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June 8, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the BPT club’s astroturf track. The drivers were greeted by a new surface and track layout with the latter being even more technical with a huge step-up sequence and nice off-camber turns while overall the grip level was lower than before. Rain the week before the race let the surface being slightly damp even on Sunday, making tyre choice crucial this time. In Pro2, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) started off with the TQ in round one ahead of Edouard-Benoit Michez (Team Associated). Géry snatched another TQ in the second round ahead of Nicolas Evens (TLR) while in the third and final round, Géry broke his truck on the second lap, allowing Nicolas to win the qualifier ahead of Tom Pierard.

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June 8, 2016

Chicha Rioja wins at Spanish National Series Rd3

The third round of the Spanish National Series was held at the Club Automobilismo Gijon in the North of the country. In the Touring Stock class Rafael Ortiz (ARC) would grab a very narrow TQ from Chicha Rioja (Yokomo) who was only 0.03 seconds behind. The entertaining triple A-mains saw Chicha taking the win in A1, a fourth place in A2 and the runner-up spot in A3 but overall he would walk away with the win from pole position holder Rafael while Tony Mur (Xray) completed the top 3 result.

Thanks to Edgar Schultz for the report.

June 8, 2016

KO Propo Servo Model Selector

Coming soon from KO Propo is the Servo Model Selector, a device that allows to store up to five different model pre-set memories in compatible servos. The model selector is usable with RSx, RSx2 and BSx2 servos and it requires the use of KO Propo’s ICS Servo Manager software for an initial setup of the values with the actual pre-sets being easily accessible by just using the Servo Model Selector.

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June 8, 2016

Jonnhy Pastor wins at Spanish 200mm Touring regionals

The recent Spanish 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring regionals saw Mugen’s Jonnhy Pastor walking away with the win. Starting from the 2 spot into the A-main Jonnhy put his car in the lead already in the second corner only to loose it some five or six laps later due to clutch problems. But after the first round of pit stops Jonnhy was back in third and soon after he was also promoted into second, allowing him to challenge team mate David Belen (mugen). The latter later suffered car problems so he was out of the race for the win. Raul Amella (Xray), also in the mix for the win, had to cope with a flame out before refuelling, giving Jonnhy room to breathe and to cruise to the win from David and Raul.

View the top 3 result here

June 7, 2016

Xray NT1 rear graphite chassis stiffener

Coming from Xray and made for the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car is a rear graphite chassis stiffener. Designed to eliminate flex around the engine area the brace comes in handy especially on high-bite tracks as it couples the radio plate mount and the 2-speed bulkhead, resulting in a reinforced rear chassis section. Included with the stiffener comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 7, 2016

Brilliant RC C-18 R 1/8th scale on-road bodyshell

Brilliant RC have introduced their new C-18 R 1/8th scale on-road bodyshell. Available in a standard non-cut but also pre-cut variants for vehicles such as the Shepherd Velox V8, Mugen MRX-6, Serpent 977, Xray RX8 and ARC R8.0, the body is manufactured in Germany from finest 0.75mm polycarbonate with well distributed material thickness making for best durability and performance. The body’s shape ensures a very good overall traction in combination with a lot of steering, resulting in a super smooth but fast handling. Coming with window masking sheet and decals, the EFRA homologated body (#31545) will also be legal for the Pro Stock Series and it is available very soon.

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June 7, 2016

T-Works tyre additive bottle

T-Works tyre additive bottle-2

T-Works have introduced their new tyre additive bottle with heavy duty applicator. The sponge applicator will withstand even highly aggressive traction sauces such as the Mighty Gripper V3 with the 50ml bottles being ideal to mix own additives or to control the amount of sauce taken with you during travelling. Included with the bottle comes a range of coloured dots to allow for easy marking.

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June 7, 2016

Trinity 24K Certified Plus stock brushless motors

Coming soon from Trinity is the 24K Certified Plus stock racing brushless motor. Based on the standard 24K the Certified Plus went through specific checks to ensure maximum performance. First up the motor’s rotor asymmetry is being checked which is meant to be a crucial part in building a fast motor. Typically a rotor shows asymmetry values of 0 to 30 plus with Trinity’s Certified Plus motors not exceeding a 4. On top of this each motor comes with red-sealed ceramic bearings and pre-set timing specially dedicated for 2-cell off-road, 2-cell on-road touring or 1-cell 1/12th scale applications. The Certified Plus range of motors will include 13.5T and 17.5T variants, they come with dyno printouts and are available soon.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]