Round 4 of the 2014/15 BRCA 1/12th scale Nationals took place at Crewe last weekend. A track which combined fast, sweeping bends with a tight and technical infield section proved to be challenging for drivers but also very good for providing some close, clean racing. The weekend is split into two separate race meetings, with classes for 13.5 and 10.5 Stock on Saturday and 10.5 and Open Modified on Sunday.
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New from Yokomo come the Racing Performer B series LiPo competition battery packs. A special inner cell structure of the 100C packs boosts the performance, making the batteries ideal for both Stock and Modified classes. The B series 7.4V batteries are available as a 5800mAh standard, 4800mAh shorty and 3500mAh low-profile variant with the with the standard and standard height shorty pack offering a unique 5mm and 4mm connector tube configuration to offer reverse polarity protection. As a bonus the first batch of the batteries will include suitable bullet-type connectors.
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Savox have announced the signing of Euro Touring Series Formula Champion and Pro Stock Vice Champion Jan Rathiesky to their factory team. The Formula class winner of the opening round of the Euro Touring Series will use the Savox line of servos in his formula and 1/10th electric touring cars during his 2015 campaign.
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The 3rd round of the JCP RC Raceway Electric Points Series was held this past weekend with nearly 110 entries that split into several classes with 2WD Mod Buggy making almost half of the entries. In qualifying Tyler Jones swept both the 2WD and 4WD Modified classes thanks to the track knowledge he gained at the CRCRC Midwest Winter Championships a week ago. Mains came around and Tyler would gap the field in 2WD Mod Buggy and later make a bobble allowing the 2nd place driver to gain a little bit but would hold off the challenge for the win. In 4WD Mod Buggy, Tyler checked out and never looked back, and he would turn the fastest lap of the entire day as well.
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Made for the T4 line of touring cars are new titanium pivot pins from Xray. Hand-ground for the highest possible precision the parts not only scrub some weight compared to the standard steel pins, they also offer a high durability. The shaft are available as inner suspension pivot pins as well as front and rear outer arm pins and they come in sets of two.
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New from JConcepts comes the Advanced Formulated Tire Glue, a low viscosity cement specially formulated to allow for maximum bonding. The CA glue is deal for virtually every tyre glueing job and it comes in a sealed package that contains glue, gluing tip applicator and plugging needle.
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The 3rd edition of the GT only Pan American GT Race was held on the previous IFMAR Worlds track in Homestead, Florida this past weekend with racers from Puerto Rico, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Curacao, US and other countries in attendance. Paolo Morganti in the Open class and Fabrizio Martello in the 5-port Spec class were the top qualifiers of the weekend and with with only four direct qualified to the A mains, semifinals were full of action and close racing. The one hour mains then saw DJ Apolaro taking the win from Rino Lino and Rablo Tejada while in the Spec class Fabrizio Martello came out successful. Franco Franco Desiderio and Jose Sanchez rounded out the Spec class podium.
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The fourth and penultimate round of the popular Essex Winter Series championship took place this weekend on the large carpet circuit in the South-East of the UK. With the International Carpet Challenge taking place at the venue next month, a few drivers were not only using the meeting to hunt for EWS glory, but also to test ahead of the upcoming event. The Modified class saw a return to the championship for round 1 winner, Andy Moore, and his almost production-ready HPI HB Pro 5. Andy continued where he left off, topping the first round of qualifying, ahead of former multi-time EWS champion Paul Pinkney for Schumacher.
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