Round 3 of the French 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Bonneville track last weekend. Michael Derderian would take the win in the main final after a nice battle with Brice Turco, the latter having to settle for 3rd overall in the end. Kevin Rasquin would end the A-main on the runner-up spot.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
UK TDK distributor Monitex has introduced the TDK High Grip bio-degradable and eco-friendly tyre traction compound. A worlds first, TDK High Grip is an aggressive and tremendously grippy compound that is still safe to use thanks to not containing traditional – and highly hazardous – ingredients such as WD-40, Liquid Wrench, diesel fuel, kerosene, belt conditioner, distilled turpentine, Windex, lighter fluid, ATF, acetone, or rosin. TDK High Grip comes in a 4oz recyclable tin can with applicator swab and it is available now.
Source: Monitex [monitexracing.com]
Last weekend the third round of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was held at the MRC Genk track. For most drivers it was the maiden race at this track as the nationals never visited the track before. Round 3 saw the running of the Touring Modified, Touring Stock and the growing FWD class and in Modified it was the expected battle between the current number 1 and 2, Sidney Blokker and Rick v.d. Akker. As the grip conditions were constantly changing it became very difficult to drive constant lap times. With two of the three rounds to count it came down to the third round of qualifying as both Sidney and Rick had a 1st and 2nd place after twi rounds. The TQ position ultimately went to Sidney with a 1-second margin in the last round.
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Japanese brand Zero Tribe, known for their front and mid motor conversions for the Xray T4 touring car, are currently developing a mid motor conversion kit for the Yokomo BD9 tourer. In the very early stages of design, the release of the actual kit may take some time but it is nice to see the proactive brand caring for the needs of Yokomo users. We bring you more updates on the project as they become available.
Source: Zero Tribe [zerotribejapan.com]
Darkside Designs have introduced new carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated B6.1 buggy in the form of a B6.1D +2mm front shock tower, a rear body support and a slipper and tie-rod wrench. Starting with the front shock tower, the part is of a +2mm design for the use with the AE91617 shock shafts or 2mm unscrewed eyelets. In addition to allowing for an increased shock length the shock stay also offers in-between shock mount holes. Also new and usable for all B6.1 variants is a carbon fibre rear body support. It helps keeping the rear of the body in position by allowing the lid to rest on the support plate. The item will be attached to the rear shock tower and it is cut from high-quality carbon fibre. Last but not least comes the slipper and tie-rod wrench for all AE 6.1 series vehicles. The tool allows for easy camber link and slipper clutch adjustment.
The Toowoomba RC club hosted the annual King of the Mountain 2-day race meet this past weekend. This year the club partnered with the White Ribbon Event to raise awareness about domestic violence. With over 60 entries the event was as popular as always. After 3 rounds of qualifying Team Associated driver Alex Bernadzik took the TQ and after the 30-minute A-main Alex finished in 1st place, with Mugen driver Aaron Stringer taking 2nd, and rounding out the podium was Mugen driver Jackson Beale in 3rd.
Thanks to Ty Beale for the report.
Over the bank holiday weekend the Cotswold club at Cotswold Airport near Cirencester, in Gloucestershire hosted a double header round for the BRCA 1/8 Circuit Championship for both Nitro and Electric cars. The championship’s round 3 was held on Sunday and in the Nitro class Tim Wood was back in dominant form with his Shepherd taking the win from Serpent’s Alex Thurston while Capricorn’s Neal King took 3rd two laps behind. Some wet weather in qualifying mixed up the grid somewhat with some big names not making the A-final.
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The Swedish town of Trollhättan held round 2 of the Middle Swedish 1/8th Off-road Cup last weekend. Pontus Larsson came out on top after the qualifiers, despite struggling with the car a little bit. After winning the semifinals Pontus would start from Pole Position into the final but he would make a mistake on the opening lap which dropped him to 2nd. Keeping his head down he quickly got past the leader and from there he never looked back to take the win with a 2-lap margin and a new track record. Kristian Johansson came in 2nd from 3rd placed Micke Svensson, the latter a further two laps back.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
