take place over 5 rounds at EWS’s indoor venue in the south-east of the UK, there will be classes for Modified, Super Stock (13.5 blinky), Sportsman Stock (17.5 blinky) and Front Wheel Drive. The EWS team are pleased to welcome Rush as the tyre partner for the Touring Car classes, as well as welcoming back Ride for the FWD section. Full details on the series, including dates and detailed rules can be found on the EWS website. Entries are now open via the website, but you should be quick – the series is expected to fill up very soon.

August 18, 2021

Venue & date change for GTS Race #2

The organisers of the GTS series have announced a venue and date change for their 2nd race of 2021. Originally set to take place in Leno in September, the venue has been changed to the World famous Gubbio track in central Italy from the 2nd to 3rd of October. Following a successful first event at the Autodromo di Vallelunga in June in which Bruno Coelho took the double for Xray, the 2nd and final race of the year is expected to draw an even bigger entry as travel restrictions continue to be lifted.

Source: GTS [gts.events]

August 18, 2021

Willspeed B6.3 TakeOne D Arm Mount

Tried and tested on their RF2 platform as well as on the standard B6.3 Willspeed are happy to release their new TakeOne D Arm Mount. A must have for all Team Associated carpet racers, the TakeOne D Hanger does exactly as it says on the tin. Removing 1 degree of inboard Toe In allowing you to now achieve 0.5 and even 0 degrees inboard toe. Removing toe allows the rear axle to act more efficiently, reducing tyre scrub, increasing mid corner rotation and increased on power steering. Available in either clear (silver) or blue anodised finish.

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August 17, 2021

Daniel Kobbevik wins 2021 Norwegian 1/8th Nitro title

The 2021 Norwegian 1/8th scale offroad Nationals took place last weekend at Hverven Raceway in Oslo. The club put down new clay and prepped the track just one week prior to the event and during qualification the surface got very loose and many drivers had problem with getting small stones into drivetrain or clutch, but track got better and better, and by the finals there was no problem anymore. It became a real offroad track with sharp bumps and you needed to find new lines every time you went out on track. Daniel Kobbevik had full control in qualification and took overall TQ and would also win his semi final to start from pole with his Xray XB8. Mathias Fink would line up second with his Mugen Seiki and Vincent Ruger in third with his Agama.

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