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November 9, 2018

Graham Alsop wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd3

The third round of the popular HNMC Winter Series was held last weekend. With all most 60 entries the and daylight drawing in at 16:30 race control would need to be swift. Qualifying saw Graham Alsop taking the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class while Simon Reeves TQed E-Buggy. Over in Nitro Truggy it was Neil Sivins with the TQ. In the 20-minute Nitro Buggy A-main it was Graham Alsop with the win some 15 seconds in front of Simon Reeves. Lewis Jones would round out the top 3. Over in the E-Buggy main final it was Simon Reeves with the win from Darren Hayden-Ball and Dominic Powles in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Finally in Truggy it was Neil Sivins with the win from Darren Roper and Warabe Tatekoji.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

November 9, 2018

2018/19 RugRacers Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the 2018/19 RugRacers series started with a full capacity entry. The new corners from the opening round proving popular with the drivers, making the track space bigger and racing closer and this round would see a very fast layout. 13.5 Blinky Touring was extremely close. Ashley Wiffen set the FTQ pace in rounds 1 to 3 with Jamie Hickin taking FTQ in round 4 by three hundreds of a second to snatch pole position, the Finals would see Jamie lead away and Ashley lay on heavy pressure, despite this Jamie held on to take the win ahead of Ash with Phil Vickers finishing 3rd overall.

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November 9, 2018

Team Associated now available on Shapeways

Team Associated have announced their new Shapeways store for 3-D-printed products such as 6.1 and RC8B3.1 series optionals as well as scale accessories. The range includes items such as fan mounts for the B6.1, T6.1 and SC6.1, RC8B3.1 and T3.1 receiver boxes, transponder and switch mounts as well as wing splitters and also available are several scale accessories for the CR12 series of trail trucks. All parts are 3-D-printed and they are available directly through AE’s Shapeways store.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

November 9, 2018

STRC Traxxas 2WD aluminium wheelie bar set

Coming from ST Racing Concepts and made for Traxxas 2WD off-road vehicles such as the Slash, Rustler and Bandit is a new aluminium wheelie bar set. No prep RC drag racing is the new growing segment of RC and with minimal parts, owners can now change their old Traxxas Slash 2WD, Rustler or Bandit into a hot rod drag racing machine. One of the key component in converting the vehicle to a dragster is the long rear wheelie bar kit. STRC’s CNC machined aluminium wheelie bar kit features seven inch in length with an adjustable angle, double or single wheel setup options and solid aluminium ladder frame construction. The wheels are of high quality bearings for the smoothness rotation. Compatible on Slash 2WD, Rustler, Bandit, with the preferred chassis would be a Slash 2WD LCG.

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November 9, 2018

VBC Racing wide shaft touring car gear diff set

VBC Racing have introduced their new precision CNC-machined wide shaft gear diff set for the Wildfire, Ghost, FF18 as well as Xray touring car kits. The differential is of a wide gear shaft design that prevents the internals from misalignment and wobbling, resulting in greatly improved performance and smoothness at high revs. The new housing shaft and bearing slots are individually precision CNC machined to provide minimal tolerance with the housing, internal gears and internal gear shaft are all made with carbon injected CompositeX compound to provide a light weight, high rigidity and exceptional durability. The gear diff is compatible with all VBC Wildfire, Ghost and FF18 series touring cars as well as the Xray T2/T3/T4 cars.

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November 9, 2018

2018 Halloween Classic – Report

The 2018 Halloween Classic race was held at The Gat in Brunswick, Ohio attracting close to 200 entries. Modified Touring is always the premier class at any event and in the end it was Sam Isaacs with the win from Mike Gee and Chris Adams.

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November 9, 2018

2018 Big Chill – Report

The 2018 edition of the Big Chill in Chilliwack, British Columba went down last weekend bringing racers from the North West together for a weekend of fun and competitive racing. In Touring Modified teammates Luke Pittman and Korey Harbke shared TQ honors throughout qualifying with Pittman taking Q1, Harbke resetting TQ in Q2 and Q3 and then Pittman taking TQ back in Q4. At the tone for the main Harbke pushed hard to apply pressure but pushed a bit too much and got into Pittman causing the need to be marshalled, but Pittman was able to hold on to the lead while Harbke unfortunately fell back in the field. In the end Pittman hung on to secure the win along with the TQ. Keith Yu came in 2nd, Logan Ruck finished in 3rd.

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November 9, 2018

Sweep Racing Whips 1/8th buggy tyre

Sweep Racing have officially announced their new Whips 1/8th buggy tyre. Having already made an appearance during this week’s IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Offroad World Championships in Perth, Western Australia, the tyre uses the new V6 carcass that is of an updated design with a rounder contact surface and sidewall, making it easier to drive in bumpy track conditions. The mid-sized square pins ensure exceptional traction in low grip or slippery track conditions with great forward and site bite. The tyre is available in Gold, Yellow, Silver, Blue, and Red compounds.

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