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June 2, 2014

BRCA Clubman Series 2014 Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA Clubman Series was at the beautiful sight of the southern coast at Eastbourne. This track is very tight and twisty with the need to know on how to setup your car for a good result at this track. Showing how its done, the local drivers in the hot conditions set the pace for the weekend. Round 1 of qualifying started on the Sunday with the sun coming in early and strong. This round known by many was the fastest round of the day as the grip conditions get worse as the temperatures go up. In 17.5T, Dominic Skinner set provisional TQ 3 seconds ahead of Darren Tickner almost setting lap record. In 13.5T something never seen before happened. David Spashett set TQ and track record and then on the last heat of the round Tim Hancock then set another track record by a whole second with setting TQ as well.

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June 2, 2014

Jan Ratheisky wins at Northern Germany regionals

The Hann. Münden track saw a round of the Northern Germany electric touring car regionals, a qualifying round for the German nationals later this year. After only arriving on Sunday and without prior practice Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took the TQ in the 13.5T Blinky class. Jan then also won all 3 A-mains to take the overall win from Kevin Sparbier and Nico Hoppe who completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 2, 2014

Shinnosuke Yokoyama takes Japanese 1/8th nationals

The Japanese 1/8th on-road national championship was run at the Hokusei Circuit in the Mie prefecture, central Japan. A total of 52 drivers attended including three guest drivers from Thailand. Despite being located near a mountain area the weather was good all weekend allowing for 6 dry qualifying rounds to be run. Reigning world champion, Tadahiko Sahashi (Serpent) took TQ with young Shinnosuke Yokoyama (Mugen) taking 2nd. Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo put his Mugen in 3rd after qualifying.

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June 2, 2014

Gubbio introduce a safety bridge system

Gubbio safety bridge system

The Automodellistico 5 Colli club in Gubbio, Italy, host of the 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships, introduce a new system to maximise the safety for all on-track marshals. With the most dangerous part of a track being the straight in most cases, the club has invented a special rail and carriage system that spans across the straight opposite the pits. The transportation system is activated by the weight of the model and allows for maximum safety and minimum inconvenience for both the racers and marshals as the marshals do not have to cross the front straight anymore in order to bring back a car that stranded in the infield. The system was put into operation at the Hot-Race Tyres Trophy at the end and it was well received by pilots, pit crews and marshals for its speed, small footprint and security guaranteed to the marshals. The system is suitable for 1/10, 1/8 and GT models and is only the first in a series of innovations that will be introduced to the track ahead of the World Champsionships in 2016.

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June 2, 2014

Steve Soon doubles at 2014 WCIC

At the final round of the non-profit Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series (WCICS), which hosted over 1500 registrations across 8 events this season, Serpent’s Steve Soon took the Great Hobbies Sponsored TC Stock season Championship and made it a double by also taking home the TC Modified class. Second in the championship was Saskatchewan’s Ryan Rice (Xray), and in third was privateer, WCICS President, Josh Carter. Full results can be found here.

Source: WCICS [wcics.ca]

June 1, 2014

Anthony Abisset wins European 1/8th ‘B’ title

Anthony Abisset wins European 1/8th 'B' title

The EC-B this year for 1/8th took place at the well-known Lamberto Collaro Raceway in Bologna with 71 Drivers making the trip to this event. The practice days in the beginning of the week were interrupted by showers and also for the Qualifying days some rain was expected. At the end they were lucky and it was possible to run 5 dry Qualifiers and all the finals on Saturday.

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May 30, 2014

EZPower Mr. Kong II 1/8th brushless speed controller

Italian company EZPower introduce their new brushless speed controller called Mr. Kong II. The sensorless ESC has a 150A rating and is 2S to 6S LiPo compatible, making it ideal for 1/8th on-road, off-road and monster truck models alike. The controller comes pre-wired with Traxxas high-current connectors and features adjustable drag brakes, throttle/brake curves, motor timing and punch setting as well as reverse motor rotation and thermal protection. All software features can be set using a one-touch button or an optional program card.

Source: EZPower [ezpower.it]

May 30, 2014

Reflex Racing RSD7 keyed carbon fibre battery holder

Made for the RSD7 chassis for the Team Associated TC6.2 is this keyed carbon fibre battery holder system. Designed to work only with the RSD7 chassis, the mounting system will have the battery sitting a little bit further away from the belt than the TC6.2 in order to provide better balance and to generate more chassis roll. Included are three carbon fibre mounting brackets and all needed mounting hardware.

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