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October 21, 2013

Xray Challenge Moravia & Slovakia Cup Rd1 – Report

The 1st round of the Xray Challenge Moravia and Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Arena last weekend. The meeting was run in five different electric on-road classes and after Friday’s practice qualifying started on Saturday morning following two additional hours of practice with the finals also being held on Saturday. The electric off-road class saw Martin Hudy taking the TQ and race win using Martin Bayer’s Euros winning XB4 buggy. Martin had to use the precious car due to a last minute decision to run off-road and he only swapped tyres but did no setup work at all. Joining Martin on the podium were Petr Sekula and Honza Slezak.

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October 21, 2013

Jefferies and Spashett dominate BRCA 1/12 nats Rd1

Round 1 of the 2013/14 BRCA 1/12th scale nationals took place at Teesside last weekend. Over 100 drivers competed in the LMP12 and GT12 classes during the weekend, making it the best turnout at a Teesside national for more than 15 years. This bodes well for the other rounds of the series, which take place closer to the Midlands and will require less travelling for the majority of competitors. The BRCA nationals are weekend-long events, but each day counts as a separate meeting and points are scored for different championships. This means that drivers can choose to race on both or just one of the days depending on their preference.

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October 21, 2013

Andy Iwahara wins Pitstop EP Touring race

The Pitstop EP Touring Car race took place at the Respati track in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. After last week’s win in Semarang Serpent’s Andy Iwahara took another victory by winning the Super Stock 10.5T class in front of John Ambar (Hot Bodies) and Rendy (Xray).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 21, 2013

Yuki Model Micro-T connectors

CN Development & Media introduce the new Yuki Model Micro-T connectors. Resembling the design of the proven T-type plugs this smaller variant is ideal for all appellations where the available space is an issue. They are ideal for all mini-size cars or to replace the on/off switch on nitro cars with a tough and reliable pair of connectors. They come as 5-pair package including black and red shrink tubes or as 50-piece male or female packages.

Source: CN Group [cn-group.de]

October 21, 2013

Knapp, Grosse and Ficco win at IIC

Knapp, Ficco and Grosse win at IIC

The 2013 International Indoor Championship in Las Vegas again saw a huge number of drivers attending in the pan car classes. In 1/12 13.5T CRC’s Andrew Knapp dominated qualifying by winning 3 out of 4 rounds and he also lead the final from wire to wire. The 1/12 17.5T class had Randy Grosse (CRC) taking the win from team mate John Wiita who finished second. In F1, a growing class in the U.S., CRC’s Brian Wynn took TQ with the CRC Works Team Formula 1 prototype and looked like he would easily win the A main until he was taken out in the very last lap by a backmarker handing his team mate Mario Ficco (CRC) the win.

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October 21, 2013

MR..Roche Zip Friction aluminium pinion gears

New from MR..Roche come the Zip Friction aluminium pinion gears. Especially designed for Stock class and VTA racing, the gears are precision-cut from 7075 aluminium, sport an ultra lightweight design with milled out sections and they feature a special low-friction anti wear coating. The 64dp gears are available in a wide range of sizes racing from 40T up to 60T with the tooth numbers being laser-etched to the pinion to make choosing the right size easy.

Source: Roche [mr-roche.com]

October 21, 2013

Essex Winter Series 2013-14 Rd1 – Report

The third season of the Essex Winter Series got underway last weekend. The series had already attracted a maximum capacity of 120 entries for every one of the six-round series, with entries completely selling out within 4 hours of opening. This year saw the addition of the Modified Class, alongside the popular Pro Stock class for 13.5 turn motors and open speed controllers). The Stock class moved over to the now-standard 17.5 zero-timing format. As the racing got underway, all eyes in the premier Modified Class, which this year is sponsored by Muchmore, were on Euros podium finisher Elliott Harper, as he made his debut at a major carpet event with his Team Durango DETC410. Elliott showed that despite limited carpet testing with the prototype car, he had quickly got it dialled in as he topped every one of the four rounds of qualifying. Behind, the battle for second place was between Kyle Branson, best known for his on-road gas racing, Matt White and last year’s EWS Pro Stock Champion, Paul Pinkney. Kyle took second in round one, ahead of Matt and Paul, whilst Paul was second in round two. Kyle found more speed in rounds three and four to take the second place points to secure him second place on the A Final grid, with Paul ending third overall and Matt fourth.

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October 20, 2013

Keven Hebert double at 2013 IIC

Now in its 9th year, the International Indoor Championships (IIC) has become an unrivaled RC racing extravaganza. Top drivers from around the world gathered at the classic Riviera Hotel & Casino to battle for the newly introduced IIC championship belt. Race organizer Scotty Ernst once again created a challenging layout while Sin City provided plenty of after-hours activities for those that wanted to put the day’s racing activities behind them. Reedy/AE factory driver Keven Hébert won the 1/12 Modified and Super Stock 13.5 TC classes last year and was looking to make it two in a row. After four hard-fought rounds of qualifying, Keven started on the pole position in Super Stock 13.5 and in the third position in 1/12 Modified. Driving his Reedy-powered 12R5.2, Hébert took control of the 1/12 Modified A-final just past the one-minute mark and never looked back. With no serious challenges, he was able to comfortably win the class for the second year in a row and claim the IIC championship belt. The pole position start in Super Stock 13.5 TC allowed Keven to drive his Reedy-powered TC6.1 Factory Team prototype to an early lead. Unchallenged, Keven took the wire-to-wire win to earn his second championship belt of the weekend and second class win in a row.

Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]