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March 28, 2017

Victorian Drivers Series Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of the Victorian Drivers Series was held in the regional town of Wodonga, three hours north of Melbourne with over 90 entries for the event that was held on a red clay track which had been prepared by the small but enthusiastic club. Rain during practice and hot weather during race day meant that the track grooved up perfectly, giving the racers good grip with minimal tyre wear. In 2WD Modified Ray Munday (Team Associated) took TQ from Simon Heally (Yokomo) and Matt Griffin (Team Associated). The finals were a 3-way battle with Ray, Matt and Q4 Mark Rogers (Team Associated). It came down to a last lap battle and Mark Rogers came through to take a popular win, with Matt 2nd and Ray 3rd overall.

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March 28, 2017

Team Magic E5 HX ARR monster truck kit

HRC Distribution have introduced the Team Magic E5 HX ARR Special Version monster truck kit. Based off of the recently announced E5 HX the ARR comes factory-assembled and with a range of option parts such as titanium-coloured aluminium body posts, CNC-machined aluminium shock towers, aluminium big bore shock absorbers, a centre differential set, CNC-machined stainless steel front and rear chassis guards as well as a heavy duty 46T main gear. Other features include a clear bodyshell, a rear wing including tail light and a wheelie bar. Not included are the motor, speed controller, batteries and RC equipment. The truck will hit stores soon.

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March 28, 2017

Burak Kilic wins West German E-Buggy regionals Rd1

The famous Czypu-Drom indoor dirt track in Bad Oeynhausen played host to the opening round of the West German division 1/8th E-Buggy regionals this past weekend. About 80 drivers signed in for the German nationals qualifier that also saw the running of a friendship race and at the end of the day Agama’s Burak Kilic would bring home the win from Laurin Czypulowski (Mugen) in second while Berkan Kilic (Agama) had to settle for third after the two A-final legs. The three would also bring home the respective Junior class titles.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

March 28, 2017

BRCA LMP12 National Championships finale – Report

Last weekend saw the final round of the BRCA LMP12 national championships take place at the Chesterfield club in the UK. The final round of the series saw all three championships still up for grabs, with David Spashett, Adam Catchpole, Ollie Payne, Craig Nutting and Aidan Ripley all hoping to claim titles. Saturday saw the 13.5 battle commence, with title favourite David Spashett stamping his authority over qualifying. Although Adam Catchpole and Ollie Payne were able to stay close to David’s Roche over the early stages of each race, David’s pace was relentless, and everyone else made small mistakes. This resulted in David taking pole position by nearly a lap.

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March 28, 2017

Pro-Line Utility Bed body & Krawler T/A KX tyres

Coming from Pro-Line is the Utility Bed body for Honcho style crawler cabs and BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX 1.9″ rock terrain truck tyre. Starting with the body shell accessory, the Utility Bed body allows to turn scale crawlers and trail trucks into a chase truck. It fits a wide range of bodies with the bed featuring diamond plating detailing on the top of the bed sides, it sports side storage just like the real thing, and offers plenty of space in the bed to add even more scale accessories. The utility bed works best with smaller diameter scale tyres like Pro-Line’s 1.9″ BFG KO2 tyres but can be trimmed to fit larger rubber if required. The body part comes clear and including a decal sheet with details.

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March 28, 2017

Kidis & Kazoglou win at Greek XRS finale

The final round of the Xray Racing Series Greek was held at the Fanatix Racing Track. In the Formula class Kidis took the day’s win from Diamadis in second and Nikola Kopoulos in third. Overall it would be Diamadis who took the title from Kidis and Kritikos. In the 1/12th scale class Kazoglou came out on top at the final round, taking the win from Kritikos Padelis second and Gavriilides third. As for the championship it was Kazoglou who took the winning honours from Kostas and Stratos Moros.

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March 28, 2017

Pro-Line 2008 Ford F-250 body & Devastator 2.6″ tyres

Pro-Line have introduced the 2008 Ford F-250 body shell for solid axle monster trucks as well as the Devastator 2.6″ all terrain tyre. Starting with the body shell, the 2008 edition of the popular F-250 is a direct fit on many solid axle trucks with oversized wheel openings and a moulded toolbox making for a rugged style and attitude. The body comes clear, including window masks and a decals sheet with grille and light details.

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March 28, 2017

HB Racing D817 universal drive shafts

HB Racing have announced the release of new front and rear universal drive shafts for the D8 and E8 series of buggies and GT cars. Machined from high-strength steel the universals improve bump track handling compared to CV-type driveshafts and they are standard on the D817 buggy as well as a tuning option for the E817, D815 and RGT8 kits. The front universals can also be used on the D812 buggy. The driveshafts are sold as pairs.

View the rear universals here