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April 17, 2019

Nikolakopoulos & Theodoropoulos win at GTC Rd1

The opening round of the GTC Greek Touring Car Nationals was held at the RCmaniacs track recently. The weekend started off with a rain delay on Saturday, however during the early afternoon the track was good to go. In the Touring Modified class it was Nikos Nikolakopoulos (Xray) with a very close, and his maiden, overall TQ, just 0.165s ahead of Michalis Kyriazis (Xray) after the four qualifying rounds. Unfortunately right before the start of the opening B-main it rained lightly, leaving the drivers guessing what to do in terms of tyres and setup for the greasy track. The opening A-main then did not went to the TQ holder’s favour as he lost concentration and had to let Michalis past while Nikos only came in 6th place.

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April 17, 2019

Xray 13g & 30g pure Tungsten chassis weights

Coming from Xray are two new pure Tungsten chassis weights for the use with the T4 touring car. Machined from ultra heavy Tungsten material the weights are smaller than usual brass weights which helps to keep the height of the weights as low as possible while still offering a good amount of weight gain. Available now are a 13g motor bay weight that attaches right to the machined motor pocket in the T4 chassis while the 30g centre weight fits in the centre line of the chassis. Both are machined for highest precision and they come marked for easy identification.

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April 17, 2019

RC-Cox T4 shorty battery brass weight set

Coming from RC-Cox and made for the Xray T4 series of touring cars is a shorty battery brass weight set. Designed for the use with RC-Cox own and the original Xray adjustable battery mounts, the brass weights add weight when using shorty type battery packs while also ensuring easy mounting of the battery locators and hold-downs. The weights are of a stackable design, allowing to add up to 79g of weight in total. The set is usable for the 2019 down to the 2016 variants of the T4.

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April 16, 2019

Yokomo 34g steel shorty battery weight

Yokomo have introduced their new 34g shorty battery weight for the use with off-road buggies, drift and 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from 1mm steel material and coming with a black surface coating and laser-engraved Yokomo logos, the plate allows to add weight in the central part of the chassis and when running lightweight battery packs.

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April 16, 2019

2018/19 VRS-Micro Touring & Truck Series – Report

The 2018/19 VRS-Micro Touring and Truck Series, held from October to April at the Vestfold RC Senter in south east Norway, recently concluded with the final round. The series sees the running of 1/28th scale Stock, Truck and Mod classes on ETS-style carpet using RC Atomic and GL-Racing 4WD cars. 13-years old up and coming Olav Frostad Dahle has been the boy to beat this year, since he won both Stock and Modified class last season. In the end he was at the front of both Stock and Mod classes, ultimately taking both titles. But it wasn’t without a stronger competition this year. Behind Olav, it has been a very hard battle in Stock the hole season between Tommy Dahle, Torbjørn Jørgensen, Eskil Røvik, Tommy Lønn, and Håvard Gulliksen. Another young and very talented driver is 13-years old Eskil Røvik who had his breakthrough this season and showed a very strong pace in the second part of the season. But in the end it was Tommy Dahle with the overall runner-up spot from Torbjørn Jørgensen in 3rd place.

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April 16, 2019

Scottish GT Regionals Rd4 – Report

The fourth and final round of the 2019 BRCA Scottish GT Regional’s took place last weekend at Lothian Radio Control Car Club. The club has invested heavily this year with a new carpet and track markers giving the racers the best possible race experience. A fast flowing track was laid out and with a grip line established early on a great days racing was had by all. Qualifying would see this year’s Champion John Simpson take control and he was the only person to record 35 laps. The next three cars just missed the 35 laps and were split by three tenths of a second. James Eaves claiming the 2nd place spot from Kenneth Rogers in 3rd and Andrew Edwards 4th. The battle for the final places in the A-final had been close all day with David Bruce lining up 5th and Fraser Leslie claiming the last spot with a great final qualifying run.

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April 16, 2019

Yokomo BD9 multi weight plate set

Coming from Yokomo and made for the BD9 touring car is a multi weight plate set. Designed to optimized left-to-right weight balance, the three brass plates can be installed in the battery compartment when using lightweight LCG battery packs and they can also be mounted in the electronics area when using heavy batteries or lightweight electronics. Each plate weighs in at 7g and measures 25x34x1mm. A set of thin double sided tape is included, ensuring minimum height gain. Designed for the BD9 the set is usable with most other electric touring car kits.

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April 15, 2019

Reds Racing ZX Pro 160A speed controller

Reds Racing from Italy have introduced their all-new ZX Pro 160A 1/10th scale brushes speed controller. The no-compromised ESC was developed with the input of Reds Racing’s international team of factory drivers and it features an updated firmware with new algorithms for throttle and brake control that result in the smoothest possible throttle and very strong brake feeling. At 95g including wires the controller is also lighter than the previous version while offering new programming functions. The speedo features a built-in power switch and programming port, it utilises a switchable 6V/7.4V BEC system as well as a 30mm fan unit. The ZX Pro is available separately, including programming box or Z-Line motors.

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