Walton RC Raceway in Walton, Canada hosted the Canadian Large Scale Off-road Nationals last weekend and in the 4WD Pro Buggy class it was Matt Olsen who would hold the overall TQ after the qualifiers. After the double A-main events however it was Mark Sousa with the overall, leaving behind Matt in 2nd place. Tom Bitz in 3rd would round out the podium result.
Source: Cardinal Racing Canada [cardinalracing.ca]
The 2018 NSW GP Offroad State Titles were held at the Manning Valley club recently. A small regional club with very few members the club put in an amazing effort to ensure the event was run like clock work, the track surface was the best they have had and the layout was perfect for fast and flowing racing. The weather was perfect, early 20°C all weekend, just the last few hours of Sunday had a fair bit of wind and clouds, which didn’t hamper the proceedings but did make it hard to drive at times. In the Nitro Buggy main, Josh Pain took the win from Ari Bakla 2nd and Craig Laughton 3rd.
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The Snap Hard Racing League Rd6 race was hosted by Beach RC in South Carolina last weekend. Yokomo’s Max Flurer TQ’ed 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy and then went onto win both classes. Yokomo USA’s Rob Meyer Jr. finished 2nd overall in both classes as Shon Harding (Yokomo) completed the 2WD podium. Over in 4WD Mod it was Shawn Johnson (TLR) with who would round out the top 3.
In preparation for the forthcoming Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix on September 15th and 16th, a great turnout was had at the RCMCSG East Coast Race Track for the recent third National round, dubbed the SINGP Warm-Up Race. From a World Championship winning team and drivers rocking up in full force, to people just getting started in the world of Nitro RC racing alongside local Singaporean veterans, there was something for everyone at this event. With Singapore celebrating its 53rd Anniversary this week, it was fitting to have put on such a show. However, birthday or no birthday, Singapore likes to set a challenge. With rain interrupting both round 1 and round 2 qualifying causing the grip to change dramatically as well as temperature swings playing havoc with engine settings, drivers and mechanics had to be on point to secure a direct place in the A-main.
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Coming from Traxxas and made for their ground-breaking Unlimited Desert Racer are new satin black chrome chassis parts. A direct replacement for the standard black items the satin black chrome chassis and suspension parts add a cool new look the the truck as do the alternative colour silver, red or blue inner panels. All parts can be mixed and matched as needed and some of the sets also include the required hardware.
A round to the UK SRS Championship was held at the Herts track over the weekend. Sunny weather made for a nice day of racing and at the end of the Nitro Buggy final it was SWorkz’s Kevin Brunsden with the win. Jon Hazlewood came on a fine 2nd place with his Agama buggy and Taro Cradock finished in 3rd with his Kyosho.
Source: BRCA [brca.org]
Coming from T-Works and made for Creation Model’s Infinity IF15 200mm nitro touring car is a 5-piece titanium turnbuckle set. The links are made of high-quality 64 Grade titanium and the set includes a total of five spanners with the short upper links featuring a 2mm hex socket head for easier building. Also included in the set is a 4mm wrench.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Last weekend drivers headed to the South coast for round 5 of the BRCA Clubman’s Championship at the Eastbourne Model Car Club. Over the last year, the club has put a lot of work in and extended the track, which has greatly increased it in both size and lap times. The weather was perfect sunshine and it lasted all weekend. This would probe a real test for both drivers and equipment with ever changing track conditions catching a few drivers out. The club had a near full entry for race day and most of those drivers were practicing on Saturday with seven timed runs for all classes in heat order. The usual three classes were running, 17.5 Blinky, 13.5 Open and Formula who run alongside the Clubman’s Championship but are competing for the National Title.
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