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October 4, 2016

BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship Rd8 – Report

Round 8 of this year’s BRCA 1/8th Circuit National Championship was hosted by the Mendip circuit in Weston Super Mare. With the championship already won by Serpent’s Marc Green with an almost perfect score, the race was on for the minor places. The competition up front would be close with the inclusion of Infinity factory driver Kyle Branson to the entry. Kyle would be racing the new car for the second time in preparations for the final ENS race. His car was also fitted with O.S. engines for the first time to allow him to gain valuable setup knowledge and drivability experience. On Saturday, the pace early on was quick but the track seemed to slow during the day with the lap times around 0.4 seconds slower than the best times of 15.2 seconds. The pace setters were Green and Branson. The Mendip track asphalt as become very abrasive over the years making it critical on tyre wear.

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October 4, 2016

Azarashi Maximum polycarbonate 1/8th rear wing

UK Azarashi distributors XFactory UK have introduced the Maximum 1/8th rear wing. Developed using the experiences made with the 1/10th scale variant the gas buggy wing is of a signature style that offers cut lines for the gurney flap, air release holes and sub wing. Made from 1.5mm thick Lexan the wing is available in two versions, as twin pack with two wings and two sub wings or single with one piece of each. The wing will comply with the newly enforced IFMAR wing rules.

Source: XFactory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]

October 4, 2016

Ronnefalk tops seeding in Las Vegas

David Ronnefalk is the top seed for qualifying at the 16th running of the 1:8 Offroad World Championships. The former multiple European Champion headed a HB Racing 1-2 as team-mate Ty Tessmann posted the second quickest 3-consecutive laps in Las Vegas. Only 7th fastest in the first of the 2 seeding rounds, he would set the pace by 2/10ths of a second from the reigning World Champion with up & coming talent David Ongaro completing the Top 3, the 15-year-old the only one of two drivers in the Top 10 who failed to improve their time in the final practice.

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October 4, 2016

Serpent Natrix 748-WC 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit

To celebrate the 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championship title achieved by German’s Dominic Greiner, Serpent have introduced the Natrix 748-WC kit. Based off of the previous 748 the World Championship edition comes with a range of newly designed parts as well as an assortment of useful optionals, such as low-profile big bore shock absorbers that make for a lower centre of gravity. The dampers sport coated aluminium bodies, precision moulded shock pistons and selected and matched springs. Part of the updated suspension package are also new front and 3.0mm shock towers to accommodate the upgraded shocks.

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October 4, 2016

Arrma Raider XL BLX 1/8th scale 2WD RTR buggy

Coming from Arrma is the upgraded Raider XL BLX 1/8th scale 2WD electric ready-to-run buggy. Based off of Arrma’s proven 2WD platform the buggy features a TVP chassis, tough transmission components, large volume shock absorbers and the buggy is equipped with the newly introduced BLX85 brushless system consisting of the 60A rated BLX85 speed controller and BLX 3800kv brushless motor. With a 3S LiPo battery and the included optional gearing the buggy is good for speeds of up to 90km/h but even in off-road trim the vehicle can reach top speeds of up to 80km/h. Included with the 465mm long buggy come a Tactic TTX300 2.4GHz radio system, a pre-painted and pre-decorated bodyshell as well as dBoots multi-surface tyres on black chrome wheels.

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October 4, 2016

Jean Michel Varinard wins at French EP On-road finale

The final round of the French Electric On-road Nationals was held in Thionville with the weather conditions being nice but a bit tricky. Cold nights and hot days made for changing track conditions with some “hidden” bumps on the track adding up to the mix. In the Formula class Jean Michel Varinard would end the day on the top spot with newly crowned champion, Jeremy Limoges in second place. Frederic Favier would round out the all-Xray podium in third.

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October 4, 2016

T-Works RX8’16 titanium hinge pins

T-Works RX8'16 titanium hinge pins

T-Works have introduce a range of titanium hinge pins for the Xray RX8’16 1/8th scale nitro on-road car. Made from high-quality 64-grade material the suspension pins are available for all parts of the chassis including the upper and lower front arms, the upper and lower rear arms, the rear body bar, front and rear axles and also as rear solid axle pins. All shafts come in sets of two with a 15-piece full-combo kit also being available. As usual titanium parts will offer a lower weight than standard steel shafts while being highly corrosion-resistant and durable.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 4, 2016

RPM X-Maxx wheelie bar & rear bumper mount

Coming from RPM and made for the Traxxas X-Maxx monster truck are the low visibility wheelie bar and the rear bumper mount. Starting with the wheelie bar, the part was designed to take stress off of the low hanging rear bumper whenever the rear end wants to drag on the ground. The wheels we designed are large enough to touch down before the rear bumper does in 99 percent of normal acceleration wheelies, eliminating the fears of blowing the rear bumper off of the truck or using the rear bumper as a plow. The set includes all needed parts and in only works with RPM’s rear bumper mount.

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