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May 6, 2015

2015 Belgian SCT Cup Rd1 – Report

The 2015 season of the Belgian SCT Cup kicked off at the BRTC race track with a record entry despite a somewhat bad weather forecast for the weekend. The organising club as usual made for a fun and relaxed atmosphere and so everyone made the best out of the worse weather conditions that caused for an early end of the day after the third round of qualifiers when the track conditions became too dangerous for the marshals. In the Pro2 class Julian André (Team Associated) swept the first two qualification rounds in front of Nicolas Evens (TLR) who gained two 2nd places. Those two were the only ones running 43 second laps with Julian being more consistent over the 6 minutes. Behind them Philippe Hautecoeur (Team Associated) ended up in 3rd ahead of Nicolas Gandibleu (Team Associated).

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May 6, 2015

LRP S10 Twister 2 Monster Truck Limited Edition kit

New from LRP comes the S10 Twister 2 Monster Truck Limited Edition ready-to-run kit. The 2WD electric off-road vehicle comes factory-assembled and it features an adjustable competition-inspired suspension with large-volume oil-filled shock absorbers, a sturdy drivetrain with metal gear differential, robust steel driveshafts and an adjustable slipper clutch. Included are also a powerful 540-size brushed motor, digital LRP AI Runner V2 speed controller, high-performance water-proof steering servo and a 2.4GHz radio system. The Limited Edition truck is rounded out by a newly designed truck body and a set of huge truck wheels and tyres. Also included are a suitable power pack and a wall charger.

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May 6, 2015

Trinity Certified Oiler

Trinity introduce the Certified Oiler, a handy applicator for ball bearing oil. The all-aluminium construction with a smooth actuator allows for greater control and optimised placement of the lubricant while the protective screw-on cover prevents leakage. The oiler comes pre-filled with Trinity’s Royal Oil and is available from mid-May.

Source: Trinity [trinityrc.net]

May 6, 2015

Fantom Team Pit Mat

Fantom team pit mat

Fantom Racing have a new merchandise available in the form of the Team Pit Mat. Made from red-coloured soft and durable material and coming with the Fantom logo the 4mm thick mat is the ideal surface to build, maintain and tune your vehicle on. The roll-able mat measures 61x122cm and the textured surface keeps parts where you set them.

Source: Fantom Racing [fantomracing.com]

May 5, 2015

Joshuah James wins at Mr B. Day Race

The Mr B. Day season opener race was held at Barnstomers RC in Chester, NY last weekend. In the Electric Truggy class Joshuah James TQ’d both rounds of qualifying to start first on the grid for the A-main. He led the final from wire to wire taking the win and setting the fastest lap of the race. Bob Mazz came in 2nd while Robert Berenzy rounded out the podium in 3rd. In the Nitro Buggy class Stephen Plackis ended the 30 minute main in front of runner-up Jerome Treignier and Joshuah James who completed the podium in 3rd.

Thanks to Archie James for the report.

May 5, 2015

Martinho & Jardim win at Portuguese Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Portuguese Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Madeira Island. Tyre wear would be a topic all weekend with drivers seeking setups to save tyres as much as possible. In the Touring Car Modified class Hugo Exposto took the TQ after the qualifiers despite this being his first ever electric race. In the Stock class Duarte Vasconcelos topped the timing sheets after the qualifiers. Come the finals the weather changed with light rain and fog coming up. In the Modified class Hugo Exposto was not able to defend his top position as he made a few mistakes in A2 and suffered from a blown tyre in the final A-main. This allowed Joao Martinho to take the win from Hugo while Luis Cortez rounded out the podium in 3rd place.

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May 5, 2015

Tom Rinderknecht wins at HobbyPlex Summer Series

Tom Rinderknecht had a great weekend at the first round of the Summer Series at HobbbyPlex in Omaha, NE. The young driver would start 4th in the A-main of 4WD buggy and after a good start he found himself in 2nd place. In the closing minute of the race the leader would make a mistake and let Tom by. From that moment on it was a close race to the line but Tom would hang on for the win.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 5, 2015

JQRacing Factory Team logo & wing decals

JQRacing Factory Team decals are now available through Maugrafix. The official decal sponsor and supplier of JQRacing is now making it possible for you to represent your favourite brand in style be offering different colour logo and two different wing skin sets. The logos come with your choice of a green, blue, orange, red, yellow or white outline while the wing skins are available for JQRacing’s Type I or Type II wings. The full range of decals can be found here.

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