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May 19, 2020

Shepherd welcome back Flavio Elias

Shepherd have announced the return of South American nitro on-road front runner, Flavio Elias to their team. Back in 2015 the polite Brazilian managed to claim the South American Championship as well as a 4th place at the IFMAR World Championship together with Shepherd and now the cooperation has been renewed. Due to the worldwide Corona virus pandemic Flavio plans to attend only regional and national races in 2020 with the main goal being the Worlds in Japan in 2021. Flavio had the following to say about the deal:

It is with great pleasure and happiness that I return to this team, which gave me many joys and achievements. I want to thank Patrick and the whole Shepherd Team for this opportunity.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 19, 2020

ETS, EOS & ENS announce revised 2020 schedules

With the Corona virus situation impacting racing around the world, many planned events have had to be cancelled or postponed. After carefully monitoring the situation throughout Europe, and talking to host venues and government officials in various countries, the organisers of the ETS, EOS and ENS championships have been able to put together a revised schedule of races for the rest of 2020. Of course, these still do remain provisional as the rules and restrictions change on a regular basis and any further updates will be communicated to racers closer to each event date.

Continue reading the announcement here

May 19, 2020

Soda City King of the Road – Report

Soda City in Columbia, South Carolina hosted their annual King of the Road trophy race. The race was attended by drivers around the east coast as some states are still under stay at home orders. Though the attendance was down from prior years the racing was tight among some of the countries up and coming talent. The faculty provided an excellent environment for the racers from beginning to end. In 17.5 Touring Car it was Awesomatix’s John Dickson taking TQ over fellow Awesomatix drivers Brian Card and Clayton Young in the fastest class of the day. During the main event things were shuffled multiple times between all three Awesomatix drivers, but in the end it would be Card taking the win over Young. Dickson would bring it home 3rd completing a clean sweep of the podium for Awesomatix.

Continue reading the report here

May 18, 2020

Lam Cheung Tat wins at Tainan Nitro GT race

The Taiwanese city of Tainan hosted an 1/8th GT Nitro race this past weekend. When the dust had settled after the A-main event it was Lam Cheung Tat with the overall win from Hisang on the runner-up spot. Lin Zhifeng came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor-racing.com]

May 17, 2020

Yokomo BD10 brass balance weights

Yokomo have introduced new brass balance weights for the BD10 touring car. First up is an in-line brass weight that is installed between the motor mount and the battery. It weighs in at 20g and allows to up the overall weight of the chassis without sacrificing weight balance. The weight is mounted using double sided tape which allows for swift and easy attachment and removal. Also new is a 6g motor balance weight. It fits right into the mirrored pocket opposite the motor and it allows to optimise the left/right balance when running lightweight or low-profile battery packs. A special shape ensures the natural chassis flex is not disturbed.

View the other new brass weight here

May 5, 2020

Nathan Flores doubles at Return Trophy Race

This past weekend at Apex RC in middle Tennessee racers came out for the first time in months to return to the great hobby we enjoy. The racers came from Ohio, Georgia, and Kentucky to join in the event. The track staff and owners put a plan in place to make sure everyone was safe and respected amid the C-19 issues. The track was open for a limited time on Saturday for setup, cleaning, and a little practice. As Sunday rolled around the track opened earlier than usual to get guys a chance to shake the cobwebs. Nathan Flores positioned himself in the TQ spot in VTA making improvements to reset his own TQ. And after 3 rounds he was on the pole for the 8-minute main. He would go on to take the victory and in one of the nicest moves to maintain his lead by driving between two cars of lap traffic. Jeff Mobely came in 2nd some 1.1 seconds behind as Brett McGee finished in 3rd overall, already a lap down.

Continue reading the report here

May 4, 2020

Kyosho Mini-Z RWD Chevy Camaro ZL1 ReadySet

Coming soon from Kyosho is their new 1/27th scale Mini-Z RWD Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ReadySet. With just eight AAA-size batteries, the Mini-Z Racer allows anyone to enjoy the beautiful style and advanced performance of RC cars. First launched in 2013, Kyosho has renewed the Mini-Z Racer Sports MR-03 concept to be even more user-friendly and appealing to more drivers with the Mini-Z RWD series. Widely popular body styles in highly detailed body sets create the incredibly realistic model lineup. Including the latest Syncro KT-531P transmitter with steering trim, throttle trim, dual rate, LED control function, the sponge grip of the steering wheel provides comfortable fit for precision control feel. The set also includes a car body finished to display-model standard that matches style with the performance, reliability and durability of the MR-03 chassis. The new control program on the newly designed circuit board realises linear handling characteristics and can be further enhanced for even easier control by installing an optional gyro unit.

View a list of the key features and more images here

April 16, 2020

RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 – Announcement

Japanese news website RC-Monkey has announced the VRC Japan Tour 2020 series. With the world-wide cancellation of race events due to the current Corona virus pandemic, the RC racing simulator VRC Pro has gained lots of interest recently and RC-Monkey has jumped onto this train in order to offer racers a bit of racing action during these dull times. Venues for the RC-Monkey VRC Japan Tour 2020 will include iconic Japanese tracks such as the Tamiya Kakegawa Circuit, the Kyosho Circuit, Hokusei Circuit, Boss Speed, K-tune Racing Speedway, Central Racing Park, and the SPL Speedway. Full details will be announced soon including race dates and classes. Until then interested racers can find more information here.