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Posted: 05 Jul 2016 12:44 PM PDT

Boots controls tempo on Day 1 of Euros

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:36 AM PDT

Boots controls tempo on Day 1 of Euros

Defending Champion Elliot Boots controlled the tempo on the opening day of the 1:8 Offroad European Championship in Spain, the Kyosho driver fastest at the end of the day’s four rounds of free practice.  Posting the fastest time in FP3, Boots would end the day 1.2-seconds faster than Robert Batlle who despite windy conditions posted his best 3-laps of the day in the final practice. Similar to Boots, Darren Bloomfield would fail to improve on his FP3 time dropping a place to end the day 3rd quickest.  Having opened the day with the fastest time but unable to improve in the next two, Bryan Baldo would post the second fastest time of FP4 behind Batlle which would leave the race host 4th fastest.  Bryan’s younger brother would also end the day strongly with his best run promoting him to P6 behind Warm-up Race winner David Ronnefalk.

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Boots controls tempo on Day 1 of Euros

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 11:36 AM PDT

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Defending Champion Elliot Boots controlled the tempo on the opening day of the 1:8 Offroad European Championship in Spain, the Kyosho driver fastest at the end of the day’s four rounds of free practice.  Posting the fastest time in FP3, Boots would end the day 1.2-seconds faster than Robert Batlle who despite windy conditions posted his best 3-laps of the day in the final practice. Similar to Boots, Darren Bloomfield would fail to improve on his FP3 time dropping a place to end the day 3rd quickest.  Having opened the day with the fastest time but unable to improve in the next two, Bryan Baldo would post the second fastest time of FP4 behind Batlle which would leave the race host 4th fastest.  Bryan’s younger brother would also end the day strongly with his best run promoting him to P6 behind Warm-up Race winner David Ronnefalk.

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‘It’s going good’ was how Boots summed up Day 1 of his title defence.   Very confident in his car set-up, he would try a different tyre compound in FP4 just to see the difference as they ‘don’t need to change the car (set-up)’.  Opting for a harder compound Pro-Line Blockade having run X2 on his fastest run he said they were ‘not as good’ and he will go back for tomorrow’s seeding practice rounds.  With winds picking up for the last few heats of the final practice, Boots said this was ‘a bit of a nightmare’ as in the jumps his Reds Racing powered MP9 was being ‘blown around’. Aside from this the former World Championship Top Qualifier concluded ‘today was a good way to start the event but as I said before we did all the hard work at the Warm-up Race’.

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Batlle was similarly pleased with his opening day performance saying he has ‘a good feeling (with his car) at the end of the first day’.  Commenting on topping the final practice, the former Champion said his MRX7R was ‘better than before’ adding ‘the car is still easy to drive only a little faster’.  Having one big mistake during the extended 9-minute final practice he said that was simply down to him pushing too hard but continued ‘we are going in a good way’ with the set-up and he is ‘confident’ for Day 2 but did add ‘there is still a long week ahead’.

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Bloomfield felt the driver was the problem in FP4 saying ‘the car was alright, I just didn’t drive that well’.  He added, ‘that was the first one that I tried too hard I guess.  I tried to make it go faster rather than let it do its own thing’.  Describing the evening wind ‘as pretty bad’ on his overall performance for the first day he said ‘it seems we’re ok’.

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Bryan Baldo was clearly pleased with his opening day saying he was ‘very happy to be able to run with the best in Europe. Reverting to a softer version of the shock set-up in the morning’s opening practice as well as running a light diff oil in his Mugen he said it was ‘now more comfortable to drive that before’.  Also using the round to test a new and as yet unnamed prototype tyre from Procircuit which features a smaller pin that the Road Runner, he said the new rubber worked very well and he will stick with everything as is for the start of Day 2. Commenting on the surface, which he was responsible for preparing as his family run the track, he said ‘the track is very good now and we will try to keep it like this for the week’.  Making all the same changes to his MBX7R as his older brother, Oscar Baldo said his example was for FP4 ‘better than the rest of the day’.  Able to improve by over 2-seconds he said with the car now easier to drive he is looking forward to a good second day.

