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September 8, 2015

GForce TS90+ sensored brushless speed controller

Japanese company GForce have introduced the TS90+ brushless speed controller. Rated at 90A content current the speedo is good for the use with motors down to 5.5T at 2S LiPo battery packs. The controller is usable with or without an additional fan unit, it measures 39x38x20mm and it offers 6V/3A BEC output as well as several turbo and timing functions which are accessible using an optional programming box or GForce’s WiFi Link. The ESC comes pre-wired with 14AWG silicone wires, a power capacitor and it will become available with a black or orange heatsink.

View the specifications here

September 8, 2015

BRCA announce 2015/16 Formula control tyre

The BRCA GT Circuit section have announced the control tyre for the 2015/16 BRCA GT national series Formula class. At the 2015 EGM, the floor voted for the committee to find a suitable control tyre for the Formula national series, this needed to have a balance of price, performance, availability and fitment. The BRCA held an “open” testing event at Swifts Raceway on August 23rd for drivers of all abilities to turn up and run four different set of tyres from three manufactures. The BRCA asked the drivers to try not to focus on what may be the “fastest” tyre, but give feedback as to the feel and balance shift across the sets. As a result the GRP GFX10-S2 and GFX20-S2 with carbon aluminium effect wheels were chosen as the 2015/16 control tyre. The press release in full including some testing results can be found here.

September 8, 2015

2015/16 Essex Winter Series – Announcement

The organisers of the Essex Winter Series have announce the full details for the 2015/16 Championship. Now recognised as the premier on-road championship in the UK, the EWS will again be contested over five rounds on one of the largest carpet tracks in the world, all rounds running at the popular venue of Deanes Sports Centre, near Southend in the South East of the UK. Following a recording-breaking series last winter, the well-known EWS team have kept most of the successful formula the same. There will be two classes again, for Touring Cars with Modified motors, and Super Stock 13.5 blinky. Both classes will continue to run on the Ride REX30 tyre. Following a sell out in just seven minutes last year, the entry process has been altered slightly. Entries are now open, and will remain open until midday on Saturday 12 September. Entries will be capped at a maximum of 120, and if the event is oversubscribed then drivers will be placed onto the reserve list, with priority for entries given to those competing in the whole series and those who have supported EWS Events in the past. More details, rules, dates and the entry form can be found here.

September 8, 2015

Nico Schmid takes Swiss 4WD Buggy title

Round four of the Swiss Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Obernau track this past weekend. In the 4WD A-mains Nico Schmid grabbed the win from Team Associated teammate Patrick Hofer to take the national title. Third in the 4WD class was Fabian Luca Widmer (Yokomo). With a fine sixth place Nico’s brother Florian took the 4WD Swiss Junior title.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

September 8, 2015

Roche P12 aluminium option parts

Roche have new aluminium option parts for the P12 1/12th scale pan car available. First up are off-set rear axle ride height adapters. The original parts are of a 0/1.5mm design with the optional parts being of a 0.25/1.25mm setting which makes for in-between ride height settings. The CNC-machined adjusters come black anodised and laser-etched for easy identification. Also new is an aluminium lower pod plate for the P12 with the 7075-T6 part increasing rear traction and improve motor cooling. The plate comes black anodised for wear and it is a direct replacement for the kit’s carbon fibre part. Last but not least are 4-40 aluminium rear wheel screws with 2mm hex heads. The red anodised parts are doing away with the need to use imperial-size tools to install or remove the wheels.

View the other new parts here

September 8, 2015

Vision Racing TLR 22-4 carbon fibre front shock tower

New from Vision Racing and made for the TLR 22-4 is a 5mm carbon fibre front shock tower. It incorporates micro tune shock positioning by adding two in between holes to the three stock positions. The smaller centre section allows more undisturbed air to the body and for all the weight conscious stock racers out there the part is 1.4 grams lighter than the stock tower.

Source: Vision Racing [vision-racing.net]

September 8, 2015

Ryan Lutz sweeps Labor Day Shootout

The Labour Day Shootout was held at A-Main’s Silver Dollar Raceway with a good turnout of drivers from the West Coast in attendance. The track sported some sections left over from the ROAR Nationals and yet a few changes to make it feel completely different. The traction was a bit higher than at the Nationals with no real glossy slick areas. Saturday was qualifying proceedings and in E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy it was Ryan Lutz who would take the overall TQs early by taking round TQs in the first and second qualifier. Nitro Buggy was a different affair though and it would come down to the third qualifier between Curtis Door and Ryan. Curtis had a bad first lap and Ryan just got caught in traffic and made a mistake which allowed Atondo to take the round. Overall though based on the tie-breaker Ryan would TQ over Door.

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September 7, 2015

2015 KO Propo GP – Report

The KO GP incorporating the final race of the Schumacher BTCC Championship took place at the West London track this last weekend. Well over 100 drivers took part in the three classes Modified, 13.5T boosted and 17.5T Blinky over two days of tough competition with the UK top drivers plus Schumacher’s young star Michal Orlowski from Poland. Unusually for West London the weather stayed dry all weekend with beautiful sunshine on Sunday. The Modified class was dominated by Elliott Harper taking a comfortable TQ with three TQ rounds from the five rounds of qualifying. Lining up behind Elliott was Olly Jefferies, Colin Price and Chris Grainger.

Continue reading the report here