VP-Pro has released it silicone oils range in weight (WT) labelled bottles. The high quality oils have each been rigorously tested to 100% of the labelled concentration to achieve certified. This is achieved using international certified instrument to verify the concentration. With the range starting from 25wt and increasing in 2.5wt increments up to 60wt, each oil will still come labelled with its corresponding CST for easy reference.
Ruddog Racing has introduced the latest motor to its range with the RP542 OUTLAW 13.5T 540 Stock Sensored Brushless Motor. This motor, specially designed for the boosted Stock class, raises the bar for performance to a new level. The improvements over the standard RP542 are substantial. A newly designed winding package is specifically tailored to meet the demands of the open Stock class with Boost and Turbo Timing. The standard large cooling openings of the RP542 not only reduce the weight of the RP542 OUTLAW but also increase airflow, resulting in a reduced operating temperature. The RP542 OUTLAW comes equipped with high-quality ceramic bearings, ensuring smooth and efficient performance. For use in the open Stock class, the motor features a specially optimised OUTLAW rotor. An appealing red-black anodised motor housing is another highlight of the RP542 OUTLAW.
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The third round of this year’s BRCA 2WD Onroad National Championship took place at Mendip over the weekend with Xray’s Luke Lee and Schumacher’s Andy Murray taking the wins. In Formula, qualifying would be a Luke Lee show, the winner of the opening two rounds of the championship taking all three rounds of qualifying from his brother Michael’s Schumacher. Behind them it was Michael Friebel’s new WRC edging out James Greener’s Xray for third by virue of the tie-break. The finals saw Lee taking all three legs for the overall win from his brother Michael with Friebel in third and Greener fourth.
Round 3 of the 1:8 Onroad Dutch National Championship took place over the weekend with Mugen’s Steven Cuypers taking the win. Racing at the famed Apeldoorn track, the race attracted a top quality international field however rain on Saturday meant no action. In Sunday morning’s qualifying the Infinity of Jilles Groskamp securing the overall TQ. The Dutch ace set his fastest time in the third of the three qualifiers with Belgian Cuypers second fastest with his Q2 time. Shepherd’s Timo Schröder was third fastest the German laying down his best time on the final run. Making it four different manufacturers in the Top 4 was John Ermen at the controls of his ARC. In the half hour final Cuypers took control of proceedings from the start and pulled out a lead over the pack to win from Groskamp by more than half a lap while Ermen completed the podium ahead of the Serpent of Jesse Keller. In 1:10, Infinity driver Milan Holthuis took the win from Top Qualifier Melvin Diekmann with Julian Van Buël in 3rd.
Image: Steven Cuypers [Facebook]
Jonny Skidmore made it two in a row at the latest round of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad British Championship, the Xray driver taking the TQ and win at Round 3 in Blackpool over the weekend. Winner of the second round of the 5 round championship 2-weeks earlier in Brookthorpe, Skidmore topped qualifying from WRC Racing’s Leis Jones, William Skidmore and reigning Champion Elliott Boots. Boots would take his S-workz to the win in the first of the Semi’s but winning his Semi in a faster time it was Jonny Skidmore on pole for the 45-minute final. The final result would see the Top 4 finish as they started. Skidmore would have a half lap advantage over Boots with brother William third 10-seconds clear of Jones. The result sees Skidmore, last year’s championship runner-up, lead the points from William with Graham Alsop, finishing Round 3 in 5th, holding third. The penultimate round of the championship will take drivers to Shrewsbury at the end of the month.
Image: BRCA RallyCross Pro [Facebook]
Hampus Berg led a Mayako 1-2 at the annual NXC Grand Prix in Denmark over the weekend taking the win from defending champion David Ronnefalk. Organised by Hilleröd RC Club at the same venue that hosted the 1:8 Offroad European Championships way back in 1988, this year’s edition of the 1:8 Offroad event attracted over 140 entries including Infinity’s Ricky Berton. In qualifying it was Ronnefalk who secured the TQ from his team-mate after topping 3 of the 4 qualifiers that ran, Q3 being rained out. Berton would end up P3, the 2019 European Champion’s best run coming in Q4 when he was second fastest behing Berg. Winning his wet Semi in the fastest time, Ronnefalk started pole for the 45-minute final ahead of Berg, Berton and Xray’s Pelle Culmsee. While starting out wet, the track would dry with Berg able to eke out a lead over the former World Champion that was 12-seconds at the finish despite Ronnefalk having the fastest lap of the race. Berton, almost a lap down, would complete the podium with Culmsee finish fourth on the same lap. The Top 6 was completed by Peter Harder and Ludwig Albertz. In eBuggy, Culmsee took the win from Top Qualifier Nikolai Lamberts with Berton again completing the podium.
Image: David Ronnefalk [Facebook]
Horizon Hobby has announced that it is acquiring iconic motor brand Trinity Racing. In the 90’s Trinity and legend of the sport Brian Kinwald were the global face of 1:10 Offroad racing. The deal to acquire Trinity Racing which was founded by the late Ernest Provetti in 1980, is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the RC industry mammoth. In 2020 it took over tyre manufacturer Pro-line followed shortly by body manufacturer Protoform and then added another of America’s top tyre brands AKA to its line-up in 2021. The company behind the Losi brands, of which their star driver Dakotah Phend has been a Trinity backed racer, Horizon Hobby issued a press release on the acquisition in which they state, ‘This acquisition ensures that Team Trinity and its legacy are preserved. We look forward to seeing Team Trinity continue to win at all levels of RC racing.’