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‘Finally I had a good feeling, it was very good in the last one’, was Ronnefalk’s reaction after FP4.  The 2014 back to back champion continued, ‘I was able to stay with Elliott for a couple of laps, its nice to have that feeling going into seeding tomorrow’.  On his Orion powered D815 he said the base set-up is there and ‘it’s very stable to drive’ but there are some minor improvements he would like to make like getting more steering out of the corner.

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Heading the Italian challenge in Spain, Davide Ongaro declared himself happy with his Day 1 performance.  While failing to improve on his best 3-consecutive lap time from FP3, the Mugen driver was pleased with the fact he posted two 52 second laps.  Struggling with the wind which he said kept lifting the rear of the car in the air, the 15-year-old plans to start out seeding practice with an unchanged set-up.  Behind the Junior Champion, the Top 10 times would be completed by the Xray of Martin Wollanka, JQ boss Joseph Quagraine and and the HB of Spanish driver Jorge Soler.

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Chassis Focus – Neil Cragg

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 10:03 AM PDT

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Chassis – Team Associated RC8B
Engine – LRP ZZ.21C
Tyres – ProLine Blockade X2
Fuel – LRP
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Body – ProLine Predator

Remarks – Top British Associated driver Neil Cragg is running a standard RC8B here in Redovan, the only change on the car being the addition of weight in the rear of the chassis plate.

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Bittydesign 8ight 4.0 Force bodyshell

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:58 AM PDT

Bittydesign 8ight 4.0 Force bodyshell

Italian company Bittydesign have introduced their new Force bodyshell for TLR’s 8ight 4.0. Purpose-designed to fit onto TLR’s latest incarnation of the 8ight buggy, the body is of a steering-enhancing cab forward design, it features a rear flap section for an overall increased downforce and a roof-top shark fin feature adds stability on high-speed straights. On top of this a side scoop makes way for the throttle and brake linkage, ensuring free movement. Also incorporated into the design is a stronger nose section, a point where the original body has a weak spot and that was addressed by Bittydesign by making it a 2-piece offering with separate nose piece. The body is made from 1mm high-quality Lexan material, it comes clear, and including window masks and a decal sheet.


Bittydesign 8ight 4.0 Force bodyshell

Bittydesign 8ight 4.0 Force bodyshell

Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]

Chassis Focus – Robert Batlle

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:21 AM PDT

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Chassis – Mugen MBX7R
Engine – Ultimate M-4R
Tyres – Procircuit Road Runner Medium
Fuel – Nitrolux
Radio/Servos – KO Propo/Highest
Body – Ultimate MBX7 Pro Buggy

Remarks – Two time winner of this event, Robert Batlle is running an out-of-the-box MBX7R equipped with a 20g rear weight and a Ultimate bodyshell for different aerodynamics. His car also sports a rear carbon shock tower and a handmade carbon battery holder coming from German company JSB.

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Boots gets faster, Ongaro best Top 10 improver

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 08:09 AM PDT

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Elliott Boots continued to set the pace at the 1:8 Offroad European Championship in Spain, the reigning champion improving on his 3-consecutive lap time in FP3. Having lead the way after the first two rounds of free practice by half a second, Boots extended that advantage to 1.5 seconds, this time over fellow British driver Darren Bloomfield.  Bloomfield improved two positions with his FP3 time demoting Robert Batlle, who failed to improve, back to third.  The best place driver to move into the top 10 with his FP3, reigning Junior Champion David Ongaro would post the fourth fastest time demoting FP1 pace setter Bryan Baldo back to fifth, while also enjoying a strong improvement David Ronnefalk completed the Top 7.

