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October 22, 2019

RC Maker MMCX AFEP floating carbon plate

RC Maker have introduced a carbon fibre variant of their AFEP floating electronics plate for the Awesomatix A800X MMCX touring car. Designed for absolute minimum weight, but still with floating electronic capabilities, the part is weighing in at only 2.5g for the whole plate, which is the perfect solution for those with heavy cars or low weight limits. The new plate is a direct fit on the AFEP system for the MMCX, replacing the brass plate. The new carbon plate is also now available in a set and it comes CNC-machined in Australia from high quality 3K gloss carbon fibre.

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October 22, 2019

Pro-Line Reaction HP SC 2.2”/3.0” belted drag racing tyre

Made for the popular no-prep drag racing are Pro-Line’s new Reaction HP SC 2.2”/3.0” belted tyres. Featuring an inner belt reinforcement the tyres will not balloon or expand during use, which will give drivers maximum control to put the power down. They are made of Pro-Line’s popular soft S3 compound for lots of grip and they come including foam inserts and are usable with standard 2.2”/3.0” short course truck wheels. Designed for drag racing they however have a 90 mph or about 7,000RPM speed limit to ensure the inner belt will not become damaged due to excessive speeds.

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October 22, 2019

Czech Masters Offroad Series – Announcement

The 2019/20 Czech Masters Offroad Series will kick off its new season on the 26th of October in the Sport Arena Praha in Praha, Czech Republic. The events will see the running of 2WD and 4WD Buggies, 2WD Stadium Trucks, 2WD SC Trucks as well as a Hobby class. The 7-race series will resume on the 21st of March 2020 and all details, rules and more can be found on the series‘ official website here.

October 22, 2019

Pro-Line Avenger HP S3 belted street 1/8th buggy tyre

Coming from Pro-Line is their new Avenger HP belted street tyre for 1/8th scale buggies. The tyres were specifically made for 1/8th buggies that love to go fast and will not balloon or expand during use, helping the buggy to go straight and the driver to put the power down. The tyres are pre-mounted on black dish wheels to get drivers up and running immediately. They come in the soft S3 compound and the deep, aggressive grooves built into the tires will help to find grip on most on-road surfaces. Built to go fast, the tyres have a maximum speed rating that, if exceeded, could result in permanently damaging the internal belt. For the Avenger HP tires that is 100 mph or about 8,000 RPM.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

October 21, 2019

4th Annual Pan Car Masters – Announcement

The 4th Annual Pan Car Masters will be held from the 29th to 31st of May 2020 at the MRTM Lostallo track in Switzerland. Classes run include Pro10 Modified, Pro10 Stock 10.5T Blinky, Pro10 Classic 13.5T Blinky, Formula 1, Formula 1 Classique as well as 1/8th 4S and 1/8th Stock Pan Car. Full details, rules and more can now be found here.

October 21, 2019

BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd1 – Report

Round one of the 2019/20 BRCA LMP12 Nationals took place in Eastbourne last weekend. A healthy entry of 60 drivers took part in the weekend’s racing which bodes well for the season ahead. The Eastbourne club has the largest track layout of the season and this year they laid a fast and flowing circuit which was extremely good to drive. As per previous years organisation of the event and the onsite catering kept racers happy all weekend. This year’s BRCA nationals will be even more important with many drivers preparing for the 2020 IFMAR World Championships being held in the UK in January 2020. Saturday is traditionally stock racing day and this year a new class running 17.5 turn motors with blinky speed controllers has been introduced. Alongside this is the 13.5 blinky class which is split into a F1 and F2 Championship.

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October 21, 2019

Jerome Aigoin wins at Coupe de France E-Buggy race

The Coupe de France 1/8th E-Buggy race was hosted by the MRCPM club in Les Pennes-Mirabeau, France this past weekend. Jerome Aigoin would take two of the four qualifiers for the overall TQ from Yannick Aigoin in 2nd and Thomas Musso in 3rd, the later two also scored a round TQ each. After the five A-main events in it was still Xray’s Jerome Aigoin on top with Yannick Aigoin (Xray) coming in 2nd overall. Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi came in 3rd to round out the top 3 result.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]

October 21, 2019

Bornhorst dominates Sidewinder Fall Championship

Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California played host to the 2nd annual Sidewinder Fall Championship last weekend, drawing nearly 75 entries. In the Open Nitro Buggy class it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind JQRacing’s own JQ in 2nd, a lap down while Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo had to settle for 3rd overall, 0.8 seconds behind JQ. Over in Open E-Buggy it was again Joe Bornhorst with the overall TQ and win as 8th place qualifier, Javier Perez came in 2nd an runner-up after the qualifiers, Vince Stolo ended the day in 3rd overall.

Image: Carlos Arredondo