The Levante Cup was held at the Circuito de Silla track this past weekend. In the single 2WD Buggy class it was Joan Espasa with the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifiers and also bagged the overall victory early with wins in A1 and A2, leaving behind Marcos Abarca in 2nd and Jaime Casanayor in 3rd.
Source: Shark Racing Products [sharkracingproducts.com]
The 2020 Greek 1/8th Nitro GT Championship was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens this past weekend. The race attracted a total of 17 entries and was held in hot summer weather conditions. In qualifying Kostas Sidiropoulos (SWorkz) was able to take the pole position in front of Michalis Xristodoulou (Mugen) and Konstatinos Terlepanis (Serpent). In the 45-minute A-final Sidiropoulos took an early lead showing good pace but nitro newcomer Dimitris Ioannidis (Xray) was able to take advantage of his long stints to take the lead for a couple of laps before retiring with a mechanical failure. From that moment on Sidiropoulos established himself in the lead, lapping the field twice to take the win and with it the 2020 Greek Nitro GT title. Starting from 8th on the grid Konstatinos Agrafiotis (Xray) finished on a popular 2nd place with Konstatinos Terlepanis rounding out the podium.
Source: Kosmos RC News [facebook.com]
Phat Bodies from the UK have introduced their new VTCR body shell for 1/10th scale front-wheel drive chassis. The scale-like body has been based on the cars that run in the WTCR and BTCC championships with similar styling and aerodynamics cues. Key features are a double front splitter balanced with a BRCA-legal rear wing for a car that’s fast and easy to drive. The prototype was extensively tested over the last six months by Phat Bodies’ team of test drivers, some pro and and some regular club drivers, ran on everything from tight and grippy indoor carpet tracks to fast and open outdoor tarmac tracks and even in the rain to ensure the body performs in every track condition. The lid is fully BRCA approved, meets the international 125mm roof height and comes in crystal clear Lexan polycarbonate for high quality and durability. Included come vinyl window masks, lights and grille stickers as well as the rear wing.
Xtreme Aerodynamics have announced the addition of multi-time IFMAR World and EFRA European champion Bruno Coelho to their racing team. Bruno will deck out his Xray on-road rides with the Xtreme Aerodynamics body shells from now on.
Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]
Infinity have introduced their new snap ring pliers for the use with 10mm to 50mm internal and external snap rings. The pliers include three tool tips of 0, 45 and 90 degrees that help to reach basically every mounting position. The pliers allow for easy attachment and removal and they are available from now on.
View the different tool tips here
Rc Arlos Factory have released first images of their forthcoming new RcA-V1 RWD drift car chassis kit. The first chassis project of the company will feature a highly adjustable suspension components, a rear motor design placed in front of the rear axle as well as mock-up brace callipers and rotors for scale looks. The car will allow for 240mm, 257mm and 275mm wheelbase settings and we bring you more details as they become available.
Coming soon from ARC are new titanium upper deck screws for the R12 touring car. Machined from high-quality titanium the screws are lighter than steel bolts and thus help to lower the overall centre of gravity while adding visual impact at the same time. The shouldered screws come in sets of three and are a direct fit.
Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]
Round 1 of the NWN Summer Series was held this past weekend. Will Skidmore was pretty much in control of things in the Nitro Buggy class as winning four of the five qualifying rounds secured him the pole position for the 22-minute main final. The A-main then also went well for will who would lead from start to finish to take the win from Joni Skidmore in 2nd, a lap behind. Jack Hirst came in 3rd overall, finishing on the same lap as Joni.
Source: Will Skidmore
