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October 9, 2017

Jefferies & Finlay Open EWS Championship with Wins

The 2017-2018 Essex Winter Series Presented By Infinity got underway this weekend. Once again, a full capacity entry provided a busy and competitive day of racing, as a an all-new track layout greeted the drivers to kick off one of the largest on-road series in Europe. Olly Jefferies, the winner of last year’s season-closing EWS International got off to the best start, topping the opening round of qualifying ahead of defending series champion Elliott Harper. Kyle Branson, the only driver to have beaten Olly in the UK so far in 2017, also remained in contention and took third in the round ahead of Chris Grainger. The top three were covered by just 7-tenths of a second after five minutes, highlighting how close the competition could be this season.

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October 9, 2017

Xray XB2C 2018 1/10th 2wd buggy

Xray have released the 2018 version of their XB2 carpet edition 2wd buggy. Featuring a number of refinements throughout, the first of which is the new chassis made from 2.5mm Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium whose special design ensures that different areas of the chassis have the proper flex. The precision milling allows the chassis to be stiff enough to perform properly without risk of bending. To improve front chassis flex, the front composite chassis braces were redesigned and shortened to allow for mounting all-new graphite side guard braces for better stability and performance. In the rear, the all-new narrower suspension holders with new rear suspension geometry gives increased rear traction. The gear differential has new diff-outdrives that are stronger as a result of a new hardening process that increases lifetime and reliability, and are now designed to be used with a new more durable 2.5mm pin on the drive shafts. Finishing off the improvements, are new 4.5mm off-set wheel hex hubs to compensate for the new narrow suspension holders and higher-precision shock absorber lower shims for more precise shock shaft movement.

View the complete XB2C 2018 presentation here.

October 9, 2017

Capricorn ONE restrictor set

Capricorn introduce the new ONE restrictor set. Provided in three different heights but all with 9mm diameter, the restrictors have been designed to be used on all Novarossi and OS on-road engines to fine tune the response of your engine. The shorter restrictor is meant to improve the bottom end power, while the longer one increases the top speed, all three giving different feelings to the user.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 9, 2017

Andrew Hastings takes Rd8 of BRCA 1/8th Nats

Round 8 of the 1/8th onroad National championship saw drivers travel to the Wombwell circuit for the second time this year. For those arriving on the Saturday for practice we were treated to a great buffet, thanks to Nicola Wood and Claire Carr, in celebration of Kath and Phil Carrs’ 70th birthday, which also featured a cake in Team Carr colours. The previous week had seen some of the UK drivers competing in the Worlds in France and after speaking with Wayne Briggs it sounded like all of those involved really enjoyed the experience.

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October 9, 2017

Carlsson takes Rd1 of Middle Swedish Indoor cup

The first round of the Middle Swedish Indoor cup was held last Saturday in Örebro, Sweden. The track was tight and medium grip and a big challenge to all drivers. In Superstock it was Rasmus Karlsson who took TQ with 0,5sec ahead of Daniel Carlsson and in third spot Andreas Johansson. The finals saw some really good fights and Daniel Carlsson was able to win the first two finals to secure the overall win in the first race of the season. Rasmus Karlsson won the last A-main and put down a new lap record at the same time. Alexander Johansson was the best Debutant and got a nice price.

View the final results here

October 9, 2017

Jokerteam GT12 Championship Rd7 – Report

A sunny but chilly Sunday set the stage for the penultimate round of the 2017 Jokerteam GT12 Championship. Despite track temperatures barely reaching 20°C during the day, grip conditions were optimal thanks to the track’s treatment that the organisation was able to perform the day before the race. During the morning’s qualification rounds it was a tight battle between Mattia Dall’Oca (Team Schumacher) and Johnny Orsolin (Jokerteam) with the former coming out on top and locking the TQ spot with a blistering run in Q3. Johnny settled for 2nd on the grid ahead of Claudio Giovanelli (Jokerteam).

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October 8, 2017

Pro Star RC Sworkz S353 shock towers

Pro Star RC have introduced these composite kevlar shock towers for the Sworkz s353 buggy. Made using their super hybrid composite, that includes blue or red fibres over kevlar with a carbon fibre core, they have developed this shock tower to not only be awesome looking but be structurally stronger and more durable than any other shock tower material on the market. The set includes both the front and rear tower in 5mm material and is available in blue or black.

Source: ProStar R/C [prostarrc.com]

October 8, 2017

Gravity RC offroad ride height dice

New from Gravity RC are these offroad ride height dice, a simple and easy way to get your target ride height. Sold in a set of 3, the number facing up is the measurement (17-25mm) with each dice is 3D printed at a very high resolution to ensure its accuracy.

Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]