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July 17, 2023

Serpent SRX8GTE ‘23 1:8 EP GT

Serpent has released their latest 1:8 GTE chassis, the SRX8GTE ’23. The electric GT shares many new features from their recently released and highly evolved SRX8GT ’23 nitro version that took the TQ spot and third place at the recent European Championships in Croatia. The SRX8GTE ’23 shares design details, components from every evolution of SRX8 whether be on-road or off-road version, along with new ones not seen before on any previous model. On the new SRX8GTE ‘23 Serpent has extended the chassis an additional 2mm for improved handling. The chassis is also equipped with holes pre drilled for optional weights. The kit also gets all new ‘hybrid’ bulkheads, an all new Split Center Diff, and a lighter Motor Mount and Slide. Other new parts include a new Light weight Rear Bodymount, new Front/Rear Pivot blocks, all new Adjustable Caster Blocks, and new Steering Blocks.

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July 17, 2023

Branson retains British title with Halifax win

Xray’s Kyle Branson has successfully defended his British Electric Touring Car Championship title with victory in tricky conditions at the third round in Halifax. Kicking off his title defence with victory the opening round of 5 in May, Branson made it three in a row although this time he would not start from the TQ. Some mistakes in qualifying meant he lined up P2 behind Xray team-mate Harley Eldridge. In the finals however Branson would win A1 and 2 to wrap up the overall win ahead of Yokomo’s Alex Thurston and Schumacher’s Zak Smith, the result putting the title beyond reach of Branson’s rivals. The newly crowned back to back BRCA Champion will travel to the Cotswold track for the penultimate round next month.

Image: Kyle Branson [facebook.com]

July 17, 2023

Team Saxo GT-300W-V4 1:12 chassis

Team Saxo has announced details of the latest version of their 1:12 Pan car kit, the new GT-300W-V4. Improvements to the new chassis over its predecessor include a number of key changes. The first is its new narrower Aluminium chassis which is better in race conditions especially in tight tracks. As well as a different design, the chassis is now stiffer which reduces wear rate but still allows adequate flex. An improved rigidity Battery Securing System now uses O-ring rather than battery tape to hold the battery in position. The distances between axles have also been shortened on the V4, increasing stability in corners. A new 1-piece Bumper Collision Plate helps to better absorb front impact.

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July 16, 2023

Bernadzik reigns down under at Asian Buggy C/ships

Alex Bernadzik reigned at Asian Buggy Championships in Australia, the Team Associated driver carrying his qualifying form into the finals to win both Nitro and Electric Buggy. Top Qualifier for both categories, Bernadzik’s first win at the Pine Hills Dirt Racing circuit came in eBuggy. In the first of the triple A-Mains he would win from the Tekno of Caleb Noble with another win in A2 from Christopher Sturdy locking in victory for the second round of the Scotty Ernst run championship. With Sturdy winning A3 it was to be an AE 1-2 on the podium which was completed by Noble. The 45-minute Nitro final saw early mistakes from Bernadzik dropping him into the mid pack while Noble led the way until he was delayed by a fuel gun issue at the first fuel stop. As the race reached the half way mark Bernadzik was back in the lead from were he controlled the race to complete the perfect weekend. Noble would get second for his efforts ahead of Zac Ryan, a key figure in get the Asian Buggy Championships to Brisbane, finishing third with his HB Racing. Aaron Dexter would finish fourth ahead of an impressive performance from 11-year Zac Foster in fifth.

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July 16, 2023

Ronnefalk takes 2 Swedish Onroad National titles

Former 1:8 Offroad World Champion David Ronnefalk added not one but two Swedish National Onroad titles to his CV today, being crowned the Electric Touring Car and 1:8 Onroad Nitro Champion in Stockholm. Not a complete stranger to electric touring car, Ronnefalk would win the TQ and title for Awesomatix ahead of established touring car stars Alexander Hagberg and Viktor Wilck. A somewhat surprise announcement as an ARC team driver in 1:8 Onroad in April, the reigning 1:8 Offroad European Champion is pretty much a rookie in the sport’s longest established category. Also starting on pole for the half hour final, he would go on to win ahead of Alexander Andersson and Niclas Nilsson for what would be his 23rd Swedish National title! While an impressive performance, Ronnefalk will switch his attention back to Offroad as he prepares to defend his Euros title for Mayako in Redovan, Spain, in early September.

Image: David Ronnefalk [Facebook]

July 16, 2023

Senesi crowned Italian 1:8 GTE Champion

Natanaele Senesi is the 2023 UISP 1:8 GTE Italian National Champion. Winner of the season opener back in March, the Xray driver secured the overall title today at the third & final round of the championship with second place at Miniautodromo Teramo. Attracting over 40 entries, today’s victory would go to the Genius of Alex D’Angelo who finished 2.5-seconds clear of Senesi’s Hobbywing/Nosram powered GTXE with the WRC of Fabrizio D’Aietti completing the podium. Senesi’s 9th National title, the European Championship finalist will make the trip to Sydney, Australia, later this year to contest the IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championship. In the third round of 1:8 GT Nitro, Radiosistemi Factory Team driver Filippo Beretta took the win of the 30-minute final from I-Fenix driver Adriano Tarragoni.

Image: Natanaele Senesi [Facebook]

July 15, 2023

Double TQ for Bernadzik at Asian Buggy C/ship Australia

Team Associated’s Alex Bernadzik has claimed an impressive TQ double at the Australian round of the Asian Buggy Championships presented by VP Racing. The inaugural season of the 1:8 Offroad Championship, Round 2 at Pine Hills Dirt Racing saw Bernadzik set the pace in both nitro and electric Buggy at the Brisbane track. In Nitro Buggy, he would top three of the four qualifiers with Zac Ryan, a Top 6 finisher at Round 1 in the Philippines, his key challenger and the only other driver to top the time sheets. In Q3, Ryan, who was responsible for the track build at PHDR, took his HB Racing to a TQ run by just 0.1 of a second from the Tekno of Caleb Noble. Having missed seeding practice, Noble would conclude qualifying 3rd overall of the 63 entries. In eBuggy, the biggest class with 68 entries, again Bernadzik produced three TQ performances while Noble managed the fastest time in the penultimate round. Using the event to get in some high level race practice prior to the 1:10 Offroad World Championship later this year, Christopher Sturdy would complete the Top 3 in qualifying at the controls of his Team Associated. Qualifying 3rd in Buggy and 2nd in eBuggy, Noble would get P1 in Truggy qualifying leading a Tekno 1-2 from Jackson Beale. Qualifying P2 at the Philippine Masters in April, Round 2 is Beale’s home event. New Zealand’s Logan Toia completed the Truggy Top 3.

Image: Asian Buggy Championships [asianbuggychamps.com]

July 14, 2023

STRC Alu Mini Crawler Wheel Locknut wrench

ST Racing Concepts has released a CNC Machined Aluminium 4mm/5mm thin-wall Wheel Locknut wrench for Axial and Traxxas Mini Crawlers. The small size of the wheel lock-nut and the wheel design surrounding it can sometimes make it difficult to remove with old box wrenches. This new wrench features a thin socket wall that allows it to fit into any wheel design to remove the wheel lock-nut from your Axial SCX24/AX24 (4mm) or TRX-4M (5mm). Available in 6 vivid anodised colours.

Source: STRC [teamstrc.com]