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October 19, 2020

Alex Thurston is 2020 British National Champion

The fifth and final round of the 2020 British 1/8th onroad Nationals were held last weekend at the Cotswold MCC track. From early practice Alex Thurston (Capricorn) was setting the pace, and a new outright lap record, but a massive crash in the first qualifier destroyed his car and he would miss most of the rest of the qualifying, only getting out for Q4. Tim Wood (Shepherd) would take the top spot in qualifying in front of Kyle Branson (Capricorn) in 2nd, with Thurston, winner of the 4 rounds of the series to date, in 3rd, with Mark Green (Serpent) and David Spashett completing the top 5. At the end of the 30 minute A-final, Alex Thurston would claim victory ahead of his team mate Kyle Branson, with Mark Green in 3rd. The win gives Alex the perfect score for this year’s Nationals and gives him the 2020 title.

Image: Alex Thurston

October 19, 2020

Davide Ongaro wins 2020 Reds GP

This past weekend the 2020 Reds GP, organised by Italian brand Reds Racing, took place at the OSPY Team track in Gussao, Italy, the track crew doing a great job to get everything ready following heavy rain in the build up to the event. Attracting some of the quickest drivers from Italy and neighbouring countries, it was Infinity driver Riccardo Berton that was the man to beat after 5 rounds of qualifying. Elliott Boots (SWorkz) would line up 2nd ahead of Mattia Polito (Kyosho) and Davide Ongaro (Associated). In the 45 minute final, Ongaro would work his way to the front and take the win, followed closely by Boots in the 2nd, while Polito would round out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

October 19, 2020

Arrowmax gear differential for pancar

Arrowmax’s all new gear differential set is designed as a direct replacement set to the original ball-differential and requires no additional parts or adjustments. The gear differential is super smooth and is maintenance-free which gives great consistency over a long period of time. It makes the car easier to drive and is suitable for all track conditions. The steel hollow shaft is 6.35mm and is made for the majority of the 1/10 F1 cars and 1/12 pan cars on the market. Available in 2 versions, for each scale of car.

View the different gear diffs here

October 19, 2020

Venables wins at EssexCarpetClash Rd1

Round 1 of the popular Essex Carpet Clash events took place last weekend for its third series at a new venue, in Brentwood Essex, south of the UK. The larger hall greeted the racers allowing for social distancing to take place for all attendees running 2WD (being the only class this series). The track had a flowing layout with nice features and jumps allowing for racing and a satisfying lap. Last year’s champion Ellis Stafford, hit the ground running taking all 4 qualifying rounds and giving him pole position for the 3 leg finals. The finals would make for some awesome, exciting and close racing. Pole man Stafford would only be able to take 2nd overall, following little mistakes in the finals meaning he had to fight his way back through the field. 2nd placed qualifier William Venables would walk away with the overall round win having decent and consistent finishing positions. But this wasn’t made easy for him, as he had to hold off a fast chasing Harley Eldridge who finished 3rd overall, in some close extremely close racing.

Source: Essex Carpet Clash [essexcarpetclash.co.uk]

October 19, 2020

BMT 016 GT main chassis plate

BMT have introduced a new main chassis plate for their 016 GT Nitro GT kit. The new chassis reduces the car’s wheelbase by 2mm for better cornering, especially on tight tracks. As with the original, this optional plate is also made from 5mm thick high-quality aluminium.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

October 19, 2020

Rêve D YD-2 front conversion for bell crank

Rêve D have released their long-awaited bell crank conversion set for the Yokomo YD-2. The lightweight aluminium upper arms has two integrated ball bearings for the suspension pin offering awesome rigidity and smoothness of movement, while the upper suspension pin features an eccentric design with ø4mm shafts for both high rigidity and ease of maintenance. In addition to the upper arm and upper suspension pin, the set includes a carbon shock tower and an aluminium upper arm mount and a set of adjustment spacers are also included.

Source: Rêve D [teamreved.com]

October 17, 2020

T-Works TheCar carbon fibre wing button

T-Works have introduced an addition to their range of carbon fibre wing buttons, this time for the JQ TheCar. The 1-piece wing button is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and makes for easier wing mounting, improved looks and better wing support, especially when running lightweight polycarbonate wings. The buttons come including gold-coloured mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

October 17, 2020

IGT8 Nitro GT 2021

Following on from their teaser announcement two weeks ago, IGT8 have finally introduced their Nitro GT 2021 chassis. An all new platform some of its key features include a straight line transmission, ultra-low mounted tilted engine and open diff, with safety cover providing easy access to the differential. The multi-flex chassis system and centred braces with built in flex option give lots of setting options while the ultra-low radio tray with laydown servos keep the centre of gravity low.

View more images of the Nitro GT 2021 here