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February 19, 2018

Belgian FBA Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

Round one of seven of the Belgian FBA 1/10th Electric On-road National Championship was held this past weekend at the GTM club in Vosselaar. The club laid out a technical layout on the 30x20m ETS carpet track with a roomy pit area allowed lots of space for drivers and mechanics. The 2-day event kicked off with open practice on Saturday while the qualifiers and finals would be held on Sunday. Classes run remain the same for 2018 with Touring Modified on Voltante 28 tyres, Touring Stock using the ETS motor and speedo combo and Volante 28 tyres, Formula with ETS combo and Voltage tyres as well as the 17.5T fixed timing Rookie class. The race format for the weekend would be three rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for all.

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February 19, 2018

Losi rolls out 2018 merchandise

Horizon hobby have introduced the new 2018 Losi merchandise in the form of a t-shirt, hooded sweater and cap. The tee is of black colour while the hoodie comes in a grey and white college style look. The T-shirt is available in adult M to XXXL size while the hoodie comes in L to XXXL variants. Both sport Losi’s new “Performance Driven” logo as does the third new item, an Ogio-made cap with Losi logo on the front and the “Performance Driven” line on the pack part.

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February 19, 2018

Xray XB2 & XT2 graphite composite diff case & cover

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2 and XT2 series of off-road vehicles are a graphite composite diff case and matching cover. The specially formulated graphite material offers increased strength and a lower weight to achieve a perfect balance between reliability and performance. The diff case with 53T gear and the diff cover are available separately.

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February 19, 2018

Mathieu Briere ORCA-powered for 2018

ORCA have announced the signing of Mathieu Briere to their electric off-road team for 2018. The 4WD French national vice-champion will run ORCA products at events such as the French Nationals, the Euro Offroad Series as well as the European Championships and he had the following to say about the deal:

I am very glad to be running ORCA product and be part of their Team for 2018! I am looking forward to use those quality products for this new season.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]

February 19, 2018

MRC Longwy Winter Series Rd3 – Report

The third round of the popular MRC Longwy Winter Series was held this past weekend. Hosted by the MRC Longwy club the event attracted a total of 88 drivers – a good amount given many other high-class races in the region and in Europe in general. The race was held in several electric on-road classes and in the premier Touring Modified category it was Lucas Urbain with the TQ and win from Cyril N’diaye in 2nd and Manual Wagner 3rd.

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February 19, 2018

Muchmore Fleta Euro V2 cooling fan

Made exclusively for the Muchmore Fleta Euro V2 brushless speed controller is a dedicated 20mm fan unit. The fan is a direct fit for the Euro V2 ESC only, it measures 20x20x7mm and comes with all-black wires and a black colour connector for a stealthy factory look.

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February 19, 2018

Benjamin Brasset wins at Saint Brieuc Indoor GP

The Saint Brieuc Indoor GP was held this past weekend with the event being hosted by the Saint Brieuc Mini Bolides club. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was Benjamin Brasset with the TQ from Damien Thirion and John Ermen in 2nd and 3rd after the qualifiers. Changing outside temperatures and humidity made things challenging for the drivers especially on Sunday and one of the victims was John Ermen who crashed into the barriers at the start of the 30-minute main final to being dead last already in lap 1. At the front end of the pack however it was Benjamin who controlled the pace and despite John recovering to 2nd and chasing down the leader in the final stages, Benjamin would bring home a 2-seconds win from John 2nd as Stephane Bouche ended the main some four laps down on the leading duo.

Image: John Ermen

February 19, 2018

Drescher, Boda & Devillers win at CML Off-Road Masters

The 2018 CML Off-road Masters was hosted by the BCL club and held on a purpose-built indoor track in Louvres, France this past weekend. As usual the annual event attracts come of the countries fastest drivers as well as guests from abroad and this year’s edition was no exception as some swift drivers from the UK made the trip over the channel to compete. One of them, veteran racer, former European Champion and all-round nice guy, Craig Drescher had a go in the competitive 2WD Modified Buggy class and he would bring home a popular TQ and win from young Clement Boda with whom he had some nice fight over the whole weekend. In 3rd UK’s Tom Clancy would round out an all-Team-Associated top 3.

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