The 2019 Queensland State Championships were held at England Park Model Raceway in Brisbane, Australia last weekend. Jeff Hamon took the overall TQ in the 1/8th IC Track class from Steven Jovanovic in 2nd. After the half hour long A-main it was again Jeff who came out on top, taking the Queensland State title in front of Steven on the runner-up spot and Andrew Gillespie in 3rd.
Serpent have announced the immediate release of their new Nickel-coated aluminium V2 clutch bell for the Centax range of clutches of all Serpent 1/8 IC models. Reducing rotating mass means a significant increase in performance, and the new clutch bell is not only super light weight but also durable at the same time. The bell is recommended to be used with both the yellow and black optional clutch shoes for best performance.
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The fifth round of the Austrian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the LAMAC track in Carinthia this past weekend. Held in Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Pro10S classes, it was Robin Riedmann with a clean sweep in the Touring Stock qualifiers, taking all four qualifying rounds for the overall TQ from Philipp Stadler in 2nd and Phillip Neudinger in 3rd. The triple A-mains then again saw Robin on top of the timing sheets, and with wins in all mains he secured the overall win from Philipp Stadler in 2nd and Phillip Neudinger in 3rd, making it an all-Awesomatix podium.
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Round 5 of the BRCA 1/10th IC Circuit Nationals was held at the long standing technical and challenging Wombwell circuit in South Yorkshire. Saturday unfortunately followed the poor forecast with heavy showers and torrential rain and of the few drivers who turned up on practice day most spent time securing their gazebos and tents and waterproofing their cars or preparing their “wet car “. However a few brave drivers ventured on to the circuit with minimal success. First thing Sunday morning was grey and cloudy with a damp circuit but not raining. With rain forecast later a decent time in the early heats would be the target. 200mm Touring saw Joe Kerry (Capricorn) keep up his reputation for performance in wet conditions easily taking the FTD. Neil Wallace (Serpent ) qualified in 2nd with Matthieu Dambrine a creditable 3rd.
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The annual Xcampus Challenge was held at the Gian Arena Circuit in Banjarmasin, South Borneo, Indonesia this past weekend. The event attracted 55 drivers with Touring Modified being the primary class. It was Bowie Ginting who took the overall TQ spot ahead of Christian Mamesah and Hijrah Saputra and also the main finals went into Bowie’s favour who secured the overall victory by winning A1 and A2, followed by Christian who won A3 while Peter Anthonijsz took overall 3rd.
The 2019 ROAR Electric On-Road Paved Nationals were held at Speedworld R/C Raceway in Roseville, California this past weekend. In the premier Modified Touring Car class it was Brandon Clements with the overall TQ, however it was multi-time ROAR National Champion, Ryan Cavalieri with the wins in A1 and A2 for an early overall victory from EJ Evans on the runner-up spot. Felix Law came in 3rd to round out the podium in 3rd from A3 winner, Brandon Clements.
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Xray have introduced their new eccentric steel bushings foe the IAC Integrated Adjustable Caster C-hubs of the XB8 series kits. The bushings allow for ±2 degrees of caster adjustment depending on the orientation of the inserts. The bushings are of a keyed design to ensure secure and reliable mounting with the heavy steel construction adding unsprung weight if needed. The bushings come in sets of two and as 0 degree, 1 degree and 2 degrees variants and they are usable for XB8, XB8E, XT8, XT8E, GTX8 and GTXE kits utilising the front C-hub suspension.
View the 1 and 2 degrees inserts here
The first round of the Bezerk Pro 10 Winter Series was held at England Park Raceway, Queensland, Australia, last Saturday. After three rounds of qualifying Shannon Overson secured the TQ spot with Scott Tapsall and Jason Wicks in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Due to a few technical issues in race control there were only two finals run. With one win each between Shannon Overson and Clayton Hughes after both finals, the win went to Shannon with a superior second final result. 3rd place went to Scott Tapsall with Richard Chun and Ryan Andrews finishing 4th and 5th. The second round of the series will be held on the 24th of August.
Thanks to Shannon Overson for the report.
