MonacoRC have introduced their new JP ball bearings, Japan-made pre-oiled high-performance ball races. The ZZ-type bearings ensure a low natural drivetrain drag for increased efficiency, improved acceleration and longer run times. The bearings are available in popular sizes and also as complete sets for Awesomatix, Xray and Yokomo kits.
Source: MonacoRC [monacorc.com]
Coming from Zen Racing are their new carbon fibre aero discs for Pro10 wheels. Machined from 0.5mm carbon fibre the discs are designed to reduce air turbulence, increasing efficiency and stability at high speeds. The set includes four 43.5mm diameter discs, two for the front and two for the rear wheels.
Source: Zen Racing [zen-racing.co.uk]
The 1/8th On-road French Cup was held last weekend at the Model Club Thionville track in 1/8th IC Track and Electric Track classes. In 1/8th 4WD Electric Track it was Stephane Bouche with the win after the double A-mains, leaving behind Steve Olanier in 2nd, however the two were tie on points and the tie-breaker would bring the decision in favour of Stephane. In 3rd it was Frederic Vallejo who would round out the podium result.
Source: Team Corally [corally.com]
The 3rd round of the Sunday Race Cup was held at the HSH Racetracks in Dintikon, Switzerland with nearly 30 drivers in attendance. The warm and sunny weather made for perfect racing conditions and in Touring Cars Pro Stock Boris Siladi pretty much dominated the proceedings, as he took the overall TQ and came out on top in all three A-mains for the overall win. Behind him the race for the runner-up spot was on between Jan Hässig and Luigi Manzo. Ultimately it was Jan with a strong performance in A3 that secured him the overall runner-up spot.
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RC Excitement of Fitchburg, Massachusetts hosted the TLR Championship Series Fall Champs this past weekend, attracting nearly 160 entries. In the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was TLR’s Dakotah Phend with the overall TQ and he would also dominate the single 10-minute A-main event, taking the win a lap in front of TLR’s Aaron Kothman as Frank Root completed the top 3 podium result, another lap down, for an all-TLR podium. Over in 4WD Modified Buggy it was again Dakotah Phend with the overall TQ and win, leaving behind Frank Root in 2nd, a lap down, while Caleb Jennings (TLR) came in 3rd, a lap short of Frank.
Image: Aaron Kothman
Shepherd have announced the release of a new option part for their Velox V8.2 1/8th on-road kit in the form of a narrow front shock tower. The narrow version of the standard front shock tower allows more options for the shock angle. Especially when changing the lower wishbone position to the inner one it is now possible to keep the shocks in the same angle. The part is machined from German high-quality carbon fibre and available from now on.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Thunder Alley Raceway held the 4th and final round of the 2019 RCGP series last weekend. In the RC2 class it was HB Racing’s Camden Lime with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Ryan Pavidis and Richard Saxton. In the 45-minute A-main final Camden had a bit of a rough start but about 13 minutes into the race he took over the lead from TLR’s Anthony Westergaard and from there he never looked back to bring home the win some 25 seconds in front of Anthony. Team Associated’s Aaron Dexter would complete the top 3 results from Colin Herzig 4th and Kody Watson 5th.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
Round 4 of the Andalusian Regional Championship was held at the Circuito La Jara track in Spain last weekend, attracting 40 entries for the single Nitro Buggy class. Kyosho’s Alejandro Perez would set the pace in the qualifiers to take the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, however the win didn’t come easy as the lead swapped a couple of times in the first half of the race until things had settled in. Some 25 minutes into the race Alejandro took over the lead from Agustin Illanes (Mugen) and from there he never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Agustin as Alberto Pelaez (HB Racing) came in 3rd to round out the podium result another lap down.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]
