The Gone Bananas Trophy Race was held at Finish Line Raceway in Indiana recently. In the 2WD Mod Buggy class John Barron II would take the overall TQ with his Stock buggy and he would also lead the A-main until he had a bobble and fall back to 3rd. With some fast laps he was soon back in 2nd again, however he did not manage to catch the leader and finish on the 2 spot behind Frank Honson and in front of Tony Fox.
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The second round of Czech 1/10th Off-road Nationals took place in Janovice recently. The track layout was more on the easy side so close racing was expected and rain on Friday morning meant lots of grip for the practice rounds, however that would change over Saturday. For the qualifiers the track still kept some water and grip was on the okay side and in the 2WD class it was Kaja Novotny who showed great speed and winning Q1 and Q2 got him the overall TQ with Max Gotzl and Zdenek Miksovsky completing TOP 3 for the finals.
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The opening round of the Czech Xray Racing Series was held at the Celakovice race track. In the premier Modified class, it was Matěj Šulc, who took the TQ and overall win from Michal Blahovský. Kája Doležal, Martin Kořínek and Tomáš Svoboda wouldn’t give up the battle for the 3rd place until the last final, but with some small mistakes from Martin and Tomáš, Kája could finish 3rd in the last final to become the final podium finisher.
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Arrowmax have introduced the updated V2 variant of their black and golden setup system for 1/10th touring cars. New to the version 2 system are wider faceplates that help with precision and a more stable stand on the setup board. Arrowmax’s signature honeycomb design is keeping the tool’s weight low and the included bag ensures comfortable and secure storage and transportation.
Made for Xray’s T4 series of electric touring cars is the new carbon fibre upper bumper plate from T-Works. The part was designed to replace the standard composite plate for a cooler looking and more sturdy item. The plate fits all T4 series kits and it is available now.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Coming from Italian brand BMT is the V2 flywheel for the 984 on-road kit. Made from 7075 aluminium the flywheel was specially machined for a low weight with the updated design also improving acceleration. A the black surface treatment improves wear and the part is available now.
Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]
With the 21st running of the Reedy Race of Champions getting underway tomorrow with the first of 12 rounds of heads up racing over 3 days it was Ronald Volker who set the pace in practice today at Tamiya Raceway. The final time the legendary race will take place at the iconic track which come September will no longer be, a wet surface greeted competitors this morning resulting a 2-hour delay to the start of practice. While the track dried, drivers faced much cooler conditions than normal as the sun never managed to break through the thick cloud cover with it particularly cold for the 4th and final round of practice. Fastest both in outright lap time and over 3-consecutive laps, Volker led the way from JJ Wang with Christopher Krapp third quickest. For reigning champion Marc Rheinard the day would end with him 5th fastest with him declaring he is ‘not as confident as I was after practice last year’.
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The newest addition to West Coast R/C Works’ Black Carpet Edition line of option parts are the long awaited Team Associated 12R6 servo mounting plates. The parts are designed to replaces the original plate and the bolt pattern ensures that the servo is mounted correctly on the chassis. The plate is machined from 3mm carbon fibre to withstand the hardest racing conditions and it is available with bold patterns to directly mount Futaba’s 9650/9670 and BLS671SV/ BLS671SVi, Sanwa’s SRG-HR/HS and KO Propo’s RSx12 1/12th scale servos.
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