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November 20, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup finale – Report

The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the indoor astro turf track of the Black Country Arena. For 2017 the track has been completely revamped as the new owner not only redid the track layout, but also relocated the driver stand. The new track offers a moderate grip astro surface with “stop and go” hairpins, a high steep corner, a funny winding section on painted concrete and a wooden table jump. In Pro2 qualifying, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took the TQ, and made a step towards the Pro2 national title, by winning the first two heats in front of Nicolas Evens (TLR) with these two drivers being the only ones achieving 15 laps. Having secured the pole position, Gery decides not to run the last heat, which was topped by Nicolas in front of Tom Vercarre (TLR) and an impressive Guillaume Laffut (TeamC) who confirmed his good performance of the second heat, where he already finished 3rd. The second place of Tom in this heat allowed him to qualify 8th overall after two heats tainted with mechanical issues. His contender for the 3rd place in the championship, Stéphane Lecomte (Team Associated) would start from the 4th spot, having also experienced some problems of his own.

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November 20, 2017

Boronia Spring Bash – Report

This past weekend was the debut of the Boronia Spring Bash in Melbourne, Australia. The event was conceived only recently to cater for popular alternative racing classes. The weather was definitely summer hot but rain and a late thunderstorm changed plans for the practice and qualifying days. However Sunday was only sunshine and heat for the finals. In the VTA class, Brian Stewart (Race Opt) eventually claimed the TQ but made costly early mistakes in A1 and A2 to the benefit of Scott Rawlings (Yokomo) with Brett Marshall (Awesomatix) in third.

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November 20, 2017

Roche P12-2017 USA Spec 1/12th pan car kit

Roche have introduced the P12-2017 USA Spec 1/12th scale pan car kit. The USA Spec kit is based on the standard P12-2017 and includes an alloy chassis plate, hard front end parts, lowered rear axle height adjusters and a full range of optional centre shock springs to create a package that is ready to tackle the highest grip carpet surfaces. The kit has already proven its performance by taking a podium spot at the recent IIC and the TQ at the Halloween Classic race.

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November 20, 2017

José Areias successful at Portuguese Cup

The outdoor season ending Portuguese Cup was held at the Travessas track in S. João da Madeira located in the south of Porto. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was José Areias with the win after some 45 minutes of intense racing. Vasco Sousa would follow on a hard-fought 2nd place while Joaquim Rego had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

November 20, 2017

Raw Speed EB410 Prototype buggy body shell

Raw Speed have introduced their new Prototype body shell for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy. Offering a simplified design with a narrow and slightly forward mounted cab, the body leaves plenty of room for the electronics and ample space for huge sponsor stickers. The lid is made from high-quality polycarbonate and it comes clear, ready for your favourite paint job.

Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]

November 20, 2017

Bezerk RC EB410 carbon fibre option parts

Coming from Bezerk RC and made for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers and two centre diff plates. The shock towers are machined from heavy duty 4.0mm material and made to match the standard geometry but are slightly reshaped to add overall strength. As for the centre diff plates, they are cut from 2.5mm material and come in a standard variant or with additional mounting holes for a 30mm fan unit. In addition all parts can be customised by the customer to make them more unique.

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November 20, 2017

Thilo Tödtmann wins at MRC Longwy Winter Series Rd1

The opening round of the MRC Longwy Winter Series was held at the MRC Longwy club in France this past weekend. The event usually attracts racers from all over Europe and round 1 made no exception. In the Touring Stock Expert class, attracting 50 drivers, it was Germany’s Thilo Tödtmann with the overall TQ after some 2.7 seconds in front of Luxembourg racer, Jacques Libar. Dennis Kalinowski came in 3rd some two seconds short of Jacques’ time. After the triple A-mains the top 3 result would remain the same after Thilo made a clean sweep to leave Jacques and Dennis behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Image: Thilo Tödtmann

November 20, 2017

Korean TLR Race Cup – Report

The 2017 Korea TLR Race Cup was held this past weekend at the Ipjang Circuit in Chenan, Korea with 120 drivers from all over the country. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was top Korean racer, Dani Choi with the win in front of Jeongu Lee and Jeon Hanyeong in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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