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July 14, 2020

Alex Aroca wins at Spanish EP On-road Champs Rd1

Round 1 of the Spanish Electric On-road Championship was hosted by the ARCA club in Madrid last weekend in Touring Stock, Formula, and Tamiya Euro Stock Truck classes. In the Formula category it was Alex Aroca with the overall TQ after winning three of the five qualifying rounds. Miguel Fernandez came in 2nd, winning a single qualifier, as Jose Antonio De Lara came in 3rd on the grid, also TQing a single qualifying round. The triple A-mains saw a clean sweep of Alex who went on to win all three legs while Miguel Fernandez ended the day on the runner-up spot. The final podium spot was hard fought for with Jose Antonio De Lara, Francisco Macias and Pablo Martos all ending tie on points. Ultimately to was Jose Antonio who would hold the upper hand in the tie-breaker, snatching the final podium spot.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

July 14, 2020

Xtreme Aerodynamics sign Dominic Greiner

Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the addition of Germany’s Dominic Greiner to their racing team. The 2016 IFMAR World and reigning EFRA 1/10th Nitro Touring European Champion will be using the company’s popular body shells to deck out all of his Capricorn nitro and electric rides starting immediately.

Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]

July 14, 2020

John Holmes wins at PDMCC Summer Series Rd1

The Pendle & District Model Car Club in the UK held round 1 of their PDMCC HB Racing Summer Series last weekend. In the single Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s David Crompton with the overall TQ from fellow SWorkz driver, John Holmes in 2nd. After the single 22-minute A-main event however, it was John Holmes with the win some five laps in front of Kevin Kitchen in 2nd place. Darren Moffat (SWorkz) came in 3rd overall and in front of David Crompton. Phil Lodge (JQRacing) and John Huyton (Xray) completed the top 6 result.

Source: PDMCC [pdmcc.co.uk]

July 14, 2020

WRC Racing on-road body height adjusters

WRC Racing have announced the release of new body height adjusters for their 1/10th touring, formula and pan cars. Moulded from high-quality composite Tecnopolymer material the platforms allow for 0mm to 1.5mm height adjustments by simply lifting and rotating the platform clockwise or counter clockwise, ensuring precise control over the body height and rake which is essential for overall aerodynamic performance. The heigh adjusters come in sets of four.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

July 14, 2020

NathoBuilds B6 series electronics plate & body saver

NathoBuilds have introduced two new 3-D-printed accessories for the Team Associated B6 series of vehicles in the form of an electronics plate and a rear body saver. Starting with the electronics plate, the part is a perfect way to mounting the electronics in a secure way while providing convenient installation and removal of the electronics for easy chassis cleaning. As for the body saver, the part fits the B6 to B6.2 vehicle and ensures longer lasting and more stable rear body mounting. Both the electronics plate and body saver are made from high-quality 3D PLA+ material and they are available in multiple colours.

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July 14, 2020

Spencer Klein wins at Shaw’s Shout Out Series Rd4

Round 4 of the 2020 Shaw’s Shout Out Series was held at Shaw’s RC Shop in Ardmore, Oklahoma. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Aaron Royston with the overall TQ from TJ Ball and Spencer Klein, the latter two having to go through the tie-breaker, as did 4th and 5th placed Cody Bell and Colby Purdy. The 30-minute A-main event then saw some mix-up up front round mid-race with Spencer eventually taking the lead that he would hold onto until the chequered flag with Cody Bell coming in 2nd, a lap down. Another lap down it was Colby Burdy in 3rd, a lap in front of TJ Ball. Jim Brown completed the top 5 result while TQ Aaron had to retire and only finished in 9th overall.

Image: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

July 14, 2020

Ben Billing wins Ledbury Summer Series Rd1

The opening round of the 2020 Ledbury Summer Series was hosted by the Ledbury Model Car Club in the UK last weekend, attracting over 30 entries. In the single, mixed 1/8th Buggy class it was Ben Billing with the overall TQ and the HB Racing driver also brought home the win in the single 15-minute main event. Arron Knight came in 2nd overall, some 20 seconds behind as Carl O’Connor (Tekno RC) completed the top 3, only 0.039 seconds behind Arron.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

July 14, 2020

Kingmax BLS4309 digital brushless servo

Kingmax have introduced their new BLS4309 digital brushless servo for demanding 1/8th scale applications. It features a machined all-aluminium heatsink case for exceptional durability and a brushless motor for up to 48kg-cm of torque and speeds of down to 0.08s. Other features include precision steel gears, dual ball bearings, and water protection. The servo is available with red, gold or silver case details and it is ideal for all heavy duty applications such as 1/8th scale buggies, trucks and IC track cars.

View a list of the specifications and features here