The second round of the French Electric On-road Championship was held at the Longvic track over the weekend. In the Touring Stock class it was Pierre Delorme with the win from Briac Berthoud on the 2 spot and Julien Jost in 3rd. Over in the Formula class it was Jeremy Limoges who brought home the silverware from Willy Voisangrin 2nd and Varinard Jean-Michel 3rd.
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RC Maker have introduced their new GeoCarbon series battery mount set for the Awesomatix A700 and A800 touring cars. A direct replacement for the Awesomatix P23 and AM12X parts the set is 50 percent lighter at only 0.8g each and the set includes 3mm spacers to raise the hook to increase support and prevent scratching on asphalt. The parts are machined from high-quality glossy finish 3K 3mm carbon fibre and they are highly adjustable for different batteries and battery positions.
The Mini Auto Club Andelysien played host to round 1 of the French 1/8th Nitro Buggy national championship this past weekend. The top qualifying spot went to TLR’s Renaud Savoya, however in the A-main it was Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi who would prevail, taking the win after a tough fight with Renaud. TLR’s Tom Robin would round out the podium in front of 4th placed Thomas Musso (Mugen) and 5th placed Vincent Meertens (Xray).
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T-Works have expanded their range of optional fastener sets by two kits for the popular SWorkz S35-3 buggy. Available are a 153-piece 64 grade titanium UFO head and a 181-piece gold-colour steel screw set. The titanium fasteners will add visual impact and lower the overall weight compared to the standard steel screws while the gold-coloured set will retain the car’s weight but it adds a luxurious touch and corrosion resistance. Both screw kits are available now.
View the gold-coloured kit here
The 2019 DXR Dirt Kings race was held held at the Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK over the weekend, attracting some of the world’s fastest 1/8th nitro off-road racers. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro would sweep the Nitro Buggy qualifiers with a clean 800 points score, followed by Agama’s Ryan Lutz in 2nd, tie on points with Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo. New SWorkz signing, Elliott Boots and teammate Juan Carlos Canas would follow in 4th and 5th, again tie on points. The 45-minute main final than would see a very close outcome with Ryan Lutz taking a slim 2.5 seconds win from Davide in 2nd while Juan Carlos came in 3rd, only ten seconds behind Davide. Agama’s Burak Kilic and SWorkz’s Elliott Boots came in 4th and 5th, already two laps down.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
The fifth and final round of the 2018/19 Northwest Indoor Series was once again hosted by Tacoma R/C Raceway in Washington. This 5-race series would begin at the end of 2018 and would go through April of 2019. Each round of the series would see many of the best drivers that the Northwest has to offer. With each drivers four best finishes out of 5 counting, there was no room for error in this extremely competitive series. After the dust had finally settled from this intense 6-month series, it was Yokomo USA team driver Jackson Andres taking the impressive overall series championships in both the premier 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy classes.
Continue reading the report here
The Absima Summer Championship was opened with brilliant sunshine and brilliant racing at the Coastal Model Car Club this weekend. A bumper entry rolled through the gates to fight it out for the first round. First up it was the touring cars, and after a scare with a breakage in practice Adrian Dew dominated the results by winning all the qualifiers and finals, although there was some great action for the lead with both Jason Scott and Attila Hadji.
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Team Associated have introduced the new Reedy 1000Z+ Pro censored brushless competition speed controller. The simple to use, yet powerful ESC offers versatile features that make it suitable for both Modified and Spec class racers. Excellent throttle and brake feel, a wide range of adjustability, and robust hardware make the Blackbox 1000Z+ PRO an excellent choice for a variety of racing applications. Improving upon the 1000Z+ it replaces, the 1000Z+ Pro features a CNC-machined top case with an integrated heat sink, fan port, and bolt pattern suitable for an optional 30mm fan. Additional Drag Brake, Drive Frequency, and Max Brake Strength settings option have been added to allow for even greater fine tuning. A more reliable Power button, shared with the 510R ESC, doubles as a selection button for settings changes. However, by popular demand, the option to make settings changes using the optional Black PROgrammer2, has been added.
View lists of the features and specifications here
