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August 20, 2012

Elliot Harper wins BRCA TC series Rd4

In winning round four of the BRCA 1:10 electric touring car series at Snetterton Tamiya’s Elliott Harper became the fourth different winner from four events, his win sets up a winner takes all championship showdown at the final round at Mendip in a month’s time. After five rounds of qualifying it was the Associated TC6.1 of Olly Jefferies that took TQ, but in putting himself on pole Olly had used all his tyres allocation, second place on the grid was championship favourite Chris Grainger, Grainger could have wrapped up the 2012 title if he could win here, Harper lined up third on the grid.

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August 19, 2012

Manuel Huber wins 2012 European 200mm title

The EFRA 1/10th 200mm European Championships were held this week in Cassino, Italy with 101 driver attending the annual event. Under extreme temperatures it would Serpent driver Alessio Mazzeo that claimed the TQ position ahead of double European Champion Dario Baelstri in 2nd, while Jilles Groskamp was 3rd and David Loppini in 4th. Reigning European Champion Robert Pietsch along with last year’s finalist Eric Dankel failed to progress out of the 1/4 finals. Following the Semi finals, it was newly crowned touring car World Champion Jilles Groskamp that would start the final from pole position, while a problem for Dario Balestri, while leading his semi, meant his title quest was ended. In the final itself Jilles would have a bad start which gave D’angelo the lead but he would get by and was able to build a solid lead until a rear belt problem dropped him down the order. A recovery drive would see him pull back 3 laps on the leaders, setting the fastest lap of the race to finish in 3rd place. Austrian Xray driver Manuel Huber would take over the lead following Jilles’ problem for the remainder of the race only conceding the top spot to Dino Giacone following his final fuel stop only for the Italian to break his car a lap later in traffic giving Huber back the lead allowing him to cruise to the title. Mario Spiniello would take the runner up spot less than a lap back from the winner, having worked his way up from the 1/8th finals earlier in the day.

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August 18, 2012

Adam Catchpole wins Rd6 of BRCA 1/8th series

The Sixth round of the 2012 national championship was the first visit of the year to the Cotswold circuit near Cirencester. With the weather set to be good, we all anticipated two dry days and the chance to gain some good championship points while the 2 main contenders, Branson and Green are on 200mm European duty in Italy.

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August 17, 2012

1st KM World Cup – Announcement

KM Racing have announced that they are holding the 1st KM World Cup on October 5th to 7th at Thailand’s RC Addict track, which will be the final race on this circuit before the track closes for the IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Championships. The entire Factory KM team will be there including Dario Balestri, Meen V and the rest of the Asian team and the event will also attract current and Ex world champions with Atsushi Hara, Jilles Groskamp and Surikarn already confirmed to be entering. More details can be found on the KM site here.

August 17, 2012

Ride “R-1 High Grip Compound” F1 tire

Ride just released the latest evolution of its Formula 1 tire. Unlike the successful “H-1” (medium compound) and “S-1” (Soft Compound) rubber formulas, the “R-1” recipe is based on the now famous Touring Car compound known as the “Re Series” as used during the latest Euro Touring Series season. The “R-1” rubber formula has been slightly adapted for F1 applications and the tire inner profile/belt design is entirely new. Long track test on both high and low bite conditions revealed stunning stability, amazing cornering ability in both tiny or open tracks and a great ease of driving. The “R-1” tire is available as a pair for Front and Rear including inner sponge but also available as pre-glued pairs on Tamiya F104 type front and rear wheels.

Source: Ride [rc-ride.co.jp]

August 17, 2012

T.O.P. alloy bearing carrier B set

T.O.P. have released this alloy bearing carrier B set for their Rebel R-F01 & Formula 1 Car. The advantage of the alloy bearing carrier is for high speed racing. It improves heat dissipation from the bearings compared to the original plastic bearing carrier. The rigidity of the carrier also allows the elimination of the original adjuster tube for a lighter weight assembly.

Source: TOP [top-racing.jp]

August 17, 2012

HB TCXX 190mm touring car

HB have released the TCXX, the car that Atsushi Hara used to TQ the recent IFMAR World Championships in The Netherlands. The TCXX features a battery position that is set inboard as much as possible, with the motor mount further to the left to help compensate for the light weight of today’s servos, receiver and speed controllers. The 2.5mm chassis is extra-narrow to prevent rubbing in tight corners and new carbon battery holders are included to hold the battery pack securely in place. The inner pivot blocks are a new split design to allow the chassis to flex much more than is possible with single-piece designs, giving you more grip and confidence in the corners and while under power, while the one-piece top deck ensures completely equal flex over the entire car.

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August 16, 2012

Matrix Tyres signs DJ Apolaro

Matrix Tyres in Italy have announced the signing of current US 1/10th 200mm National Champion DJ Apolaro to their factory team. Having also won the Florida State series as well as the Airtronics race and Novarossi Challenge, the Capricorn driver is on a bit of a roll lately. He had this to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Cristian at Matrix for the opportunity to help promote the Matrix brand here in the USA. I have been testing different brand tires over the last few months and have been very happy with the quality control and performance of the tire. I have tried them at different races under many conditions and they are a great product. I look forward to promoting such a product and helping to bring Matrix back to the premium tire used here in the USA.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]