Coming from Samix and made for the Element RC Enduro trail truck is a brass driveshaft cap set. Included are two thin and two thick driveshaft caps that add a total weight of 17g to some of the lower parts of the chassis, which results in improved climbing performance. In addition the caps ensure greater drivetrain durability while adding visual impact. The parts come as 4-piece set and they feature a black surface coating and gold-coloured Samix logos.
Brooklands circuit in Kent hosted round 7 of the BRCA 1/8th IC Track Championship this past weekend. Weather conditions were favourable with no rain and Saturday saw a number of new and younger drivers attending which was great to see. The main final saw a battle between Mark Green, Tim Wood and David Spashett. Tim and Mark had a good battle up front whilst Dave was picking his way up the order after starting from 11th after a time delay. Wood passed Mark to take the lead early on, and at the chequered flag the result was 1st and fastest lap for Tim Wood, 2nd Mark Green, and 3rd David Spashett. The next race is the Halifax British Open later this month.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The fourth round of the Belgian Electric On-road nationals was held at the fast and flowing track of the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen this past weekend. Most drivers already arrived on Saturday for the open practices and in the Touring Stock class, Vincent Van Gansen was just 0.2 seconds shy of the track record whereas both Olivier Bultynck and Florian Joos slightly improved Florian’s 13.950 track record so Sunday’s racing promised to be exciting. Q1 of Touring Modified was a bit of a bombshell when Florian Joos smashed the track record to an astonishing 13.775 and the first 22 lapper in the history of the track. His new Xray prototype car seemed to be ideally suited for the track. Newly crowned European Stock Champion, Olivier Bultynck wasn’t far off with his Awesomatix as he too scored an amazingly fast 13.869 lap time. With new tyres, his pace over 5 minutes was a bit slower though. Mitchell Van Es, who was running his older electronics and batteries wasn’t far off, but couldn’t quite keep up on this power hungry track.
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Round 4 of the Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series was held at the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, attracting 145 entries for the 1/10th Off-road Modified and Stock classes. The event attracted some of the region’s fastest drivers and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Mason Fuller with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 8-minute A-main event, leaving behind Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo in 2nd and TLR’s Tom Rinderknecht in 3rd.
Coming from Hudy and made for the growing front wheel drive 1/10th touring car class is a 4-piece set of pre-glued tyres. They feature a semi-slick tread for good traction and side bite and they come pre-glued on black multi-spoke rims, offering cook looks. The directional tyres include suitable inserts and they are usable for both asphalt and carpet racing.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
The 2019 Queensland State Championships were held at England Park Model Raceway in Brisbane, Australia last weekend. Jeff Hamon took the overall TQ in the 1/8th IC Track class from Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. After the half hour long A-main it was again Jeff who came out on top, taking the Queensland State title in front of Steven on the runner-up spot and Andrew Gillespie in 3rd.
Round 4 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held at the Eskilstuna track last weekend. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson would take the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3 as Q1 winner, Jessica Palsson would snatch the runner-up spot after the 1/8th Nitro Buggy qualifiers. After the semifinals it was Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event as Elias Johansson came in 2nd and Pontus obtained P3 on the grid after a troublesome semifinal. At the start of the main final the three pulled away from the field and had a long fight for the top, however things would spread a bit as Pontus dropped down the field by the first round of pitstops but he was able to close the gap on Jessica again when his concentration came back by about mid-race. Ultimately however it was Jessica who brought home the win as Pontus was able to secure the runner-up spot despite running out of tyres in the closing stages. A lap down it was Kristian Johansson who would round out the overall top 3 result. With his 2nd place finish Pontus was able to secure himself the Middle Swedish Cup title for 2019.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Serpent have announced the immediate release of their new Nickel-coated aluminium V2 clutch bell for the Centax range of clutches of all Serpent 1/8 IC models. Reducing rotating mass means a significant increase in performance, and the new clutch bell is not only super light weight but also durable at the same time. The bell is recommended to be used with both the yellow and black optional clutch shoes for best performance.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
