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August 15, 2019

Essex Winter Series 2019/2020 – Announcement

Oli Meggitt and the EWS Events team have announced the details of the 2019/2020 Essex Winter Series. Now entering its ninth season, the championship will take place at the regular EWS indoor venue in the South-East of the UK. The championship will consist of five rounds, starting in October and running through to March. There will be classes for Modified and Super Stock 13.5 Blinky touring car, running on the EWS Sweep controlled tyre, along with Front Wheel Drive (17.5 handout motor), using the popular Ride tyre. A controlled additive will be in place this year to help provide the best possible grip on the ETS carpet used for the track. All the information on the series, along with the entry form, can be found on the official website here. Entries are expected to fill quickly. More details on the popular “EWS International” event, which is separate to the series and will take place in December, will be announced soon. For more information, visit the EWS social media page, or email the EWS team at ewsevents@mail.com.

August 15, 2019

Steven Cuypers takes Belgian IC Track title

Last weekend the final round of the Belgian IC Track Nationals took place in Bierset, a high speed track with two full throttle chicanes. After qualifying Steven Cuypers managed to take the overall TQ in front of Robin D’hondt and Renaud Velkeneers. In the 30-minute final Steven finished 2nd behind winner Robin D’hondt and in front of 3rd placed Augustin Mejor, which was enough to take the overall 2019 Belgian Championship title.

Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]

August 15, 2019

RC Maker Pro battery voltage checker

RC Maker have introduced their new Pro battery voltage checker. Designed for use with 1S to 2S LiPos, it gives a two decimal place reading on the voltage of the battery; handy for making sure the pack is under voltage before heading to tech, setting charger peak and also making sure it is not a flat battery that is put in the car. The device features a stealth’d-out design with flexible quality wire and stepped 4/5mm plugs to suit all batteries.

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August 15, 2019

Leadfinger Racing Strife D817T truck body shell

Leadfinger Racing have added the popular HB Racing D817T to their Strife line up of truck bodies. The lid is a drop fit for both the standard truck and vehicles using HB Racing’s upgrade front shock tower with LFR having added better front shock tower clearance for less wear and better flex. The straight, clean lines are giving the truck an aggressive look while keeping a traditional truck styling. Each Strife body comes in clear, ready for paint and with window masks, front grill, headlight and LFR stickers provided. The body is usable with nitro and electric trucks and it is available from now on.

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August 15, 2019

Rebellion-RC T4 Aero suspension arm set

RC-Carbonstore have introduced their revolutionary Rebellion-RC Aero suspension arm set for the Xray T4 touring car. Developed in Austria and extensively tested at international events such as the recent ETS season finale at the Hudy Racing Arena, the front and rear arms make use of a radical, aerodynamic design that helps to keeping the car more planted, countering traction rolling in high-grip traction conditions and high speed corners while adding to the overall downforce. The arms are 3-D-printed from high-quality PA12 material, making them extremely durable and precise while the included carbon fibre arm stiffeners add extra rigidity, keeping the arms from flexing under load without adding too much unsprung weight. The arms also support a new low centre of gravity shock position, lowering the car’s overall centre of gravity by setting the shocks about 6mm lower compared to the original shock position. To access the new shock position, the set includes -6mm front and rear carbon fibre shock towers that utilise a revised shock geometry for a more linear shock action. The kit is rounded out by a set of front chassis flaps that are added in the steering area. A chassis drill jig comes includes with the conversion kit. The set uses the original Xray swaybar ball cups for an easy upgrade and it is available in a total of twelve different carbon fibre weave colours from now on.

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August 14, 2019

Schumacher US GP – Report

The annual US GP took place for the second time last weekend. It was once again held at the superb venue in Connecticut of RC Madness. Chris Marcy and his team of people had done a superb job at preparing the track and facilities ready for this event. They even managed to organise the lovely sunshine this year too. Friday was a day of practice and many drivers turned up for this. In the end there were almost 200 entries across all classes. Michal Orlowski and his father Maciej had made the trip across from Poland, they were of course on hand for any technical questions and set up advice that anyone needed. Qualifying took place on Saturday and there was one more qualifying round followed by all mains on Sunday. There was some very close qualifying times, which would mean some superb finals. When the dust had settled it was Michal with the 2WD Mod A-final win from Jeff Statkiewicz in 2nd and Keith Smart in 3rd.

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August 14, 2019

TMG Speed B74 2mm carbon fibre top decks

TMG Speed have introduced their new 2.0mm carbon fibre upper decks for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the top decks provide increased rigidity when running in high-grip track conditions, making the buggy easier to drive. The front and rear upper deck can be used together or separately, allowing to adjust overall chassis flex to your liking.

Source: TMG Speed [tmgspeeduk.com]

August 14, 2019

HNMC Summer Series Rd6 – Report

Round 6 of the HNMC Summer Series was held last weekend. With weather warnings all over the UK not coming to fruition the Herts Nitro Model Club was blessed with good weather all day as 43 racers entered in the three classes offered. The top qualifier positions went to Jay Williams in Nitro Buggy, to Holger Lykke in E-Buggy and to Carl Chillingworh in Truggy. The 20-minute Buggy A-main then saw Wayne Buckhorne taking the win with a eleven seconds margin on Jeremey Irving while Jay Williams completed the top 3 another three seconds down. Over in E-Buggy it was Holger Lykke with the win from Lewis Ridgley while Carl Chillingworh took the win in Nitro Truggy.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]