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August 28, 2018

CTS3 finale – Report

Once again the final round of the CTS3 was held at Speedworld Raceway in Roseville, California. As the points chase tightens up for the last round, racers brought their best game. In Modified Rick Hohwart led the series with Brandon Clements and David Jun tied for 2nd. In qualifying it was Brandon who locked up TQ and a die-hard finish to the end with applied pressure by Hohwart who then had bad luck on 2nd to last lap allowing Jun to get by but Jun ran out of time allowing Clements to clinch the overall title as he is crowned the 2018 CTS3 Champion for Modified Touring.

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August 28, 2018

Louth R/C Car Club Winter Series – Announcement

The Louth Radio Control Car Club has announced the second running of its Schumacher Winter Series. Off the back of last year’s successful club championship, the rules and format have remained the same. The series has four different classes, 13.5 Blinky, 17.5 Open, GT12, and Tamiya Euro Trucks. The emphasis is on the racing, and not the size of the budget, or the equipment each driver has. The club has brought the feeling of a big event, with banners, race reports and pictures, but placed it within a club environment. The warm-up race will be held on October 21st with the series kicking off on November 11th. All dates, rules and regulations can be found here and here.

August 28, 2018

Tadahiko & Yuya Sahashi join Infinity

Reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champions Infinity have announced the signing of the sport’s most successful siblings – the Sahashi brothers. The well known Japanese brothers have been a leading force in nitro onroad racing and bring a wealth of knowledge the Japanese manufacturer bolstering its efforts for the 1:10 Onroad World Championships later this year. Both multiple World finalists, younger brother Tadahiko was crowned the 1:8 World Champion in 2013 with Yuya crowned 1:10 Vice-Champion the following year. With Yuya also making the podium at the 2015 1:8 World Championships, this was a particularly special moment for the popular brothers with Tadahiko also making the final in Brazil. The Sahashi pairing will spend the coming weeks getting familiar with Infinity’s new European Championship winning IF15 as preparation for their Worlds debut with Infinity at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the USA in October.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

August 28, 2018

Rob Janssen takes Dutch Touring Stock title

The fifth round of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was held in Utrecht recently. With two TQ runs Rob Janssen (Team Magic) would secure the pole position for the Touring Stock A-mains in front of Infinity’s Jitse Miedema. A1 was pretty much smooth sailing for Rob, however with the sun coming out for A2, things changed a bit on favour of Jitse who was hot on the heels of Rob for the entire main, however Rob brought home the win in A2 also, taking the day’s win and with it the overall title. Jitse Miedema came in 2nd, in front of ARC’s Frank Baggen.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

August 28, 2018

Tamiya Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Yaris WRC TT-02 kit

The latest body shell variant of Tamiya’s popular TT-02 entry-level 4WD touring car is the Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Yaris WRC. The shaft-driven chassis sports a longitudinal layout with the battery on the left and the motor on the right, giving great stability. In addition, it features identical left and right suspension arms and uprights for ease of assembly, plus easy-to-maintain gearboxes. It is a highly adaptable chassis, as it offers two different wheelbases, two ground clearance settings and two tread set-ups in addition to a range of ten possible gear ratios. It is not short on looks either, with brake disc-shaped wheel hubs and stylish front bumper supports. Gun metal colour dish wheels and tread-pattern tyres make for a racy finish. The kit comes including a detailed Yaris WRC body shell and a huge decal sheet.

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August 28, 2018

Ultimate Racing 8500mAh & 7000mAh LiHV batteries

Modelix Racing have introduced the new Ultimate Racing 8500mAh and 7000mAh LiHV battery packs. The standard-size batteries are built using high-quality silicon graphene cells for a low internal resistance and exceptional power supply in both modified and stock racing classes. The 8500mAh variant is 25mm tall and weighs in at 305g while the 7000mAh low-profile battery is 22mm high, weighing in at 278g. Both utilise a protective hardcases and high-current 5mm connectors.

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August 28, 2018

RC-Lemans Series finale – Report

The final round of the RC-Lemans Series was held at the EVMC Velp track in The Netherlands. The season finale also was the warm-up for the forthcoming 29th German National Championships what will be held at the same track. Like last year the title decision would be made only at the final round with Kai and Tim Altmann battling it out for the overall in the fast LMP1 class. Over in LMP2 Stock Rainer Schad, with three wins, was in the best position for the overall. However local hero Mathijs Hermens and 2015 Champion Sascha Lennartz were still in the mix, making things entertaining.

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August 28, 2018

Joaquin Desoto Jr. wins at Great Lakes Challenge

The 2018 Great Lakes Challenge was hosted by the Toledo One Eights Racers in Northwood, Ohio last weekend. In the 1/8th Open 4WD A-main it was Serpent’s Ralph Burch with the overall TQ, however in the 30-minutes A-main event it was Serpent teammate, Joaquin Desoto Jr. with the win, a lap in front of Xray’s Mike Swauger. Capricorn’s Paolo Morganti came in 3rd, some eights seconds down on Mike. Scott Kimbrow and Lon Burling made up the top 5 while top qualifiers, Ralph Burch had to settle for 6th overall. Over in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan class it was DJ Apolaro with the TQ and win. DJ brought home the win with a 7-seconds margin from Mike Swauger while Ralph Burch rounded out the top 3 results. Diatta Collymore and Jeremiah Ward followed in 4th and 5th respectively.

Image: Joaquin Desoto Jr.