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May 3, 2014

Branson wins BRCA 1/8th IC Nats Rd2

BRCA 1/8th IC national championship Rd2 – Report

With the new season well and truly under way with a dramatic wet race at Mendip, it was now onto round 2 at the Halifax circuit in Yorkshire, the host on the 2013 European Championships. With the welcome return of Green and Branson from ENS duty, this would be a weekend which would eventually set the marker for the rest of the season. Saturday was a preparation/practice day which was well supported but with the weather being wet at the start of the day, allowed all the drivers to carefully prepare and setup their cars for a dry track in the afternoon. The pace was being set by Branson and Green with Tim Wood and King close behind with their OS and XRD engines respectively. North was struggling with gear box setup and mid corner understeer but this was soon resolved but reverting to an old 2 speed mechanism and using harder rear springs.

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May 2, 2014

Maxi Vogl wins Rd1 in South Germany

Last weekend the first round of the South German Championship took place at the fast Bamberg track. Shepherd driver Maxi Vogl showed a great performance all weekend with his Velox V8 “EC” / Sonic X.21-FT combo. In qualifying he took the TQ 4,4 sec in front of Armin Baier followed by Oliver Lembeck another 0,7sec down. Due to bad weather the final was shortened to 20min. The crowd saw a clean start at the front of the grid and Maxi immediately pulled away taking control of the race. Lap by lap he increased the gap on the rest of the field and crossed the finishing line 2 laps in front of Oliver Lembeck with Armin Baier completing the podium another lap down.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 1, 2014

Vaterra Corvette Stingray RTR

Vaterra introduce the stunning 1/10th Corvette Stingray on the proven V100-S touring car chassis. Featuring full-time 4WD, sealed differentials, and independent suspension parts, Vaterra’s Vette is topped-off by a realistic 1969 Stingray body and low-profile tyres on 54mm wheels. Included in the kit is also a 15T brushed motor, waterproof speed controller, receiver and steering servo as well as a genuine Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz radio system. The package is rounded out by a Dynamite 6-cell NiMH battery pack and a suitable 2A wall charger.

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May 1, 2014

Solaris Racing EX series tires

Solaris Racing have introduced a new premium rubber compound called the EX series. Available in two different tire shapes (SP and SC) and three different compounds (30, 35, and 40) the EX tire has been thoroughly tested by racers around the globe with excellent results. The rubber formulation was specifically designed for asphalt racing and made to compete on the highest level against the best premium tires. Tires come pre-mounted with Solaris medium inserts in both spoke and dish rim.

Source: Solaris [solarisrp.com]

May 1, 2014

Serpent ERYX 3.0 1/10 EP Touring car

Serpent ERYX 3.0 1/10 TC

Having teased and leaked images and information on their new ERYX 3.0, Serpent have today released complete information and detailed images of their new 190mm touring car. A big step forward from its predecessor, the ERYX 3.0 features an ultra low centre of gravity, further optimized weight distribution, high performance geometry and top quality materials throughout. The main development is the new 2mm aluminium chassis plate together with lighter bearing blocks throughout and a new low CofG centrally mounted motor mount combined with harder composite materials for a more refined package.

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May 1, 2014

Thunder Innovation aluminium steering servo arms

Thunder Innovation introduce their new aluminium clamping-type steering servo arms. Machined from high-quality aluminium the overall design makes for increased precision, rigidity and durability compared to standard plastic arms. Available as 23T, 24T and 25T variants for most of today’s servos, the servo horns come in black, blue, orange or red anodising to match the colour theme of your vehicle.

Source: Thunder Innovation [thunderinnovation.com]

May 1, 2014

Matrix R18 Evo & R10 Evo nitro on-road bodyshells

Matrix introduce two new nitro on-road bodyshells in the form of the R18 Evo 3.0 1/8th and R10 Evo 2.0 1/10th 200mm. Both bodies are EFRA legal and they underwent extensive testing to offer increased steering response while retaining exceptional corner speed and straight-line stability. The bodies are available as pre-cut versions also and include window masks, the 1/8th body comes including side reinforcements and the 200mm body includes a decal sheet for the headlights and grille.

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April 30, 2014

Xray Challenge South Africa – Report

The first ever Xray Challenge South Africa was held at the indoor asphalt track of the Welkom RC Club in Johannesburg. Run in Touring Car 13.5T Boosted, 1/12th scale 10.5T blinky and a FWD class, the race attracted plenty of drivers from all over South Africa. A Reedy race format with heads up racing was used, which meant that the drivers were scrambled in heats and basically racing for positions in every round, and thus, counting together the 6 best results out of 8. In the end, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg managed to win all his 8 races, as well as setting the quickest overall time, including a new lap record, to take the overall win in front of Hein Kotze, and Antonio Caroli on a strong 3rd position.

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