Arrowmax have a new 1/10th touring car body gauge available. Coming machined from polycarbonate and made to check all relevant body and wing dimensions the gauge is a handy tool for all competition racers as it helps to avoid annoying disqualifications due to the car and bod not complying with the regulations.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The Argentine 1/8th On-road Championship was recently held in Cordoba in several classes. In the 1/8th “Free” category Sebastian Recio came out successful from second placed Juan Pablo Golobic. Natalio Maringolo in third would round out the podium. In the “3 Transfer” category it was again Sebastian who ended on top of the class while Agustin Cutini and Emilio Lanzilota came in second and third respectively.
Following the recent introduction of the RSD RR12V2 conversion kit, Reflex Racing now also released information on the RR12V2 full kit. The car is based on a new chassis made of 2.3mm quasi weave carbon fibre for improved stiffness, a lower weight and a lower centre of gravity. An updated pod geometry with the pivot 2mm further forward provides more corner speed and less lift while allowing for more aggressive settings. Also new is the battery securing systems that provides tape-less transverse of inline mounting of the 1S pack. Another new feature is a revised side spring placement with optional, more in board positions to aid in a softer roll control for high bite conditions. Lastly, the new front end is Reflex Racing’s icing on the cake. A new, light weight double A-arm front end is included in the kit. This system is incorporating a suspension system that is 10 to 15g lighter than the traditional AE front ends, it is easier to adjust and versatile enough to run as a double A-arm or traditional reverse McPherson strut. The car will be offered in two trims, as full kit minus electronics, wheels, tires, servo saver and fluids and also as full conversion including RSD front end. The latter needs a donor car for diff, tubes, shock, and ball ends.
The final round of the Swedish On-road Cup was recently held at the MK Eskils track, host of next year’s EFRA 1/8th On-road Euros. The qualifying of the 1/10th 200mm class had Mickael Brandt coming out fastest from second placed Nicolai Hvid and third placed Jose Castro. Before the start the TQ holder ran into trouble due to a dying transmitter battery but a quickly borrowed pack got him on track in time. The start then went ok for Mickael but his nerves got the better of him and he almost got caught by the field. Mickael managed to cool down and he began to pull away quickly and some 25 minutes into the race he had managed to open a gap of several laps to the second place driver. A quick pit stop for tyres didn’t change much and while conserving the lead Mickael lost focus a bit and clipped a curb which cost him the 1st gear on his car. During the repair his pit crew forgot to refuel and so he soon after flamed out but he still had a 3-lap lead only to clip another curb which send his car on the roof. The following flameout cost Brandt the lead that was promoted to a happy Jose. While chasing the leader Mickael scored the fastest lap of the race with a 30.7 and after the final pitstop both were racing tail to bumper. With a pass on the straight Mickael regained the lead that he was able to conserve it until the end to take the win from Jose Castro and Hans Elmerfors. Rune Stokka and Ake Törnros rounded out the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The fourth and final round of the Spanish 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the tight and technical Carsol track in Elche. Going into the final round four drivers, Nacho Lopez, Victor Pelaez, Jonnhy Pastor, and Carlos Ferrando had the chance to grab the overall championship title. The weekend started out with free practice on Friday on a very slippery track due to heavy rain the week before the race. From the start of the controlled practice on it became clear that the fight for the TQ would be between Nacho Lopez and Sergi Franch. After the qualifiers Sergi and Nacho were tie on points but with the better end for Sergi in the tie-breaker. Also directly qualified for the final were Carlos Ferrando and Jonnhy Pastor in third and fourth respectively. Victor Pelaez had a tough qualifying and ended in 6th place so far so he had to go through the semifinals to maintain his chance to grab the title.
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A round of the Danish On-road Nationals was recently held at the Hillerod RC Racing club. In the 200mm Nitro class Rasmus B. Nielsen showed some good speed during Saturday’s dry practice. Sunday started out wet but this did not kept the driver from fighting for valuable points in the championship. Rasmus already had a 9 point lead over runner-up Claus Ryeskov in the championship and there was no reason for him to start but other drivers wanted to tackle the wet track to keep their positions in the championship so at the end the drivers decided to do one qualifier followed by the finals.
The Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia will be host for the 8th and final round of the Slovakia Cup this coming Saturday. The event will be held in several electric on-road and off-road classes on the Arena’s indoor tracks and more information can be found here.
The final round of the BRCA Touring Car series took place at the West London track over the weekend. The meeting saw a victory for Schumacher’s Elliott Harper and in winning the meeting he took the 2015 Modified title. Going into the final round five potential drivers were still capable of taking the title, Harper made the best possible start by taking TQ ahead of championship contenders Chris Grainger, Olly Jefferies and Colin Price. Over the three leg finals Harper was able to ease a small gap over the chasing pack and keep out of trouble while Grainger Jefferies and Price battled behind, this allowed him to take the first two legs reasonably comfortably and in doing so take the meeting and title. Second at west London for the Associated of Grainger gave him second in the series and Jefferies completed the podium and that result netted him third in the series for Xray. The BRCA Championship win for Harper is his first national title and well deserved after coming close on a couple of previous occasions in the last two seasons with Team Durango.
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