Revelation Raceway of Ontario, California played host to the Spring Challenge and it was Adam Drake who took the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. Adam would also lead the way in the 30-minute A-main, ultimately bringing home the win some by two laps.
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The opening round of the Belgium Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the MAC De Baanbrekers club in Rucphen, The Netherlands. In the 1/8th class it was John Ermen who took the TQ after the qualifiers with Gunter van Staey and Robin D’hondt coming in second and third. For the 30-minute main final John Ermen (ARC) was able to conserve his qualifying performance, taking a dominant win some three laps in front of Capricorn driver Robin D’hondt while Augustin Mejor (Serpent) completed the top 3 result another two laps down.
Image: John Ermen
Teamsaxo have introduced a set of carbon fibre front suspension spacers for their line of GT pan cars kits. Including 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 2.0mm thick shims, the set helps to adjust the front ground clearance by raising the front suspension in relation to the chassis plate. The slotted design allows to easily slide the washers between the suspension bracket and chassis without completely undoing the whole assembly.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
After three rounds of qualifying using the rocket round format, the 2017 AOC round 1 in Shanghai, China would deliver some of the finest racing in Asia. With triple A-mains for all classes and double mains for the lowers, Sunday would be filled with happiness as well as heartbreak. Halfway through qualifying in the Modified Sedan class, Infinity’s Akio Sobue seemed to have found a 2nd gear as he was able to dominate the last 2 rounds of qualifying and earn TQ, but most importantly earn the track position that matters most on a tight circuit. Starting from pole, Sobue would make good on his start position to take the win in A1 with the rest battling for 2nd and 3rd. A2 saw Sobue masterfully cover his lines to defend attacks from 2nd place qualifier, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg. Mistake free, Sobue would leave the field to cross the line and take A2 and the overall. A3 of Mod sedan would determine the rest of the podium.
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This Sunday morning the final round of qualifiers was held at the opening round of the 2017 Asian Onroad Championships in Shanghai. With the track grip suited to more his liking, Creation Model Ltd.’s Akio Sobue would reset the TQ time in the Modified Touring Car class and secure the top spot on the grid laying down the fastest run in Q3. Xray’s Alexander Hagberg would earn the 2nd grid spot delivering his fastest time in Q3 and move Naoto Matsukura down to 3rd. The 5-time World Champion made a fatal mistake in Q3 which ended his run prematurely.
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The opening round of the 2017 Asian Onroad Championships is held at RCI V2 in Shanghai, China this weekend. The temperature has risen since Friday’s practice and racers have scrambled to make changes to their cars in order to cope with the hotter, more humid weather. However, with rising temps also means increasing grip levels that usually equate to faster lap times. Since this particular event is using the rocket round system, round 2 was said to be the golden track as tomorrow’s weather is forecasted for heavy rain and humidity in the 90% range. After setting the fastest time in round 1, Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura would lose his TQ to teammate Akio Sobue in round 2 who ran a 29 lap 5:01.89. The field would improve their times dramatically in round 2 with Matsukura securing the 2nd fastest time behind Sobue with 29 5:02.49. European Champion and former World Champion, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg would set a 29 lap 5:03.28, which would ultimately give him 3rd overall.
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The 2017 Asian Onroad Championship is underway with round 1 being held at RCI V2 in Shanghai, China. In it’s 5th year being a part of the AOC, RCI V2 has consistently increased the level of competition inviting some of the world’s finest to take part. From Paul Lemieux in the early days to current IFMAR ISCT World Champion, Ronald Volker, all have enjoyed the delights of RCI V2 and the fine mix of fantastic racing and fun atmosphere. The AOC is more than just a race event, it’s filled with wonderful friendship, culture, and life experiences.
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Coming from Revolution Design Racing Products is the Ultra Servo Mount for Xray’s XB2 platform buggies and trucks. Designed to replace the kit’s plastic servo mounting brackets and by using machined aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and machined carbon fibre, the assembly greatly improves the overall rigidity of the servo area which results in a more precise steering feeling especially when running on high-bite surfaces. The alloy mounts sport RDRP’s new signature finned look for a low weight while the heavily machined carbon fibre upper brace further adds to the all-out factory looks. The servo mount is available in black and orange anodising and it fits the XB2 and XT2 series kits.
