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October 25, 2017

Spashett & Farrell win at BRCA LMP12 Nationals Rd1

Last weekend saw the first round of the 2017/18 British Championship for LMP12 pan cars. The first race of the season took place at the Eastbourne track in the south of England. The club has a regular facility in a sports hall, and laid out a fantastic track on ETS carpet. The track used a mixture of hard drainpipe markers and small bot-dots on the tricky corners. The layout made for great crash-free racing, and saw the drivers unanimous in their praise for the new ‘small’ bot-dots. The Championship has three classes being contested, on Saturday all drivers compete in the 13.5 Stock class, and on Sunday drivers choose either 6.5 blinky Modified or 13.5 blinky Sports Modified.

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October 25, 2017

Danish Electric On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was recently held in Vejle. The Touring Modified class saw Xray’s Mike Gosvig dominate as he took all three qualifiers and finals to make a clean sweep. Patrick Danielsen (Xray) was not able to keep up with Mike’s speed and finished all races about three to five seconds short of Gosvig’s time, however he was able to take the runner-up spot after the finals in front of Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard.

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October 25, 2017

Graupner HGM series high-voltage servos

Coming from Graupner are three new HGM series high voltage servos. The HGM SST +T BB MG (0.05s/22kg-cm) is a speed servo for 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles while the HGM SLP +T BB MG (0.045s/12kg-cm) is a high performance low-profile offering for 1/10th touring cars and off-road buggies. Also coming is the HGM SOR +T BB MG (0.06s/25.5kg-cm) for 1/10th and 1/8th applications that require a high torque. All three feature metal gears, telemetry functions, brushless motors, they are usable with 4.8V to 8.4V input, and are compatible with Sanwa’s High and Super Response modes.

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October 25, 2017

AME BD8-series Carbon Backbone

The new AME Carbon Backbone for the Yokomo BD8-2018/17 has been developed and tested in cooperation with the Yokomo Factory Team in Stock and Modified classes and during the last couple of months. The backbone attaches to the rear part of the chassis and drastically changes the handling of the BD8, offering improved stability, drivability and corner speed in nearly all track conditions, from low to high grip carpet or asphalt.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

October 25, 2017

Capricorn C803 EP Pro 1/8th electric on-road kit

Hot on the heels of Capricorn’s C803 EP 1/8th electric on-road kit comes the C803 EP Pro. Sharing the same main specifications and features, the Pro version differs in a way that it comes with a 2-speed gearbox, similar to the one used on the nitro-powered car. In addition the Pro variant also features mechanical brakes to ensure precise stopping power.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 25, 2017

Pro-Line tyre rubber bands

Pro-Line have introduced a set of tyre rubber bands that are made to make tyre gluing a breeze. The bands were specifically designed for holding tyres down during the gluing process while still being stretchy enough to work on multiple sizes of tyres; including 1/10th buggy and truck to SC and all the way up to 1/8th buggy. The bands come in Pro-Line blue with Pro-Line logos on the side and in packs of four.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

October 25, 2017

T-Works lightweight touring car body height adjusters

Coming from T-Works are new lightweight touring car body height adjusters. The platforms are machined from aluminium and they are of a single-piece design for a low weight and easy adjustment. The parts offer two rows of holes that are also aligned on different heights and by turning the adapters, a fine-adjustment of the body height can be achieved without having to use a calliper, as it is needed when using screw-type height adjusting platforms. The parts fit a wide range of touring cars and they come in five different colours including black, blue, red, orange and gun metal.

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October 25, 2017

Hit Winter race – Report

A new round of the popular Hit Winter race series was held at the Holešov gymnasium in the Czech Republic. In the premier Touring Modified category Matěj Šulc confirmed his speed and took the overall TQ spot after winning the triple qualifiers. In the finals it was the same story again as Matěj took the overall, however he was under pressure of Kuba Šimurda but Matěj didn’t allow any dramas and so Kuba had to settle for 2nd overall. After a successful third A-main leg, Karel Kratochvíl took the overall 3rd place from Ludvík Kureček and Michal Vítámvas.

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