October 3, 2015

Swiss Electric On-road Championship Rd5 – Report

Swiss Electric On-road Championship Rd5 – Report

The final round of the 5-race Swiss National Electric On-road Championship was recently held at the Dintikon track. A somewhat low turnout of 36 drivers competed in the four classes of Touring Car Modified, 13.5T Pro Stock, Swiss 200mm GT and Formula 21.5T. Going into the final round the Touring Modified title was still to be decided, while in the other three classes the race was on for the runner-up spots. Saturday started out cold and cloudy and with a low-grip track thanks to some dust form the surrounding fields but both the weather and traction would improve over the day. The practice day concluded with a round of qualifying with the remainder of the qualifiers would be held on Sunday morning.

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October 3, 2015

Kimihiko-yano.net Blackhawk touch screen charger

Kimihiko-yano.net Blackhawk touch screen DC charger

Japanese brand Kimihiko-yano.net have introduced their all-new Blackhawk touch screen DC charger. The multi-chemistry charger is of very compact 102x120x46mm dimensions and it offers up to 20A charge and discharge current. The large LCD screen helps to monitor all of the important parameters with current and voltage can be displayed as a graph if desired. Furthermore the charger offers an internal balancer, 20 memory slots for individual battery setups as well as internal resistance measurement. On top of this the charger allows to charge the latest generation of high-voltage Lithium-Polymer batteries thanks to a Li-HV mode. The device is housed in a black aluminium case and it comes with a touch screen pen and an assortment of adapter wires.

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October 3, 2015

Team Associated Qualifier 4×4 series 16mm shocks

Team Associated Qualifier 4x4 series 16mm shocks

New from Team Associated and made for the Qualifier 4×4 series of 1/10th scale vehicles are 16mm big bore shock absorbers. Made from high-quality aluminium and coming with composite upper caps and lower cartridge housings the 16x25mm shocks are a direct replacement for the kit’s moulded damper and they allow for very fine ride height adjustments, improved durability and added visual impact. The shocks come as pairs without springs and they need the 16mm shock mounting hardware set that is sold separately.

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October 3, 2015

JConcepts B5-series spring steel CVA set

JConcepts B5-series spring steel CVA set

JConcepts have introduced a new option part for the Team Associated B5 series of vehicles in the form of the spring steel CVA set with hex adaptors. The set is built for performance, durability and looks with the design being based around the HD 5mm axle diameter which is able to stand up to a rigorous demands of today’s racing. The bones have been machined of spring steel material for the ultimate in durability and performance and inserted with hardened steel pins on the drive ends. The aluminium pin barrels have a high tolerance fit and finish for smooth and quiet performance. The CVA kit fits the B5, B5M and B5M Factory Lite and it also includes light-weight, black anodised aluminium 12mm clamping style hex adaptors for a slide on fit to the HD axle. The advanced plating on the bones, axles and barrels also provide corrosion resistance and for more recognition, the JConcepts.net logo is etched onto each bone for identification and authenticity.

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October 3, 2015

World Championship Track Focus

World Championship Track Focus

The 16th running of the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships takes place at the World famous Yatabe Arena with the Japanese venue’s second hosting of the bi-annual event sparking much debate and divide within the offroad racing circles. With the World’s best drivers having fought it out for the sport’s greatest prize on dirt since the championship was first held in 1985, 30-years on the week long event will be run without a bit of dirt in sight.  After receiving a proposal from the Japanese hosts seeking to use an artificial surface, the sport’s governing body IFMAR accepted, allowing the Yatabe Arena to create the first astro turf World Championship track.  With many purists opposed to allowing an Offroad World Championship to be decided on a ‘touring car track with jumps’,  7-time Offroad World Champion & legend of the sport Masami Hirosaka sees a place for both dirt and astro turf tracks in the sport.

Continue reading this report on our event page here.


October 2, 2015

Nick & Ethan Lefebvre take ROAR Region 9 titles

Nick & Ethan Lefebvre take ROAR Region 9 titles

The ROAR Region 9 O-road Fuel Championships were held at RCRCNT, located just south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Rendon, Texas. With nice weather and warm temperatures it was set to be a great weekend of racing. In the premier 1/8 Open class it was Nick Lefebvre taking the TQ position from fellow team driver Chris Methany. As with the sedan class, tire wear was very high and became a factor for the 30 minute final event. Off the start, Nick remained in the lead and began to pull away from Chris. On Lap 4, Terry Brown got around Chris and took over the 2nd spot. During Lap 11, Nick made a mistake and gave up the lead. After catching back up to Terry, Nick continued to press hard and eventually passed him for the lead. This is how the race continued and eventually ended with Nick winning while holding on to a 1 lap gap over both Terry and Chris.

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October 2, 2015

7th annual Charity Race – Announcement

7th annual Charity Race - Announcement

The seventh edition of the Charity Race will be held at the RC Landia carpet track in Scandiano, Italy on the weekend of the 6th of December. The brainchild of the Team La Gang club as well as Marc and Toni Rheinard, each year attracts both factory drivers as well as local talent to race and collect money for the good cause with last year’s revenue having been donated to the Scandiano community kindergarten. Due to the limited pit space the entries are capped off at 120 drivers with the first Pro drivers having already signed up. This year’s race will be held on a brand new Fastrack HD II CRC carpet using Volante ETS tyres for the touring cars and Ride ETS tyres for the formula class. For more information feel free to email Toni Rheinard (info@tonisport.de) or Davide Sillingardi (sillarcmail@gmail.com) or visit the club’s website here.


October 2, 2015

Hviid takes Swedish Championship Series title

Hviid takes Swedish Championship Series title

The final round of the Swedish Championship Series was held at the MK Eskil track, home of the 2016 EFRA 1/8th On-road European Championship. In the 200mm class Mickael Brandt (Xray) took the TQ from Nikolaj Hviid (Capricorn) with the two being the only drivers to score 10-laps runs in the 5 minute long qualifiers. Jose Castro (Capricorn) came in third one lap down on Mickael and Nikolaj. In the 45 minute main final on Sunday Mickael then took the win from Jose while Nikolaj ran into trouble early as a problem with the rear belt on his car made it difficult to drive. Nevertheless a fifth place in the race secured the Capricorn driver the overall Swedish National Championship Series title.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]