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June 6, 2014

Mark Green TQ’s & wins at Wombwell

Mark Green TQ's & wins at Wombwell

Round 2 of the British national 1/10th nitro championships were held at the Wombwell Race Circuit in Yorkshire, the track is the longest one on this years race calendar and was very well prepared for the event. The entry was a little low but the racing very close. Sunday morning and the sun was shinning and after 4 rounds of qualifying 200mm Touring Car was TQ’ed by Mark Green with Alex Thurston second, in 220mm GT Adam Crossland was just beaten for TQ by Glyn Beal. Mark Green then lead the 200mm A -final from the start and won the race driving a Serpent 748 pre-production car, with Joe Kerry second. Serpent’s Glyn Beal won the 220mm GT final with the help of his mechanic form many years ago Wat Bailey. The next round of the series will be at Halifax on the weekend of the 22nd of June.

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June 5, 2014

PFM-12 GT12 on-road bodyshell

Aimed at 1/12 on-road racers who want close, competitive, scale-looking racing without breaking the bank, GT12 is a class that has emerged in the UK with the potential to spread to carpet tracks around the globe. Protoform now introduce their first ever race body for this class in the form of the PFM-12. Inspired by GT supercars, this BRCA-approved body features a low-slung, cab-forward design sure to provide exceptional handling characteristics. Included with the body is a comprehensive decal sheet to complete the scale appearance, wing mounting hardware, and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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June 5, 2014

Protoform VRS-N 200mm nitro touring car body

Protoform introduce the VRS-N 200mm nitro touring car bodyshell in preparation for the 2014 IFMAR Worlds in Bangkok. Implementing some never-before-seen-in-R/C air management concepts inspired by full-scale Touring Cars from the STCC and SCCA World Challenge, the VRS-N race body is designed to slot in between the handling characteristics of the P37-N and the SRS-N. It features a low profile up front and strategically placed airflow conditioners for maximum aero efficiency. The VRS-N meets all 200mm Global Body Spec rules and is available in high-quality light weight .025” or regular weight .030” genuine Lexan. Included with the body are window masks, decals, oversized nylon wing hardware and paint-then-peel overspray film.

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June 5, 2014

JConcepts TLR 22 Silencer mid-motor bodyshell

JConcepts introduce the Silencer bodyshell for mid-motor converted TLR 22 2.0 buggies. Making use of the distinctive Silencer design cues, the body sports a mild cab-forward design and a roof top shaft fin that extends towards the rear to make for increased high speed stability and improved airflow towards the rear wing. The body is a drop fit and comes including two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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June 5, 2014

Serpent Eryx RRS reactive rear steering system

Following a teaser some days ago Serpent now officially introduce the reactive rear steering system for the S411 Eryx touring car. The RRS system provides the rear of the car with a reactive toe-in angle adjustment and it allows to run less toe-in on the straights for increased top speed while still having good side bite during cornering. The design allows to fully adjust the toe-angle change over the suspension travel by using different link dimensions and ball stud heights and it makes use of a large amount of already available parts. The system fits the Eryx 2.0 and 3.0 kits with either the carbon fibre or alloy chassis, it comes with everything needed right out of the box including a comprehensive manual that explains all tuning aspects.

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June 5, 2014

TRG114 carbon fibre roll damper lever set

TRG114 carbon fibre roll damper lever

Japanese manufacturer Technical Racing Gear introduce a carbon fibre roll damper lever set for the TRG114 and TRG112 formula 1 kits. Designed to replace the stock aluminium assembly with a lighter and more rigid solution the set also includes an extension for the centre shock that allows for easy droop adjustment in a range of up to 2.5mm.

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June 5, 2014

MD Racing MDT15 – Prototype images

Following a set of renderings, Spanish company MD Racing now released first prototype images of their forthcoming MDT15 touring car. Currently built from rapid prototype parts, a fully functional car should be ready to hit the tracks in around 2 weeks time. The MDT15 sports a conventional layout with the battery placed on the right hand side and the motor, speedo and steering servo on the left side of the chassis but especially the front and rear bulkheads heavily differ from current designs as their L-shape allows to permanently mount the shock towers to the bulkheads while the front spool and rear differential being accessible by undoing 4 screws each without having to remove the shocktower and shocks as most current designs require. The upper and lower A-arms are also of a different design but compared to previously released renderings these are only mock-ups at the moment. We bring you more information on the car as soon as they become available.

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June 5, 2014

Elliott Boots wins at BRCA E8 nationals Rd3

The 3rd round of the BRCA Truggy and E8 nationals was run in Wakefield, North Yorkshire last weekend. The all dirt track is also playing host for the Nitro national championship round 3, so it was also a good time to be getting practice and test tyres in readiness for that Championship round. In E8, 1/8th Electric Buggy, Kyosho’s Elliott Boots was able to TQ 2 of the 3 rounds of qualifying which would give him the overall TQ and pole position for the main A-final later in the day in which he was able to make a clean break at the start of the race. He then started to give himself a good lead over Darren Bloomfield, who was chasing hard but after a few minutes into the race Elliott was able to pull a comfortable lead and was able to manage his final, which he would then win after nearly lapping the whole field. With 3 wins from 3 rounds for the series and only 2 more rounds left to go Elliott has also taken the national series adding another British championship crown to his CV.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]