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October 16, 2018

CJ Jelin TQs & wins at Fall Brawl

The 2018 Fall Brawl was held at AMain’s Silver Dollar RC Raceway in Chico, California. The race had 77 entries and in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Xray’s CJ Jelin who took the overall TQ courtesy of winning Q2 and Q3. Before the A-main CJ had to sit down and readjust his buggy’s engine as he was loosing mileage through the day. As the main was mixed with E-buggies the organisers decided to go with nine minutes runtime. CJ had the lead for the first couple of minutes until he had went wide and Mason Eppley (Tekno) passed him. Now Mason was in 1st and CJ had pit that lap to, so there was a big gap. Mason crashed on one of the back jumps and CJ was back on him and he still had to pit. From that moment on CJ drove clean for the rest of the race to take the win in Pro Nitro Buggy with Mason Eppley 2nd and Xray’s Evan Carton 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 16, 2018

Traxxas 4-Tec 2.0 Cadillac CTS-V body

Coming from Traxxas and made for the 4-Tec 2.0 1/10th 4WD chassis is the Cadillac CTS-V body shell. With 640 raging horsepower on tap, the CTS-V is the most powerful car Cadillac has ever sold. Its 200 mph top speed also makes it the fastest. Traxxas captures the cutting-edge style and ferocity of this monster sedan with this highly detailed RC body for the 4-Tec 2.0. Available in blue or silver, the bodies feature injection moulded side mirrors and rear spoiler for extra authenticity.

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October 16, 2018

2018 TOS Masters – Report

The 2018 TOS Masters was held at the Arena33 indoor track in Andernach last weekend. The grand finale of the 2017/18 Tonisport Onroad Series attracted some of Europe’s fastest electric on-road racers and in the Touring Modified class it was Infinity’s Marc Rheinard who set the pace on home soil after the qualifiers. Awesomatix’s Frederik Südhoff came in 2nd, Yannic Prümper (Infinity) rounded out the top 3. The triple A-mains then delivered three different winners in the form of Marc, Frederik and Yannic and when the dust had settled it was Yannic with the overall win, tie on points with Frederik who had to settle for 2nd. Marc Rheinard rounded out the top 3.

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October 16, 2018

Joe Kerry wins wet BRCA 200mm Nats Rd8

The 8th round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm Nationals was held at the Cotswold track over the weekend. The weather was really bad, heavy rain for most of the weekend and even some flood warnings issued nearby. In qualifying Joe Kerry took a fairly comfortable TQ by around 5.5 seconds. Before the final the rain almost stopped and the track became very greasy and was super difficult to drive on. At the end of the race Joe was able to finish in 1st place a lap in front of John Zottl as Matthew Cook rounded out the top 3 another four laps down.

Thanks for Joe Kerry for the update.

October 16, 2018

Monaco RC Air Conveyor motor cooler

Monaco RC have introduced their new Air Conveyor motor cooler for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The 3-D-printed fan mounts wrap around the motor for improved cooling performance in heavy duty conditions such as stock classes and when running indoors or in high ambient temperatures. The parts are of a minimalistic design for a low weight and they are simply fastened using optional double-sided tape. The ducts are available for the use with 30mm and 40mm fans.

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October 16, 2018

Adam Drake doubles at JBRL Nitro Series Rd7

Round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Central Valley R/C Raceway in Madera, California. As usual the event attracted both local talent and pro racers alike and in the Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the win from HB Racing’s Anthony Westergaard 2nd and HB Racing driver Marcus Garrett in 3rd.

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October 16, 2018

Markus Hellquist wins at Arena 1/12 League

The opening round of the newly established Arena 1/12 League was held at the Arena33 in Andernach. The series sets a focus on growing the 1/12th scale pan car scene again with drivers from all over Europe made their entry for the three classes of Modified, Stock and GT. Using the same layout as the week before at the German Nationals, grip was available from the get go. The weekend kicked off with free practice on Friday followed by one round of free practice, two rounds of timed practice and four qualifiers on Saturday. From the start Markus Hellquist set the pace in the Modified class ahead of veteran racer, Markus Mobers. However Hellquist had to settle for 2nd after the qualifiers as he struggled a bit after winning the opening round. The opening A-main was a bit dramatic for Markus Hellquist whose car was placed a bit in the off on the starting grid which resulted in a spin on the get go, however he was able to recover and to take the win. A2 than had Markus Mobers taking the win with Hellquist freight-training behind him for most of the 8-minute encounter. A3 would bring the decision for the overall and when Mobers made a mistake Hellquist was able to get into the lead only to make an unforced error later that send his car on the roof. Markus knew that he had to take the win for the overall and surely but steadily he was able to make up space and eventually he got back into the lead again to take the win and with it the overall from Markus Mobers 2nd and Jacques Libar 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 16, 2018

JConcepts Fall Super Cup Rd3 – Report

Race 3 of the Fall Super Cup Championship Series traveled to one of Florida’s best-kept secrets, Mills Pond R/C Raceway over the weekend. With origins dating back to the 1980’s, Mills Pond has been around for quite some time and after 30+ years of operation, has matured like fine wine and has to be considered one of Florida’s best tracks. The layout was fun. Mills Pond is more like a 1/8th track than it is 1/10th, but works both ways. The track was high speed and the jumps were definitely challenging as the grip level was always changing throughout the day. The huge triple in the middle required a perfect setup and a clean run to clear consistently. The switchbacks and off-cambers really tested racers’ timing and calculated car placement while carrying speed. By late afternoon on Saturday, the track was hooked up and the racing absolutely exceptional.

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