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June 27, 2017

RC-Lemans Series Rd3 – Report

The Raco 2000 club in Utrecht, The Netherlands played host to round 3 of the RC-Lemans Series this past weekend. The weather forecast was pretty mixed with especially the practice on Saturday was washed away, so only a handful of drivers made use of their rain cars. Sunday started off very damp and with a mixture of rain cars or dry cars with very soft tyres the drivers tried to make maximum use of the opening qualifier. Peter Plümacher made the best out of the conditions as he took the win in the LMP1 opener from Tobias Weist and Reinder Wilms. The track though started to dry up soon and by the second qualifier it was Kai Altmann on top from Tobias and Reinder. Thanks to the points system both Peter and Kai already got their spots in the A-main and with the quickest run in Q3 Tobias would grab the pole position for the triple A-mains as he won the tie-breaker against Kai and Peter. Reinder’s P2 in the final qualifier secured him P4 on the grid followed by reigning LMP1 champ, Tim Altmann who suffered two DNFs while a P3 in the final qualifier won him the 5th overall position.

Continue reading the report here

June 27, 2017

Power HD black colour Storm-7 low-profile servo

Coming from Power HD is the new black colour Storm-7 low-profile servo. With a speed of down to 0.055s and a torque of up to 13kg-cm it offers the same specification as the old purple-cased servo with the new all-black colour making it better suited for vehicles that already offer a splash of colour. With its brushless motor and high-voltage compatibility it is ideal for the use in electric and nitro touring cars as well as electric buggies.

View the specifications and another image here

June 26, 2017

Ultimate Racing 16mm shock bladders

Modelix Racing have introduced their new set of Ultimate Racing 16mm shock bladders. Compatible with brands such as Mugen, Kyosho, Xray, Serpent, HB Racing, TLR and others, the shock absorber membranes are designed to stay in shape even in severe track conditions and during long mains. The result is a more consistent shock as the rebound rate stays the same, even on the bumpiest of tracks. The bladders fit most 16mm shock absorbers and they come in packs of four.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

June 26, 2017

Berton brings home win at Italian Buggy Champs Rd3

Round 3 of the Italian AMSCI 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held this past weekend in Rosignano. Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton made a clean sweep by taking the TQ after the qualifiers and bringing home the win in the 45-minute Expert class A-main final. Some three laps down young Mattia Polito (TLR) came in 2nd while Fabrizio Teghesi (Kyosho) ended the day on the 3 spot. The top 5 result was rounded out by Alex Zanchettin and Alessandro Remia.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

June 26, 2017

Neil Cragg wins BRCA 1/8th Buggy Nationals Rd3

The Herts Nitro Model Club hosted the third round of the BRCA Nitro Buggy Nationals this past weekend. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots took the overall TQ but in the main final it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg who excelled, taking home the win from Darren Bloomfield (Agama) 2nd and Infinity’s Lee Martin, campaigning a HB Racing buggy, in 3rd, while Elliott was not able to convert his TQ into a podium result.

Image: BRCA [brca.org]

June 26, 2017

Juan Carlos Canas successful at Andalusian Champs Rd3

Round 3 of the Andalusian Championship was held in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga over the weekend. Mugen’s Juan Carlos Canas would obtain the TQ and overall victory in the Nitro Buggy class, taking the 45-minute A-main encounter some two laps in front of HB Racing Alberto Pelaez. TLR’s Oscar Baldo had to settle for 3rd, another lap down.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

June 26, 2017

Marius Kristensen wins at Norwegian EP Buggy Nats Rd3

The recent third round of the Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals saw Øystein Døler walking away with the TQ in the 4WD class. Marius Kristensen and Thorbjørn Døler would line up in 2nd and 3rd on the grid. In the opening A-main, Øystein and Marius opened a small gap and drove away from the field. Ultimately Øystein took the win in the opening leg from Marius and Roy, only to make an early mistake in leg two which allowed Marius to take the lead and to bring home the win in A2 with a 1-lap margin. In the third and decisive main Øystein would again make an early mistake and with the pressure being much lower, Marius was able to take the win and with it the overall victory. Behind him, Øystein and Roy were in the fight for 2nd place and in the end Øystein would take the overall runner-up spot from Roy Gjemble 3rd.

View the final results here

June 26, 2017

Xray XB2 4-gear composite mid motor gearbox set

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 Dirt Edition 2WD buggies is a 4-gear composite gear box set. Using four internal gears and locating the motor shaft on the left hand side the gearbox is a tuning option to fine-tune the handling characteristics while also allowing for super-easy differential access. The set includes the bottom plate as well as the left and right hand gearbox halves.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]