The final round of the JBRL Nitro Series was held this past weekend at the famous Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, CA. Kyosho driver Cody King took the win during the A final becoming the 2014 JBRL Expert Buggy Champion. Round 7 had Drew Moller (Mugen) coming in 2nd while Jeremy Kortz rounded out the podium in 3rd.
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Round 1 of the 2014/15 BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals took place at Tonbridge in West Kent last weekend. A large and highly technical track layout greeted the drivers and for the brits who attended last month’s IFMAR World Championships in Florida the sight of a technical layout and good grip levels was very welcome. 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. In the 10.5 Stock class, Olly Jefferies was in commanding form driving his Reedy and LRP-powered Xray chassis. He won all four rounds of qualifying and was top qualifier ahead of reigning British Champion in this class David Spashett, driving the Zen-Racing car he has designed and developed himself. Mark Stiles was 3rd for Yokomo/Reedy.
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Team Associated’s new B5M 3-gear transmission provides the spec class racer with a lightweight/low rotating mass option to improve drivetrain efficiency. It also features a new, smaller, lightweight top shaft which uses smaller diameter 5x10x4mm bearings for additional weight savings. The 3-gear transmission is also a great tuning aid for modified class racing on high-grip tracks because the gyroscopic effect of the motor is reversed, making the car stay flatter in the corners. The 3-gear transmission requires the dedicated top shaft, gear box, gear cover, and either the black or blue 3-gear motor plate, all sold separately.
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The Japanese JMRCA 1/8th Gas Off-Road Nationals were held last weekend at the Futaba Buggy track. In the main final Kenji Tsuruta, coming from 3rd on the grid, was able to take the lead in the opening lap and never looked back to take the win in the 60 minute race.
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Shepherd have a first official preview of the Velox E8 1/8th electric on-road kit available. After collecting first experience with a conversion kit developed in cooperation with Swiss company TTB Shepherd now introduce a purpose-designed car based on the European Championship winning Velox V8 EC. The car features some new design approaches such as the use of a single 6S LiPo mounted in the same area as the fuel tank on nitro-powered cars with a suitable battery being available soon from Shepherd and other manufacturers. Taken over from the nitro sibling are the suspension, the 3-belt drive train and other features like the laydown steering servo. Another feature is the possibility to mount standard 1/8 brushless motors and ESCs as well as the high-end components of Swiss company TTB without any additional parts needed. For the use of standard components a 7075-T6 aluminium motor mount and a carbon plate for the ESC are included in the kit while the TTB combo can be mounted directly to the chassis plate. Also included will be a high-quality 7075 T6 aluminium chassis plate for optimized engine cooling with a carbon insert to protect the battery from heating up. The kit is set for a release in December with more details and images becoming available soon.
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The first round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup for electric touring cars was was held in Vaxjo on a small to medium sized track with quite an open layout and good traction. In the practice rounds Markus Hellquist set a first benchmark by pulling the fastest times in front of Daniel Carlsson and Jonas Andersson. After 3 rounds of qualifying with the best round to count the order kept the same, with Hellquist being 7 seconds ahead of Daniel Carlsson, and 10 seconds ahead of Jonas Andersson.
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Former World Championship podium finisher Elliott Harper has confirmed that he has left Team Durango. The British racer has made the announcement following Durango’s news yesterday that they are dissolving their factory team. The former TRF team driver, who has helped with the development of Durango’s touring car project since signing for the UK based team back in early 2013 had the following to say:
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time racing for the UK-based Team Durango, and we have achieved some great results together. The highlights have been A main appearances at both the 2013 and 2014 European Championships, with a 3rd place podium finish in 2013. I would like to thank everyone at the team for their work and support over the past years and I wish them all the best for the future. However, I felt now was the right time for a change and for me to pursue new ventures. Therefore, I am grateful to Team Durango for agreeing to an early release from my current contract and happy that we part on good terms. I have not made any other decisions yet, and do not currently know where my future lies, but I will now take my time to carefully choose my new destination. My aim is to contend for the UK National title and podium results at ETS events, the European Championships and, importantly, the World Championship in Beijing in 2016. I am confident I will find the right team to give me the support necessary to achieve those goals. I would like to thank all my sponsors and friends worldwide for their on-going support, and I look forward to seeing everyone trackside very soon.
The South American Nitro On-road Championships took place this past weekend at the Hernan Matticoli track in Buenos Aires. The event saw a massive turn out on drivers from five different countries including Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Argentina. A total of 110 drivers attended the on-road classes of 1/8th, 10th and 1/8th GT. In the 1/8th class Juan Pablo Golobic (Capricorn/Novarossi) took the win from Sebastián Recio (Capricorn/Novarossi) and Flavio Elias (Mugen/Novarossi). In the 1/10th 2oomm class Sebastián Recio (Capricorn/Novarossi) came out successful in front of Juan Pablo Golobic (Capricorn/Novarossi) and Agustin Cutini (Mugen/Novarossi).
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