January 7, 2019
…with the overall TQ, leaving behind Clement Boda in 2nd and Yolan de Weerd (Xray) 3rd. After the finals however it was Clement with the overall, thanks to wins in A1 and A3, as Mathieu had to settle for 2nd. Yolan would round out the top 3 podium result. In the Stadium Truck class it was Emilie Halluin with a popular win from Laurent Halluin in 2nd. Christian Pique came in 3rd to round out the podium. Finally in the Short Course Truck category Eric Clerix took the win from Gérard Saintenoy and Myke Remy. Images: BCI Charleroi [buggyclubindoor.be] www.buggyclubindoor.be…
January 7, 2019
…EU limited edition turnbuckle tool that will fit Xray T4’15 to ’19 as well as Yokomo BD8’18 and BD9 kits. Base on the very popular previous variant, the new tool features a laser engraved logo for professional looks. Two marking letters – X and Y – representing Xray and Yokomo have also been added, making it easier to identify the two different ball cup holder slots. Every single tool has been manually matched for the smoothest operation. Even more special, MonacoRC will offer a limited free custom name engraving service for the first buyers. Source: Corner Speed RC [facebook.com] https://www.facebook.com/Corner-Speed-RC-199423534320019/…
January 4, 2019
…with his Atom with Nathan Goodban lining up third on the grid. The A-final was very close with Andy just heading out Adam by over a second with Ben Elliott making up 1 spot claiming 3rd on the podium and an important Chocolate prize for the ride home. GT12 final results: 1. Andy Murray 2. Adam Mackman 3. Ben Elliott 4. Nathan Goodban 5. Arran Turner 6. Josh Coult 7. Peter Hastings 8. Mark Barford 9. Kenneth Rogers 10.James Gallagher The Schumacher GP at MB Models round 3 is on the 20th April, entries available here. www.centralbooking.org Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]…
December 20, 2018
Infinity has released a new wide roll bar for their 1/8th scale Onroad World Championship winning IF18. Wider at the top section of the roll bar compared to the previous version, it has been designed to offer further stability when holding the car and in particular during refuelling. Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net] http://www.creationmodel.net/…
December 17, 2018
…touring car are 3mm carbon fibre shock towers and a carbon fibre centre link. Starting with the shock stays, the parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and at 3mm they are 1mm thinner than the original parts, providing increased steering and rear traction in lower grip track conditions. The shock towers are available as separate front and rear variants. Also new is a carbon fibre centre link to connect the floating servo mount and motor mount. Using the part allows to fine-tune the chassis tweak to suit different track conditions from medium to high-bite. Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com] http://www.vigorrc.com…
December 3, 2018
…Gareth Williams – Zen Racing 2. David Underwood – Zen Racing 3. Chris Parrott – Zen Racing 4. Tom Foreman – Schumacher 5. Rob Scott – Zen Racing Tamiya Racing Trucks also provided a great battle, Baines managed to finally topple Yarnall from the top spot with a very clean drive in leg one. For leg two however Yarnall was back in focus and untouchable. He took the second leg and overall victory. Tamiya Racing Trucks top 5 results: 1. John Yarnall 2. Steve Baines 3. Michael Royston 4. Shaun Leatherbarrow 5. George Royston Source: RC Racing Europe [rcracingeurope.co.uk] www.rcracingeurope.co.uk…
November 20, 2018
Brilliant RC have announced the release of their new high temperature silicon gaskets for .12 and .21 engines, pipes and manifolds. The black-colour gaskets are moulded from a special, high temperature resistant silicone rubber which ensures a very long durability. Coming in sets of three, these gaskets fit on all Novarossi and O.S. based .12 and .21 engines, as well as most popular pipes and manifolds. Source: Brilliant RC [brilliant-rc.com] http://www.brilliant-rc.com/…
October 29, 2018
…at Beach Hobbies in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over the weekend. Team Associated’s Dustin Evans was the man to beat in the Modified classes as he took the TQ and win Pro 2WD Mod Buggy, 4WD Mod Buggy and Mod Stadium Truck. Yokomo’s JP Richards came in 2nd in Pro 2WD Mod Buggy from TLR’s Tyler Jones on the 3 spot. The 4WD Mod Buggy top 3 was completed by Yokomo’s Max Flurer and TLR’s Tyler Jones while Dustin was accompanied by Yokomo’s Max Flurer and TLR driver Aaron Kothman in Mod Truck. Images: Masters of Dirt Championships [facebook.com] https://www.facebook.com/modrace/…