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Chassis Focus – Elliott Boots

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 07:47 AM PDT

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Chassis – Kyosho MP9 TKI4
Engine – Reds R7
Tyres – ProLine Blockade X2
Fuel – Byron Fuel
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Body – Stock TKI4

Remarks – Reigning Champion Elliott Boots is running the latest version of the MP9 from Kyosho, the TKI4. Equipped with heavy duty parts such as aluminium suspension braces, servo horns and hard anodised chassis and shock towers, his car also sports titanium turnbuckles and a bigger engine mount plate to better deal with the big and fast jumps on the Spanish track.

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Boots gets faster, Ongaro best Top 10 improver

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 07:41 AM PDT

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Elliott Boots continued to set the pace at the 1:8 Offroad European Championship in Spain, the reigning champion improving on his 3-consecutive lap time in FP3. Having lead the way after the first two rounds of free practice by half a second, Boots extended that advantage to 1.5 seconds, this time over fellow British driver Darren Bloomfield. Bloomfield improved two positions with his FP3 time demoting Robert Batlle, who failed to improve, back to third.  The best place driver to move into the top 10 with his FP3, reigning Junior Champion David Ongaro would post the fourth fastest time demoting FP1 pace setter Bryan Baldo back to fifth, while also enjoying a strong improvement David Ronnefalk completed the Top 7.

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‘I’m just learning the track again and getting into my rhythm’, was what Boots attributed his improvement too.  Again posting the fastest lap, getting down to a 52.388, he said the track felt similar to the previous practice although adding ‘its dusting up in a few places and starting to break up’.  He continued, ‘the concrete is taking time to get gripping but everything feels good so we’ll leave it the same for the last one (practice)’.

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Taking a break from the heat and enjoying the ac in his rental car, Bloomfield was pleased with changes made to his Agama for the third practice.  Changing the front caster block and top arm position he said this ‘helped carry more corner speed in the tight twisty stuff’.  Looking to the final practice of the day, he said he will ‘just go again with the same set-up’ adding ‘it will be good to drive the same car again for once’.

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Changing to a heavy shock oil, Batlle said his Mugen was ‘a little better’ but ‘trying harder (he) made two mistakes’ so the improvement wasn’t reflected on the time sheets.   Feeling his engine was ‘maybe too rich’, the Spaniard said the car is ‘super easy to drive and thats the important thing’ adding ‘there is plenty of time to fine tune it’.

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One of the stars of last year’s European Championship which as held as his father’s track in Italy, Ongaro said his improvement from 12th to 4th was simply down to improved driving.  The 15-year-old, who ‘like(s) the track a lot’, said the only change he has made over the three practices is to fit a fresh set of Procircuit Road Runners tyres to his MBX7R.  Planning to ‘leave all the same’ for final free practice, he said ‘if possible I will just try to drive better’.

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Opting to not revert back to his FP1 suspension set-up and instead try the same Road Runner pattern as Batlle, Baldo said his Mugen was still ‘too nervous’.  Having ruled out tyres he will now go back to the suspension set-up he started the day out with as well as going to lighter oil in the diffs.  Bryan’s younger brother Oscar would also fail to improve on his best time, set in FP2, dropping to P8.

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Improving his pace by over 4-seconds, Ronnefalk said his HB ‘felt a lot better’ but continued ‘we still need to find more speed’.  Switching to AKA Impact tyres having run Enduros the first two rounds, the Swede said the car was ‘now confident to drive’ but with the track now ‘more like what we had at the warm-up’ he will go back to the Enduro and try it for the last run of the day. Apart from tyres, the other changes made for FP3 were small oil changes to reflect the extra heat there was due to the timing of the run.

