Last weekend saw the European 40 plus Championships take place in Madrid, Spain at the ARCA track. Qualifying saw French driver Jacky Mouton take the pole position and in the 45 minute final Jacky was able to take the win by 3 laps ahead of Luis Martinez, who was just 6 seconds in front of 3rd placed Jose Aldudo.
Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]
Round 7 was again back to the Halifax track in Yorkshire after a 5 week break to allow for the World Championship in Lostallo. The weather forecast for Saturday was for dry conditions but like always the UK forecast was wrong and the majority of the day was a wash out which allowed time to discuss what had happened at the Worlds with our racing colleagues. The Forecast for Sunday was for rain showers but this proved again to be wrong and a good days racing was the result.
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Team Titan have released a range of new pinions for the Serpent 733 Centax WC clutch. Made from coated 7075 T5 aluminium they come in 16T, 17T & 18T first gear pinions and 21T, 22T & 23T 2nd gear pinions.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
X Factory have announced new front axles to fit both the X-6 Squared and the RC10B4. B4s are sold with steel front trailing axles that secure the wheel with a nut. The nut protrudes from the front wheel and can catch on things. The new X Factory trailing front axles are hardened steel so they won’t break and secure the wheel with a button head screw. Made for X Factory by M.I.P., the new axles are completely drilled through the center so they each weigh just 1 gram more than the aluminum FT axle. The package contains two axles and four button head screws, X Factory’s axles are secured in the car with a screw instead of an E-clip, so each pack contains everything needed for both sides of the car.
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Schumacher have announced this new Core RC UDC30 Universal digital charger. Following on from the hugely successful UDC20 this is a rapid charger with high performance microprocessor and specialized operating software for multifunctional operation. The UDC30 employs an individual cell voltage balancer meaning that no external balancer is required and during the process of discharging, the UDC30 can monitor and balance each cell individually. Adaptable to various types of Lithium batteries, including LiPo, Li-ion and the new LiFe battery, it sports normal ‘Fast’ charge which reduces the duration of charging and also automatic ‘Store’ mode which can be used to store the battery if not in use for a long time to protect the life of the battery. A huge range of leads are included and a separate 240/12v power supply is also available.
The 2nd annual Labor Day Shootout took place at Riverfront RC Raceway and for the first time held a race for the electric 1/8 buggy class. TQ after 3 rounds was Tekin driver Jason “Mo” Moberly. After 3 different racers each taking a win in the 3 mains it came down to Jason Moberly and Kevin Jelich, both having a 1st and 2nd, the tie breaker being overall times allowing Jason to take the win over Kevin by a mere .7 seconds.
Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]
V-Dezign duo Andy Griffiths and Mark Stiles took a dominant 1-2 finish at the final round of this years Action Model Centre Supported Summer Shootout Series at Chesterfield last weekend. Andy Griffiths dominated qualifying with his Carpet Ripper car, setting the fastest time in all five qualifying rounds, while Mark Stiles was a little slower to get on the pace, but eventually put in a solid run to line up second on the grid, 3 seconds behind Andy. Mick Farrell lined up 3rd driving a Hot Bodies C12X.
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The fifth round of the Belgian Nationals was held in Roeselare on the track of RCR. There were 32 entrees and the weather forecast was that it would be a sunny day but in the morning we saw a cloudy sky. In the EFRA class Thomas Stockman was very fast in the first and the second qualification, but in the third qualification it was Benoit Thomaes who was the fastest man on the track and took the pole in front of Thomas Stockman, Nik Weyers, Manuel Henriet and Olivier Bultynck. The first final was a very close race with Benoit Thomaes in the lead, in front of Thomas Stockman and Olivier Bultynck, who had a splendid start. Stockman and Thomaes crashed into each other and Olivier Bultynck took the lead in front of Manuel Henriet and Thomas Stockman. Manuel Henriet was pushing hard but it was Olivier Bultynck who took the win. Thomas Stockman came in as third and Nick Joosens as fourth.
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