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May 20, 2024

BRCA 2WD Onroad Nationals Round 2 Mendip – Report

The first round of the 2024 BRCA British 2WD Onroad Championship kicked off at the Mendip circuit near Weston-super-Mare on what would be their last visit to the circuit as it is being redeveloped. This year the BRCA Championship is back to four rounds of qualifying, best two to count, with two finals for all.  In F1 qualifying it was the Glen Westwood who took the first two rounds of qualifying with his Schumacher which was enough to take pole position. Behind him it was Luke Lee and his Xray edging out brother Michael’s Schumacher by virtue of having the faster time for the tie-break with both having a first and second. Next up was James Greener’s Xray with a second and a third from Rob Chaldecott who had three thirds. The finals saw Luke Lee taking both legs for the overall win, from Westwood with a pair of second places while Michael Lee completed the podium.

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May 20, 2024

T-Works Tire Additive Visible Bottles

T-Works has added 50ml Tire Additive Bottles to its range of accessories that are ideal for rubber tire traction compound applications. The dauber tip allows even and consistent application and has been tested for durability having a strong abrasion resistance that is not prone to lint. The dauber tip is resistant to swelling and corrosion from tire additive components. Sold as a pack of two bottles, they come with a six-colour sticker set than can be attached to the top or bottle body to identify various types of tire additive.

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

May 20, 2024

Butterfield doubles at ROAR Onroad Nitro Nationals

Serpent’s Bryce Butterfield completed a title double at the 2024 ROAR Onroad Nitro Nationals regaining his 1:10 title he lost last year and adding the 1:8 title to his CV. With rain reducing track time at the Tri-State Radio Controlled Auto Racers hosted event in Ohio, in qualifying for 1:10 200mm Butterfield would top 2 of the 3 rounds to secure the TQ from the Infinity of DJ Apolaro and the Serpent of defending champion Jose Almonte P3. In 1:8 again it was Butterfield with the TQ from the Mugen Seiki of Ralph Burch and Apolaro. In the 1:10 final, with Apolaro going out early Butterfield would take a convincing win from David Dunn. Also a 45-minute encounter, in 1:8 Apolaro would lead the first half of the race with Birch an early retirement. Posting the fastest lap of the race however Butterfield would hit the front in the second half to do the double taking the title with a 2-lap advantage over Apolaro with Joachim Bruneau completing the podium.

Image: Bryce Butterfield [Facebook]

May 20, 2024

Ongaro wins Italian Nationals second round

Having taken maximum points from the opening round of the AMSCI Italian 1:8 Buggy National Championship held in March, defending Champion Davide Ongaro extended his points lead with a repeat victory at Round 2. Attracting 67 entries, it was to be a very challenging weekend for the host club Nitro Buggy Genzone as the event started with Friday’s practice being cancelled after heavy rain flooded the track. Preparing the track for a Saturday morning start having pumped out the water the club was dealt a second blow when they arrived Saturday morning to discover thieves had stolen equipment and catering supplies. Despite the incident, the club did manage to get the event underway with Ongaro’s Team Associated securing the TQ, after topping 2 of the 4 rounds, from Sworkz’s Mattia Polito and WIRC Racing’s Marco Baruffolo who topped one round each. After the Semi finals it was Polito who lined up on pole for the 45-minute final ahead of Ongaro, WIRC’s Andrea Trevisan and Infinity’s Riccardo Bertin. Over the race, the order would settle into a repeat of the season opener with Ongaro taking the win from Polito after a close battle with WIRC Racing’s Marco Baruffolo again completing the podium.

Image: Riccardo Verardo [Facebook]

May 20, 2024

Xray XB4 Solid Axle Slipper Eliminator Set

Xray has added the option of a Solid Axle Slipper Eliminator Set for its XB4 1:10 4WD Electric Buggy platform. The slipper eliminator is great for stock class racing as it helps to reduce maximum rotation mass and eliminates slipper effect. It helps to increase acceleration and to reduce weight of drivetrain. The slipper eliminator set includes lightweight XB4 solid axle with quick and easy change outdrive system. Set includes 72 spur gear which is a perfect match for stock class. The option of 69 spur gear is available for fine gearing adjustment.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 20, 2024

Infinity IF18-3 SP Quick Change Levers

Infinity has released new lightweight quick change levers for its World Championship winning IF18-3 1:8 Onroad chassis. By removing material from the levers, the SP Quick Change Lever weight has been reduced by 0.3grams for the front and 0.5grams for the rear level. Removing this unnecessary material has also improved rotational balance. Reduced clearance in the thrust direction helps maintain wheel stability during running.

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May 17, 2024

175RC RC10B7 Titanium front axles

New from 175RC are these titanium front axles for the Team Associated RC10B7 1:10 2WD Buggy. Ultralight and mega strong the titanium axles are a direct replacement for the standard kit axles. The Utah based company offers the axles in natural finish or in Dark Blue to match your factory look.

Source: 175RC [175rc.com]

May 17, 2024

Arena RC Racing MS1.0 Multiflex Front Upper Deck

Arena RC Racing has released a new multiflex front upper deck option for the new MS1.0 1:10 electric Touring Car from Yokomo. The 2.omm upper deck offers increased flex for desired set-up and can be easily cut to more flex. They also offer 2.0mm front and rear decks which in terms of hardness and the use of high-quality carbon fibre material make the frame more rigid and increase the durability.

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