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Boots sets early pace in Redovan

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 05:30 AM PDT

Boots sets early pace in Redovan

Reigning champion Elliott Boots has set the early pace at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Redovan, Spain, the Kyosho driver fastest after two rounds of 4 scheduled rounds of free practice.  Posting the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the second practice, Bryan Baldo having set the fastest time in FP1,  Boots topped the times ahead of Mugen’s Robert Batlle by just 4/10ths around the massive track. One of the few drivers not to improve in FP2, Baldo’s opening time was still good enough for third after two rounds with former Champion Darren Bloomfield next up in P4.  Winner of the Warm-up Race back in May, David Ronnefalk failed to put together three good laps, the long 52-second lap making it possible to run just 5-laps over the 5-minute practice, and the HB driver finds himself only 24th.

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Boots sets early pace in Redovan

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 05:27 AM PDT

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Reigning champion Elliott Boots has set the early pace at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Redovan, Spain, the Kyosho driver fastest after two rounds of 4 scheduled rounds of free practice.  Posting the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the second practice, Bryan Baldo having set the fastest time in FP1,  Boots topped the times ahead of Mugen’s Robert Batlle by just 4/10ths around the massive track. One of the few drivers not to improve in FP2, Baldo’s opening time was still good enough for third after two rounds with former Champion Darren Bloomfield next up in P4.  Winner of the Warm-up Race back in May, David Ronnefalk failed to put together three good laps, the long 52-second lap making it possible to run just 5-laps over the 5-minute practice, and the HB driver finds himself only 24th.

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‘So far so good’, was how Boots summed up the start to his title defence.  The British driver added, ‘we did all the hard work at the warm-up and we are carrying on with the car as it was then’.   Using the same set-up as he ran at the warm-up, he said while there is less traction than at the warm-up he is happy with how his Pro-Line X2 Blockade shod MP9 is running in the conditions. Commenting on track conditions, the track having undergone a new sugar treatment to help hold its dirt together better without the need for watering as it is punished by the heat of the sun, Boots said ‘I think its going to blow out as it is so dry’.

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Complimenting the track work carried out by the Baldos family in preparing the track for the event, Batlle said ‘there is less grip but this is a good thing as its much easier for everyone, its less aggressive so easier to drive’.  Commenting on his opening practice performance, the 2-time Champion described it as ‘quite good’ adding his ‘car was easy to drive and for the first day that is good’.  Running Procircuit Road Runner tyres on his MBX7R, the 2012 World Champion said with a good base already they can get working on getting it faster will small set-up tweaks.

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Baldo said his first practice was ‘very good’ but with his Mugen ‘a little nervous’ he made a suspension set-up change for FP2 which was ‘not good’.  With the car ‘more loose’, he will revert back to his opening set-up for the third practice, he said he may also try a different tyre.  Using Procircuit’s Hot Dice for the first 2 runs,  the 24-year-old may follow Batlle and switch to Road Runners for the next one.  Responsible for the preparation of the track, when asked if he expected the traction to improve he replied ‘we will see.  This is the first time we have used sugar like this (to prepare the track)’.

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‘Seems to be good so far’ was Bloomfield’s summary of his early practice runs.  The Agama lead driver said the main thing he did was to try different tyres.   The 2012 Champion ran Beta Freeride in soft compound in FP1 but said while ‘they were good’ he ‘felt they should have been harder’.  Switching to V-Max one compound harder for FP2, he said while to drive his A215 felt ‘easier and slower’ on the times it was an improvement.  In term of his car set-up, the Brit said ‘we’re not swinging from the trees and I feel were in the right place’.  Adding he is ‘not sure what the track is going to do’, he said the aim for the rest of practice is ‘marginal gains’ through making ‘a little tweak and another little tweak till it adds up’.

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Fifth fastest, 2014 Runner-up Martin Wollanka said his Xray ‘was very good’.   With a fastest lap just 1/10th off that of Boots, the Austrian said his only problem so far is that his car was slightly too wide for the tech inspection which he needs to sort for FP3. Changing from Pro-Line to Italian tyre manufacturer Hot Race for this event, he has run the Roma pattern declaring himself very happy with it.  Planning to stick with that pattern for now, he said in a later practice he plans to test the company’s all new Amazzonia pattern which he said will work better for the longer runs. Wollanka’s team-mate Martin Bayer would be 14th fastest after the 2 practices.

