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September 12, 2016

Abisset wins French IC track finale as Mathieu takes title

The final round of the 2016 French 1/8th On-road Championship was held at the Beaumont-Monteux track last weekend. The weather was perfect with warm temperatures and bright sunshine. Leading the championship going into the final round Arnaud Mathieu (Capricorn) would only need a fifth place finish to take the overall Elite class title. The qualifiers saw Christophe Louis (Mugen) taking the top spot in front of Leo Arnold (Xray), one of the title contenders, while Arnaud Mathieu rounded out the top 3.

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September 12, 2016

Wattakorn & Pichakorn win at Huge RC Club Race Rd6

Round six of the Huge RC Club Race series was held this past Sunday and in 1/8th Nitro On-road it was Chavit who set the TQ, however in the 30-minute main final it was Wattakorn to take the win some two laps ahead of Anutin with Wittaya completing the top 3 another four laps down. In 1/10th Nitro Touring Supawoot took the top qualifier honours but in the main event it was Pichakorn to take the win one lap head of Andy Moore and Supawoot, who rounded out the podium result three laps down.

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September 12, 2016

2016 Tamiya Benelux finals – Report

For the sixth year running, the Tamiya Benelux finals were held at the fast and flowing track of MAC de Baanbrekers in Rucphen. Bringing together the best Tamiya drivers from The Netherlands and Belgium the event had a record attendance of 116 driver that raced in several classes including a Porsche 997 GT3 endurance race that was held on Saturday evening. The 2-day event saw timed practice and the opening qualifiers on Saturday followed by another qualifier and triple 7-minute A-mains on Sunday. Euro GT was the fastest class of the championship and it attracted the strongest field ever that included multi-Belgian champion Bart Vervloessem and his brother Jan Vervloessem, 2004 Tamiya F1 European Champion, Michael Lepelaer, Belgium’s former Stock Champion Stefan Rommens, 2006 Tamiya World Championship finalist Rob Chaldecott, Dutch Open Stock and Tamiya 2016 Champion Robert Krens as well as young Florian Joos. 10-times Belgian Champion and ETS winner Olivier Buytinck made a shock return to the Tamiya Cup races and set a very high benchmark for the other drivers.

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September 12, 2016

Claus Ryeskov wins at Danish 200mm National Rd3

Round three of the Danish 1/10th 200mm Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the HRCR track in Hillerod, Denmark. The weather forecast for the weekend was very bad but on race day the drivers were greeted by Sun and temperatures of about 23 degree Celsius. The usual suspects were complemented by a new entry this weekend with off-road driver Rune Gustavsen campaigning Claus Ryeskov’s spare car and he was fast right from the get go, putting the car on the 3 spot behind Claus in second and Martin No Hansen on the 1 spot. In the final Martin and Claus battled for the lead with Claus putting a lot of pressure on Martin. Claus tried to get past a couple of times and both would make an unfortunate contact in the chicane, sending Martin off the track. With Claus opening a gap the race was now on between Martin and Rune while Rene and Tom were in a battle too. Martin then encountered glow plug problems that send him dead last and Tom Limkilde smashed into the pitwall, ending his race due to a broken servo. About 28 minutes into the main light rain started to fall but the shower did not affect the overall standings and so Claus cruised to the win with Rune in tow. Rene would complete the top 3 while Martin and Tom rounded out the top 5.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 12, 2016

Tested RC 1/8th & 1/10th carbon fibre setup boards

Tested RC, the new brand of Ryan Lee, have introduced three new carbon fibre setup boards. The design with a Nomex honeycomb core and laminated outer carbon fibre plates makes for high precision, a completely flat surface and a very light weight, making these boards ideal especially for travelling and also weekly racing. The boards are available in three sizes, a large 455x570mm board that weighs in at 830g, a slightly smaller 475x380mm board weighing in at 830g an a small 425x310mm board weighing in at 630g. The latter is ideal for 1/10th touring cars with the larger ones are best suited for 1/8th buggies, truggies and on-road cars. All offer a low-profile 10mm height and they are available now.

Source: Tested RC Products [testedrc.co.kr]

September 12, 2016

RC-Aurora BZ carbon chassis, topdecks & body mount

RC-Aurora have introduced three new optional parts for the AMZ BZ mini on-road car in the form carbon fibre main chassis, top decks and body mounts. Starting with the main chassis plates, they are available in 1.2mm and 1.5mm thickness to provide a tuning option in order to adapt the car to different traction conditions. The chassis are available separately and they incorporate mounting positions for RC-Aurora’s carbon body mount set.

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September 12, 2016

BRCA Electric Touring Nationals Rd5 – Report

The final round of this season’s BRCA Touring Car series took place at West London and saw a dominating performance by Schumacher’s Elliott Harper taking the win and TQ. The two day event saw very mixed conditions with the first day being an almost a wash out with only two of the scheduled three rounds of qualifying being run on Saturday, this left the bulk of the event to become an almost one meeting with three rounds of qualifying and three finals being held on Sunday. Harper took all three rounds of qualifying and the all three legs of the A-final, finishing second was Paul Pinkney (Schumacher) getting his best result of the season, third was Chris Grainger for Team Associated.

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September 12, 2016

VBC Racing Lightning FXM 1/10th formula car kit

VBC Racing have introduced the latest incarnation of the Lightning FX formula car, the Lightning FXM. With a focus on being an evolution rather than a revolution many design features were taken over from the predecessor with refinements being made to create a more versatile, easier to drive and faster car. The rear end of the car underwent the most changes with the rear pod being a complete redesign. Inspired by the Lightning 12M the FXM features a very low centre of gravity and lightweight rear pod design, with the bulkheads being made of black anodised 7075 aluminium. The assembly also features a cross brace support made from carbon fibre tubing that prevents the pod from tweaking, it shields the rear axle from dirt and debris and it also makes for longer axle bearing life.

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