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September 28, 2016

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Worksop Series took place this past weekend with a huge entry of 153 drivers across the two classes of Buggy 2WD and 4WD. There was huge demand to try and get a race entry for this event, one of the biggest race series currently in the UK. As always round by round qualifying was the racing format, with the best two results from four rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. In 2WD Craig Collinson was trying to help his Championship get off to the best start by being on pole position for the A-final and he would come out fastest in the main too, taking the win from Richard Lowe and Greg Williams.

Continue reading the report here

September 28, 2016

Ryan Cavalieri wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd6

Round six of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League was held at Channel Islands R/C in Santa Barbara, California. The forthcoming IFMAR Worlds made for an illustrious entry field with drivers trying to put finishing touches on their worlds packages. In the Expert Buggy class Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri took the win from AE teammate, Spencer Rivkin while Japan’s Atsushi Hara (Kyosho) completed the podium result in third.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

September 28, 2016

Boy Witsarut sweeps Malaysian National League Rd5

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia played host to round five of the Malaysia National League. Saturday was qualifying day, with five 10-minute long races on the schedule, drivers had to deal with a very dusty track under incredibly hot and humid weather conditions. In the Pro Buggy class Danny K would TQ three of the five rounds to take the overall TQ but it was 6-times national champion, David Lim who would start into the A-main from the pole position followed by Boy Witsarut and Danny K. In the 60-minute long Pro A-main, Boy then managed to lap the entire field on the 20-minute mark, finishing up three laps ahead of the second-place driver, Kenny Chin. Didier Perin would obtain the final podium spot with TQ, Danny K had to settle for a sixth place overall after an incident with a marshal that stopped his engine.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

September 28, 2016

Simon Nicholson TQs & wins at QLD State Titles

The 2016 EP Queensland State Titles were held at the world class Brendale facility last weekend. In Touring Modified Simon Nicholson TQ’d followed closely by Nathan Reese in second and Lionel Saunders in third. Simon took full advantage of TQ position and got off to an early start to take a comfortable A1 and A2, Nathan having plenty of pace to stay out of trouble behind, but not enough to challenge Simon for the victory while Lionel Saunders rounded out the top 3 for an all-Yokomo podium. In the Stock class it was Keith Mackrill (Yokomo) who brought home the win.

View the Touring Modified results here

September 28, 2016

Shepherd introduce new Euro & World Champs shirt

Hot on the heels of their black/grey hooded sweater Shepherd have introduced the new “European and World Champions” T-shirt. Sporting a newly designed print on the front and the well-known Shepherd logos on the back the black 100 percent cotton shirt is available in XS to 4XL sizes from now on.

View the back side here

September 28, 2016

Yeah Racing Outdoor tool set

Yeah Racing have introduced their new Outdoor tool set that includes all popular wrenches and nut drivers needed for RC cars with metric hardware. Offering shorter-than-normal tool tips for a reduced weight and more compact dimensions the tools take less space in the pit bag, making them ideal when travelling around. Included are 1.5mm, 2.0mm and 2.5mm hex drivers, 4.0mm and 5.5mm nut drivers as well as a Phillips and flat head screw driver. The specially treated tool tips offer exceptional life span compared to standard spring steel tools. Included with the 7-piece tool kit comes a zipped back for easy transportation and storage.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

September 28, 2016

Xray Racing Series Greece – Announcement

Xray have announced the Xray Racing Series Greece for the Winter season of 2016/17. Held at the Athens-based Fanatix Racing Track the 9-race series will kick off on the 2nd of October with the final round taking place on the 19th of February. Categories run will be Touring Modified, Touring Stock 17.5T, Formula, 1/12th pan car and also 1/10th 200mm Nitro. More information and all dates can be found here and here.

September 28, 2016

Schumacher Mini Dart 1/10th carpet & astro turf tyre

Schumacher have introduced the all-new Mini Dart 1/10th buggy tyre for carpet and astro turf tracks. The tyre features a new low-profile design to improve bump handling and reduce traction rolling tendencies on high-grip tracks. Midway in terms of the Mini Pin and Mini Spike the tread offers great versatility on both carpet and astro tracks while offering exceptional tread life and a BRCA legal width. The Mini Dart is available as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear tyre in blue long life, yellow dry and silver wet compound and also as yellow compound pre-mounts.

View the other new tyres here