Tech Guides

We have just received a race report from young RCPB 1/10 Driver Felix De Hamel. Felix has made some real improvements in 2014 and I am sure he will be one to watch in 2015! Report from the Christmas meet as Oswestry 28/12/14 The track was tight and technical with a few great features including a wall ride and a corner tabletop. The layout provided some great close racing, and since the heats were 6 minutes long, a clean, consistent run was important. From round one it was clear to see who the fastest were in both 2wd and 4wd,...

A cold and frosty Sunday morning (28/12/14) saw the third round of the Nitro X Winter Series being held at Swindon RC Model Car Club.   RCPitbox had representatives in both 1/8th classes – Matt Box in Nitro and Chris Lovell in Electric. With the track still covered in frost – and in some places ice – qualifying commenced. Chris secured TQ in the electric class with two from three wins in qualifying. Matt secured a respectable 8th place in the A final. Matt getting prepared for the Nitro A main! Chris had an excellent start from pole in his...

A double podium for RCPB Team drivers Chris Lovell and Matt Box. Sunday 7th December saw the 3rd round of the BLRacing winter series at Ledbury Model Car Club. RCPitbox driver Chris Lovell, currently lying third in the series after 2 rounds, turned up knowing a good result would secure a top three placement until the next round in January. In varied conditions – mostly very slippery due to rain and the cold, Chris finished 2nd in the first run and took FTD in the second and third runs with his Team Orion powered Kyosho MP9e. Nathan Powney snatched TQ...

Last weekend saw round 3 (actually round 4 due to the postponement of round 2) of the BRCA Rally X Championships take place at KMRC Kent. This was our first visit to the recently re vamped track and have to say the KMRC guys have done a fantastic job on preparing for the National. The track looked awesome! There were 7 RR8's in attendance this weekend and after qualifying the team standings were as follows from 120 entries: Dave Crompton 23 Stu Mahon 32 Gavin Uttley 43 Matt Box 70 John Broadhurst 74 Lewis Millman 86 Derek Ireland 98 Qualifying...

Rounds 9 & 10 of the Nitro X Cross series took place last Saturday and Sunday at the Coventry track in the UK. With the National going there next month a number of national drivers turned out to get some track time. The track is a very fast track where consistency pays and one mistake costs a lot. Graham Alsop would TQ and win both days with his Ultimate prepped HB. Saturday saw Alex Page and Mick Butler make the A-main with Ultimate engines. Sunday saw 3 x Ultimate engines finish the A-Main in the top 8 with Elliot Taylor...