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July 16, 2019

Campionato Costruttori EP Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Italian 3-race Campionato Costruttori EP Series was held at the Gymnasium RC track in Livorno. The Campionato Costruttori EP is a new championship strongly desired by the Italian manufacturers and distributors of the electric racing sector who have joined to allow all racers to have fun in a healthy and constructive manner while racing in a highly competitive field. The series was also chosen by the Italian ACI covering body as a championship to assign Italian national titles, confirming the high level of organisation. This lead to a very high number of sign-ups already for the opening round of the championship.

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July 16, 2019

Samix Enduro aluminium centre driveshafts parts

Coming from Samix and made for the Element RC Enduro trail truck is an aluminium inner and outer driveshaft set. Machined from high-quality aluminium the outer centre driveshaft bodies and inner splines are direct replacements for the standard parts, improving rigidity and durability while adding visual impact. The combo sets include all needed parts to replace the inner driveshaft bodies and they are available in black, green or grey colour.

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July 16, 2019

BRCA Juniors & Veterans Championship – Report

The annual BRCA Juniors and Veterans Championship took place at a sunny but challenging Telford astroturf track. The event is a great opportunity for the older and younger drivers to shine, and after some great racing it was Phil Sleigh with the win in 4WD Veteran over 40, Tommy Hall went on to win Under 16 2WD and 4WD, Charlie Saunders walked away with the silverware in Under 13 2WD and 4WD winner and Tony Evdoka brought home the Veteran over 50 2WD and 4WD winner Championship. Over 40 2WD was won by Nathan Ralls.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

July 16, 2019

Yeah Racing 2S balance charge lead

Yeah Racing have announced the release of their new angled 2S balance charge cable. Utilising all-black wires for a professional look, the harness also makes use of angled heavy duty connectors that ensure high durability and the ability to easily change the battery side connectors from 4mm to 5mm without tools. Included come a pair of 4mm and 5mm bullet-type connectors with the balance side being pre-wires with a 2mm bullet and an industry-standard 3-pin XH connector.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

July 16, 2019

Leadfinger Racing B74 A2 Tactic body shell

Leadfinger Racing now offers a new look for the Team Associated B74 1/10 scale 4WD buggy with the A2 Tactic body shell. The lid not only adds a sleek new look to the ride, but is designed specifically by LFR while keeping the traditional racer in mind. First off, the windshield has been laid down for less rake and the cab pushed back to give the buggy more low profile styling. The combo gives the B74 a super slick and fast look that maintains a lower centre of gravity through out the entire car. Like the A2 Tactic designs before it, the top of the cab has an added roof vent. To help keep everything planted, the rear of the cab has the traditional LFR swoop that disburses air flow to the wing. Added downforce ailerons on the top rear of the side pods also help give the car a balanced feel during high speed straights, cornering and over all jump handling. The body comes in clear with window masks and stickers provided as well as two clear Tactic wings included.

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July 16, 2019

Schumacher BTCC Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Schumacher BTCC, incorporating the KO GP, took place at the fast Cotswolds circuit last weekend. The series running on Rush control tyres has been greeted with great enthusiasm buy the drivers who have attended, and this round was no different. In the Modified class Olly Jefferies dominated the day running some very fast times. Olly took the overall win from Glen Westwood and Chris Ashton.

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July 16, 2019

Atsushi Hara appointed Neidhart Asian sales manager

Neidhart has announced the signing of 2-times IFMAR World Champion, Atsushi Hara as their Asian sales manager. Hara, who won the 2008 1/8th scale Off-Road IFMAR World Championship title with the Neidhart brand HB Racing, will now take over the position as sales manager for Asia. As such, he will be responsible for the sale of all Neidhart brands in the Asian market. Interested dealers and distributors can reach Hara at atsushi@neidhart.com. Besides his job as sales manager Asia, he will also be involved in the development of new vehicles and electronics for the HB Racing, Team Orion and Performa Racing brands while also attending select local and international events. Atsushi has the following to say about the deal:

I would like to say thanks so much to Mr. Philippe Neidhart, Oscar Jansen and Adrien Bertin for giving me this great opportunity. Also, I am very happy to come back to HB Racing as my “Home.” When I left HB Racing in 2013, I didn’t think I could come back. But now I am back with the Neidhart SA family so I have big motivation, and I’m looking forward to the future of our RC industry.

Source: Neidhart [neidhart.com]

July 16, 2019

JConcepts Super Indoor Tour Rd1 – Report

Summer time racing in Florida can be a huge challenge with daily thunder storms rolling through causing havoc with many of the state’s outdoor tracks. JConcepts decided to keep racing going strong throughout the summer time rain and kicked off its inaugural Super Indoor Tour this past weekend at NewRed Hobbies located in Ocala, Florida. With this new 3-race series, the organisers decided to try out a new race format giving racers more track time and heads-up racing. Qualifying would consist of 2 rounds of 4-minute long qualifiers using the best 3 consecutive laps with a resort between rounds 1 and 2. All racers then get to race double mains (no bumps) for all classes giving them more heads-up racing and multiple chances to produce their best results. Overall finishing position would be determined by your best finish with fastest time being the tie-break, so if bad luck struck in the first main, you still had a shot of the overall win or a better finish from main 2.

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