A round of the South German division electric on-road regionals was held at the SLR Ingolstadt club this past weekend. In the competitive 13.5T Touring class it was Awesomatix’s Simon Lauter with the TQ and win for a clean sweep. His Awesomatix teammates Christian Donath and Max Mächler would round out the top 3 in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
HRC Distribution have introduced the new Roapex Rhythm 1/8th buggy and Trigger 1/8th GT tyres. Both are moulded from a soft-compound rubber for exceptional traction in average track conditions. The buggy tyre features a multi-purpose knob tread especially for softer tracks while the on-road tyre sports a scale-looking tread. Both tyres are available on black or black-chrome wheels and in sets of two.
Yokomo have announced the signing of Hong-Kong-based touring car front runner, Kenrick Fong to their team. The former MTS driver already collected some impressive results at events such as the AOC, the IFMAR Worlds and at several Asia-based cup races, despite for being in the hobby for only a couple of years. Kenrick will be using the forthcoming BD9 at races in Hong Kong, China and all over Asia and he had the following to say:
At first, thanks Tom, Aso and Jackie providing me this opportunity to being a member of the Team Yokomo family. It is a big change in my RC career. In the following time, I will keep racing and promote Yokomo brand with Jackie. Can’t wait for the races coming and see my friends on the track. Once again, thanks Andy Tse and Derek Hung from MTS for giving me support in the previous years since I was young. Thank you very much and see you guys soon.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
The 2018 Halloween Classic was held at The Gate in Ohio over the weekend. In the competitive Formula class it was Capricorn’s Josh Cyrul with the overall TQ, however in the single 6-minute A-main it was Jeff Dayger (CRC) with the win some 1.2s in front of Roche’s Michael Hanulec. Josh Cyrul had to settle for 3rd another 2.5s down.
Source: CRC [teamcrc.com]
Yeah Racing have introduced new titanium turnbuckle sets for the Tamiya TB Evo 7 and M07 kits. The TB Evo 7 specific set includes three M3x22mm and four M3x32mm turnbuckles as well as 14 15mm ball ends while the M07 set includes six M3x18mm and a single M3x105mm link along an assortment of 10mm, 13mm and 15mm ball ends. Using the sets will reduce overall weight while offering improved visual impact and durability.
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The first round of the 2018/19 BRCA 1/12 Nationals took place in Eastbourne last weekend. The event saw an entry more than 20 percent larger than at this event last season, which bodes well for what looks like being a healthy and competitive season. On Sunday the field is split into two classes, with 6.5 Modified and Sport 13.5 stock offered. In Modified qualifying Ollie Payne was the driver to beat; he was top qualifier by 7 seconds ahead of Mark Stiles, Andy Murray and David Spashett who were covered by just over 3 seconds. In the A-final Ollie and Mark pulled away from the chasing pack which was headed by Dave Spashett. In the early stages Mark was almost able to stay with Ollie, but as the race settled down Ollie began to stretch his legs and extend a lead of nearly half a lap. Pushing hard early on hurt Mark later in the race when he suffered a loss of rear grip. This allowed a stealthy David Spashett to creep up and snatch 2nd place at the last corner, demoting a disappointed Mark to 3rd place.
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The final round of the 2018 Tyrollean Championship was hosted by the MRC Zillertal last weekend. The event was run on a purpose-built indoor track in the town of Mayrhofen, making for excellent and fair racing conditions. Dionys Stadler would dominate the Touring Modified class from Oliver Krähemann. Thomas Rinner rounded out the top 3 results. Overall in the championship it was Aaron Tursky with the win from Thomas Rinner in 2nd and Lukas Tschabrun 3rd.
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The opening round of the 2018/19 Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. With the series attracting a record number of entries this season, the championship kicked off with a capacity entry. In the Modified class, a number of potential winners had changed teams prior to the start of the series and everyone wanted to get their winter off to the best start possible. Alexander Hagberg added some international flavour to the field, and demonstrated why he is one of the best on-road racers in the world as he opened proceedings with the fastest time in round 1, ahead of his new Xray team-mate Elliott Harper, and defending series champion Olly Jefferies. Alex clearly had his Xray sorted on the new EWS-spec Sweep carpet tyres, and continued his form to top all four rounds of qualifying. The fight for 2nd was between Elliott and Olly, with the advantage eventually falling to the latter as the newly-signed Schumacher driver took the tiebreak after both drivers scored equal points. Behind, the Associated pairing of Alan Bickerstaff (once again supporting the series and traveling from Northern Ireland for each event) and Matthew White locked out 4th and 5th, in front of the now-privateer Stefan Chodzynski. Adding even more international interest to the event, Belgian youngster Florian Joos made the trip over, and was rewarded for his travels with a strong seventh overall after qualifying.
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