We received a brief report from the 4th round of the 1/8th scale Belgian off road national Championships that was run last weekend at the TT-Fays track. Ishima Racing team driver Robert Raphael took Pole position, as well as recording the fastest lap, on his way to the win. Robert was using the new Ishima Rave, together with Picco motors and Medial Pro tyres, and won from Mugen racer Cédric Nickel in 2nd and Jeremy Hanotiaux, racing an RC8, in 3rd.
Team Trion have released this pair of car stands to help with car preperation. Available in green, and featuring the Trion logo, the stands are available in 2 heights, a low version for touring car and also a taller version for off road cars. Supplied with foam strips for both the top and bottom of the stand, your car will not slide of the stand and the stand will not slide of your workbench.
Source: Team Trion [team-trion.com]
Thunder Alley R/C was the host to round 5 of the JBRL Nitro Series this past weekend. The event was very busy with many of the top US drivers in attendance trying to prepare for the IFMAR Worlds. The current IFMAR 1/8th World Champion Mark Pavidis was in attendance along with many other top drivers and when the dust settled from qualifying, it was the Losi 8ight racer Adam Drake that took the TQ by more thqn 3 seconds over HoBao’s Jeremy Kortz. The final was an exciting race with Losi’s Adam Drake and Kyosho’s Cody King, but just like round 4 of the JBRL it was Adam Drake that came out on top, with Cody King 2nd and Ryan Lutz 3rd.
We have finally arrived in Portugal where conditions are overcast making for welcomed cooler conditions. After a quick walk around the pits to say hello to drivers the main talk is that of the blistering pace of the Sirio team drivers and in particular electric touring car ace Jilles Groskamp. The Dutch driver is fast and more importantly very consistent although a 2 speed one-way bearing failure in the warm-up for the first controlled practice means we will have to wait till this evening to get a true indication of his pace over 10-minutes. Groskamp is really happy with the combined pace of his engines and Kyosho chassis which he says are allowing him to comfortably run fast consistent laps.
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Our site sponsors The Border have asked us to tell everyone about their latest special offer that they are running on their e-shop. If you are looking to get into the 200mm class and are on a tight budget, then why not get your hands on this Serpent 710. A former European Champion, the 710 is being offered for the very special price of EUR 149.00, and as an extra bonus it also comes with 3 extra full sets of springs at no extra cost. Thats a lot of car for very little money. Available while stocks last, you can place your order, or find out more information, by going to the product page here.
Diggity Designs have released this metallic grey hard cased 3200mAh Lipo racing battery. These 7.4V 20C packs have been tested in house and the manufacturer claims that they have more punch than other similar packs and are actually underrated and compare more to a 3400mAh battery. Cycled on a Competition Electronics Turbo GFX with a 30A discharge the run time was 395 seconds, while internal resistance was 14.5 ohms with an average discharge voltage of 7.16V. Supplied with a pre mounted Tamiya plug and balancer port, they also come with a separate pair of gold connectors.
Source: Diggity Designs [diggitydesigns.com]
HongNor have released this new lightweight chassis for their X2 CRT 1/8th scale truggy. CNC machined from 3mm Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, it has been hard coated for extra durability. Thanks to the combination of materials used and the strategic machining the chassis plate is 50 grams lighter than the standard X2 chassis plate.
Source: Hong Nor [hongnor.com.tw]
Werks Racing have announced the release of it’s new 3 chamber buggy pipe system. Completely legal under the new EFRA rules and carrying the EFRA 3014 homologation number, it has been designed from the ground up to provide a strong, linear power band with the best possible fuel millage. The new 3014 pipe is made to resist dents and dings and was manufactured with material over 50% thicker than what was found in their 2013 pipe. They have also incorporated a machined brace on the stinger to minimize the likelihood of damage in what is easily the most vulnerable part of the pipe. Complete aluminium construction for the lightest possible weight and finished with a mirror polish to add a little bit of “bling” to your ride.
Source: Werks [werksracing.com]
