The fifth round of the MAC Heemstede club race was held on the recently resurfaced MACH track. The new asphalt surface made traction conditions difficult and in the ETS spec Formula class it was Xray driver Jitse Miedema who took the TQ followed by Niels de Zwijger (CRC) with the latter scoring the fastest lap but on the expense of a consistent pace. In the 13.5 Touring class Jitse also took the TQ, followed by Roy Bakker.
Dario Balestri has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the Nitro Touring Car World Championships. The top seed took the first of the 6 scheduled qualifiers after a super close battle over the five minutes with Bruno Coelho, a last lap mistake leaving the latter with the 7th fastest time. While Balestri was to cut it ultra close in terms of his run time, his Tesla engine cutting as soon as he crossed the finish line, the Capricorn driver was to take the 5-minute qualifier ahead of Simon Kurzbuch by 2/10ths of a second. One second off the TQ pace, Robert Pietsch would complete the Top 3 followed by the Serpents of Dominic Greiner, Alessio Mazzeo and Mark Green.
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Round four of the Malaysia Nationals was held in Batu Kawan, Northern Malaysia. The race was a 1-day event attracting about 80 entries for the Touring Modified, Touring Super Stock 13.5T Boosted, Touring Stock 13.5T Non-Boosted and 1/10th Mini classes. In Touring Modified it was Xray’s Azri Amri who took the day’s win from Wee Yuan (Tamiya) and top qualifier Wong Kok Wai (Awesomatix).
Ruddog Distribution have introduced a new all-black 60mm wire for the recently introduced RP120 brushless speed controller. The all-black appearance helps to create a stealthy “factory” look many drivers are after while the shorter-than-standard 60mm specification makes wiring a more tidy affair especially in touring cars and buggies. The wire comes with a universal receiver-side plug, it fits the Ruddog RP120 ESC and also select other brand speed controllers.
Round four of the Belgian SCT Cup was held in Enghien as part of an RC show that featured aircrafts, boats and of course RC cars. The organising BRTC crew put in lot of efforts in building a temporary track in front of the park’s castle, and it would pay off with the series’ highest ever entry count ever. The nature of the grass track made setup and tyre choice a bit of a task as traction levels changed much over the course of the day. Racing wise and in Pro2 qualification, Laurent Halluin (Team C) started the day with a win in Q1 ahead of Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) and Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated). In the second round, Géry came out fastest ahead of Laurent and Samuel Castel (TLR). In the final round Géry was able to secure the overall TQ with another fastest time, again ahead of Samuel and Laurent. Those 3 clearly had a higher pace than the rest of the pack with all three being very close together in terms of performance.
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Protoform have released a teaser image of their forthcoming BMR-12 1/12th scale pan car bodyshell. The body, that could be both the follow-up model or addition to the existing AMR-12 or even a replacement for the discontinued TR-12, is expected to fully uncover in time for the 2016 IFMAR Electric On-road World Championships in China later this month. Expect more information to surface soon.
Source: Protoform [racepf.com]
Coming from Arrowmax is the new 6200mAh 11.1V 3S LiPo battery pack. Built from high-capacity 6200mAh cells with a 55C/110C rating the hardcase battery measures 139x47x37mm and it comes pre-wired with a T-plug battery connector and a standard balancer port. The battery is ideal for modern day monster trucks as well as 1/8th “Lite” E-buggies and also 1/8th on-road vehicles.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Axial have introduced the 2000 Jeep Cherokee bodyshell as well as several aluminium option parts for AR60 axles, and shock option parts. Starting with the bodyshell, the replica of the 2000 Jeep Cherokee resembles one of the most iconic SUVs on the market and it comes made from clear .040 polycarbonate material. A variety of decals are included allowing to customise the look of the XJ. The decals are precut and also included are window masks for easy painting. The moulded front grill assembly makes for quick work when installing an optional LED light assembly and coupled with the included headlight and turn signal lenses gives that extra bit of detail. Main head light buckets are designed for 5mm LED bulbs while the turn signal buckets are designed for 3mm LED bulbs.
