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July 31, 2013

Buechler & Tjepkema win at NCT Series Rd4

The past weekend saw round 4 of the NCT Series in Burlington, WA. With perfect weather and over 175 entries it was not a race to miss. In the 1/8th Electric Buggy class Tekin’s Jayson Tjepkema, Nate Clark, and Nick Buechler battled it out. They all ran a pace on the exact same second in Q1 with Clark taking the round. Buechler would take Q2 and Q3 to secure the pole position for Sunday. A1 would be a close battle for all 10 minutes between Clark and Buechler but Nick would take the win. A2 would go to Clark with Buechler 2nd coming down to A3 to decide the overall. After getting off to a rough start and dropping to 3rd, Buechler was able to work his way back up to the lead and pass Tjepkema to take the win by about one second securing the overall win. This weekend’s results gives Buechler the points lead in 1/8 Electric Buggy and going into round 5 in Lewiston, ID next month.

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July 31, 2013

Bittydesign D812 Force body shell

Bittydesign introduce the Force design body shell for Hot Bodies’ D812 buggy. The Italian company tried to create a body shell that attracts a wider range of people with the kit body shell being a love it or hate it affair. Sporting an updated cab design that received a distinctive shark fin, the main work was done in the engine head area in order to allow more cooling air to reach the engine. Two reversed scoops create better airflow that also generates additional downforce for improved balance. The body is a direct replacement for the stock part, comes made from 1.0mm polycarbonate and included protective film, window masks and a decal sheet. In addition suitable dirt shields for the rear lower A-arms are available to protect the arms, driveshafts, and tie rods from becoming excessively dirty when running the car in damp, wet or muddy conditions.

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July 31, 2013

Arrowmax honeycomb body reamer

New from Arrowmax comes this body reamer for polycarbonate shells. Sporting the company’s signature honeycomb design the tool is made from high-quality aluminium and it comes gun metal anodised while the tool tip is machined from high-quality steel and hardcoated for a long life and a precision cut. Size markings up to 18mm help to make body fitting perfect.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 31, 2013

Nitro-West-Masters mid-season report

The second half of the Nitro-West-Masters 2013 will start with round four held at the Velp track in the Netherlands this coming weekend. Located close to the German boarder the Velp track is of a challenging layout and 260 metres long. It is the fifth year of this popular championship mainly run in Western Germany and it is only the second time this nitro series is going abroad of Germany. With no official licence being needed the Nitro-West-Masters is a class for everybody and the tyres are open with additives strictly forbidden. The racing format is the same as in previous years with three seven minute heats and the three best consecutive laps to count for the qualifiers. The race format sees four direct qualifiers and the race is run in Sunday with the Saturday being the official practice day.

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July 31, 2013

X Factory X-6 Cubed available soon

Announced some time ago and finally shipping next week is X Factory’s latest evolution step of the X-6 buggy, the X-6 Cubed. The buggy that broke the mould for modern day mid-motor vehicles received a huge make over and is now based on a slim carbon fibre and aluminium double deck chassis for optimised weight distribution, better cornering and improved jumping characteristics. The chassis is designed for the use with saddle or shorty LiPo battery packs, it features a new tower forward design to bring the rear shock tower forward for an improved shock position and to relocate the rear wing and the kit makes use of X Factory’s known 4-gear transmission. The Cubed will become available as conversion kit for existing Team Associated B4, B4.1 and B4.2 buggies as well as an upgrade kit for X-6 Squared vehicles. Included in both packages is a redesigned body shell and new medium downforce rear wing.

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July 31, 2013

JBRL Electric series Rd5 – Report

The popular JBRL Electric series visited West Coast RC Raceway for Round #5. The track layout made for some exciting racing and it was another successful event with over 200 entries. Kyosho/Pro-Line driver Cody King took the win in the 1/8th Electric Buggy class and Pro-Line team mate Nick Blais drove an awesome race to finish in 2nd and make it 1-2 for Pro-Line team drivers. The podium was rounded out by Scott Wolf. The Pro-Line Team also swept the Mod 2WD Short Course podium with Nick Blais winning the main running Pro-Line’s own Pro-2 conversion truck. The runner-up spot went to Adam Gragg with Matt Gilbert completing the podium. In Modified Truck Nolan Anderson went on to win the class with his Team Associated T4.2 with Kevin Motter and Doug Nielsen in tow.

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July 30, 2013

JConcepts 1/8th Bullet buggy wheel

JConcepts introduce their new 83mm Bullet wheels for 1/8th off-road buggies. With a higher focus on stability and extremely grippy track surfaces, the larger overall diameter stretches the tyre sidewall, slightly flattening the tyre profile giving more forward traction and tightens up the reaction felt by the driver. The wheel features durable yet flexible inner ribbing and lightened features which reduce rotating weight. The outer face highlights a slightly concave shape and outer lightening bullet holes around the axle area. The wheels incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process and they are available in packs of for in yellow or white colour.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 30, 2013

Great Expectations?

Last weekend, I, along with over 200 other racers, had the experience to race at the ETS Finale at the Hudy Arena. I’m sure you’ve all seen, either through the reports here on Red RC or through the numerous posts on social networking sites from the weekend, the immense positive reaction to both the facility and the organisation of the race meeting. Whilst this was a rather special event, it did make me wonder what our expectations are of race meetings nowadays.

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