Coming soon from Much More Racing are additional variants of the Fleta ZX electric brushless motor. Beside the already existing range the company will release 6.0T, 7.0T, 8.0T and 9.5T modified as well as several 13.5T to 21.5T stock racing versions. All come in a black anodised aluminium vented can with aluminium/plastic timing endbell and heavy duty solder tabs.
Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]
Round 4 of the Dutch nationals took place last weekend. The modified class saw a TQ and win by the Mi5 in the hands of Mitchell van Es. The very tight and technical track of Model Racing Midland was difficult to drive due to high asphalt temperatures. During the day the grip changed a lot due to dust from a nearby dirtbike track covering the surface but this did not keep Mitchell from winning the class in style.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
After returning to engine supplier RB, Japanese 1/8th buggy ace Yuichi Kanai now receives his own YuuiKanai branded engine. Developed in cooperation with the iconic Japanese driver and made in Europe the signature engine features a long stoke design and comes with a 14.5mm crankshaft, competition conrod, high speed main and front ball bearings, 3-port liner and piston with Multi Exhaust System technology and a turbo combustion camber insert. Build around RB’s crankcase the engine is equipped with a special 9mm buggy carburettor with 6.5mm and 7.5mm venturi inserts and a low centre of gravity cooling head of green colour and with exclusive Kanai engravings. The engine is limited to 300 pieces worldwide and comes including an EFRA2097 exhaust system.
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The 7th annual Inzeller Race of Champions was held on the multi-surface track of the MAC Inzell in the very South of Germany. The event was also the warm-up race of this year’s 4WD German nationals in August. The 2013 edition of the IRoC saw 123 entries in four classes. Free practice on Friday went till 11 o’clock at night with a full rostrum all the time followed by the famous drivers party. The weather was perfect all weekend except of a little thunderstorm Saturday evening, that cost the usual floodlight qualifying heat. The man to beat in Buggy qualifying was Team Durango’s Hupo Hönigl who won all five 2WD qualification rounds and four out of five 4WD rounds. Team Yokomo’s Rene Trauner was the only one who was able to take one of the 4WD Buggy qualifiers from Hupo.
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Yaiba Racing from Japan have two new carbon fibre option parts for Team Associated’s B4 line of buggies available in the form of a multifunctional ESC tray and a LiPo battery strap. Starting with the tray, the mounting platform for electronic speed controllers is designed to rest on the rear bulkhead of the chassis and allows the mounting of the speedo above or below the tray. Beside being a simple platform the carbon fibre part also offer openings and mounting positions for a large 40mm fan allowing for very good cooling even if the speedo is sandwiched between the chassis and the battery in its lower position. But the cleverness doesn’t stop there. The part comes with an add-on aluminium battery stop for shorty LiPo packs to make sure the controller is perfectly secured and the battery stays in place. The second new part is a 2mm carbon fibre battery plate in short specification for the use with all standard and regular length 2S LiPo batty packs. The part is designed to fit all B4-based vehicles and is useable with the stock or aftermarket thumb screws.
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Beside the usual nitro classes this year’s Bring the Heat race also saw the running of the corresponding electric races and in E-Truggy it was Tekin factory driver Martin Harrison who was able to TQ rounds one and two taking the overall TQ in this class. In both mains, Harrison got a good start and was able to check out from the rest of the competition and bring home the overall win. His team mate Nathan Harrison would take 3rd overall.
Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]
The fifth round of the coupled Belgian and Dutch BNK electric off-road championship took place at the ORRA track in Arendonk in the North of Belgium. The UK-style astro turf track offered a very challenging layout and despite being flooded on Saturday night by heavy rain the track was fully prepped for Sunday’s race. The meeting saw a good turnout on racers with 50 drivers in 2WD buggy and 30 contenders in 4WD. In the 2WD class Euro A finalist Westley Van Elmond (TLR) TQ’d and won the race chased by Wouter Wijnen who raced his Yokomo buggy for the first time at this event. The third place went to Risser Nicolas (Kyosho) who had some setup issues but he finally found his way up in the field after qualifying fifth. The fourth and fifth place overall went to John Debaquer (X Factory) and Nick Wijers. In the 4WD class Jean-Yves Konnings (Xray) was the dominant driver, followed by local Martin Kempeneers (Kyosho) and Frederic Munoz (Kyosho). Current championship leader Erik Michiels was on a day off and lost the championship lead by one point, having JY Konnings leading the championships now. The next BNK race will be in Bergenhoek, NL.
Thanks to Jean-Michel for sending the report.
The third annual Bring The Heat Race was held at Flowood R/C Indoor Park in Flowood, Mississippi July 19-21. TLR’s Adam Drake TQ’d and won both Buggy and Truggy. Adam’s tire of choice for qualifying was Pro-Line’s M3 Holeshot 2.0 in buggy and M3 Holeshot in truck. For the 45 minute finals Adam switched to Pro-Line’s M3 Blockades in both classes. Adam’s engine of choice was Novarossi’s Keep Off 4 in the buggy class and the Keep Off 7 in truck. Both engines provided great power, runtime and consistency for the 45 minute finals.
