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August 7, 2017

Luke Sinanian wins at Queensland State Titles

The recent Queensland State IC Track Titles were held on the newly resurfaced track of England Park Raceway. In the 200mm Pro Touring class Jeff Hamon and Ricky Kradlofer set the pace with a consistent Luke Sinanian coming in 3rd after the qualifiers. The latter got a great start from the 3rd position on the grid holding the position behind Rick Kradolfer and Jeff Hamon. After the first pit stop, there were no changes in position and as the race went on Luke was still in 3rd holding off Tim Moylan. At the 15 minute mark tragedy struck for front runner Jeff Hamon with a gearbox issue putting him out of the race. This would move his team mate Ricky Kradolfer to the front and Luke would move into 2nd not far behind. Ricky was lapping fast whilst Luke was trying to stay consistent and save tyres. On the 79th lap, Ricky suffered some mechanical problems having to pull into pits two times. This promoted Luke into the lead and he was able to cruise to the win to take the 2017 Queensland Pro Touring State Title.

View the final results here

August 5, 2017

Batlle on pole for 37th Euros

Robert Batlle will lead away the 13 drivers that will battle it out in Sweden to become Champion of the 37th running of the 1:8 Offroad European Championships. The Top Qualifier won his Semi with the faster time of the two encounters with David Ronnefalk recovering from a bad start to win the other, just 1-second of a difference in their winning times after the 20-minute races. Keeping Batlle honest in the early part of the race and leading the Spaniard for a time before a costly mistake, Davide Ongaro would finish second to secure fourth on the grid. Behind Ronnefalk, reigning champion Elliott Boots having had a very comfortable lead early on over fellow Brit Darren Bloomfield would finish second with a difficult car to start his quest for a third title in a row from 3rd. Behind the Top 4, João Figueiredo will start 5th with former champion Bloomfield lining up 6th making it five different manufacturers in the top half of the grid.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

August 5, 2017

Vision Racing TLR 22-4 2.0 18.5mm shorty battery brace

Vision Racing have introduced a 3-D-printed LiPo battery brace for 18.5mm low-profile shorty packs. Specially developed for the 13.5T class where shaving weight is a must the brace and the ability to run low-profile packs also helps to shift the weight bias more forward for carpet and astro turf racing.

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August 4, 2017

Batlle Top Qualifier in Sweden

Robert Batlle is Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Sweden, the Mugen driver producing a blistering final qualifier to leave his rivals stunned and deny World Champion David Ronnefalk a home TQ. Having started out yesterday unable to match Ronnefalk and reigning champion Elliott Boots, the 2-time former champion found his rhythm on Day 2 of qualifying topping both qualifiers to claim only his second ever Euros TQ, the last one being 10 years ago when he took his first title. With a TQ run in Q3, Ronnefalk would end up second to secure pole for the second of the Semi finals in which Boots, who took Q1, will start directly behind him. Fastest in the second qualifier, Davide Ongaro ended up 3rd overall and the Italian star will follow Batlle off the line in the first of the 20-min Semi finals. Former Champion Darren Bloomfield joins them while Riccardo Berton will complete the Top 3 starting line-up for the Semi B encounter.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

August 4, 2017

Tekno RC Stripe beanie

Get ready for winter, or unpleasant European summers, and stay warm while looking good in Tekno RC’s new Stripe beanie. Made from 100 percent turbo acrylic fabric it comes embroidered with the new stripe logo on the front and blue T on the back. The hat comes in a universal size and it is available now.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

August 4, 2017

VRP 1/8th off-road Pro Droop Gauge

Coming from Vision Racing Products is their new Pro Droop Gauge for 1/8th off-road vehicles. The gauge attaches to the upper shock mounting nuts and allows to easily measure the overall shock length. It features easy to read measurement marks that range from 100mm to 135mm, making the droop usable for both buggies and trucks, and there are two types available, a TLR style that works on the larger 5/40 shock nuts and metric 3mm nut version for kits such as the ones from Team Associated, Mugen, Kyosho or Tekno. The gauge is made from American-grade 7075 aluminium and it is CNC-cut, anodised and laser-etched in house at VRP.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

August 4, 2017

T-Works introduce new T4’17 brass & aluminium options

T-Works have introduced a couple of new brass and aluminium option parts for the Xray T4’17 touring car. Available soon are a brass battery stop for the right hand layshaft mount, a brass motor mount plate, 2.5g brass steering posts as well as 2.5g brass bumper posts. All parts are machined from high-quality brass material, they come with a black surface coating and gold-colour edge details for wear and looks. For those who look for a more securely located battery without adding substantial weight, T-Works also offers the battery stop in a lightweight aluminium variant.

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August 4, 2017

Yeah Racing YD-2 aluminium option parts

Yeah Racing’s aluminium Performance Upgrade parts for the Yokomo YD-2 RWD drift car, recently introduced in a complete conversion kit, are now also available separately. The range includes width adjustable front and rear low-profile lower A-arms, low-profile front upper arms, a wide angle steering assembly, front and rear low-profile shock towers as well as a front bumper support and a high centre of gravity motor plate. The series is rounded out by adjustable 44mm to 54mm large angle universal driveshafts. All aluminium parts are machined from high-quality material, they come black anodised and with silver edge details and engraved logos.

View the other new parts here