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Competing the Top 6, the younger of the Baldo brothers Oscar was happy with his opening runs.  The 19-year-old said ‘the feeling of the car was very good but the grip of the track was not very high’.  With the diffs a little hard for the conditions, the Mugen driver will do one more round with the same set-up in the hope the track improves and if not will go for a softer diff set-up for the final free practice this evening.

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On standby for a quick return to France as he awaits the arrival of his first child,  Renaud Savoya was very upbeat about the start to his event with his FP1 time good enough for P7.  The TLR driver said ‘the first practice was really good. Out of the box the car was very good’.   The multiple champion added ‘the set-up is pretty much what we will use if the track stays the same’.   With John Piant from JConcepts making the trip over from the US to support their European team driver, Savoya ran a new prototype O2 compound Reflex tyre in FP1 before moving to a Detox in the same compound.  He said while the Detox was a little faster it is a taller tyre so his 8ight rolled more and they need to make a ride height adjustment for that for the next one.

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Despite being low down on the time sheets, Ronnefalk summed up early practice with ‘its alright’.  Describing ‘the track is a little different with less grip overall’, the Swede said having started out wth the set-up they left the warm-up with they are now more back towards his base set-up for the D815.  For FP3 he said they will work more on the shock package with it ‘too soft’ in the first two.

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Steven Weiss teams up with Team Magic Europe

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:29 AM PDT

Steven Weiss teams up with Team Magic Europe

Team Magic Europe and HRC Distribution have announced the signing of Germany’s Steven Weiss to their team. The former European vice-champion, 6-time European Championship A-finalist and multiple ETS podium finisher will use Team Magic’s E4RS III Plus and he has the following to say about the deal:

I want to thank Team Magic and HRC to offer me the possibility to stay in RC Racing and their trust in me. I am happy to be a part of a still small and young Team with huge motivation and great teamwork. I will give all my knowledge and help into the Team and upcoming projects.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

Elias & Moises take wins at Brazil On-road Champs Rd2

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 04:07 AM PDT

Elias & Moises take wins at Brazil On-road Champs Rd2

The second round of the Brazilian Nitro On-road Championship saw Flavio Elias walking away with the win in the 1/8th class, coming from the pole position and beating Felipe Chaud on the runner-up spot. Peterson Parpinelli completed the top 3 podium result. With the win Flavio already secured himself the overall title with one round to spare.

Elias & Moises take wins at Brazil On-road Champs Rd2

In 1/10th 200mm Pro it was again Flavio on the top spot after the qualifiers and after a flawless performance in the main final he would walk away with the second win of the weekend, this time from Thiago Elias and Bernardo Kokember in second and third respectively. Finally in 1/10th 200mm Light, the race for the win was on between Rafael Vieira, Pedro Moises and Thiago Inacio. Ultimately it was Pedro who took the day’s win from Marcio Salvando while Rafael Vieira had to settle for third after suffering with tyres. The stage is now set for an exciting final round in October when the 1/10th titles will be decided.

Elias & Moises take wins at Brazil On-road Champs Rd2

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

Mirco Thalheimer wins at German 200mm Nats Rd3

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 03:44 AM PDT

Mirco Thalheimer wins at German 200mm Nats Rd3

Round three of the German 1/10th 200mm National Championship was hosted by the MBSC Wächtersbach club. Thilo Tödtmann grabbed the TQ after the qualifiers with Jannick Namyslo starting from the 2 spot into the finals after missing Saturday’s practice, starting directly with Q2 on Sunday. Thilo suffered some issues at the start of the main final which left his car tweaked and a handful to drive. This allowed Jannick to build a 1-lap gap on the field but two stupid mistakes and higher-than-expected tyre wear on Jannick’s car allowed Micro Thalheimer to take the win some three seconds in front of Jannick with Thilo rounding out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Norwegian Championships & Swedish Cup Rd3 – Report

