The sixth and final round of the Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin over the weekend. The event saw the running of several electric on-road and off-road classes and it had Martin Hudy taking the TQ and win in the Touring Modified class from Austria’s Martin Wollanka in second and Patrick Gollner in third. In the overall championship Martin Hudy took the title from Zdenko Kunak and Oliver Havranek.
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The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th On-road Championships was held at the Automodelismo Ronda club this past weekend. Alberto Fernandez would lead the proceedings during practice but it was Nacho Lopez who came out fastest after the qualifiers, winning three of the five rounds. Ruben Olivares with two round TQs placed himself second after the qualifiers with Victor Gonzalez and Jacobo Guerrero coming in third and fourth. The semifinals had Nacho taking the pole position for the finals from Victor but problems around the 18 minute mark meant a DNF for Gonzalez, denying him a battle for the win and allowing Nacho Lopez to cruise to the victory at round one of the championship, some 2 laps ahead of Ruben Olivares with Jorge Revert completing the podium result another three laps down.
Image: Ruben Olivares
Round one of the Shanghai SRGP series was held at the JunTi TRS track in Shanghai, China. The event attracted both local talent and also experienced racers such as JJ Wang, Rocket Zhang, Wanghaifeng, and others. The qualifying was won by JJ Wang with a six seconds margin on the second placed driver but positions 2 to 6 were only separated by a single second, highlighting the stiff competition at the event. The mains saw JJ Wang (Team Associated) taking easy wins to grab the overall win with one leg to spare. Behind him Chao Gor (HB) and Jimmy Qian (Xray) completed the top 3 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Rumours about a possible new Tamiya 1/10th electric touring car are around for some time and with the TRF factory team trying to hide their prototype cars with negligible success during the recent races, things now start to materialise. Since the weekend first official information is available about the features of the TRF419X named kit that will include newly designed parts such as super short shock absorbers and a new aluminium 05G front suspension mount that offers a 0.5mm lower setting that the previous 1XD-F part for improved cornering stability. Other parts included are redesigned suspension arms, front and rear bulkheads, a new carbon fibre and aluminium servo mount, new rear uprights, damper stays and battery holders. More information should become available in time for the release which is schedule for May.
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Vigor RC have introduced a set of 44mm rear dual joint driveshafts for the Yokomo BD7 touring car. Made from high-quality spring steel and featuring 1.8mm diameter cross pins the driveshafts are meant to offer a significantly higher durability while the included thin 3mm bearings make the driveshaft longer for smoother cornering at higher speeds. The rear shafts can also be used in the front of the car for fine-tuning purposes.
Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]
The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series held round 7 in BC’s “Tournament Capital”, Kamloops, British Columbia, hosted by the Thompson Valley R/C Race Club. It was a great race weekend, lots of entries, with full heats all around. As usual, TVRCRC threw down a unique layout that left drivers looking for every inch on track to shave off the lap times with the bravest pulling out all the stops to make time in the tightest of chicanes. In the premier Touring Modified class the top 3 would slip away, with a chase for the win. Q3 Jason Melnyk however was sent airborne off track doing the first lap. His car would not survive and he would be a spectator for the 5 minute main. TQ Blake Bell and Korgae Scales would clear the pack quickly and just after setting his fastest lap, Korgae would have some issues in traffic, widening the distance to Blake and allowing Q4 John Tsang through for second. It would appear the car did not survive the incident undamaged, and after another slow lap, Scales joined Melnyk as a spectator. The second incident entangled Tsang, and allowed Luke Pittman a break into second position. Tsang closed the gap, but was unable to pass Pittman by the buzzer, just 0.25sec back.
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German company VIP Performance have introduced the new VPL V2 Pro10 bodyshell. The redesigned version 2 features a 5mm lower rear end, a refined cockpit shape and new front stiffeners for improved corner speed. The body is made from clear polycarbonate, it fits most “wide” 1/10th scale Pro10 pan car chassis and it is available now.
Source: VIP Performance [vip-rc.com]
Framega in cooperation with Fenix Racing have introduced an aluminium main chassis plate for the Yokomo YR-10 formula car. Developed and manufactured in Italy the 2mm chassis is made from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and made to replace the standard carbon fibre part with a stiffer solution for improved car performance especially on high-bite surfaces or when using high-grip tyres. The part is available for pre-order now and it should become available around mid-March.
Source: Framega [framega.com]
