June 27, 2013

Risser & Pauwels take Rd4 wins in Belgium

Risser & Pauwels take Rd4 wins in Belgium

This past weekend the fourth round of the Belgian Electric offroad National championship was held in Merchtem near Brussels. In the 2wd class there was hard battle between Nico Risser (Kyosho RB6), Wesley Van Elmond (TLR22) and Bruno “Elvo” Heremans with the new Xfactory X6 Cubed. After missed victory in the first main due to a mistake in the last lap Nico Risser recovered to win the final two mains after an incredible battle with Wesley and Elvo. With the overall win sewn up Nicolas keeps his lead in the championship. In the 4WD class there was a great victory by David Pauwels (Xray XB4) after a good fight with team mate Fred Fontaine (Xray XB4) in front of Eric Michiels (Serpent) who finised 3rd.

View the 4wd podium here


June 26, 2013

2013 Bring The Heat race – Announcement

Bring The Heat Race - Announcement

The good guys at Flowood RC Indoor Park dropped us a mail to tell us about their biggest and most important race of the year for FRC, the third Annual Bring The Heat race, which will run from July 19-21. Recently crowned National Champion Adam Drake will be returning for his third year to defend his crown at FRC and Ronda Drake will also be there and they have some surprise racers attending this year that have not been to FRC before. FRC are taking the first 350 paid entries so if you have not signed up or paid go to www.rcsignup.com and do so now. The organisers will be giving away over $25,000 worth of donated product to the racers this year from their sponsors. You can find more information here.


June 26, 2013

JConcepts SC10, T4 & B4 anti-roll-bar kit

JConcepts SC10, T4 & B4 anti-roll-bar kit

The JConcepts anti-roll-bar kit for Team Associated SC10, T4 or B4 vehicles is the result of continuous driving on indoor, technical driving circuits which require the correct vehicle balance. JConcepts, together with test drivers Brian Kinwald and Paul Wynn, sought out the proper pivot placement on the front and rear a-arms which provided the best performance point, which became the basis for the new design. The inner mounted locations place more emphasis on wire diameter and less mechanical advantage which allows the driver a more finely tuned piece.

View more details here


June 26, 2013

Tekno RC HD servo saver spring

Tekno RC HD servo saver spring

Tekno RC have released its new HD servo saver spring. This spring is a direct upgrade for the EB48 and the SCT410 and is stiffer than its stock counterpart giving your steering more precision while still having the comfort of saving your servo.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]


June 26, 2013

Adam Drake takes GRRS final round win

Adam Drake takes GRRS final round win

This past weekend Thunder Alley hosted the final round of the Grass Roots Racing Series attracting nearly 150 entries. The track was hard packed and very technical. Cody King TQ’d round one of buggy and newly crowned National Champion Adam Drake took the second round, but wasn’t able to beat Cody’s time from round one. In the final Cody and Adam had a great battle and were never more than a few seconds apart until the end when Cody ran out of fuel with two laps to go. Drake took the win by a lap over Matt Schreffler with Cody King holding on for third. Adam used Pro-Line M3 Holeshot 2.0’s in M3 compound for qualifying and the twenty minute final.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com] / Image: Rugspin Graphix


June 25, 2013

2013 HPI Challenge – Announcement

2013 HPI Challenge - Announcement

HPI Racing Europe have been in contact to tell is that the 4th of August and the 28th of September mark the return of the HPI Challenge, with on and offroad racing classes organized at two of the country’s leading venues. The 4th of August marks the return of the HPI Challenge for all on-road racers and HPI touring car kit owners with racing taking place at the Cotswolds Model car club in Gloucestershire. Every racer will get a complete set (2 pairs) of top-quality HPI Challenge racing slick tyres, an HPI T-shirt and a HPI goodie bag with lots of HPI freebies inside. The 28th of September is the day for off-road HPI kit owners, with the event organised at the wonderful Coventry Model Car Club. Whether you’ve got a Savage monster truck, nitro buggy or electric truggy, they’ve got you all covered. Full details on the event can be found here.


June 25, 2013

Patrick Hofer takes 4wd at Swiss Rd3

Patrrick Hofer takes 4wd at Swiss Rd3

Round 3 of the Swiss electric offroad nationals were run last weekend in Obernau (Switzerland) on a multi-surface track combining Astroturf, carpet and wood. On Saturday Associated/Reedy driver Patrick Hofer started showing his domination in the 4wd practice and was a lap ahead of 2nd in qualifying, taking the TQ spot in the 4wd class. In 2wd he placed his B4.2 2nd. During the finals it started to rain so some drivers saw a chance for the win but Patrick’s B44.2 seemed unbeatable on the slippy track and so he won both finals and secured the overall win in 4wd modified ahead of Peter Forster (Yokomo) in 2nd and Patrick Vogt (Durango) in 3rd. In 2wd modified he finished 2nd.

Thanks to Patrick Hofer for the report.


June 25, 2013

RDRP turn attentions to the RB6

RDRP turn attentions to the RB6

Having released many great option parts for the Team Durango DEX210 option parts, Revolution Design Racing Products have announced that they are expanding to make a lot of new option parts for the popular Kyosho RB6 2WD Buggy. The new range of parts will kill the weak points of the RB6 and make it faster and stronger and it also allows allow for quick and easy adjustment of the weight distribution. Expect some releases in late August.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]