October 24, 2018

SARDA National EP Off-road Championship Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the SARDA National Electric Off-road Championship was held at the newly established Viking Raceway in Tzaneen, South Africa. The huge carpet track was a real challenge for the drivers with Jaco van Eeden taking the top qualifier honours in the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified classes. Wikus Coetzer topped the 2WD Stock qualifying and Jan Venter came out fastest in 4WD Stock. In the Stadium Truck class it was again Wikus Coetzer with the TQ and also the 2WD SCT class TQ went to Wikus.

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October 24, 2018

Cragg & Austin win at EMAS Series Rd2

The second round of the EMAS series was held at NDOR in the East Midlands. This series is a joint venture between the Deerdale Off Road and NDOR club and is local series for local drivers. The day’s racing consisted of a round of practice and then three rounds of qualifying. The Nitro Buggy A-final was an intense race with battles going on throughout the whole race. However after 15 minutes Neil Cragg took the win with an impressive time of 24/15m 26.33. Kieran Cox took 2nd place with an equally impressive time of 24/15m 40.51, Dave Bailey took 3rd place with a time of 22/15m 0.93. In the E-Buggy A-main Dan Austin took the win a entire lap in front of the rest of field. David Corden took 2nd place and Matt Bridge took 3rd place overall. The third round will be at Deerdale Off Road on the 25th November.

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October 24, 2018

2018/19 Winter Jumps Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Finnish Winter Jumps electric off-road series was held at the Fullspeed RC Indoor Arena in Vantaa, Finland, with a new record of 122 entries in the two classes. The race was held at the facility’s huge astro turf track and the competition was very high. The layout was fast with difficult jump sections and the race featured four former Euros A-main finalists, which would make for some stiff competition. The 2WD race had a record breaking 74 entries of the like of Joona Haatanen, Joel Valander, Karri Salmela and Pekko Iivonen. These drivers showed a high pace from the start and along with Konsta Saarinen, Lauri Ruotsalainen and Tuomo Otsavaara these were the drivers dominating the qualifying.

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October 24, 2018

Collari is top seed at 1:10 200mm Worlds

Lamberto Collari is the top seed for qualifying at the 1:10 200mm World Championships in Miami, Florida.  Making his Worlds debut in the nitro touring car class the legend of 1:8 Onroad secured the top seeding after both he and Infinity team-mate Naoto Matsukura, another class rookie, set identical times in the today’s fourth & final round of controlled practice. With Collari’s CP2 topping time quicker than that of Matsukura’s fastest time from CP1, it was the Italian who got the tie break over the Japanese driver.  Behind, Tadahiko Sahashi made it an Infinity 1-2-3 in seeding with another Top 3 run in CP4 while Robert Pietch also matched his best run of the day, a 4th, in the cooler evening conditions of the final round to be seeded 4th. Former champion Meen Vejrak ended the day 5th overall in front of reigning champion Dominic Greiner who after CP4 seemed a lot happier than he was earlier in the day.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

October 24, 2018

Takahata sets CP3 pace at Homestead

Shoki Takahata has put his Mugen at the top of the time sheets in the 3rd round of controlled practice at the 1:10 200mm World Championships in Homestead, Florida.  The Japanese driver posted the 2nd fastest time of the day over 3-consecutive laps to top the round from fellow countryman Naoto Matsukura by 7/100th of a second.  Behind, Simon Kurzbuch made a big improvement to set the third quickest time ahead of Teemu Leino who also made a big step forward in terms of pace.  With his CP2 time still standing as the fastest of the day with one round of controlled practice remaining, Lamberto Collari would end the third round 17th fastest with a body change causing his Infinity to become unstable in the rear.  It would also be a difficult round for reigning World Champion Dominic Greiner who was only marginally quicker in P15.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

October 23, 2018

JConcepts Tribute wheel mock beadlock rings

JConcepts have introduced their new mock beadlock rings for the Tribute monster truck wheels. The injection moulded, 4-piece set includes details found on today’s monster trucks and can be easily adapted to existing JConcepts Tribute wheels at a low-cost. The simple part can be pressed on the outside, inner diameter shape of the wheel and left for visual purposes or light racing and track running. Racers who plan to perform heavy running, freestyle or bashing might want to opt for some flexible, adhesive goo for attachment and a more secure fit. The great part about the Tribute mock beadlocks, whether you press it in or use adhesive goo, the driver can always remove them, go for another colour combo or clean them separately from the tyre and wheel assembly. The rings are available in a variety of colours including blue, black, white, pink, green, orange, red, and silver.

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October 23, 2018

Picco Monza & Blast .21 engines

Picco from Italy have introduced their new Monza .21 Team on-road and Blast .21 Team off-road engines. Starting with the on-road engine, 3.5cc power plant features a newly designed crankcase that improves internal gas flow and produces a higher performance over the whole RPM range. The 14mm crankshaft utilises a silicone insert and it is DLC-coated in order to prevent wear of the pin as well as oxidation. The shaft rests in a high-quality rear ceramic Swiss-made bearing. The 7-port cylinder and piston is made using special alloys to optimise lifespan and reliability of the unit. Paired with the long stroke design the Monza provides great bottom end power to suit demanding high grip on-road tracks. The super-aligned knife edged aerodynamic connecting rod is also made with a special aluminium alloy. The carburettor sports the latest double bottom-end adjustment for fine-tuning.

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