Round two of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the HVBRS indoor track in Islikon. The qualifiers would be won by Nico Schmid in the 4WD class while Fabian Widmer grabbed the 2WD TQ honours. The 4WD A-mains then saw Patrick Hofer taking advantage of a mistake of Nico in A1 but the latter stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall win from Patrick Hofer and Romeo Grass in second and third respectively.
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Coming from Samix and made for Axial’s SCX-10 crawler are upper and lower titanium link sets. Machined from high-quality material and coming surface treated and laser-etched the parts not only add strength at a minimum of weight but they also make for some visual impact at the same time. The links are available as front upper, front lower, rear upper and rear lower sets with each containing two links and they are direct replacements for the stock parts.
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The nicely elevated track of Cotswald saw a round of the BRCA nitro on-road nationals and in the 1/10th 200mm class it was Mark Green who took the TQ honours and he would also take the day’s win from Joe Kerry in second and Alex Thurston in third. In the 1/10th GT 220mm category Glyn Beal was very fast again, taking the TQ and win from Hellawell in second and Kozakiewicz in third. Elsewhere in the 1/8th GT promo class it was again Glyn Beal who ended the day on the highest step of the podium.
Round 2 of the French 1/10th electric off-road nationals was held over the weekend at the Xtreme race dirt track. Especially in Saturday morning the track proved to be very dusty and slippery, making it touch to tame especially for the 2WD drivers. In the 4WD class Armand Lanthaume would take the win from teammates Lorenzo Crolla and Nicolas Rodriguez in second and third respectively.
The opening round of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals took place at the MRC St. Gallen track in Sitterdorf over the weekend. Already during the qualifiers on Saturday reigning Swiss champion Simon Kurzbuch (Sherpherd) showed a dominant performance when he TQed the race by winning four out of four qualification runs and setting a new track record. In the semifinals Silvio Hächler (ARC) pushed a lot while Simon made a safe run that resulted in starting position 2 for Simon for the main final. The main then saw a close battle between Simon and Silvio but after a few laps it was Simon who took over the lead. In the last minutes of the race the gap between Silvio and Simon was less than 1 second until Silvio made a small mistake in the final lap. In the end Simon won the race 5 seconds in front of Silvio Hächler with Christophe Pethoud (ARC) completing the podium 7 laps down.
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Muchmore have introduced two new Quick Camber Gauges for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road cars. Both offer pre-set camber values of 0.5 degree up to 2.0 degree and they allow for swift and easy wheel camber checks and adjustment. The gauges are available for 1/10th touring and formula cars as well as 1/12th pan cars and they feature milled out sections to make way for the wheel axles and wheel nuts.
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Hobbywing’s long awaited XR10 Pro brushless speed controller is finally available to the public. The follow-up model of the successful Xerun V3.1 features an aluminium case and an efficient hear dissipating system for maximum cooling even in high ambient temperatures and in demanding racing conditions. Taken over from the V3.1 is the build-in on/off switch that keeps external wires to a minimum while offering a maximum of protection thanks to being completely waterproof, dustproof and shock resistant. Another feature is the switch mode BEC that allows to select standard 6V or high-voltage 7.4V output while delivering up to 4A of current for power-hungry servos. On the software side of things the XR10 Pro offers 10 pre-set programmes for 1/10th and 1/12th classes as well as on-road and off-road racing. Adjustable throttle and brake PWM frequencies allow for precise and accurate throttle and brake control for both modified and stock racing and on top of this Hobbywing’s top-of-the-foodchain 1/10th speedo also supports wireless programming, updating and data reading with the help of an optional WiFi module. For those who prefer a more standard programming, the controller utilises a separate programming and fan port as seen on the previous V3.1. The controller is available in a range of colours including black, orange and red to match with the car’s colour tone and it is available from now on.
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The opening round of the 6-race Swiss 200mm National Championship was held at the Sitterdorf track. The weekend started off wet but the track dried just in time for the four rounds of qualifying. Traugott Schär, Raphael Wicki and Patrick Fankhauser made up the top 3 after the qualifiers and after a strong semi final Raphael was able to take the pole position for the final. The 30-minute A-main started with a lot of confusion and incidents and Michael Schäfer, coming from the 7 spot on the grid, took maximum benefit of the situation as he was able to take over the lead. Michael’s lead did not last long though as he made a small error that allowed Patrick Fankhauser to take the 1 spot right before the first fuel stops. At around half time Raphael Wicki was able to put a lot of pressure on Patrick but the latter was able to defend his position till the end to take the win from Raphael Wicki in second and Theo Giannakos in third.
