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May 11, 2018

BRCA Clubman’s Rd2 – Report

After a very wet weekend at the season opener, the drivers of the BRCA Clubman’s Series arrived on the Saturday for Practice day at Adur and the weather was perfect, with temperatures of 20ºC+ and the forecast for the following race day was even better so no wet cars required for this weekend. Every driver in all of the three classes was looking forward to getting some track time on the new Sweep control tyres for all classes. The Adur crew had put a lot of work in over the last year. All of their time and effort paid off and it has made the facility even better with a new corner position for race control and scrutineering, new fencing and a re-leveling of the walkway surface.

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May 11, 2018

Team Associated B6.1, T6.1 & SC6.1 chassis decals

Team Associated have introduced their new chassis protective decals for the B6.1, T6.1 and SC6.1 off-road kits. Whether raced indoor or outdoor, protecting the chassis from premature wear will improve its lifespan and help maintain performance. The Factory Team pre-cut chassis sheets are made from adhesive-backed 18-mil vinyl and offer a protective surface while looking trick with intricate details for that Factory Driver look. The sheets are printed in gloss black and include two extra tail sections to replace as they wear.

View the other chassis decals here

May 10, 2018

7075.it Air Killer Buggy vacuum pump

7075.it’s Air Killer shock and differential vacuum pump is now also available in a taller version for the use with longer buggy shock absorbers. The tool helps to remove unwanted air bubbles in shock absorbers and gear differentials and it even comes in handy for the current trend of leaving a small amount of air in off-road shock absorbers as it allow for better control and an equal amount in all two or four shocks.

View a comparison image of the on-road and buggy Air Killer here

May 10, 2018

Dash Ultra 30mm black golden ESC fan

Arrowmax have introduced their new Dash 30mm aluminium fan for the use with their range of brushless speed controllers. The fan unit is housed in a machined aluminium case for high durability and professional looks and it features Dash’s signature black and golden anodising. The high-speed fan greatly improves heat dissipation with the fan’s alloy case further improving the cooling effect, it is a direct fit for Dash’s BL speedos and many other speed controllers and it comes including four gold colour mounting screws.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

May 10, 2018

ETS returns to Andernach

This weekend (11-13 May), the Yokomo Euro Touring Series will return to Andernach in Germany, the track having last hosted the championship seven years ago. The fourth & final round of the inaugural ETS season, with the 2008 victory going to Atsushi Hara, the event was famed for it’s party atmosphere due to Andernach being the hometown of 4-time World Champion Marc Rheinard and ETS organisers Uwe Rheinard. After four years of being the season finale, the ETS expanding to 5 races in the second season and to its current six rounds in Season #3, the track was dropped from the calendar. On that last visit, the race would see Ronald Volker claim the first of his record 5 consecutive ETS titles. Rheinard won the race but second was enough for Volker to wrap up the overall championship. Following the unfortunate news of the closure of the Mulhouse track in France, Andernach was a late addition to the Season #11 calendar with another of the town’s famed names of RC racing Tonisport putting all hands on deck to prepare the track for its ETS return.

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May 10, 2018

Tommy Hinz sweeps RTS Carpet Cross

The recent RTS Carpet Cross race saw Tommy Hinz making a clean sweep in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. The race was held on a small and tight track and following the practice rounds on Saturday the opening two qualifiers were held on Saturday evening. Tommy would TQ the two rounds in both 2WD and 4WD and also also came out fastest on O3 and Q4 of 2WD and 4WD Buggy on Sunday. Luck was on his side in both 8-minute A-mains and he got through traffic on the small track without any major hiccups and ended up with the win in both classes. In 2WD Carl Engleman and Jared Bardin would complete the podium while Ian Maize and Jeff Statkiewicz rounded out the 4WD top 3.

View the 4WD podium here

May 10, 2018

Yeah Racing Hackmoto 550-class brushed motor

Coming from Yeah Racing is the new Hackmoto 550-class brushed motor for trail trucks and crawlers. Offering a comparable diameter to a 540-size motor the can of the 550 is somewhat longer for a stronger magnetic field and thus improved torque. High-strength magnets further up the available performance and the motor, that is available in 35T, 21T and 12T specification, comes with Tamiya-standard pre-soldered bullet-type connectors.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

May 10, 2018

Sousa & Ramos win at Portuguese IC Track Nats Rd2

The Maiorca track recently played host to the 2nd round of the Portuguese IC Track Nationals. In the premier 1/8th Nitro class it was Shepherd’s Jose Areias with the TQ, however after the A-main it was Vasco Sousa (Shepherd) with the win thanks to staying on a single set of tyres as Alexandre Pereira came in 2nd. Over in the 1/10th 200mm class it was Shepherd’s Fabio Ramos with the TQ and win from young Xray driver Tomas Andrade in 2nd and Nuno Duraes (Mugen) 3rd.

View the 200mm podium here