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July 7, 2014

ElectroChamps 2014 – Report

The biggest Greek electric off-road race of the year was held at the Fanatix racing track in the Northern suburbs of Athens. The event saw 2WD buggy racing on Saturday and the 4WD buggy and SC classes on Sunday with over 50 entries in total and the appearance of Team Associated factory team driver Peter Pinisch from Austria. Peter then dominated the 2WD class on Saturday, smashing the track’s lap record and winning the race in front of Vassilis Bournias (Schumacher) and Dimitris Fotinos on a close 3rd (Kyosho).

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July 7, 2014

David Kukla wins at Czech electric off-road nats Rd1

The first round of this year’s Czech electric off-road nationals was held at the technical clay track in Debolin. On Saturday two timed practice rounds and five qualifications runs were held with David Kukla coming out successful in the 4WD buggy class, taking TQ for the finals. For the A-main David was able to conserve his performance, taking wins in all 3 final legs to take the first round of the two event championship. Dominik Sulc and Tomas Holicky completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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July 7, 2014

Team C TM4 aluminium servo saver arm

Team C introduce another aluminium option part for the TM4 4WD buggy in the form of a servo saver arm. Machined from high-quality material and coming orange anodised to match the remainder of the vehicle’s alloy parts, the arm is made to improve the durability of the steering assembly while adding a splash of colour. The part is a direct replacement for the kit’s composite arm.

Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]

July 7, 2014

BRCA Truggy & E8 championship Rd4 – Report

This past weekend the BRCA Truggy and E8 championship moved South to the newly revamped dirt track at Kent. The morning skies had a little moisture in them to welcome the drivers. The 6 minute practice session that both classes had was a little greasy but still allowed the drivers and marshals to get a feel of the new layout. Round 1 started with the E8 buggy doing there first qualifying run out of 3, with the best 2 to count. This resulted in an assortment of lap times with Kevin Brunsden fastest in heat 1 and Elliot Boots fastest in heat 2. By the time the Truggy class started the track was starting to loose the damp shine. Heat one of the Truggy class was won by Tony Truman and heat 2 by young Oliver Currie.

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July 6, 2014

Solaris Instant Glue for rubber tyres

New from Solaris comes the Instant Glue specially formulated for the use with rubber tyres. Used on Solaris’ pre-mounted spec and controlled racing tyres the CA glue is now available in 20g bottles, ideal for any rubber tyre come on-road or off-road. Included come several nozzles for easy application and a needle-equipped cap.

Source: Solaris [solarisrp.com]

July 5, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 side weight brass set

Available now from Arrowmax is this 64g side weight kit for the newer generation Yokomo B-Max2 buggies. It is understood that the brass weights are used to fill the empty battery compartment spaces to the left and right of the chassis when running a shorty battery pack in longitudinal configuration. The parts add 64g of weight to the centre of the chassis which can be helpful especially in very bumpy track conditions.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 4, 2014

Serpent SRX2 SC 0.75mm offset wheel hex adapters

Serpent have two new wheel hex adapters with different offset available for the SRX2 SC truck. Coming as +0.75mm and -0.75mm variant, the aluminium hex adapters help to play with the track width and also the overall width of the truck. The clamping-type adapters come machined from aluminium and they are grey anodised to match Serpent’s colour scheme.

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July 4, 2014

Yeah Racing SCX10 rear bumper plate & foam tape

Yeah Racing have a new option part for the Axial SCX10 crawler and a multi-functional foam tape available. Starting with the SCX10 part, the rear aluminium bumper plate is made to add stability to the rear section of the ladder frame chassis while offering a cool new look at the same time. Coming blue anodised to match the remainder of Yeah Racing SCX10 related parts, the plate is a drop fit and does not require any modification.

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