Round 3 of the French Electric On-road Nationals was held in Clermont Ferrand over the weekend. In the Touring Modified class Alexandre Duchet would walk away with the win after coming out on top in A1 and A2 and following mishaps of Loic Jasmin. Cyril N’diaye would end the day on the 2nd place, Lucas Urbain obtained the 3rd spot on the podium and Loic Jasmin had to settle for 4th overall.
Round 1 of the Danish Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the Naestved track in perfect weather conditions. In the premier 1/8th on-road class it was Martin N.O. Hansen who took the day’s win from Rasmus B. Nielsen in 2nd and Martin Dyrland 3rd. Bo Nielsen and Henrik Christensen would round out the top 5 result.
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Made for Serpent’s Eryx 411 and 411 RTR touring cars are the company’s new pre-cut and pre-painted Lex-IS v2 body shells. Made from high-quality polycarbonate the EFR 4030 homologated bodies are available in orange, red, blue and green pre-painted versions and they include rear wing and light/grill decals. The bodies are also available in lightweight semi-painted and clear variants for those who seek the ultimate in weight-saving.
The opening round of the Norwegian Nitro Touring Series was hosted by the Lier MBK club and held at the Hverven Raceway in Oslo. In the 45-minute 200mm Nitro Touring A-main Anders Mikkelsen, coming from P2 and Trygve Bull, coming from the 8 spot on the grid, would swap the lead several times until Trygve eventually suffered engine issues and had to retire in lap 138. Back in the lead Anders kept things easy until the checkered flag to cross the finishing line in 1st position with Anders Roine and Brede Isaksen rounding out the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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Coming from Roche and made for the Rapide F1 formula car kit is an aluminium front body post mount. Compatible with most formula front wings the mount separated the front body post from the wing, keeping it at the exact same place even when swapping the front wing for a different type. This allows to use the body with multiple wings without having to worry about the body’s position on the chassis. The alloy mount is cut from high-quality material, it comes red or black anodised and including mounting hardware.
The third round of the FBA Belgian Electric On-road Nationals was held at the fast track of Roeselare in the western part of the country. For the organising club RCR it was a special event as it would be the last national electric race at the current track as the circuit will be relocated near the motorway in time for the 2018 season. The long 4-day weekend meant that most drivers had plenty of time to find the right setup on the bumpy track with its long 90m straight line. Many drivers tested a PSS system in order to find the perfect handling but the traditional four classes of Rookie, Touring 13.5, Formula and Touring Modified were run on a single day.
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Coming from Arrowmax and made for most 1/10th electric and nitro touring cars is a set of aluminium setup wheels. Machined from high-quality alloy and coming black anodised and with golden edge details the wheels help to precisely set suspension parameters such as toe and camber. The wheels come in sets of four and they are available now.
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Yeah Racing have released new height adjustable aluminium servo mounts for 1/10th scale vehicles. Machined from aluminium and coming anodised in a range of colours including orange, blue and black the mounts are perfect replacements for plastic servo mount brackets found on some older spec kits. Using the alloy parts will make for a more solid servo installation, resulting in a more crisp steering reaction especially when using high-power servos. Included with the mounts comes suitable mounting hardware.