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 03:23 AM PDT

Norwegian Championships & Swedish Cup Rd3 – Report

The Norwegian 1/8th IC Track Championships and round three of the Swedish Cup where held at the Hverven Raceway, outside of Oslo. Mixed weather conditions made it difficult to complete the race as planned, but the drivers would get at least two rounds of dry track qualifying on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. After the qualifiers, Lars Haugen (NOR) would hold the TQ position in front of Tom Erik Haaversen (NOR), Trygve Berntsen  (NOR) and Karl Ullenius (SWE), who completed the top four.

Qualifying top 4:
1. Lars Haugen – ARC/O.S. – 24L 5:05
2. Tom Erik Haaversen – ARC/O.S. – 23L 5:00
3. Trygve Berntsen – Mugen /O.S. – 23L 5:01
4. Carl Ullenius – BMT/Orcan – 23L 5:03

With some drops of rain in the two semifinals, three drivers from each leg would proceed to the main final. After some tough racing, it was Magnus Bengtsson (SWE) in front of Frode Rasch Olsen (NOR) and Lasse Andresen (NOR) from the semi A and Bengt Andersson (SWE) in front of Svein Harald Ytternes (NOR) and Hans Lyxell (SWE) who bumped up from the semi B.

A-main grid:
1. Lars Haugen – ARC/O.S.
2. Tom Erik Haaversen – ARC/O.S.
3. Trygve Berntsen – Mugen/O.S.
4. Karl Ullenius – BMT/Orcan
5. Bengt Andersson – Mugen/Picco
6. Magnus Bengtsson – Mugen/Picco
7. Svein Harald Ytternes – Mugen/O.S.
8. Frode Rasch Olsen – ARC/O.S.
9. Hans Lyxell – Mugen/Picco
10.Lasse Andresen – Serpent/Novarossi

All was set for an exciting 45 minutes final on a perfectly dry track. TQ driver Lars Haugen got a really bad start, when his otherwise excellent mechanic did not let go the car on the signal, leaving it to flip on the roof. This allowed Tom Erik to jump into the lead with Lars chasing the end of the pack. At the point of the first pit stops, Lars had been driving hard and was ten seconds behind Karl Ullenius with Tom Erik in third, who suffered from a small mistake. Karl and Lars were chasing each other, separated by only 0.2 seconds with Tom Erk in tow, 2 seconds behind. After the second refuelling Lars got into the lead and from there he built a good gap to second and third. After the incident at the start Lars laid down a perfect race, finishing 8 laps in front of Karl. Tom Erik got in some trouble and lost a lot of time. Lasse Andresen took advantage of this, taking the final podium spot.

Final results:
1. Lars Haugen – ARC/O.S. – 204L 45:03
2. Karl Ullenius – BMT/Orcan – 196L 45:00
3. Lasse Andresen – Serpent/Novarossi – 188L 45:10

As for the Norwegian Championship it was Lars Haugen who took the title from Lasse Andresen in second and Trygve Berntsen in third.

Norwegian Championships & Swedish Cup Rd3 – Report

Norwegian Championships top 3:
1. Lars Haugen – ARC/O.S.
2. Lasse Andresen – Serpent/Novarossi
3. Trygve Berntsen – Mugen/O.S.

Thanks to Svein Harald Ytternes for the report.

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:52 AM PDT

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Coming from Techra are a range of double joint driveshafts for 1/10th touring cars as well as two 1/10th buggy rear wings. Starting with the driveshafts, the parts are of the now-common dual joint design to reduce wheel chatter and improve efficiency at high steering angles. The are machined from high-quality spring steel, come with a hardened surface and they are available in a range of specifications including 41.3mm front and 39.3mm rear variants for Xray and VBC cars and also 40.6mm front and 39.1mm rear variants for the Yokomo BD7. All come laser-etched with respective markings for easy identification.


