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August 19, 2015

Schumacher BTCC Bedworth Rd5 – Report

It was a return to the fantastic Midlands track of Bedworth this past weekend, almost 70 drivers were in attendance at round 5 of the Schumacher BTCC, there were other events on this weekend so a few usual BTCC suspects weren’t present, however it was still a great event which all enjoyed. The format for the day was 4 rounds of qualifying with round by round and then 1 final for everyone. Bedworth’s track was looking in superb condition and it was very quick. In the Touring Car Modified class Colin Price took the day’s win from Ben Cosgrove in second and Paul Pinkney in third respectively while Darren Lee and David Hall rounded out the top 5 result.

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August 19, 2015

Losi 1/14 Mini Desert Truck 4WD RTR kit

Based off of the popular Mini 8ight platform is Losi’s forthcoming 1/14 Mini Desert 4WD truck. Loaded with a powerful 4500Kv brushless motor, a 2S LiPo-compatible speed controller and equipped with an uncompromising 4WD drivetrain, this highly capable desert truck can handle nearly anything thrown its way. Included with the car, that also features oil-filled shock absorbers, scale-inspired wheels and a Dakar-style body shell is a 7.2V 1200mAh NiMH battery, a suitable AC wall charger and a 2.4GHz radio system.

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August 19, 2015

HPI Racing Q32 D8T Tessmann Edition micro truggy

HPI Racing’s tiny Q32 D8T Tessmann Edition micro truggy is the palm-size “living room” version of the full-blown HB D8T nitro truggy. Coming electric-powered and with rear wheel drive, grippy foam tyres and a plastic rear wing the Q32 chassis allows to experience the fun of off-road driving even in tight surroundings.

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August 19, 2015

Xray 1/10th pan car soft front springs

New from Xray and made for the X1, X10 and X12 pan cars are two additional sets of front springs. Coming as soft C=2.5 and ultra soft C=1.5 variant they add to the already existing C=2.0 and C=3.0 soft springs for a wider range of adjustments. The colour-coded springs come in sets of two and they fit Xray’s 1/10th and 1/12th vehicles as well as many other cars.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 19, 2015

New Xceed gear diff oils & various wires

Xceed have expanded their range of high-viscosity gear differential oils and high-quality wires. Starting with the diff fluids, available now are the extra heavy 500,000cst, 1,000,000cst, 1,500,000cst and 2,000,000cst variants all of which come in handy 50ml containers with large openings and eady-to-read stickers for easy identification. Also new is a range of wires such as 180mm and 200mm soft sensor wires in black, blue and red colour as well as a 150mm saddle pack balancer and charge harness, a 100mm jumper wire pre-soldered with 4mm bullet-type connectors and a black universal plug 180mm servo and ESC wire.

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August 19, 2015

Schumacher KF2 high roll centre kit

Schumacher’s new and simple high roll centre kit for the Cougar KF2 raises the rear inboard hinge pin height in order to alter the rear roll centre settings. The option part stiffens the car in roll which keeps the rear end of the buggy flatter through corners, and it is recommended for high grip surfaces.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 19, 2015

Marc Fischer joins Gens Ace factory team

Gens Ace have announced the signing of German frontrunner Marc Fischer to their factory team. Marc will be using Gens Ace LiPo batteries to power his Serpent on-road and off-road rides from now on and the start with his new sponsor could not be better, as he won the German Electric Touring Car Modified title last weekend. With the win he grabbed his fourth national TC Modified title while the victory marked a first for Gens Ace.

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]

August 19, 2015

Drake & Lutz win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

This past weekend was round five of the JBRL Nitro Series at Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The nearly 200 entries made for a long day, but the racing was great with a number of talented drivers in attendance. Adam Drake (Mugen) took the qualifier honors in the Expert Nitro Buggy class by almost 4 seconds. In the final, Drake got a good start and controlled the race from start to finish taking the win by a comfortable margin over Kody Numedahl (Team Associated) and Ryan Lutz (Tekno).

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