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July 12, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd3 – Report

Round three of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the Buggy Racing Tournai club and on an unanimously praised new layout. Unfortunately, like last year in May, the weather had different plans for the weekend. Massive rain during the week before the race meant the club members had to work hard in order to prep the track and the surroundings and it was even possible to start the race on Sunday but more heavy rainfall around noon left the organisers with no choice but to cancel the event. Thankfully the qualifiers were done at that point and therefore the qualifying ranking was used to determine the final ranking.

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July 12, 2016

Reedy Circuit T-shirt

Coming from Reedy is the all-new Circuit design T-shirt. The shirt, made from black fabric, comes printed with a cool new Reedy circuit board design on the front and the Reedy logo on the back and it is available in adult small to 3X-large sizes.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

July 12, 2016

Tekno introduce new differential outdrives

Tekno have introduced new lightweight differential outdrives for their line of 1/8th scale vehicles. The outdrives, usable at the front and rear of the cars, feature a revised design and they are made using a different steel alloy material and new heat treatment process to extend life and improve consistency. The parts come in packs of two and they are compatible with all EB/NB48 and ET/NT48 vehicles.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

July 11, 2016

Reflex Racing RX4-16 chassis & T4 shock towers

Coming from Reflex Racing and made for the Xray T4 touring car are the RX4-16 quasi carbon fibre chassis and 4mm carbon fibre shock towers. Starting with the chassis plate, the RSD RX4-16 was developed for the Xray T4 and it is made from RSD’s own quasi isotropic 2.0mm carbon fibre for more rigidity, translating into increased response, grip and a lower centre of gravity over the stock unit. The shape profiles for the chassis have been developed over the past year with a focus to provide a more consistent car feel and less tyre overheating over a run. The design moves the flex to the bulkhead areas which results in a car that rotates faster and harder all while maintaining a higher level of grip. Additionally the chassis has been made completely symmetrical so that the left to right flex of the car can be equalised as much as possible.

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July 11, 2016

BRP TRF102 black 1.5mm V2 FRP T-bar

The Border have introduced the new 1.5mm V2 FRP T-bar for the Tamiya TRF102 formula pan car. Designed especially for indoor carpet tracks the part offers a good balance between flexibility and stiffness, making it ideal for mid to high-grip conditions. Stronger than the original Tamiya T-bar and being a direct replacement the part, made from 1.5mm high-quality FRP, simply drops into place.

Source: The Border [the-border.com]

July 11, 2016

Kobbevik wins 4WD title at Swedish Off-road Champs

Last weekend’s Swedish Electric Off-road Championships saw Yokomo driver Daniel Kobbevik taking control of the proceedings in the 4WD class. Putting some two seconds on the second placed driver in the best three consecutive laps Daniel was also the only one to break into the 23 seconds barrier when it came to the fastest single lap. The track was pretty beaten up from the 2WD portion of the event and it looked like the conditions would be pretty changeable during the day.

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July 11, 2016

Video – 2016 Euros 1/8th Main Final

All the action from the 45 minute long Main final at the 2016 EFRA 1/8th Offroad European Championships in Redovan, Spain. With commentary in English and Spanish by Carlos Gomez.

July 11, 2016

Boots retains Euro title as rivals crumble in the heat

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Elliott Boots has successfully defended his 1:8 Offroad European Championship title. Racing under the beating Spanish sun, the 45-minute final would take a dramatic turn with just 7-minute to go as David Ronnefalk and Robert Batlle looked set to duel it out for the win. Having just relinquished the lead to Ronnefalk, Battle would suddenly slow but before the gasping onlookers could get their breath back Ronnefalk would also come to a stop. With both drivers suffering from overheating throttle servos, it was Top Qualifier Boots who was there to pick up the pieces, the British driver having made a somewhat slow start to the race. With the demise of both Ronnefalk and Battle, the attention of the race was on who would make up the rest of the podium, former champion Yannick Aigoin as surprised as anyone to finish runner-up for Xray ahead of an equally happy Neil Cragg, the Associated driver describing it as the ‘best 45-minute final I’ve ever had’.

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