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June 5, 2018

BRCA Clubmans Series Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA Clubmans Series took place at Aldershot Model Car Club. All of the Championship leaders and contenders were present for what was to be a sun drenched meeting for the whole weekend. Saturday saw a packed pit area with most of the competitors arriving for that all important practice on one of the Souths best tracks, with its infamous chicane onto the very long straight which leads into a banked sweeper – if taken incorrectly this could easily see you taking a trip into the scenery – then to the fast infield section to complete the lap. As it was dry weekend Sweep 34 control tyres would be used for the TC classes and Sweep SW control tyres also for the Formula class.

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June 5, 2018

Stefan Lutka wins E-Buggy class at NEOS Rd2

The second round of the NEOS series was held at Kvetoslav, Slovakia recently. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Stefan Lutka with the overall TQ and win after a mistake-free main final. Marek Baumerth came in 2nd from Petr Skacel 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 5, 2018

Holger Schmidt wins at GTS Cup Rd2

Round 2 of the 1:8 GTS Cup was held at the AMC Mühlau track in Germany last weekend in challenging weather conditions. High temperatures of about 30 degree put man and machine to the test and it was Serpent driver Holger Schmidt with the win in the Nitro class from Marcus Unger 2nd and Mugen driver Lars Mauksch in 3rd.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-deutschland.de]

June 5, 2018

Adam Hall wins Summer Series Rd3

The third round of the Summer Series was held at Deerdale, UK last weekend. Adam Hall (HB Racing) was testing out different suspension setups in the first three qualifiers, found a perfect setup in round 3 that allowed him to TQ round 3 and 4 for the overall TQ. Adam then had a great start in the final, getting a clean take off and race throughout allowed him to take the win in front of the Team Associated duo of Robson White and Dave Bailey.

Image: Adam Hall

June 5, 2018

Pro Stock Series Rd1 – Report

Last weekend the first round of the Pro Stock Series was held at the WMC-Wiesbaden track. The track, that will also host the Pro-Stock-Series final later this year, saw exciting and fair races under beautiful weather conditions. Saturday’s practice showed that there was no favourite in both classes and as expected, the qualification was close. In the 1/8th class Michael Kosok took the TQ ahead of Wolfgang Hederich and Rudi Hofsäß while in 1/10th 200mm Touring it was Alexander Kien with the pole position ahead of Marcus May and David Ranft.

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June 5, 2018

Xray XB2 titanium transmission pins

Coming from Xray and made for their XB2 range of 2WD off-road kits are titanium transmission pins. The 3x20mm idler gear shafts are made from high-quality titanium and they scrub about 40 percent of weight compared to the standard steel shafts while being ultra precise and durable. The pins come in sets of two and are available from now on.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 5, 2018

Jakub Klapacz wins at Polish On-road Nats Rd2

The second round of the Polish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Ruda Slaska track recently. In the competitive 13.5T stock class it was Jakub Klapacz with the TQ from Krystian Kopacki and Arkadiusz Smyk, however the finals were not run after the organisers had to call it a day following torrential rain. This meant the qualifying results were taken as the overall ranking with Jakub taking the win from Krystian and Arkadiusz.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

June 5, 2018

KO Propo show prototype laydown trigger system

During the recent Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions KO Propo have shown their new prototype laydown trigger system for their range of competition pistol grip radios. Using a more natural motion of the finger allows for constant contact of the finger with the trigger, improving the feeling of throttle and brake as there are no gaps between the finger and trigger/brake lever. The entire trigger assembly is movable forward and back to accommodate hand size for the grip and the finger guard, that looks like a brake lever for the trigger, can also be shimmed to fit different size fingers and tilted for added comfort. The whole assembly is still a prototype and is now being tested for durability with an excepted release date being sometime next year.

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