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June 6, 2016

RC Lemans Series Rd4 – Report

Round four of the RC Lemans Series was held at the EVMC club in Velp, The Netherlands over the weekend. Following cold and rainy low-grip conditions at the previous rounds all drivers were looking forward to a sunny weekend with asphalt temperatures of about 50 degree Celsius. In the LMP1 Modified class Sven Stoffels took the TQ only a couple of tenth of a second from championship leader Tim Altmann. Reinder Wilms matched Tim’s time down to a hundred of a second over the five minute run. Behind the three Philipp Paul, Kai Altmann, Tobias Weist, Andy Dick and Joachim Behnken were not far away, promising some exciting A-mains.

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June 6, 2016

Burak Kilic sweeps North German off-road regionals Rd2

Round two of the North German 1/8th off-road regionals was held in Kiel over the weekend. The race schedule saw practice on Saturday followed by the qualifiers and finals on Sunday and despite a very good track preparation by the club, the track was already pretty beat up after Saturday’s practice. The start of the 30-minute main final, run in pretty hot weather conditions on Sunday afternoon, saw Agama’s Berkan Kilic, coming from the 3 spot on the grid, jumping into the lead while pole position holder Burak Kilic (Agama) dropping back to fourth. But the young man would soon recover to fight for the win in a 3-horse race with his brother as well as Mugen’s Phillip Guschl. Ultimately Burak would grab the win after nice and fair battles with Phillip and Berkan who completed the podium result in second and third respectively.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

June 6, 2016

Cox carbon tweak rod with bulkhead alignment block

Cox have introduced the a new touring car chassis tool in the form of the carbon fibre tweak rod with bulkhead alignment block. The design revolves around the bulkhead alignment block that allows to build straight and tweak-free bulkhead assemblies, offing a width of 19mm and 22mm, covering most of today’s touring cars. As the for anti-tweak rod, the 15mm high-quality carbon fibre rods, with cut outs for the spur gear and topdeck screw, are coupled using the alignment block and used like a usual anti-tweak tool but the multi-piece design allows for much easier storage and transportation.

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June 6, 2016

Elliott Boots doubles at BRCA E8 & Truggy Nats Rd3

Round three of the BRCA E8 and Truggy Nationals was held at the popular Herts track over the weekend. Jack Embling would take the TQ in both classes but it was Elliott Boots who came out successful in the 12-minute E-Buggy final, leaving Darren Bloomfield behind by under a second. Jonathan Skidmore in third completed the podium result a lap down. Elsewhere in the Truggy class it was again Elliott who came out successful in the A-main final.

View the Truggy podium here

June 6, 2016

BMT984 30T aluminium side pulley

Italian company BMT have introduced a 30T side belt pulley for the BMT984 car. Machined from high quality aluminium for a light weight the pulley is finished off with a special coating for reduced wear and friction, making for improved durability and drivetrain efficiency. Due to being one tooth bigger than the standard 29T pulley the new part is also meant to improve steering and top speed.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

June 6, 2016

VBC Racing WildfireD08 centre weights & stiff topdeck

VBC Racing have introduced two new option parts for the WildfireD08 touring car. First up is the LCG centre balance weight set. Making use of a central 12.5g weight and a second, attachable 18.5g weight the set allows to easily add weight, up to 31g in total, to the centre of the car. The parts run beside and underneath the belt which makes them still easy to reach for swift weight distribution changes. Also new is the stiff upper deck made from a special carbon fibre. Additional carbon layers make for improved torsional rigidity compared to standard carbon fibre, resulting in a stiffer feeling. Still 2mm thick the top deck, marked with a gold-colour dot, is a direct replacement for the stock part and ideal for high-grip asphalt tracks.

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June 6, 2016

Yeah Racing SCX10 aluminium conversion kit

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Axial’s SCX10 off-road truck is the Aluminium Essential Conversion kit. It includes a multitude of CNC-machined alloy parts such as front knuckle arms, servo mounts, shock hoop mounts, motor plate, rear axle lock-outs, 11 degree C-hubs, rear chassis H-brace as well as front and rear bumper mount plates to replace the standard kit parts. The included parts both improve durability and looks and they are available in orange or blue colour.

View the blue conversion kit here

June 6, 2016

Vintage Offroad Nationaux 2016 – Announcement

Vintage OffRoad Nationaux 2016 – Announcement

The city of Nancy in France will play host to the French Vintage Offroad Nationals on the 18th and 19th of June. The Nationaux will see the running of 2WD and 4WD classes for pre-1995 buggies along a special Grasshopper category that will allow buggies such as the Tamiya Grasshopper and Hornet, Academy Road Runner, Traxxas Cat and others. Full details can be found on the event’s website here.