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August 20, 2019

BRCA Clubmans Series 2019 Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the BRCA Clubmans nationals visited Coastal Model Car Racing Club in Ipswich, Suffolk and offered up a very different challenge to the drivers of the series, being dubbed the Monaco of RC racing. The tight confines, punishing barriers but rhythm nature of the track really challenges the drivers and the cars, as this track is much more about chassis setup, and driver skill, than outright power. The Saturday practice saw a number of drivers stepping over the limits and coming off second best to the barriers early on. However with glorious sunshine all day most drivers soon got into the flow of the coastal circuit, and we saw lap times tumble through the day. Some quick times were posted in the practice day, and race day was set to be a cracker.

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August 20, 2019

2019 Dutch EP Onroad Nats Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Dutch Electric Onroad Nationals was held last weekend at the fast and smooth MACH circuit in Heemstede, host of the 2012, and upcoming 2020, World Championships. On Saturday the track was open for everyone to practice, which looked very promising, with many people breaking their personal record. The track was fast and the weather was beautiful. Sunday however was the opposite as rain disrupting the running meaning many drivers took out their rain cars to prepare it.

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August 20, 2019

RDRP B74 alu fan mount

Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products is an aluminium fan mount for Team Associated’s latest B74 1/10th 4WD buggy. The item is machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and it attaches to the centre chassis brace by using an already existing mounting point. The mount is designed for 30mm and 40mm fan units that are held in place with much greater reliability compared to just using double-sided tape while also adding visual impact and cool factory looks. The black anodised item comes laser-etched to show off your passion for everything RDRP and it only adds minimal weight. The fan mount is a direct fit on the B74 when using 30mm fan units. 40mm fans only fit certain body shells so some adjustments to the body height might be needed. The mount is also available including a Ruddog 30mm aluminium HV high speed cooling fan.

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August 20, 2019

Hudy Chassis protector vinyl sticker

Hudy have introduced this new chassis protector vinyl sticker. Sized 360x125mm, and easily cut to fit your car, it is a great option to help protect the chassis of your 1/10th buggy. Recommended for use on new and used chassis to resist against scratches and scrapes and prolong the life of the chassis, for best results always replace the sheet when noticeable wear occurs. In addition to protecting the chassis, the protector also provides a slick and smooth chassis surface which reduces friction when contacting the race surface – especially clay. If you land hard and bottom out, your buggy should more easily slide through it and maintain momentum.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

August 19, 2019

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Belgian nationals was held at the track of MRG Genk. This track is situated in a motorsport nirvana with a karting and MX track nearby. Because of the dust from the MX track, the grip is low to medium. As it started raining on Saturday already, the grip levels were even lower. Most front runners were already testing their cars on Saturday, because rain was forecasted at least until A-main 2 on Sunday.

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August 19, 2019

Capricorn RC sign up Alex Thurston

Capricorn RC have announced the addition of top British driver Alex Thurston to their line-up of international drivers. After seven years with Serpent and achieving some great results, Alex will team up with Kyle Branson (above) to contest the UK Nationals along with major international events. Thurston will continue to race 1/8th and 1/10th scale GP classes as well as some limited 1/10th EP. He had the following to say about the deal:

I am super happy to be joining the Capricorn team. I have been very impressed with the drive of the team to improve and progress their products. Capricorn are one of the top leading brands in onroad and I’m proud to be a part of that. I would like to thanks Patrizio Rossi for the opportunity and also Team Serpent for all their support over the years.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

August 19, 2019

Daniel Kobbevik double at 2019 Norwegian Nationals

The 2019 Norwegian National Championship was hosted by Racingland SAS in Sandefjord, and unfortunately the weather forecast was horrible. The Club crew did an amazing job to make this race happen, and it was special since the club had been at this location for 33 years, and this was to be the last race held here. Saturday started with a technical meeting in the morning and it was decided to shorten down both classes to 3 qualifiers instead of 5, no semi practices and tighter program and to run the whole event on Sunday.

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August 19, 2019

2019/20 XRS Slovakia – Announcement

Xray have announced the 2019/20 Xray Racing Series Slovakia. The 6-race series kicks off on the weekend of the 12th of October and runs through to March with all rounds held at the Hudy Arena in Trencin. Open to onroad and offroad classes, there are races for 1/10th TC Mod & Stock 13.5, 1/10th & 1/12th pan car, Formula 21.5, 1/12th GT and 1/10th FWD as we as 2wd and 4wd buggy, truck class and 1/10th truggy.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]