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July 9, 2018

Groskamp leads Infinity 1-2 at ENS Aigen

Jilles Groskamp lead home an Infinity 1-2 at the third round of the Euro Nitro Series in Austria today. Starting from 4th on the grid, the Dutch driver would win the 45-minute encounter from team-mate Francesco Tironi, benefiting from engine troubles that would strike both Top Qualifier Dominic Greiner and Eric Dankel. Taking early control of the race, Greiner looked destined for his second win of the season with his team executing a perfect tyre stop but as the Serpent driver rejoined the track his engine cut in the sweeper. Brought back to the pit lane, it fired up immediately, but again in the sweeper it stopped but again it was fired up without hesitation and third time lucky it kept going for the remainder of the race but it cost the dominant German any chance of the win. The only driver to really take the fight to Greiner today, Dankel’s race started to come undone when he made contact with Alessio Mazzeo who was exiting the pits but in the end the Mugen driver’s frustration would only get worse with a flame out, contact with a backmarker and finally a broken engine. All the while Groskamp was having a steady race even overcoming a slow tyre stop to take his 2nd ENS career win ahead of Tironi with Mazzeo hanging on to complete the podium ahead of Greiner.

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July 9, 2018

Mike Bellotti wins at Saturday Money Race

The Mills Pond RC Speedway Saturday Money Race was held this past weekend and after two quick qualifiers it was Mike Bellotti II in the TQ spot in Pro E-Buggy. The start of the main went very well for the pole sitter with Mike getting out to a slight lead at the start. Bellotti made a small bottle at one point and that allowed young Alex Mac to get in the mix. He stayed out front of Mike for a good while, the whole time Bellotti remained pretty close until unfortunately Alex had some bad luck in the mechanical department, causing him to finish the race a little early. At this point Mike Bellotti could basically turn the cruise control on and coast his way to the win. Jesus Diaz came in 2nd in Pro E-Buggy as Rob Romano rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

July 9, 2018

HB Racing RGT8-E 1/8th electric GT – Coming soon

Coming this Fall is HB Racing’s new RGT8-E electric GT kit of which the brand has released first images of. The vehicle builds on the EFRA European Championship winning RGT8 nitro kit and it already has proven its performance by taking the 2018 EFRA GTE European title in the hands of double champion, Rosario Giaimo. The kit features the proven RGT8 front and rear gearbox and suspension parts combined with an adjustable battery compartment and a double clamping design motor mount. Full information will become available in time for the release that is scheduled for October.

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July 9, 2018

Rosario Giaimo doubles at EFRA GT Euros

The 2018 EFRA 1/8th scale GT Euros were held at the ARCA track in Madrid, Spain recently and Nitro GT and Electric GT classes it was Rosario Giaimo with the double TQ and win. Rosario took back-to-back titles in the Nitro class while scoring his maiden electric title.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

July 9, 2018

Alejandro Perez wins in Malaga

The Circuito de Alhaurín track in Malaga, Spain held an off-road race this past weekend and in the hotly contested 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was HB Racing driver, Alejandro Perez with the win. Fellow HB Racing driver Alberto Peláez would come in 2nd as JQRacing’s Miguel Angel Trillo would round out the podium result in 3rd.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

July 9, 2018

Sam Isaacs doubles at Independence Day Race

The 2018 Independence Day Race was held at Jackson RC Raceway in Jackson, New Jersey this past weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class to was Mike Gee with the overall TQ, however it was Sam Isaacs that would walk away with the win from Mike Gee 2nd and Robbie Dodge 3rd.

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July 9, 2018

Embling & Tatlow win at Memorial Race

The South Coast RC Club in Clanfield held their Memorial Race Meeting this past weekend. In the 20-minute Nitro Buggy main final it was Jack Embling with the win from Jon Hazlewood, who had the pace to bring home the win, however a tricky final quarter of the race, due to backmarkers, meant he had to settle for 2nd overall. Behind the two it was Graham Alsop on the 3 spot, only four seconds down on Jon. Elsewhere in the Truck class it was James Tatlow with the win.

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July 9, 2018

T-Works large surface M4 wheel nuts

T-Works have introduced their new large surface M4 wheel nuts with serrated back section. The fasteners are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and their design with an increased diameter, that acts like an additional shim, ensures improved wheel fitment on the hub as the rims are less prone to wobble during hard cornering or when running on high-bite surfaces. The non-directional serration on the back side ensures the nuts stay on place and will not coming loose during normal operation. The wheels nuts come in packs of four, in the five colours of light blue, black, red, orange and gun metal and they are usable with a wide range of on-road and off-road rims.

View the colour variants here