August 1, 2011
The English round of the 2011 Much-More UK GP took place last weekend under superb sunny weather conditions with the track temperature reaching 50deg C. After his 2nd place overall at the last round of the very wet UK BRCA National at Halifax, it was TOP Photon driver, Brian Eldridge who convincingly sealed the overall win taking all 3 legs of the A Main and confirming his capability driving in very dry conditions against some strong local track specialists. Neal Radwell (AE TC6) and Chris Mitchell (HB TCX) took the number 2 and 3 spots respectively. In 2 weeks time,…
July 22, 2011
For the second round in succession the BRCA national touring car championship was dominated by bad weather, but coming through the extreme conditions was the Hot Bodies duo of Andy Moore and Ayrton Anderson. In the Super Touring class it was the Associated TC6 of Johnny Aird that took TQ, his first at national level, second place was Andy Moore with Matt White third. Andy kept the TCX on the road while the chasing pack struggled, Andy took all three legs of the A final, second place went to Brian Eldridge, the Top Driver coming from the back of the…
July 14, 2011
Last weekend in Guangzhou, China, IN-hobby & a local track hosted a 1/10 nitro & 1/10 electric touring car race called the FT Cup. Hot Bodies driver Felix Law from the United States, dominated the Electric side of the event. Driving the HB TCX he was able to use the 1st round of qualifying to dominate the competition running a 16 laps in 5 minutes & 3 seconds. The closest driver was Fai Ho from Hong Kong driving the Serpent S411 who was 5 second behind. During the 1st main, Felix Law was able to use the TQ spot to…
July 13, 2011
New from Exotek Racing are these 46mm hardened steel replacement CVD axles for the Hot Bodies TCX. Ultra strong, you can now drive your car and high power motor without fear of twisting your axles. A direct fit to the stock stub axles and CVD hardware. Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]…
July 5, 2011
HPI China have also announced the signing of JJ Wang to their Racing Team. The 13 year old Chinese-American, who now lives in Shanghai, China has become the best 1:8 GP on-road driver in the country. His versatile talent is not limited to 1:8 GP only, as he has also shown pace in the 1:10 GP and EP class. He will race with HB TCX in future races and is “excited to join the HPI/HB Racing Team this season. And now with the support of HPI/HB, I hope to join more international races. With the new TCX, I also hope…
June 16, 2011
Spec-R release 44mm and 46mm swing shafts for the Hot Bodies TCX electric touring car. CNC-machined from high-quality spring steel for tight tolerances and best possible durability the parts feature a safety ring to keep the cross pin securely fastened. Also available are 50mm and 52mm shafts for Xray and 42mm, 44mm and 46mm shafts for Tamiya touring cars. Source: Spec-R [spec-r.com]…
June 4, 2011
…their worst (highest) 2 scores. This year the weather did not cooperate with the four rounds of heats per day. On day one, the rain delayed a few heats and then washed out round 4 leaving day two for 5 rounds of competition instead of the normal four. Team Thunder Power RC’s newest signing Marc Rheinard, driving a Tamiya TRF417 battled his way to the Championship title, while his Thunder Power RC team mate Victor Wilck kept the pressure on to finish 2nd. Former World Champion Atsushi Hara, driving a Hot Bodies TCX took 3rd. Source: Thunder Power RC [thunderpowerrc.com]…
June 3, 2011
…Christopher and had to give the second place to a very strong Alexander Hagberg. Final Result: 1. Christopher Krapp (D) – Kyosho TF-6 2. Yannic Prümper (D) – Yokomo BD-5 3. Alexander Hagberg (S) – Xray T3’11 4. Martin Hudy (SK) – Xray T3’11 5. Marc Fischer (D) – Corally Phi X 6. Teemu Leino (SF) – Xray T3’11 7. Dominik Fleischmann (D) – HB TCX 8. Steen Graversen (DK) – Awesomatix 900 9. René Klöckner (D) – Tamiya TRF-417 10.Frederik Südhoff (D) – HB TCX You can find more event images here. Thanks to Paul Srna for the report….
