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September 10, 2010

Mark Green wins Rd7 of British 200mm Nationals

Kyle Branson sent us this report on the 7th round of the BRCA 1/10th scale national series that was held last weekend at Adur, just on the coast of Brighton under mostly dry conditions. On Saturday the traction was quite low at the start but got a little better during the day. My car wasnt too bad but there was room for improvement. Johnathan Dobney was the fastest at the end of the day with a 15.25 second lap with myself and Mark Green following closely. On Sunday the weather was to change, it was raining very lightly for a while and so the first two rounds were wet or damp which was never going to produce the TQ time as for sure it would dry. In the third round it was Mark who took TQ ahead of Johnathan in second and John Zottl in third. I made a mistake and pulled the wishbone out. In the fourth round It was John Zottl who took TQ ahead of Matthew Cook and Joe Kerry in second. After a couple of minutes the pin fell out of my wishbone ending my last run but I still managed to get 9th from a dampish run and a place in the A-main. In the final Mark was leading, with John Zottl in second and myself following closely in third. John and I had a coming together causing trouble for both of us. Neal King was not too far behind and drove a good race to come second behind Mark with Adam Catchpole taking third. The last race of the season will be at Colchester in a few weeks.

Thanks to Kyle Branson for the report.

September 9, 2010

EFRA 1/10 GP Italy – Reminder

The guys at the Black Tarmac track in Mesero, Milan in Italy were in contact again to remind everyone about the EFRA GP that they will be hosting from the 17th to the 19th of September. Open for 1/10th scale 200mm chassis, it will of course be run to EFRA rules and use the familiar EFRA GP format. Entry for the event is open until September the 16th and you can sign up at the official event site here.

Click here for some track photos

September 9, 2010

European Pan Series 2010/11

The organisers of the European Pan Series were in contact to tell us about their 2010/11 series. Taking in Germany, Belgium, Holland and France, the series is open to 1/12th scale and World GT pan cars. The season opener will take place in Germany from the 23rd to 24th of October before moving to Belgium the month after on the 27 to 28th of November. A break in December sees round 3 take place in Holland on the 15 to 16th of January, before the season finale in France on the 19th to 20th of February. For more information visit the EPS site here.

September 9, 2010

Exotek JRX-S Type R LiPo top plate

In news that is really only of interest to our friend Lucas Urbain from France, Exotek Racing have released this LiPo top plate for the Losi JRX-S Type R. Made from 2.3mm carbon fibre, it is designed to enhance rubber tire performance by generating similar chassis flex traits of the current generation of sedans giving slightly more flex, but not too much. It also allows the use of bullet connector type batteries. The set includes self threading battery plate screw down tabs to eliminate the need for the stock alloy versions.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

September 8, 2010

Tamiya TRF417 coming soon

Tamiya will announce their new TRF417 electric touring car at next month’s Plamodel hobby show in Japan. The successor to the double World Champion 416, the new car is more about fine tuning a winning package than huge changes. With the use of LiPo and brushless motors now used exclusively, the changes include a new super rigid motor mount with an updated motor position. Other changes include a new internal ratio, new chassis layout, battery mounting, an updated ball diff design and updated steering system. Expect to get the official word from Tamiya in and around the middle of October.

View more CAD images here

September 7, 2010

X-Power dNano tires, motors & more

X-Power continues to release new products for dNano racers. First up are the foam racing wheels available in four compounds, very soft, soft, medium and hard. The foam tires are pre-mounted and glued to lightweight racing wheels, eliminating the possibility of lost tires during important racing heats. Also new is two new motors, the XTreme for high speed & elevated torque. It has 40-50% more speed and 30% more torque than the previously released ‘hot’ motor and the Radical Black for super torque & elevated speed. It has 35-40% more speed and 40% more torque than the ‘hot’ motor. Additional items include 1:43 scale racing stickers, optional spoiler kit, easy adjust differential & conversion kit as well a much more.

View more of the products here

September 7, 2010

Burch & Ciccarello win Great Lakes Challenge

The 12th running of the Great Lakes Challenge fuel on-road race was held the last week of August on the local club’s permanent track in Toledo, Ohio. Open to four different classes it attracted 140 entries making it the largest attended nitro on road race in the US this year. In the 1/10th Sedan class it was newly crowned World Champion Ralph Burch that took the win for Xray ahead of pole man Josh Cyrul driving the Shepherd and Andy Power in 3rd. Serpent driver Paul Ciccarello took the win from top qualifier Ralph Burch in the 1/8th scale 4wd open class, with Jason Conley finishing 3rd.

View the class podiums here

September 7, 2010

Shepherd Titanium screws & aluminum pivot balls

Shepherd have introduced a new range of screws to their existing product line. These premium titanium screws are machined from the highest grade raw material and compared to the standard screws, these titanium versions are about 45% lighter and lower the overall weight significantly. Available in 3×6, 3×8, 3×10, 3×12, 4×8 & 4x10mm countersunk versions and 3×6, 3×8, 3×10 & 3x12mm button head versions. They are also available as complete sets for the Velox V8 and the Velox V10. To further lighten your car these new aluminium pivot balls are CNC-machined from premium German aluminium and nickle plated to increase wear resistance and lifespan. The weight saving is about 60% compared to the standard balls and they are available in D6 short, D6 and D7 versions.

View the pivot balls here