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October 18, 2016

Dutch 1/8th On-road Championships Rd6 – Report

The sixth and final round of the Dutch 1/8th On-road Championship was held this past weekend at the RACO 2000 track in Utrecht. The weather forecast for Sunday was o.k. but Saturday’s practice was mostly washed away due to rain. With the NK and Nomac class titles pretty much decided the number of entries was a bit lower this time. In the NK class the 30-minute finale was won by Shepherd driver Arie Manten with 121 laps from Frank Baggen (ARC/120 laps) in second and Benny Ciere (ARC/119 laps) in third. In the Nomac class ARC’s Robbin Hertong came out fastest with 118 laps from Andy Muijres (ARC/111 laps) and Addie van de Ven (Serpent/110) in second and third respectively.

View the Nomac class podium here

October 18, 2016

Arrowmax 1S 8000mAh 55C 1/12th scale LiPo battery

Arrowmax have introduced their new high capacity 3.7V 1S 8000mAh LiPo battery pack for 1/12th scale applications. Of standard “1/12th scale” 93x47x18.5mm dimensions the battery is built using high-performance 55C/110C cells for improved power output in both Modified and Stock classes. The battery comes in a protective hardcase and it is available very soon.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

October 18, 2016

Traction 2016 Rd2 – Report

Sunday saw the second round of Traction 2016 at Swifts Raceway, Sheffield, UK. With an increased entry list, the series is really starting to gain momentum. The round also saw some LMP’s join the field including a new chassis from Schumacher Racing. The Eclipse is Schumacher’s return to the LMP class and this would be the first big event the car had entered into. There was a lot of talk round the pits as to how well the new contender would perform with its GT12 style layout. Just like round 1 there was a generally relaxed atmosphere in the pits which encouraged even more friendly banter than usual. In Traction style the track was again fast a flowing to try and suit all the classes. Everything was set for another epic day.

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October 18, 2016

Mach4 release new pre-glued 1/10th formula tyres

Italian brand Mach4 have new pre-glued 1/10th formula tyres available. According to Mach4 they utilise a unique rubber compound with the tyres coming pre-glued on black multi spoke wheels. The tyres are sold as pairs for the front and the rear and they are usable on all modern day 1/10th formula cars.

View the rear tyres here

October 18, 2016

Serpent GT Cup Rd5 – Report

The popular Serpent GT Cup series saw the running of round five this past weekend. As the racers get more and more used to the control class equipment, the lap times are getting faster every time and racing is getting even more exciting with the top racers being very close together in terms lap times and performance. In the ever growing Cobra GT Modified class, round five saw a new TQ holder. Hui China Ho was able to secure the top spot in front of series points leader Nelson Woo. With the fastest lap time only 0.1s apart, Hui managed to hold off a strong charge from Nelson, eventually winning the 40-minutes A-main while Nelson Woo had to settle for second. After qualifying sixth overall, veteran racer Quai Lo had a very strong race to finish third and to take the final podium spot.

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October 18, 2016

2016 Model Mountain Camp – Report

For the second year running the Model Mountain Camp event was held at Storefjell Hotell and Resort. A unique event for Norway the weekend sees both the Storefjell Sprint Touring race and a round of the “King of Nations” drift cup. This year the event had 114 entries from six countries including two foreign guests in the form of Yokomo’s development driver Matsuzaki Hayato and sales manager Aso Minoru. In the Spring Modified class Matsuzaki showed his world class skills and so he took an easy win with the fight being on for the remaining podium spots. Both Lars A. Andersen and André Roine really wanted those spots on the podium, but in the end it was Lars who took the runner-up spot behind Hayato. André, who had a serious crash in the second leg had to let his team mate Anders Mikkelsen by with the latter taking the final podium spot.

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October 17, 2016

Essex Winter Series Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. Another packed entry descended on the EWS venue in the south-east of England, to be greeted by a completely re-vamped track. Brand new ETS-style carpet was in use this year, expanding the track size to a massive 34×24 metres, and Sweep Racing were now on board as the presenting partner, with all drivers using the EWS-spec Sweep carpet tyre, and hand-out additive. This new combination, combined with an improved level of branding and presentation, impressed the drivers and left everyone keen to get their winter season off to a good start.

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October 17, 2016

Urban Touring Series Rd10 – Report

Singapore’s Urban Touring Series reached its season finale this past weekend, with round 10 attracting one of the largest entries so far as it was once again a concurrent national championship points scoring round. The premier Touring Open class would once more be run on a Reedy race format over the best three of five legs. With Nicholas Lee participating in his first local event since making the A-main at the IFMAR Worlds in Beijing, the rest of the grid would have to step up their game to keep pace.

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