July 12, 2021
For round two of the BRCA Touring Car series drivers headed to the southeast of the UK to the Colchester club. In modified Olly Jefferies headed the entry but at a recent warm up race he was beaten for the first time this season which threw the form book out of the window and on paper at least opened the door for the likes of Kyle Branson, Chris Grainger and Harley Eldridge who all looked quick in pre national testing. Jefferies took round one of qualifying while Grainger sat out the first round giving him the new tyre advantage over…
June 23, 2021
This past weekend saw the 2nd round of the BRCA 1/8 on-road section National Series hosted by Adur Model Car Club on the English south coast. All week racers were weather watching as the weekend forecast was for rain for most of the weekend, but what do those forecasters know. On Saturday the racers were greeted with a dry track, slightly overcast, but dry. Open practice started with and the set up process got underway for what is the smallest and arguably most technically difficult circuit we visit through the season. Timed practise mid afternoon showed what was in store…
June 14, 2021
After missing out on a race series in 2020 the BRCA National touring car series got back underway this weekend with the first round of 2021 hosted by the Eastbourne club on the south coast. Numbers were a little down on previous years but with covid restrictions still in place this season is likely to have an unusual feel to it as drivers ease themselves slowly back to the track. Aiming for a fifth consecutive modified title Olly Jefferies made a dream start taking TQ ahead of Chris Grainger, but one the stars of qualifying was Ben Moorey, the local…
June 9, 2021
…Craig Nutting would keep him on his toes though with two second places and the only one close to his fastest time. James Millbank also took two fine second in round places to line up third on the grid for the A Finals. With 48 entries the 17.5 TC Blinky class is proving popular as ever. The racing throughout the day was very intense and exceptionally close. The top 10 in qualifying were all on the same lap and split by 10 seconds, so we were in for some interesting finals, where tyre saving throughout the day would no doubt…
June 8, 2021
The second round of this year’s King of Clubs series once again brought juniors, club and factory racers together, this time at the Eastbourne Electric Car Club. The season opener of King of Clubs was run in heavy rain but that did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the drivers who are really getting behind this regional series based in the south of the UK. This time their support was rewarded with glorious sunshine. One of the incentives of KOC is to encourage young races to compete and the Tamiya Junior E class has some budding stars of the future…
May 20, 2021
Introducing the Yeah Racing Momentum series of Pro-Grade racing tools, designed and manufactured with input from world renowned racing driver Atsushi Hara. A multi class specialists he gave them input into how to create tools which are racer focussed. The line up consists of a 7075 aluminium and carbon car setup stand for 1/10 touring cars, a aluminium and carbon multi functional parts tray, and a wheel well marking template tool. There is also a number of setup tools like the all in one droop gauge that sports magnetically secured droop blocks inside the gauge for a neat travel solution…
April 27, 2021
…was able to secure TQ from a charging field of fast talent. It came down to the last qualifier as 4 different people during qualifying took the top spot during their round. Wallace Motorsports/Infinity team driver Robbie Cerrato was able to dominate super pole and start P2 on the grid. For the Sedan final, Serpent team driver and local favourite, Bryce Butterfield, would take the win late in the race from team mate Walter Diaz. Wallace Motorsports driver Diatta Collymore would round out the podium after starting 9th. Sedan Final: 1. Bryce Butterfield 2. Walter Diaz 3. Diatta Collymore 4….
April 7, 2021
…is able to trace the position of the body post, perfectly and precisely, onto the bodyshell in preparation for reaming. Clear or painted, it saves you time and stress and might change how we locate the body post position. Your body will look better than ever, improved consistency between changing bodies and it saves you from messing up your nicely painted body. Especially in 1/8 On-road, the front post is slanted towards the front and even locating the holes on a clear body is challenging due to parallax error. This Tool eliminates all the errors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCHEAq9AEaI Source: Raceform RC [raceformrc.com]…
