November 5, 2013
…For those people who didn’t know RC racing until 2.4GHz came around, I’ve found it fascinating to see their reactions when finding out how the sport used to be and how events used to run. Seeing the old cars and ‘technology’ also opens people’s eyes to how things have changed and just how quickly our hobby has advanced. It’s not just the cars that have advanced – the way meetings and events run has changed too. The days of sending postal entries in are long gone, replaced on online booking and payment systems. Automatic timing and lap counting provide amazing…
November 2, 2013
The Asia Offroad Championships for electric offroad are currently being held in Japan at the Yatabe Arena. The race, that is announced by Novak’s one and only Charlie Suangka, sees the 2WD Modified and 17.5T Stock classes being run on day 1 with the 4WD Modified, 17.5T and Short Course Modified class being run tomorrow. At the end of the 2WD qualifying Kouta Akimoto leads the Modified class quite dominantly as he leads the score board with a 17/5:15.790 run. Masatsugu Ido comes second with a 16/5:00.722 and Shin Adachi completes the top 3 with a 16/5:01.212. In the Stock…
October 31, 2013
Round number 7 of the Czech 1/8th off-road championship was held in Dolní Bukovsko. The weather forecast looked everything but promising but at the end it stayed dry and nice all weekend to make for a worthy last race of the season. Martin Bayer (Xray) already won the championship two weeks ago and used the race to try and test a couple of new things on his XB9 buggy. Obviously they worked very well as Martin took the overall TQ for the finals but he struggled with the upcoming wind letting him drop to third after the semis. He then…
October 30, 2013
…possible level of setup and racing feedback. Virtual Racing Industries has also published an early beta test video. The footage was captured from test events organised on two new tracks, Psycho Nitro Blast 2012, and Speed Paradise in Buenos Aires, the 2012 IFMAR Worlds track. The cars were driving decent enough right now to give you a first impression of this exciting new class for VRC Pro. The physics, graphics and sound are certainly not finished, expect even better performance in all these areas in the final release which is slated towards end of the year. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWjwk_m43jM[/youtube] Source: VRC [vrcpro.com]…
October 30, 2013
Beside the eBuggy and 40+ class The Dual race at Pro-Line’s test track in Banning, CA and at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, CA also had an 1/8th Invitational and Expert class to offer. The Invitational was run in the Reedy Race style format that would see three 15-minute races in each class consisting of 1/8 Nitro Buggy and 1/8 Nitro Truggy on each track. The 2 best points from each class, each day would count towards the overall win using a total of 8 finishes. With one full heat of Invitational drivers, each race was very exciting. For each…
October 26, 2013
After an extensive research and development process, Smokem Racing have released their new steel drive cups for the TRF417. Made from a special hardened alloy steel, these are some of the toughest wearing drive cups available on the market today, verified by numerous test drivers over a range of racing conditions. They are also hard coated to further increase durability. The spool cups are ready for use in the TRF417 line of electric tourers without blades, while the gear diff cups suit the TRF417 Gear Diff Unit II with the white TRF417V5 blades. Source: Smokem [smokem-racing.com]…
October 23, 2013
…Just how much practice and testing is really needed? As a race organiser, I know that warm up meetings are more than just an opportunity for drivers to practice on the track – they are also a chance for the team running the races to test out all of their systems to make sure that they too are ready for the main event. So I wouldn’t be in favour of removing those type of meetings completely. I also saw in the meeting notes from the IFMAR meeting during the 1/8th On Road Worlds in Japan that they were going to…
October 22, 2013
…but a less bulky design compared to the kit’s plastic part for a sleeker overall appearance. At the same time rigidity is increased thanks to the stronger material which is ideal when racing modified classes. The second new part is the 2.5° rear hinge pink block that again is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes black anodised. The suspension mount features 0.5° less toe compared to the kit 3° block for added straight line speed and a more agile handling on high bite tracks. Included with the block come suitable delrin hinge pin inserts. Source: Team Associated [rc10.com] http://www.teamassociated.com/news/latest_products/1249-New_Parts_for_the_Centro_C42_Conversion_Kit/…
