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November 20, 2017

Belgian SCT Cup finale – Report

The final round of the Belgian SCT Cup was held at the indoor astro turf track of the Black Country Arena. For 2017 the track has been completely revamped as the new owner not only redid the track layout, but also relocated the driver stand. The new track offers a moderate grip astro surface with “stop and go” hairpins, a high steep corner, a funny winding section on painted concrete and a wooden table jump. In Pro2 qualifying, Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took the TQ, and made a step towards the Pro2 national title, by winning the first two heats in front of Nicolas Evens (TLR) with these two drivers being the only ones achieving 15 laps. Having secured the pole position, Gery decides not to run the last heat, which was topped by Nicolas in front of Tom Vercarre (TLR) and an impressive Guillaume Laffut (TeamC) who confirmed his good performance of the second heat, where he already finished 3rd. The second place of Tom in this heat allowed him to qualify 8th overall after two heats tainted with mechanical issues. His contender for the 3rd place in the championship, Stéphane Lecomte (Team Associated) would start from the 4th spot, having also experienced some problems of his own.

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November 20, 2017

Raw Speed EB410 Prototype buggy body shell

Raw Speed have introduced their new Prototype body shell for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy. Offering a simplified design with a narrow and slightly forward mounted cab, the body leaves plenty of room for the electronics and ample space for huge sponsor stickers. The lid is made from high-quality polycarbonate and it comes clear, ready for your favourite paint job.

Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]

November 20, 2017

Bezerk RC EB410 carbon fibre option parts

Coming from Bezerk RC and made for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy are front and rear carbon fibre shock towers and two centre diff plates. The shock towers are machined from heavy duty 4.0mm material and made to match the standard geometry but are slightly reshaped to add overall strength. As for the centre diff plates, they are cut from 2.5mm material and come in a standard variant or with additional mounting holes for a 30mm fan unit. In addition all parts can be customised by the customer to make them more unique.

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November 20, 2017

Korean TLR Race Cup – Report

The 2017 Korea TLR Race Cup was held this past weekend at the Ipjang Circuit in Chenan, Korea with 120 drivers from all over the country. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was top Korean racer, Dani Choi with the win in front of Jeongu Lee and Jeon Hanyeong in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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November 20, 2017

Samix TRX-4 aluminium hub carriers

Samix keep on adding new option parts to their line of Traxxas TRX-4 accessories. New are aluminium hub carriers as a replacement for the standard composite items. The hubs add valuable strength and also 27g of weight per pair and they are a direct fit in combination with the standard TRX-4 kit parts or Samix’s alloy or brass option knuckles. The carriers are available in black, grey or silver finish.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

November 19, 2017

Samix TRX-4 alloy portal knuckle covers

Samix have introduced an aluminium portal knuckle cover set for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck. The metal covers will add about 17g of weight while increasing the overall rigidity and stability of the axles. In addition mounting holes allow to attach mock-up brake discs and rotors for a more scale appliance. The covers are available in black, grey or natural finish and they fit both the standard TRX-4 knuckles and also Samix’s own option parts.

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November 18, 2017

Ronnefalk takes A2

David Ronnefalk has taken a tricky A2 win at the 1:10 Offroad Worlds in Xiamen, the wind continued to pick up and making for difficult racing conditions. Having missed out on the TQ on a tie break with Ty Tessmann, Ronnefalk would capitalise on his former team-mate jumping wide out of the double section on the first lap, getting down the inside of the Canadian to take a lead he wouldn’t give up despite parking his HB Racing buggy in the piping in the chicane. With racers battling the wind rather than one another, Maifield would finish second after getting by Tessmann as the wind again put his Xray off target although the pairing would make a head to head dash to the line on the final lap with Maifield just hanging on by 0.058.

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November 18, 2017

Maifield wins A1 from Tessmann

Ryan Maifield moved into strong contention to do the double in China, with the newly crowned 2WD World Champion winning the opening 4WD A-Main ahead of Top Qualifier Ty Tessmann. After rain cancelled the final qualifier this morning, dry but windy conditions awaited racers for the finals and initially it looked like Tessmann was on for an easy win. A mistake from David Ronnefalk gave Tessmann the break and both Bruno Coelho & Maifield were delayed after they came together in the jump section. With all the drivers struggling with the gusty winds, Tessmann would get caught out on his 4th lap allowing the now second Maifield with Coelho in toe to close. A second mistake on lap 10 this time at the end of the doubles section when he jumped long would be the opportunity Maifield needed to go to the front and once there was helped by further problems for Tessmann at the same section and could cruise to the A1. With reigning champion Coelho retiring from the race with a radio issue, it was Ronnefalk who came home a distant third.

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