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July 18, 2016

California Touring Series Rd5 – Report

Round five of the California Touring Series was held this past weekend. The “Rehab” again attracted a good amount racers including local talent and internationally experienced drivers and in the Touring Modified division, it was Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano who had TQ set early in Q1 followed closely by Brandon Clements’ Awesomatix and Team Associated driver Randy Caster in P3 with a 100th of second separating the two. Team Associated ace driver Rick Hohwart had some bad luck in Q1 with a strong finish in Q2 but puts him on P4 for the show. With traction decreasing by the mains, racers made sure to adjust car setups to gain maximum performance. From start to finish Albano finishes first place with Hohwart closing the gap on the leader but not able to capitalize as time ran out with Caster securing third. The CTS finale, the “Judgement Day” is coming up on August 7th at Warm Springs Raceway in Fremont, California.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

July 18, 2016

Graham Alsop wins at Northern Regional Series Rd2

This past weekend was the second round of the Northern Regional Series. Qualifying provided some great racing with Graham Alsop taking TQ with Ashlee Owen in second. Going into the finals Graham Alsop convincingly took the win in the main and lead from start to finish. Ashlee had a terrible start and was promoted to dead last after a couple of laps. With a solid fuel strategy he was able to work his way through the field, setting fast laps to take a solid second from Colin Brennan in third.

View the final results here

July 18, 2016

Revolution Design Racing Products Buggy Wing Buttons

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their all-new buggy wing buttons designed to improve wing fitment on both 1/8th and 1/10th scale buggies. Machined from aircraft-grade aluminium the buttons help to securely fasten both polycarbonate and moulded wings, prolonging the life of both the wing mount and wing. Machined holes for countersunk screws make for easy and convenient wing mounting, with the buttons being usable with most wing mounts that use screws over the standard body clip solution. The buttons come in the five different colours of light blue, dark blue, black, orange or red.

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July 18, 2016

Kyosho MP9 Team BootsCradock Celebration kit

Team BootsCradock have announced a full race spec Kyosho MP9 TKI4 pre-built by double European number 1 mechanic, Mike Cradock. The kit will come with a Reds Racing R7 Evoke V3.0 engine, Reds Racing 2112 pipe, Reds Racing M manifold and Reds Racing Quattro clutch. The buggy comes built using a range of option parts including IF346-04L, IFW406, IFW456, IFW453, IFW445, IFW436, IF491KR as well as a red rear wing. Each chassis will be hand-engraved with the build number and Mike Cradock’s signature and each kit also includes a card that will show the build number, date, final check and signatures from Mike and Elliott. Furthermore the kits display the same setup Elliott Boots ran at the European Championships in Spain. The Celebration kit is limited to 100 pieces and it is made by request. For more information and to order, contact Elliott Boots at bootsie01@icloud.com.

July 18, 2016

Gollner & Haider win at Austrian EP On-road Nats Rd4

Round four of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the SFMAV track in Salzburg. The Touring Modified class qualifying saw a close fight for the pole position between Patrick Gollner, Dominic Vogl and Helmut Fraunschuh with the better end for Patrick who took the overall TQ from Dominic. In the Touring Stock class Nico Haider was pretty much unstoppable, taking the overall TQ by winning all qualifiers with Björn Moser and Christian Völker in second and third.

Continue reading the report here

July 18, 2016

Paolo Bottignol wins Trofeo ATL Abrasivi

The inaugural Trofeo ATL Abrasivi was held at Rivoli Racing near Verona, Italy. The Formula-only race attracted both local drivers and also racers from abroad to race in a friendly atmosphere which was further helped by perfect weather conditions. Paolo Bottignol grabbed the overall TQ thanks to winning two qualifying rounds with Dutch driver Jitse Miedema coming in second. Close behind it was Simone Brocca who rounded out the top 3 result.

Continue reading the report here

July 18, 2016

Bezerk RC B6 series carbon fibre option parts

Bezerk RC have introduces some new parts for the Team Associated B6 and B6D platform. First up are two front shock towers for the flat front arms. Both are cut from 4mm carbon fibre, offing a refined shape for increased strength with a standard and a half-hole version being available – the latter making for finer adjustments of the shock angle.

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July 18, 2016

Andreas Thrasyvoulou wins Limassol Tournament Rd1

The opening round of the Limassol Tournament for 1/8th Nitro Buggys was held at the AG Metal Off-Road Track with the turnout of racers being less than normal due to the current very high temperatures in Cyprus. The track was pretty rough with also a lot of jumps and in the A-final it was Xray driver and top qualifier, Andreas Thrasyvoulou who made the best out of the conditions, taking the win from the Kyosho duo of Simos Tikkis and Andreas Theodotou in second and third respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]