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February 28, 2013

VRC Pro column – February 2013

Virtual Racing Industries has introduced a new racing format in 2013 which brings the virtual racing competitions in VRC Pro closer to the real competitions. A new option has been introduced to divide the whole field of racers into groups of 10. After the Qualifying round racers are seeded in heats according to their qualifying position, so number 45 would be in heat 5 with start number 5. In these heats you can work your way up to a higher A, B, C or other Main final. For example, if 45 finishes 18th in the next round, he ends up in the B Main with start position 8. You also start from position 8 on the start grid, so back on the grid. The number 1 in the Main has a slight advantage, just like in real! In the Mains you cannot improve more than to the number 1 position in that Main final, so if number 18 wins the B Main he finishes 11th overall. This new system makes the virtual racing experience a lot more realistic and exciting.

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February 28, 2013

RB Blast V11 limited edition

RB introduce the Blast V11 limited edition .21 buggy engine. The long stroke engine is made in Europe and features a bi-turbo 14mm crankshaft, lightweight conrod, high-quality front and rear ball bearings, 5+2 port liner and Multi Exhaust System. Other features include a turbo combustion camber insert and a 9mm buggy carburettor with 7mm venturi reducer. The engine is available single item or as combo set including EFRA 2045 in-line pipe and manifold.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

February 28, 2013

Duratrax Onyx 35C LiPo batteries

New from Duratrax come two hardcase LiPo battery packs. They are build from 35C cells with a capacity of 5000mAh and come with your choice of genuine Traxxas or Deans Ultra Plugs connectors. The economically priced packs are the ideal choice for practice or club level racing.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]

February 28, 2013

Tasmanian State Titles – Report

A four strong JConcepts team from Melbourne headed across the Bass Straight from the mainland to the small island of Tasmania to take on the local talent, the Victorian team consisted of veteran drivers Ashley Peeler and Leigh Cheeseman along with JConcepts newest recruits Andrew Selvaggi and John Watkins. Competitors headed to the picturesque town of Goodwood, Tasmania, located North West of Hobart on the south east coast of Tasmania. The crew at GOMCC (Goodwood Off-Road Model Car Club) had laid out an extremely high speed, flowing track that was to provide grip in bucket loads all weekend. GOMCC President, Alex John and all the awesome track crew had taken all their favourite parts for various tracks around Australia and combined them together to produce a top class track. The track surface was made up of fine red clay with a moderate sand content; the surface was sugared in the lead up to the event to ensure a consistent level of traction all weekend long. Temperatures for the weekend ranged from a low of 14 degrees Celsius on Friday morning to a high of 34 degrees in the late afternoons. The temperatures were 10-15 degrees above average for this time of year.

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February 28, 2013

Jason Branham 2013 Ice Breaker race

The annual Ice Breaker race took place at the recently renovated Indy RC World track in Dallas, TX. Indy has done a great job cleaning up the facility but mainly the track area got the biggest upgrades with lighting, expansion and new dirt. There were around 140 entries and the bulk of the entries came to compete for Pro Buggy honours. The high bite, blue groove surface made finding the right tire compound for the time of day crucial and everyone seemed to be fast with lap times very close but it was going to come down to who was going to be the most consistent. The high bite surface could cause a traction roll at any time so if you weren’t on your toes you could get out of shape and get it wrong very quick. Jason Branham managed to TQ the first round of buggy with his XB9 but with mistakes he knew the time may not stand. Kyle Skidmore from AE was running fast and consistent during Saturday’s qualifying and he was able to put it all together to take the overall TQ honors in buggy proving he was going to be the man to beat. In the final Kyle Skidmore got off to a slow start and Jason got by him quickly. With the right tires and set-up the Xray driver was able to maintain consistency and stretch his lead fast. He then never looked back and took the win from Denver Houghton (TLR) and David Joor (AE).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 28, 2013

Much More Fleta ZX BL motors

Much More Racing introduce the Fleta ZX electric brushless motors. They feature a black anodised full aluminium case with large airflow openings, balanced sintered rotors with laser-etched diameter markings, and an easy to adjust timing system. The motors are available as 3.5T to 8.5T modified and 10.5T to 21.5T stock variant.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]

February 28, 2013

Nosram 5800 X-Treme saddle pack

Nosram introduce the new 5800mAh X-Treme LiPo saddle pack battery. Build from the latest high performance 55C cells the hardcase battery comes with 4mm bullet type connectors, a new high density stacking method to increase voltage and the battery is 3C chargeable to reduce charging time. The saddle pack is ideal for many on-road and off-road applications that require a split battery layout.

Source: Nosram [nosram.com]

February 28, 2013

Caroli & Myburg win @ SA championship Rd1

The first round of the South African national championship was held at the Welkom RC Raceway in Welkom, South Africa. Racing was super competitive in all classes that were run over the weekend. Team Xray SA dominated the competition by taking away almost all the silverware. The 13.5T touring class was dominated by Antonio Caroli who took TQ and the first place in his class followed by Xray team mate Anderton Smith. Third place went to Shaun Schutte. In the 17.5T class Xray’s Andre Greef took TQ honours but was not able to defend his position in the finals. It was Gerrie Myburg (Xray) who ended up on the top podium spot followed by Andre in second and Justin Cloete (Xray) in third place. In the Modified class it was again Antonio Caroli who not only took the TQ honours but also ended on the top sport. He was followed by Anderton Smitch who had Xray team mate Deon Gove in tow for third place.

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