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April 11, 2018

2018 Psycho Nitro Blast – Report

The 2018 edition of the Psycho Nitro Blast was held last weekend with the event now being in its 10th year. One of the most monumental events of the season, that mixes the lines of spectacle and competition, it is never an easy race. The organisers always create one of the most unique track layouts that provides a special experience for all that attend. The track is huge and feature-rich and filled with the signature wood jumps that create consistent jump faces and unimaginable flow. The massive straightaway requires monster horsepower and the large venue requires accuracy and technical precision. Combine with the near 24-hour racing format from Thursday on, the PNB is not just a race, but an RC experience unlike any other.

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April 11, 2018

Awesomatix welcome Lucas Urbain

Awesomatix have announced the signing of French Touring Modified frontrunner and former ETS and Euros A-main finalist, Lucas Urbain to their factory team. Lucas will attend at all major races including all ETS rounds, the Euros and also the Worlds in South Africa. Furthermore he will be involved in research and development of the proactive Russian brand. The former VBC Racing driver had the following to say bout the deal:

I would like to thank Max and Oleg as well as the whole Awesomatix Team for granting me the opportunity to join them. I am looking forward to join or re-join a bunch of my long time racing friends in the team and getting the chance to compete with one of the most competitive car available on top of that. I will be put to the test as soon as this weekend as the ETS in Madrid is my first race with my new gear and I cannot wait to get started. Cheers, and see you all trackside!

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

April 11, 2018

2018 Nitro-West-Masters – Preview

The popular Nitro-West-Masters nitro on-road racing series is celebrating its tenth anniversary season this year. It all started in 2009 with the first race held at the Dueren track near Aachen. This forthcoming weekend the 2018 season will be launched with round one of six in Bad Breisig, located between Bonn and Koblenz at the river Rhine. Beside Dueren and Oberhausen, Bad Breisig has been part of the race calendar since the initial season 2009.

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April 10, 2018

Czech Open Series Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Czech Open Series took place this past Saturday at the Kolin club in 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. Through the whole day it was a fight between Jirka Mara and Max Gotzl for the nitro win. Jirka tested some setups in qualifying and because of that, he ended on P3 behind Jiri Benes and Max. In the semi-final run Jirka secured the 1st place on the grid for the main final. There he showed amazing performance and won the final one lap lead in front of Max.

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April 10, 2018

RDRP YZ-4 SF aluminium wing mount

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced a new aluminium wing mount for the Yokomo YZ-4 SF 4WD buggy. The item is machined from a single piece of aluminium and its sturdy construction greatly improves the wing support especially at the high speeds experienced in modified racing. The mount is of an updated design compared to the kit’s composite part and thanks to heavy machining it is both durable and lightweight at the same time while the black anodised surface makes for a factory look.

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April 10, 2018

P-One touring car rear wing set

Coming from P-One is a touring car rear wing set for 190mm body shells. Included are two wings, one for low-grip and one for high-grip track conditions, both of which feature moulded-on side dams that improve aerodynamic performance and durability while making it easier to prepare a new wing. Also included is lightweight wing mounting hardware in the form of two moulded composite wing buttons and moulded counter plates.

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April 10, 2018

Cj Jelin triples at SoCal Nitro Shootout

The Pro-Line Raceway of Banning, California played host to the SoCal Nitro Shootout that attracted a total of 189 entires for the three-day race. The track had a sand section and an option lane with a metal jump on the inside or go to the outside without a jump. Practice was Friday and the track was really new. This made all the cars loose until later in the day. The more cars that ran on the track the better the grip was getting. Saturday saw three ten minute heads up races and the time was what really counted because at the end race control would add all three of the timed runs to put drivers into a main. There were also ping pong balls in a bucket that had numbers on it. Before every qualifying race drivers would pick a ball and that is were they would start. If a driver picked the number 1 ball he would start first on the track but go up to the driver stand last, or if a driver had the last number he would start last and go up on the driver stand first. Ultimately it was Colin Herzig with the overall TQ in Pro Buggy as Cj Jelin TQ’s Open Truck and Open E-Buggy.

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April 10, 2018

Team C Racing 210mm mini GT body shell

Coming from Team C Racing is a new GT body shell for 210mm wheelbase M-style cars. It is of an aerodynamic design, includes an add-on rear wing for increased downforce and rear traction and it is supplied moulded from clear high-quality polycarbonate.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]