Also new are two rear wings for 1/10th off-road buggies. Available are the straight-type Version 1 and stepped Version 2 wing. The first sports reinforcement ribs for improved stiffness and durability while the Version 2 wing is of a stepped low-profile design. Both come in sets of two wings moulded from heavy duty 1.0mm or extra heavy duty 1.5mm polycarbonate material.

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Techra double joint shafts & 1/10th buggy wings

Source: Techra [facebook.com]

Track Focus – RC-Redován

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:50 AM PDT

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Track Name –RC-Redován
Host Club – Club Radio Control Redován
Country – Spain
Location – Redovan (60km Southwest of Alicante)
Direction – Anti-clockwise
Surface – Dirt/bricks
Previous events hosted – 2014 Spanish National Championship Round

Set against a mountain that looks like it is straight out of the set of a Spaghetti Western, the first thing to hit you upon arriving at the RC-Redován track is the size.  While most tracks quote the length of a lap in metres, the host track of the 36th running of the 1:8 Offfroad European Championships gets to use the metric of the kilometre.  Over 1/2 a kilometre long, 560 metres to be exact, the track is the work of the Baldo family, the brothers Bryan & Oscar two of Spain’s leading offroad racers, and was created in 2014.  With their father Antonio having a long history of running tracks in the area, this impressive facility came about 3-years ago when they had to vacate their previous location when the local authorities require the land for development.  Looking for a new home for the dozen members small club, which Bryan prefers to refer to as ‘family & friends with passion for RC’,  the local government would step in with the offer of the current site on the outskirts of Redován which with a population of seven thousand people is located at the feet of the Sierra de Callosa mountain range.  With the Baldo Family business in Construction, on the new site they built what all racers agree is an impressive facility.  Apart from the track which is built into the natural elevation of the high side site, the other impressive feature of the track is the towering driver stand which is certain to cause discomfort for any driver with vertigo.  Apart from the Euros warm-up race, the other major event to have been run at the RC-Redován was a round of the Spanish National championship the year the track opened.  On a regular basis the track only has 10 to 12 racers with Bryan highlighting that within a 50km radius racers have a choice of 10 tracks.

‘Its still massive’ was the reply of reigning European Champion Elliott Boots when asked about the track, the Kyosho star having attended the Warm-up race in May.  The British driver singled out the height of the rostrum as the big feature of the track saying ‘it gives a strange dept of perception’ adding ‘it took time to get used to it at the warm-up’ and he expects it to ‘take a few runs to get back into it again (this week)’.   With the track ‘good to look at’, he continued ‘its the biggest track I’ve raced on’.  Featuring a large brick section plus a second smaller brick surface area, with a fast lap time being around 53-seconds, when ask what was key to being quick Boots replied, ‘no mistakes’.  Elaborating on this he said due to the size of the track the marshals are very spread out plus its ‘difficult to see a car with all the elevation changes’.  With the 1/2 km lap on runtime, the Reds Racing backed driver said at the warm-up they had very good mileage something he said is helped by there being ‘a lot of airtime and downhill sections which mean you are not on full throttle’.

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Jacques Libar wins at Luxembourg Nationals Rd3

Posted: 05 Jul 2016 02:15 AM PDT

Jacques Libar wins at Luxembourg Nationals Rd3

Round three of the Luxembourg Nationals was held at the iconic Mini Circuit Ville de Luxembourg track. With three TQ runs, Jacque Libar would take the TQ from Joe Streff and Gilles Choque. In the finals, Jacque continued to dominate, bringing home the win from Gilles Choque, while Laurent Libar rounded out the podium in third.

Top 10 results:
1. Jacques Libar
2. Gilles Choque
3. Laurent Libar
4. Joe Streff
5. Mathieu Picaude
6. Patrick Beltrallo
7. Marcel Dubru
8. Gerry Kimmel
9. Steve Traufler
10.Raymond Weidert

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]