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April 27, 2018

Delorme & Varinard win at French EP Champs Rd2

The second round of the French Electric On-road National Championship was held in Manspach, Alsace with more than 70 entries. In the Touring 13.5T Blinky class Pierre Delorme soon found a good pace in the low grip and hot conditions and he was able to win the three qualifiers on Saturday by a good margin. The final two qualifiers on Sunday again saw Pierre on top and he did also win the two opening A-mains for the overall for in front of Serge Boudet 2nd and Jeremy Delalondre 3rd.

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April 26, 2018

Vasco Sousa wins Portuguese 1/8th Nats

The recent Portuguese IC Track Nationals were held at the Travessas track in S. João da Madeira, Portugal. In the 1/8th Nitro class it was Joaquim Rego who took the TQ honours but in the main final it was Vasco Sousa who held his nerves together to bring home the win in front of teammate José Félix in 2nd and Raul Prata in 3rd place.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 26, 2018

Carlos Manuel wins at Portuguese 200mm Nats

A round of the Portuguese 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring Nationals was held recently and it was Carlos Manual who would walk away with the win after starting from P2 on the grid. Carlos would stay in touch with the leader for most of the race and when the 1st place driver got into trouble at the 15-minute mark, Carlos was able to get into the lead and from there he would manage his race to bring home the win with his Xray ride from 2nd placed Nuno Duraes (Mugen) as Tomás Andrade (Xray) rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 26, 2018

SMJ alloy body height adjusters & double sided tape

SMJ have introduced new aluminium body height adjusters for 6mm body posts as well as pre-cut double-sided tape for electronic installation. Starting with the body height adjusters, the parts are machined from aluminium and are usable on all cars with 6mm diameter body posts. The adjusters allow to precisely adjust body height and rake and they are available in packs of four and in red or black colour.

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April 26, 2018

Xpress XQ1 XOC On-power Control System

Xpress have introduced their new XOC Xpress On-power Control System for the XQ1 touring car. The set allows to quickly change between static and dynamic rear toe-in by removing the connecting links and installing included spacers underneath the rear alloy hubs. Included in the set are also hard compound rear arms, carbon fibre knuckle arms as well as alloy and steel hardware.

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April 25, 2018

Tim Wood sweeps BRCA 1/8 IC Track Nats Rd2

Last weekend the second round of the BRCA 1/8th Circuit Championship took place at the Adur circuit on the South Coast. Perhaps the most technical circuit on the calendar, it offers its own unique challenge. Saturday saw a dry day for practice with glorious weather and grip increasing nicely through the day. Sunday saw a round of practice followed by four rounds of qualifying and then finals. Qualifying saw numerous close races, between Tim Wood, Alex Thurston, David Spashett and Neil King. After round 4 it was Tim that took TQ with a new track record, followed by Alex and David. The A-final blasted away, with all ten cars getting away off the line. With the grid being very close on pace, a number of incidents occurred in the first few laps. Tim Wood (Shepherd) led the field from lap one, with close battles all down the field. Neil King (Capricorn) emerged in 2nd after a handful of laps which he never lost, and after a close race John Carr (Shepherd) claimed the final podium position from Jason Frost at the end of the 30 minutes.

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April 25, 2018

Yeah Racing DB8 carbon fibre optionals

Yeah Racing have introduced a range of carbon fibre option parts for the Yokomo BD8-2018 and 2017 models. First up is a 2.25mm equal flex chassis for the 2018 kit. The full face main plate is of a fully symmetrical design with the high-weave carbon fibre ensuring controlled flex characteristics and thus optimised traction in a variety of track conditions.

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April 25, 2018

Tedeschi & Balboni win at Trofeo Shepherd

Last weekend the Trofeo Shepherd was held at Ca De Mandorli track in Bologna, Italy. A total of 32 Shepherd drivers attended the event that was held under perfect Italian spring weather. In the 1/8th class Alberto Tedeschi was first beaten by Michele Romagnoli starting from pole. In the main final Alberto took over the lead after Michaele lost an entire lap in an incident. In the end, Alberto was able bring home the win as Michele saved a 2nd place and Jonathan Gandin completed the podium in 3rd.

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