The GT Euro warm-up race was held in Leipzig, Germany this weekend. In the Nitro GT class it was SWorkz/Picco’s Uli Westenfelder with the win from Holger Schmidt (Serpent/O.S.) in 2nd while Denis Mlivic (JQRacing/Alpha) completed the top 3 result. Over in the 4S GTE category it was Jochen Jannik (HB Racing) with the win from Uli Wstenfelder (SWorkz) as Armin Junge (Mugen) completed the podium result.
MonacoRC have introduced their new Supreme Essential Products aluminium shim sets in black and orange colour. Measuring 3mm x 6mm and being available in 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm and 3.0mm thickness, the shims come in several sets including 80-pieces mix kits that include 20 shims each of 0.5mm, 1.0mm, 2.0mm and 3.0mm, 30-piece kits of ten 0.5mm, 1.0mm and 1.5mm shims as well as 30-piece kits of 1.0mm, 2.0mm and 3.0mm. The shims are also available separately as ten or 20-piece packs of each thickness and they come in MonacoRC’s coloured assortment boxes that include neat stickers and that are also available separately while the larger 80-piece packs come in clear parts boxes.
Bittydesign have introduced their new Agata GT12 1/12th scale pan car body shell. Offering a low front section for exceptional steering and a wide cabin design for great overall downforce and straight-line stability, the body’s design also ensures optimised airflow towards the rear wing for a well-balanced overall performance. The lid is a universal fit for all GT12 and 1/12th scale pan car chassis and it is made of lightweight 0.75mm Lexan Polycarbonate material. Included with the body and rear wing come overspray film, window masks as well as a decal sheet.
The second round of the Brazilian State Championships was held at the AARC Racing Track in Santo André, Brazil last weekend. Erich Heshiki (Xray) took the overall TQ in the 8.5T Modified Touring class, tie on points with Awesomatix’s Dennis Pickthall. The triple A-mains saw Erich coming out on top in all mains for the overall as Cesar Salvadori (ARC) snatched the runner-up spot from Dennis in 3rd overall.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Team Powers have introduced their new TP-DS1550SR low-profile servo for 1/10th scale on-road and off-road classes. The high-voltage compatible servo offers up to 13kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.055s and it is compatible with Sanwa’s SSR mode. Other features include a hard-coated steel geartrain for durability and a brushless motor for speed and torque. A black servo wire ensures factory looks and the servo is available now.
Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]
Homestead in Florida played host to the 2019 Miami Grand Prix last weekend. Racing was on in several nitro on-road classes and in GT8 it was IGT8’s Rino Lino with the overall TQ and also the win in 45-minute A-main final. Lazaro Alonso, despite not completely recovered from an accident and having to drive sitting on a chair, raced hard and strong and finished in 2nd place while Avery Pierce rounded out the top 3 for an all-IGT8 podium.
Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]
The second round of the Portuguese Touring Car Championship was held at the AMVR track with nearly 30 drivers in attendance. The weekend was blessed with great weather, temperatures in the mid-20s, no wind, a clean track and good traction. In the Touring Car class both Carlos Manual and Hugo Miguel showed a strong pace and even made that extra lap in the fourth qualifying round. This set the stage for the finals with Carlos taking the pole position from Hugo on the 2 spot. When the dust had settled, it was Hugo who came out successful, taking the win for Serpent with Capricorn’s Carlos Manuel on the runner-up spot. Mario Miranda (Xray) was on fire in the finals, taking the final podium spot coming from the 5th spot on the grid.
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The opening round of the 2019 RC-Lemans Series was held as a joint event together with the first International Foam Race IFR at the MAC de Baanbrekers club in Rucphen, The Netherlands. The weather forecast saw wet and windy conditions, however the weekend kicked off with dry weather on Friday and parts of Saturday. The opening qualifier for the 1/8th Electric Stock and Pro10 Modified, Stock and Super Stock classes was also held in dry conditions, however things went down from there. The 1/8th Stock class saw Adrien Viallet taking the opening qualifier from the Smits brothers, Martijn and Jeroen. Jeroen in turn would take the second qualifier in front of Martijn while Jeroen Smits came in 3rd. During Sunday’s wet qualifiers the drivers opened to not start meaning Martin would take the pole position for the finals. Martin would then take the opening A-main with quite a margin, however Adrien came out on top in the wet A2 and A3 for the overall. Martin and Jeroen would complete the top 3 podium.
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