Schumacher Racing welcome Greg Williams back to the team. Greg is a regular A-finalist at the BRCA Off Road Nationals and achieved his best results when driving for Schumacher a few years ago. He is sure to be a strong contender with his new cars in 2016.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Following yesterday’s introduction of the Chasers 4.0″ 1/8th truck tyres JConcepts also have the Reflex 4.0″ tyres available soon. The Reflex tread is designed to bridge a gap between the popular Hybrid tyre and other options such as the Subcultures and Stacker. The Reflex has square angled pins that are stacked vertically to flex and fold evenly across the tyre and typically a stacked tread will wear less and provide more forward bite while the aligned space helps rotation in the turns and gives a snappy release to square up quickly. Like all new tyres the Reflex includes Dirt-Tech inserts and it will become available in a range of compounds and also pre-mounted on white or yellow rims.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Horizon Hobby UK welcome Glenn Smith as the newest edition to the TLR UK team. Recent results have seen a real turn of speed from Glenn and his sponsors now hope to see him further his development with the support and experience of his new team mates.
Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.co.uk]
This weekend (18-20 September) the Euro Offroad Series opens its fifth season at the iconic Nürburgring racing circuit in Germany. Marking the 15th event of the high profile 1:10 electric offroad championship, Round 1 of the 2015/16 season takes place alongside the Nürburgring 1000KM, a round of the full size sportscar Blancpain Endurance Series. Heading the entry on the EOS’ first visit to the Nürburgring is defending double champion Lee Martin. Last season in addition to claiming the 2WD Buggy title, the Yokomo driver became the first driver to deny Joern Neumann the 4WD title, the German having held that crown since the creation of the indoor championship.
Continue reading the announcement here
The final round of the Spanish National Series was held in Barakaldo, Spain in the three classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula. With rain being forecasted during the weekend the organisers tried to get through the qualifiers as quick as possible and in the Modified class it was David Perez who grabbed the overall TQ thanks to a blistering final qualifier that also smashed the current track record. In the Formula class Jan Ratheisky would grab a pretty undefeated TQ to get the pole position for the finals. Unfortunately on Sunday heavy rain forced the organisers to cancel the race, meaning the qualifying results would determine the day’s winners. Therefore David Perez (Xray) would take the win in the Touring Modified class from Dominic Vogl (Yokomo) and Jon Ander Lorenzo (Xray) while in the Formula class Jan brought home the win thanks to his TQ.
View the Touring Modified top 10 result & Formula podium here
Reflex Racing have introduced the RSD RR12V2 carbon upgrade kit that comprises of all new carbon parts to convert the RR12 car to the new geometry the team has been running. The kit allows the car to have a wider set up window, it generates more corner speed and is simply faster than the V1. Included with the kit come new thinner 2.3mm quasi weave carbon parts that are lighter yet stronger than the standard weave 2.5mm parts. Since the parts are thinner they also help lowering the centre of gravity. A new pod geometry with the pivot 2mm further forward provides more corner speed and less lift while allowing for more aggressive settings. The car’s battery holding system, whether in transverse of inline, has been revised to provide tape-less solutions and more secure holding of the battery. All shapes have been optimised for clearance, flex and ease of use and last but not least the side springs now have optional, more in board positions, to aid in a softer roll control for high-bite conditions.
The seventh round of the Dutch National Championship recently took place at the beautiful track in Hengelo. After three rounds of qualifying Marnix Bul took the TQ in the Hobby Class but he would encounter some difficulties in the semifinal when he had a flame-out at the start. Nevertheless Marnix was able to catch up quickly and bumped up to the main final coming in second after 20 minutes. Starting the main final from 5th position he climbed up the order constantly and after 25 minutes he crossed the finishing line in first position. With this result his current points in the overall ranking can’t be equalled by anyone, meaning Marnix will take the championship title at the last race.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
Coming soon from Team Powers is the Radon Sport V2 brushless speed controller. The upgraded V2 comes with several hardware and software improvements to boost performance and reliability. Starting with the hardware upgrades the V2 sports swapped A and C motor wires for easier wiring, the alloy case features a newly designed heatsink that allows to mount the new 30mm fan flat or at a 30 degree angle and both the receiver connection and programming wire have been relocated to avoid unwanted removal. As for the software changes the speedo offers a single modified and stock program, simplified boost and turbo settings as well as improved brake adjustment and smoother throttle control. The new firmware also addresses reliability issues when running boosted stock motors with high timing settings and the improved software also keeps the ESC running at lower temperatures.
View the specifications, features and more photos here
