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August 12, 2019

RC-Lemans Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth and penultimate round of the 2019 RC-Lemans Series was held at the famous AMC Apeldoorn track in the Netherlands. The weather was great all weekend and a huge entry made for competitive racing in the LMP1 Modified and LMP2 Stock classes. After a short break at round 4 to was Tim Altmann back in form on one of his favourite tracks, taking all three qualifiers for the overall TQ from championship leader, Timo Schad with Kai Altmann and Reinder Wilms not far behind. The Stock class saw the return of former Dutch Pro10 champion, Nick Boon who instantly took the overall TQ from Mathijs Hermens and championship leader, Rainer Schad.

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August 11, 2019

Asian Onroad Championships Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of this years Asian Onroad Championships was held at Toms Racing Circuit in Hong Kong this past weekend. The race definitely had some hurdles to get over with the ongoing protests in the city scaring away racers and a massive amount of tourism. Racing-wise and in the Modified Touring class it was Nicholas Lee sitting on pole position and one overall win in this class in the early days of AOC, Nicholas wanted another. The Mod final was stacked with eleven cars, so back traffic was either going to help you or hurt you. Lucky for Nicholas Lee, he is a surgeon cutting through traffic with scalpel like precision allowing him to not only take the early lead, but extend it immensely in all the finals even running the only 21-lap run of the entire weekend in the A3 final. Lee made it a clean sweep to take the over all win with Yugo Nagashima taking the second overall and Simon Nicholson rounding out the top three.

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August 10, 2019

Reedy 4mm/5mm Pro charge lead

Associated Electrics have announced the release of the new Reedy Pro charge lead with stepped 4mm and 5mm battery connectors. It came be used with hardcase batteries that utilise both 4mm and 5mm bullet-type connectors and a standard 2mm bullet connector is provided for the balance connection. On the other end, 4mm bullet connectors plug directly into the charger while an XH 2S balance connector plugs into the charger’s balance port or to a compatible balance board. The 580mm long lead has an all-black appearance for Pro looks.

Source: Associated Electrics [associatedelectrics.com]

August 9, 2019

Protoform Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod body shell

Following a first teaser image Protoform have officially unveiled their all new Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod body shell for drag car converted Traxxas Slash 2WD trucks. Protoform has a long heritage in RC Drag Racing. In fact, the first body the brand ever released back in 1992 was a Stealth Funny Car, so PF are getting back to their roots by introducing the company’s first-ever body dedicated to the fast-growing SC Drag Racing class: the Chevrolet Corvette C7 Pro-Mod. This body will transform the Traxxas Slash 2WD into a scale 1/4-mile beast with a ton of realistic details to give the SC drag car a super unique, race-inspired look. The C7 Pro-Mod is a convenient 1-piece body design with no assembly necessary. Protoform recommend using Pro-Line’s Hoosier 2.2” Drag Racing front tyres on the front and Hoosier Drag Slick SC 2.2”/3.0” Drag Racing tyres in the rear combined with a set of Pro-Line’s Pomona Drag Spec wheels for the ultimate scale hot-rod stance. To create a more scale look, the body is designed with a narrower track width than a traditional SC body and will require some modifications to the 2WD Slash in order to fit correctly.

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August 9, 2019

Raymond M. Soto wins at the Series Race

The Barceloneta R/C Speedway in Puerto Rico recently hosted the Series Race. In the Nitro GT class it was Raymond M. Soto
with the overall win from Fernando Mendez on the runner-up spot. Samuel Zayas would round out the top 3 result for an all-IGT8 podium.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

August 9, 2019

Buddy Christian wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Round 5 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at Wild West R/C in Winchester, California last weekend. In the Sportsman Buggy class it was Brian Kuskie with the overall TQ after the qualifiers, however the 15-minute main final saw Mugen’s Buddy Christian taking the win a lap in front of TLR’s Eric Lara. Dave Wentz (Kyosho) came in 3rd to round out the podium some 4.5 seconds behind Eric. Top qualifier Brian Kuskie had to settle for 4th overall.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

August 9, 2019

Samix Enduro 8mm brass wheel hex adapters

Samix have announced the release of new 8mm brass wheel hex adapters for the Element RC Enduro trail truck. Machined from high-quality brass material and coming with a black surface coating for corrosion prevention and looks, the 8mm adapters increase the track width of the truck while also adding about 27g of weight for improved climbing performance. The adopters are a direct fit and they come in sets of four.

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August 9, 2019

Kyosho Fazer Mk2 carbon fibre optionals

Kyosho have announced the soon release of new carbon fibre option parts for the Fazer Mk2 FZ02/02L entry-level touring car. The range includes a carbon fibre front bumper support as well as front and rear carbon fibre shock towers. The front bumper support will improve overall stiffness and chassis protection while the rigid shock towers ensure greater suspension efficiency. All parts are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and they include the necessary mounting hardware.

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