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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

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]

June 25, 2013

Centro C4.2 mid motor 2wd buggy

The follow up to the very successful C4.1, the Centro C4.2 is drawing closer to completion. Tom Yardy used the prototype (shown) to TQ and win the last round of the UK 1/10th off road nationals at Broxtowe last weekend. The production car will have new (anodized black) rear hinge pin mounts with inserts, new multiple battery layouts on the new +8mm chassis along with completely new moulded gear box. There is also a completely new rear tower and rear bulkhead and a revised Proline Bulldog bodyshell. Due for release in Mid August.

View more images of the C4.2 here

June 25, 2013

ZZRacing RC8 simple motor mount

ZZRacing have introduced their new simple motor mount for the RC8 line of brushless vehicles. CNC machined from premium 7075 T6 aluminium it can easily and quickly be adjusted to get the perfect mesh between the motor gear and differential gear. Made from an alloy and featuring cooling fins it can also help keep your motor cool.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

June 24, 2013

Koudelka & Novotny wins 2nd Olomouc Cup race

The 2nd round of Olomouc cup took place last Saturday and Kaja Novotny gave this report. “Again it was a rainy morning and the start of the race was delayed. Practice was possible but nearly nobody wanted to drive their car on the wet astroturf, so my first qualification was my first drive on the track. After qualifications in 4wd I took TQ with a 2-1-1 while in 2wd, with issues with my speed controller, finished sixth with a 3-2-5. TQ in 2wd went to local driver Tomas Koudelka with his DEX210. For the 2WD finals we did some changes, put some weights on the rear and finished second overall with a 3-2-2. Tomas Koudelka didn’t give anybody a chance and won all three finals with the new RDRP +11mm chassis. In 4wd I finished first in all three finals with Marek Schiller (DEX410) second and Tomas Koudelka (DEX410) third overall on the podium.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

June 23, 2013

Jerome Aigoin retains French title with Rd4 win

Kyosho/Novarossi driver Jerome Aigoin has successfully defended his French 1/8th offroad buggy title today after winning the 45 minute A-main at Rd4 of the championship in Longvic, close to Dijon. Qualifying would set the tone for the rest of the race with Jerome making his intentions known early taking the top spot ahead of Xray driver Renaud Savoya in 2nd with Yannick Aigoin (Associated) and Jerome Sartel (Agama) completing the top 4. The Semi finals would see the main contenders getting through to the main event, with Yannick having problems eventually lining up 9th. In the final Jerome Aigoin would come out victorious, with over a lap on Jerome Sartel in 2nd, with Edouard Hugon completing the podium in 3rd a lap further back. Savoya and fellow former European Champion Yannick Aigoin had troubled races and would end up 11th and 12th respectively.

View the final results here

June 23, 2013

HNMC Grand Prix – Announcement

HNMC Grand Prix - Announcement

The organisers of the HNMC Grand Prix, which takes place from the 24th to the 26th of August, has been in touch to tell us about their race meeting. Run at the well known Herts Nitro Model Club, host of the first round of this year’s BRCA Nationals, the race is open to 1/8th Buggy (120), E-Buggy (30) and Truggy (16), with the race proper getting underway on Saturday with practice and 1 round of qualifying, with 5 more rounds of qualifying on Sunday before a full schedule of finals on the bank holiday monday. Entry is now open and more information can be found here.

June 22, 2013

ElectroChamps 2013 report

ElectroChamps 2013 took place with great success for the third year in a row in Athens, Greece last weekend. Racers from all over the country came to compete in the yearly event that sets the National standards for electric off road. On Saturday it was 2wd time and John Papanikolaou, last year’s double Champion had some problems in qualifying but managed to save the day giving his Kyosho RB6 the win. Dimitris Amaxas had another great race starting from TQ with his mid motored C4.1 and managed second position with Nicolas Floudas and his super smooth TLR22 completing the 2wd podium.

Continue reading the report here