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October 3, 2012

VRC Pro Column – Short Course trucks

11th of August was D-day for VRC Pro: launch of short course trucks class, Virtual Racing Industries’ first attempt into off-road. It became immediately clear how immensely popular off-road racing is compared to on-road racing. In off-road you crash with a smile, in on-road you crash with frustration to say it bluntly. The Intercept SCX-10 is VRC’s own ‘generic’ 4-WD short course truck and is partly based on the popular Associated SC10 chassis. However, the SCX-10 is equipped with 3 adjustable viscous gear differentials to distribute the power the front and rear wheels equally. Suspension, shocks and anti-roll bars can be fine tuned to optimize the handling of the car.

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October 3, 2012

Tommy Hinz wins Truck at KBRL Rd2

This past weekend brought the second round of the Kenny Brosh Racing League. With just over 245 entries, the day was completely action packed. The day started off with open practice from 8-10, and then 2 rounds of qualifying were to begin. The 1st round started off with the Stadium Truck class which had 5 heats. As the track got a groove, Green Pressure Points were the ticket on the good ole T4.1. Moving throughout qualifying, Modified 2wd Buggy came onto the track. Once again, Green Pressure Points were phenomenal. Round 2 came and everyone was stunned at how good the JConcepts Pressure Points were working. Mod truck had Trevor Clement on pole ahead of Tommy Hinz in 2nd and Brian Kinwald 3rd.

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October 3, 2012

Associated TC6.1 Worlds car kit

The Associated TC6.1 Worlds car kit builds upon the already-successful ROAR and BRCA national championship-winning TC6.1 platform with several performance-enhancing upgrades that boost the car to the next level. The TC6.1 WC is built on a new ultra-narrow 2.25mm-thick carbon-fiber chassis with optimized flex along with maximum chassis-roll ground clearance. The new narrow chassis helps reduce chassis drag during the hardest cornering. Also included in the TC6.1 WC are the Factory Team Vertical Ballstud Bearing Caps. Previously available only as a Factory Team upgrade, the vertical ballstud bearing caps provide finer increments of adjustment. This increased adjustability will allow the racer to tune the suspension with even more precision than before.

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October 3, 2012

Heremans takes Belgian title as Mesker wins final

Driving smoothly and consistently, Stefan Mesker (above) drove his X Factory X-6 Squared mid-motor buggy to a solid win in the final round of the B.N.K. Championship at Bergschenhoek near Rotterdam. Mesker took all three rounds of qualifying by five seconds or more, good for the TQ position on the grid. He then took a wire-to-wire win in A1. In A2, with 2 laps remaining, Mesker made a mistake allowing Bryan Van Rijnberk to get past and Mesker finished second. A3 was another wire-to-wire win for Stefan. The BNK Series takes in 7 races at different venues across Belgium and Holland, then awards two Championships, one for each nation. This year’s Belgian Championship goes to Bruno ‘Elvo’ Heremans with his X-6 Squared. X Factory drivers won five of the seven races, with Wouter Wynen taking three, Elvo one, and Mesker the last round. Heremans combined his win with five third-place finishes to take the Belgian crown.

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October 2, 2012

Giorgio de Felici wins Italian 1/10th 200mm title

The 3rd and final round of the Italian 1/10th 200mm National championships was held at the Gubbio track last weekend. The race was won by Capricorn Novarossi driver Giorgio de Felici ahead of KM Novarossi driver Dario Balestri in 2nd and Giuseppe D’angelo in 3rd driving the GiMar powered Xray. The win was enough to secure the 2012 National title for de Felici and Capricorn, the Italian company also winning the F1 class with Davide Stefanizzi and the F2 class with Generoso Mazza.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 2, 2012

Schumacher pistons, SV2 chassis & Supastox diff

Schumacher have launched 3 new pistons for their small bore shocks, something their offroad team have preferred at recent races due to their agility and aggression. The new tapered pistons allow the shock to rebound more quickly than compressing, increasing stability through high speed bumps. The square top edge ensures that the shock still has the correct amount of pack to keep the car stable when landing from jumps. Available with three different hole sizes each in easily identifiable colours, so you always know what your running. New for the Cougar SV2, this S1 Chassis is a more flexible chassis compared to the kit alloy one, it is beneficial on bumpy tracks and low grip/damp conditions. Finally for the SupaStox, is a diff with a CNC machined 48dp 70T gear. The strong solid steel axle combined with an alloy hub/wheel carrier and steel short axle and precision ball bearings allows simple tightness adjustment without the need to disturb the tension when removing the wheel. This version comes with CNC machined 70T 48dp spur.

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October 2, 2012

Mark Lim double at Singapore NOOB Nationals

The NOOB Singapore Open Buggy 2012 series drew to a close last weekend at the RaceWorks Arena as racers gathered to celebrate the completion of another great season of 1/10 electric buggy racing. This years nationals that started in February and spanned 8 months drew over 50 racers who competed in 6 rounds of racing where the best 4 results counted towards their final standings. In the hotly contested 2WD class, the season began with Mark “BC” Lim, Kum Yew and Tein taking rounds 1, 2 and 3 respectively to keep the title race wide open. However, BC went on to win rounds 4, 5 and 6 with his Tamiya TRF201 to take the overall 2WD title for a third year running with the minimum 4 series points. Finishing a very close second with 8 points was Kum Yew and Tein completed the podium with 12 points.

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October 2, 2012

Elliot Harper wins Polish indoor season opener

Last weekend saw the new season’s first big carpet TC race in Poland held in Michalowice, close to Warsaw. Attracting over 50 drivers, many racers used this race as good practice prior to the ETS opener later this month in Germany. In the Modified class factory Tamiya driver Elliott Harper, who came from UK especially for this event, dominated proceedings. Harper took the TQ after winning 3 from 4 qualifying heats, while behind Harper it was hard battle for the second spot between Michal Orlowski and Piotr Okonski. The second spot eventually went to Orlowski and the third to Okonski. In the finals Harper secured the overall victory when he won all 3 finals, while second place went to Orlowski and third to Okonski. In the Pro Stock class Tamiya also dominated. The overall race victory went to Blazej Chlodzinski in front of Staszek Bak, who was second, with third place going to Pawel Staszewski.

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