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June 26, 2018

Wesley Van Helmond takes 7th national title

The fourth round of the Belgian Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the MAC Vlijmen track this past weekend. Going into this event Wesley Van Helmond knew that he only needed to finish 3rd in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes to wrap up the titles. In 2WD he took TQ and won legs 1 and 2 of the A-finals while in 4wd he qualified 2nd on the grid but again won legs 1 and 2 with some superb driving and overtakes to once again take the victory. Therefore he has wrapped up his 7th National Championship with one round still to go.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 26, 2018

Team Orion Ultimate Graphene 4S LiPo packs

New from Team Orion are two 4S LiPo battery packs for 1/8th competition applications. Coming as Ultimate Graphene HV 7200mAh 15.2V and Ultimate Graphene 6600mAh 14.8V battery, both are built from advanced graphene LiPo cells that offer up to 120C discharge rates and a very low internal resistance for high power output. The packs allow up to 5C charge rates, they utilise heavy duty gold-plated battery connectors and use built-in and rubber-protected balancer ports for clean wiring and maximum reliability. The packs are usable for on-road and off-road applications alike, they include the needed balance wire and they are available from now on.

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June 26, 2018

Trinity Motorsafe tuning stand & storage case

Trinity have introduced their new Motorsafe motor tuning stand and rotor storage case. It holds up to four 540-class rotors that clip into place to keep them safe while the upper, 3-D-printed, motor stand holds the motor during soldering, tuning or maintenance. Included with the motor stand comes a pack or assorted rotor shims.

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June 26, 2018

Widmaier & Voldenauer win at BAWÜ Cup

Leinfelden in Germany played host to the BAWÜ Cup this past weekend and it was SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier with the win in both the Nitro Buggy and Electric Truggy classes. The Mugen duo of Stefan Byesse and Luca Schmid would round out the Nitro Buggy top 3 while Udo Öhler and Andreas Rüüp (both SWorkz) completed the Electric Truggy podium. Elsewhere in the E-Buggy class it was Morris Voldenauer (SWorkz) with the win from Patrick Müller (Mugen) and Victor Gabriel (Kyosho).

View the E-Truggy and E-Buggy podiums here

June 25, 2018

DJ Apolaro teams up with Hot Race Tires

Former U.S. ROAR National Champion and Nitro On-road contender DJ Apolaro, has joined up with Italian manufacturer Hot Race Tires for the 2018/19 on-road racing season. DJ started off his new program by setting the TQ with a new track record and winning the 1/8th Open class at this past weekend’s KO Propo Nitro Grand Prix held at the new Steel City Raceway in Fontana, California. DJ had no test time with the tires leading up to the event, but was immediately pleased with the quality and performance once he finally was able to run.

Source: Hot Race Tires [hotracetyres.com]

June 25, 2018

Capricorn introduce new LAB C03 radio tray & tank

Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C03 kit are an updated carbon fibre radio plate and a new fuel tank. The radio plate features a new layout for the tank and servos which results in an optimised weight distribution and different flex characteristics. The optional parts are available separately and they aren’t a running change to the existing parts.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

June 25, 2018

CTS3 Rd5 – Report

P1 Hobbies in Ukiah, California played host to round 5 of the 2018 CTS3 and the event’s name was called Heat which was perfect since temperatures reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The track was run counter clockwise which included a down hill straight away and a center kink making it almost difficult to drive hard and go fast. In Modified Touring Car, it was Rick Hohwart setting the early TQ and kept setting the bar higher with a super fast Q3. Rick’s prototype TC7.2 became quickly noticed and was the car to beat as he won tone to tone in the main with David Jun (Team Associated) 2nd and Brandon Clements (Awesomatix) in the 3rd. The points chase is close for these three drivers leading to two more rounds in the series.

Continue reading the report here

June 25, 2018

JJ Wang wins 200mm class at KO Grand Prix

The KO Propo Grand Prix was held at Steel City RC Raceway in Fontana, California this past weekend. The event was held in several 1/8th and 1/10th and 1/5th classes and in 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan it was Mugen’s JJ Wang with the TQ from Xray’s Mike Swauger on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. JJ then also brought home the win in the 30-minutes main final some twelve seconds in front of Mike Swauger as Bryce Butterfield rounded out the podium result for Xray some two laps down. DJ Apolaro and Jose Casas would complete the top 5 results.

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