UK Intellect distributors Schumacher Racing have announced that front running driver Kyle Branson has joined the team. Kyle will be using Intellect’s new range of LiPo batteries in his electric cars this season. Kyle has chosen the IP 6000 HV3 battery as the perfect pack for Modified Touring racing to give him the best power and chassis balance he is looking for.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The third round of the BRCA 1/8 Circuit championship took place at the Halifax RC Track in Yorkshire last weekend. Forecast for the weekend was changeable, but thankfully the rain came over night leaving race days sunny and bright. Sunday saw a round of practice followed by four rounds of qualifying and then finals. Due to a damp track, Q1 was delayed to allow the track to dry. Qualifying saw a struggle for 5-minute runs with the top contenders falling short on fuel. TQ was set in round 1 by Tim Wood from Alex Thurston and John Carr.
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Coming from JConcepts and made for Team Associated’s B6.1 series of buggies are three new carbon fibre shock towers. First up is a gullwing arm front shock stay of 4mm thickness that features the JConcepts milled sections which help maintain strength while minimising weight. The three standard B6.1 shock positions remain for quick and steady adjustments in the correct position for the gullwing front shock geometry. The tower is complete with countersunk holes on the top surface to accept the stock mounting hardware, however it is not usable with the AE plastic front tower guard.
Bittydesign have introduced their new 1/10th on-road car stand for touring and formula cars. Moulded form high-quality 1mm thick polycarbonate the car stand comes clear and can be customised in many ways. Included is a pair of black anti-slip foam pads and while coming in handy to place the car on top during building, setup and maintenance the stand also incorporates a small parts tray and holes to hold the car’s shock absorbers while filling them with shock fluid.
The final round of the ROAR Region 2 championship was held at Mushroom Bowl Hobbies and R/C Raceway in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania recently. Bennie Wilkerson laid down an excellent performance as he was able to take the TQ in 2WD Mod SCT and 2WD Stock SCT. On top of that he was able to double and win both A-mains and take the overall series championship titles in both classes.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Answer RC have introduced a 5mm carbon fibre steering Ackermann plate for the JQ Racing THECar Black and Grey Edition kits. Designed to replace the standard alloy Ackermann plate, the carbon part features four flanged bearings and is made from 5mm carbon fibre for strength. The aim of this upgrade is to prevent build up of slop in the steering on both the Black Edition and the Grey Edition. Included, beside the plate and bearings, are also two 25mm button head screws to replace the existing countersunk fasteners.
Source: Answer RC [answer-rc.com]
The 2018 season of Nitro-West-Masters recently kicked off at the Bad Breisig track, located between Bonn and Koblenz at the river Rhine. 62 racers made their entry for round one of the popular nitro on-road championship. Following some intensive practice at perfect conditions and a familiar come-together to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Nitro-West-Masters on Saturday, the 2017 location of Germany´s 1/8 scale Nationals was hit by rain during the night. Only a few drivers dared to enter the 254-meter track during the first two rounds of qualifying but after a break all drivers had the opportunity for one dry run in the third and final heat. Because of the NWM mode with three consecutive laps to count, the drivers had a couple of chances to improve their lap times.
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Yokomo have introduced their new body hole markers for 6mm touring car body posts. The markers help to easily and conveniently locate the body post positions on both clear and painted bodies. Aluminium tubes are placed on all four body posts and the body is placed onto them with four magnets marking the individual front and rear body post positions that then can be marked using a fine line permanent marker prior to drilling. The strong magnetic force of the magnet prevents the body from moving on the markers for even greater precision and the markers come in sets of four in a convenient carrying case.
