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July 28, 2015

Mark Owen wins BRCA 1/10th National Rd6

Having had a recent and unexpectedly dry round at the Halifax track in Yorkshire recently, drivers made their way to the excellent Cotswolds model car club facility at the Kemble air field track in Cirencester last weekend for round 6 of the BRCA 1/10th IC championship. Numbers were slightly down, due to this fixture clashing with other series nationals elsewhere somewhat. However racers of the 200mm touring and 220mm GT class, made progress in setting their cars up on the Saturday for an expected wet race day. Sunday made qualification a difficult procedure and as predicted became a wet affair later on. Most drivers switched from car set up to attempting to solve water ingress issues to their electronics, chassis and engine intakes in the hope to be able to run a challenging 30 minute final. One particular driver, Mark Owen showed once again his good understanding of how to do this and how to drive in these conditions.

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July 28, 2015

AKA long wear compound truggy tyres

Coming soon from AKA are the Evo Gridiron and Evo Impact 1/8th truggy tyres in the new long wear compounds. The new long life rubber are available in a familiar Soft and Medium hardness and yield up to 50 percent longer tread life than standard compounds, making them ideal for today’s demanding high-grip, high-speed, and abrasive tracks. The tyres are available as rubber including red inserts and pre-mounted on white or yellow Evo wheels.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

July 27, 2015

Ales Bayer wins Large Scale European Championship

The 2015 EFRA Large Scale Touring Car European Championship was held in Sollenau, Austria. Markus Feldmann (Mecatech) took the TQ after the qualifiers from Bernard Alain Arnaldi (Genius) and Ales Bayer (RS5), who set a new track record in qualifying. The 30 minute main final then saw a close fight for the win with Ales coming out successful less than 3 seconds in front of Bernard. Dario Veseli (Genius) rounded out the podium another 2.3 seconds down.

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July 27, 2015

Capricorn lightweight aluminium spring retainers

Capricorn have new lightweight spring retainers for their range of cars available. Machined from aluminium and sporting excessive milling the parts offer a low weight while being very durable at the same time. The black anodising helps to reduce wear and makes the parts more durable.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

July 27, 2015

Maxim Laverichev wins Russian National Champs

This past weekend the Moscow RCRacer track hosted the Russian 1/8th Off-road National Championship. More than 80 racers from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland took part and in the Nitro Buggy class it was Maxim Laverichev who took the win from Dmitry Gribov in 2nd and Denis Zujkov in 3rd. Igor Valtsifer and David Ishhanan rounded out the top 5 result.

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July 27, 2015

Joe Bornhorst team up with O.S. Engines

O.S. have announced Joe Bornhorst as their latest addition to their team. Joe first started racing RC vehicles in 2011 and within two years, he was entering – and winning – major national 1/8th scale off-road races. Before becoming R/C’s fastest-rising star, Joe was an aspiring young racer on the motocross circuit. Now, he’s putting his years of experience racing full-size dirt bikes to use on the nation’s toughest R/C tracks. This is what Joe has to say about the deal:

Growing up racing dirt bikes, I always wanted to be a professional and get to travel every weekend to the races. I am doing everything in my power to make that dream happen with R/C cars.

Source: O.S. Engines [osengines.com]

July 27, 2015

Spektrum SR415 4-channel receiver

Coming in mid-August is Spektrum’s latest sport receiver, the SR415 ideal for anyone wanting a robust 4-channel receiver that can handle the worst nature and the RF environment you can throw at it. It’s built around frequency-agile DSMR technology that delivers superb range and response, especially in places where a lot of 2.4GHz systems are in use at once. This signal security is complemented by a fuel-proof case and a waterproof Reliakote coating that seals internal electronics from the elements and other corrosives like nitro methane and motor spray.

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July 27, 2015

Shepherd Velox V8 hard-coated alloy wheel axles

Shepherd have introduced new option parts for the Velox V8 in the form of hard-coated wheel axles that reduce the rotating mass by around 50 percent to improve the acceleration and overall handling of the car. The CNC-machined wheel axles are made from high-quality Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium which offers high strength and durability. A special hard-coating prevents the axles from excessive wear and an additional hole for the CVD pin simply doubles the lifetime. The axles are available separately or as a complete set with CVD driveshafts.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]