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December 1, 2017

BRCA Formula National Series Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the BRCA Formula National Series brought the drivers to the fantastic Rug Racers venue in Hertfordshire. A great track layout awaited drivers with a long straight, sweeper and a few tricky chicanes to tackle on the infield. Qualifying ramped up in pace as the track cleaned up and fastest lap times were very close across five to six drivers but who could keep it on the road and out of the barriers for five minutes? It was Luke Lee (Xray) setting the fastest time in all three rounds and claiming pole position with James Greener (Team Associated) in 2nd and Michael Lee (Xray) driving well to 3rd on the grid despite lack of running on carpet.

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November 30, 2017

WRC GT Due 1.4 1/8th nitro on-road kit

Coming soon from WRC Racing is the GT Due 1.4 1/8th scale nitro on-road classic kit. The car is an evolution step of the GT Due ’13, it is based on a 7075 aluminium chassis and features rigid suspension parts that do away with the need to use shock absorbers while still allowing to adjust parameters such as front toe, camber and castor angles as well as rear toe and camber settings. The 2WD drivetrain uses a rear beltdrive system and a large disc brake mounted to the rear differential case. Other features include a single speed gearbox, a new fuel tank, a new carbon fibre radio plate and new servo mount.

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November 30, 2017

Caroli & Laubscher take South-African 1/12th scale titles

The 2017 season of the South African On-Road Electric 1/12th scale National Championship recently concluded and in the Modified class Antonio Caroli managed to win the title in a great battle with Hein Kotze, Shaun Schutte, Marius van Niekerk and Andre Greeff. Over in 1/12th Stock 13.5T, the series hosted a great battle between the youngsters Brandon Solomon and Francois Laubscher with Francois managing to take the title.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 30, 2017

Jarno Pijpers joins SWorkz

SWorkz have announced the signing of Dutch frontrunner, Jarno Pijpers to their team. Jarno will be running the company’s 1/8th and 1/10th scale kits in the 2018 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

The past years were some really good ones I was able to take the Dutch championship. I am really impressed by the SWorkz cars and the support of the team. In the winter I drive 2wd and 4wd 1:10. 1:8 nitro is the main class, I will drive the E-Buggy too in the Dutch championship. Specials thanks to Max Sonnleitner, MW RC Cars and SWorkz Europe.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

November 30, 2017

Schelle YZ-2 DTM ceramic ball bearing set

Coming from Schelle Racing Innovations and made for the World Championship winning Yokomo YZ-2 DTM Maifield Edition buggy is a complete set of ceramic ball bearings. The set contains 14 ceramic bearings and eight Onyx steering bearings with the ceramic metal shield bearings are part of the Black Diamond series which means they are for all-out, spare no expense racing.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

November 30, 2017

New merchandise from Pro-Line

Coming from Pro-Line is new merchandise in the form of a zip-up hoodie and two T-shirts. Starting with the hoodie, the OP black zip-up sweater features the Pro-Line logo on top of the three multi-coloured stripes with the words Off-Road Performance subtly displayed. A Pro-Line logo is emblazoned across the left forearm to finish off the look and the jacket is available in adult S to XXL sizes. Also featuring the new OP logo is the blue T-shirt, available in adult S to XXL sizes and the new range is finished off by the charcoal grey Established tee that is featuring collegiate style bold Pro-Line branding on the front, and a small Pro-Line logo emblazoned across the upper back.

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November 30, 2017

Traxxas introduce new 4-Tec 2.0 optionals

Traxxas have introduced a range of optional parts for the 4-Tec 2.0 4WD on-road chassis in the form shock springs, transmission gears, centre driveshafts, wheels and more. First up are four optional spring rates that help to match 4-Tec 2.0’s performance to any track and driving style. The range includes 4.075, 4.4, 3.25 and 2.8 rate springs that add to the existing 3.7 rate, the latter is now also available in pink, green and blue colour whereas the additional rates come with a red coating and colour codes for easy identification.

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November 30, 2017

T-Works T4’18 brass motor mount plate

Made for Xray’s T4’18 electric touring car kit is T-Works’ new brass motor mount plate. The item is machined from high-quality brass material, it sports a black surface coating for wear and machined edge details for looks. It matches the T4’s 2018 specification Multi-Flex geometry and adds weight to one of the most central parts of the chassis.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]