The Essex Summer Series event returned for the second year, and took place this weekend once again at the Adur circuit on the south coast of the UK. Organised by the well-known EWS team, the event attracted 100 entries from around Great Britain, added to by the attendance of Alan Bickerstaff from Northern Ireland, Nicolai Lindegaard from Denmark and Martin Hofer from Germany.
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The third round of the Belgian 1/8th and 1/10th onroad gas championships took place in Roeselare last weekend in very nice weather conditions. In 1/8th scale it was again Robin D’Hondt (BMT) who convincingly took TQ, being the only driver of the 17 present in the class able to put 22 laps on the board. He was followed by 3 MRCL-drivers, Hugues Yerna, Yves Zoma and Augustin Mejor with qualification times within 0,5 sec of each other. Robin dominated the 30 minute final and found no competition for first place. Behind him an exciting battle took place for the other 2 podium places, in this the pit stop performance played a key role for the end results. After many position switches Nico Vandewynckel came in 2nd, a few seconds in front of Yaramishan Alexy in 3rd and a strong driving Hugeus Yerna in 4th.
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Introducing these Team Corally high-performance Mod 1.0 pinion gears ranging from 10 to 22 Teeth. Manufactured from special hardened steel for toughness and durability with precise tolerances that assures unparalleled concentricity. Created on a special gear machine, all pinions feature ultra-precise tooth shaping and ultra-true running for vibration-free operation. Suitable for 5mm motor shafts each pinion is marked with the tooth number for easy and quick identification. Available in all gearing sizes, allowing you to find the perfect gear ratio for any track.
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ORB Racing, makers of their FF210 FWD 1/10th scale conversion have opened pre orders for this unique buggy. The FF210 is a conversion kit that turns the Team Durango DEX210V2 and DEX210 into a competitive front-wheel-drive buggy for low-medium bite surfaces such as dirt, outdoor clay, grass and wet astroturf. The front-wheel-drive concept claims to offer higher cornering speeds than rear wheel drive buggies whilst also maintaining better stability, resulting in a car that is both consistent and quick. In the kit are nylon 3D components (dyed black), carbon fibre composite plates, a clear polycarbonate bodyshell and some small parts and hardware. You will need a separately available Team Durango DEX210V2 donor vehicle and electronics to complete the FWD Buggy. With addition of a few parts, the conversion kit is also compatible with the DEX210.
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VP Pro have released their latest body shell for theTLR 8ight-E 3.0 electric 1/8th scale buggy. Sporting a distinctive design, the body offers a channelled roof section for improved stability and simplified side pods for a clean design, improved airflow and lots of space for the car’s electric components. Made of high quality 1.0mm clear Lexan polycarbonate material.
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Announcing the first annual SiKCross brought to you by SiK Track Designs from October 24th to 25th. Hosted at Pro-line’s test facility located in Banning, Ca. Levi Jackson is promising to bring supercross to RC with a brand new event, totally different than any other format in Rc. Practice, seeding, qualifying supercross style with side by side, heads up racing. There will $1,000 up for grabs if a driver is SiK enough to win both Pro Buggy and Truck and there will also be a ton of prizes from their event sponsors. More information can be found here.
Xceed RC have introduced two new bags, one large and one medium sized, to be used to store your selection of shock or diff oils, or to store other RC equipment as well, like set-up tools or similar. The bags have been made in a strong carbon look nylon material with padding inside, durable zippers and feature the Xceed logo.
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As reported previously the Chinese Youth National Race took place recently at the Feiteng R/C circuit in Guangzhou, China, with more than 300 youth class participants from all over the country. In the 1/10 EP Touring Car U18 (under 18 year-old) Class, HB Racing locked out the podium. In qualifying it was ZhiChao Li from Hangzhou that took the TQ. The final started cleanly but that lasted until the third lap when there was a lot of position changes. The battle for the first place was very intense between Zhichao Li and Wenchang Xie who had climbed all the way up from 7th. At the end Zhichao Li brought home the win driving the HB Pro5, 1 lap ahead of Wenchang Xie in 2nd also driving a Pro5 with Siqi Li in 3rd driving a TCX. In the 1/10th EP Buggy U12 Class, Yibo Zhang was the Champion ahead of HB drivers Chang Yuan and Rui Shen who had a close race and finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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