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July 15, 2019

BRCA Truggy & E8 Buggy Nationals Rd4 – Report

The East Shrewsbury club recently held round 4 of the 2019 BRCA Truggy & E8 Buggy Nationals. 44 drivers made the trip to the Shrewbury track and the day started off chilly but dry which is the most important thing. After the drivers briefing the organisers cracked on with the two round of timed practice, and with only four heats a round the race director started each round on the hour to keep things simple. After practice things went on with the qualifying portion of the day, three rounds of which with the best two to count. The track was very bumping and was proving a big challenge for a lot of drivers. In the end it was Matt Lewis, who drives for Team Associated, take the TQ with his Truggy, Tekno driver Mitchell Booth took 2nd overall, Matt’s team mate with Associated Jon Howells took 3rd place overall. In E-Buggy it was Matt’s brother Mike Lewis take the TQ with his Associated car. Tekno driver Mitchell Booth took 2nd place overall and finally Simon Reeves took 3rd overall.

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July 15, 2019

Muchmore Hybrid Touch AC/DC balance charger

Coming from Muchmore is their new Hybrid Touch AC/DC balance charger and discharger. The device features several updates compared to the previous unit such as an enhanced cell voltage balancing system and an improved durability internal power supply. Also new is the improved and orange back-lit touch screen for better visibility as well as the anti-static feature circuit board design. Other features include dual IC-controlled cooling fans, 10-memory slots for storing different charger settings, as well as a 5V/2.1A USB port.

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July 15, 2019

Riccardo Berton takes EFRA 1/8 Buggy title

The 2019 EFRA 1/8th Nitro Buggy European Championship was held at the Ongaroring in Sacile, Italy this past week. The event was held in very mixed weather conditions, making things pretty challenging for Europe’s best drivers. Ultimately and at the end of five entertaining qualifying rounds it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the overall TQ on home soil from Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton on the 2 spot. SWorkz’s Elliott Boots came in 3rd, from 4th placed Mugen racer, Robert Batlle. 5th went to HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk, Alex Zanchettin (Tekno RC) came in 6th, Xray’s Marco Baruffolo would end the qualifiers in 7th and Renaud Savoya would round out the top 8 for TLR, with eight different manufacturers on the top spots.

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July 13, 2019

Alonso & Moreno win at Spanish EP On-road Champs Rd2

Round 2 of the Spanish Electric On-road Championship was held at the Barakaldo track last weekend in Touring Modified, Pro Stock and Formula classes. In Touring Modified it was Awesomatix’s Javier Alonso with the overall TQ from the Xray duo of Carles Echarri and Alejandro Martinez in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Javier then went on to win the A-mains 1 and 2 for an early overall victory from Carles in 2nd and Alejandro in 3rd.

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July 13, 2019

Yeah Racing WR02 aluminium muffler set

Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new mock-up mufflers for the Tamiya WR02 and WR02CB kits. Machined from aluminium and coming in black or silver colour the mufflers make a statement plus they help to add a bit of weight which is beneficial when pulling wheelies. The mufflers are a direct fit and they include mounting hardware.

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July 13, 2019

Avid curved & straight polycarbonate scissors

Coming from Avid are their new curved and straight scissors for polycarbonate body shells. Made from heat-treated Japanese SUS 420J2 stainless steel the scissors feature precision-ground blades for a sharp edge and smooth cutting action. Ergonomically designed plastic handles are suitable for both left and right-handed users and the scissors are available separately from now on.

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July 12, 2019

Performa Racing P1 HMX 10 brushless controller

Performa Racing have introduced their new P1 HMX 10 brushless speed controller for 1/10th scale vehicles. To allow for simpler, more user-oriented tuning, the controller features four different pre-defined settings based on the track condition, doing away with the need to carry a programming box or computer. The four settings have been tuned by Performa Racing’s engineering team together with their World Champion drivers to deliver maximum performance and simplicity. The settings are accessible by simply pressing a button on the switch. For racers that want to dig deeper and fine tune the programs, Performa will offer a PC software that will allow to change the parameters, within guidelines that ensure drivers don’t get lost, and keeping them in the optimal performance range.

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July 12, 2019

Serpent S120 Pro 1/12th scale pan car kit

Serpent have announced the release of their all-new S120 Pro 1/12th scale competition pan car chassis kit. Building on the proven design features of the F110 SF4 formula car, the S120 Pro makes use of the “link-less” design introduced with the SF4, meaning the designers have junked the usual side links in favour of a bearing-supported linear guide system that allows to brake harder and accelerate earlier while offering greater stability and consistency when braking/accelerating and steering input overlap as the rear pod movement is independent from chassis roll.

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