Radio Control Car Racer - July 2022

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RACE NEWS
KING OF CLUBS, BRCA
NATIONALS AND THE ICONIC
CUP, ALL INSIDE!
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HOW TAMIYA’S NEW 2WD ASTUTE 2022 AND 4WD SUPER AVANTE BUGGIES USE THE SAME TD PLATFORM
SMALL-SCALE
TRAIL VEHICLE
PUTTING THE LATEST 1:18-SCALE
GELANDE II BLACK HAWK FROM RC4WD
THROUGH ITS PACES
VINTAGE VETS
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PAST ICONIC RC REVIVAL OF NEW
WINNERS PRODUCTS
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47457: FIRE DRAGON 47457: THUNDER DRAGON 47457: SAINT DRAGON
DRAGONS
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THIS IS AN UPDATED RE-RELEASE VERSION OF THE FIRE DRAGON, A 4WD BUGGY ORIGINALLY
SOLD IN 1989 AND BASED UPON A CAR IN THE POPULAR 1980S JAPANESE COMIC “RAJICON
BOY.” ITS POLYCARBONATE BODY FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE SWEPT FORM, IS PRE-PAINTED
IN RED, AND IS EVEN PRE-CUT FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE - JUST APPLY THE INCLUDED
STICKERS. AN UNPAINTED DRIVER FIGURE IS ALSO INCLUDED FOR INSTALLATION IN THE
COCKPIT. THE CHASSIS IS AN EFFICIENT SHAFT-DRIVEN 4WD UNIT, WITH FRONT AND REAR
GEAR DIFFERENTIALS IN SEALED GEARBOXES, PLUS 4-WHEEL INDEPENDENT DOUBLE
WISHBONE SUSPENSION FEATURING CVA OIL DAMPERS. SPIKE TIRES GIVE PLENTY OF GRIP
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THUNDER AND FLAME
THIS ASSEMBLY KIT CREATES AN UPDATED RE-RELEASE VERSION OF THE CLASSIC R/C OFF-
ROAD BUGGY THUNDER DRAGON, WHICH APPEARED IN A JAPANESE CARTOON IN THE 1980S.
ITS ABS BATHTUB FRAME IS TOUGH AND ALLOWS EASY MAINTENANCE, WHILE 4-WHEEL
DOUBLE WISHBONE SUSPENSION USES CVA OIL DAMPERS AND A FRONT STABILIZER FOR
A SUPERIOR RIDE. SEALED GEARBOXES FRONT AND REAR CONTAIN DIFFERENTIALS WITH
DIE-CAST 3-BEVEL TYPES FOR SMOOTH, SUPERIOR HANDLING FEEL, AND SEMI-PNEUMATIC
SPIKE TIRES GIVE GREAT GRIP. THE STREAMLINED BODY IS MOLDED IN POLYCARBONATE,
WITH NON-CANOPY SECTIONS PAINTED IN SILVER. IT IS PRE-CUT FOR CONVENIENCE.
ENTER...
THIS R/C ASSEMBLY KIT RECREATES THE 4WD BUGGY SAINT DRAGON WHICH
WAS THE MAIN MODEL OF A POPULAR 1980S JAPANESE COMIC. THE CHASSIS
CONSISTS OF A TOUGH BATHTUB FRAME PLUS FRONT AND REAR GEARBOXES
WITH SUSPENSION ATTACHED. 4-WHEEL DOUBLE WISHBONE SUSPENSION USES
CVA OIL DAMPERS FOR A SUPERIOR RIDE, AND A FRONT STABILIZER FOR A FIRM
SETUP. THE STYLISH BODY IS MOLDED IN POLYCARBONATE AND PRE-PAINTED
WHITE, JUST REQUIRING APPLICATION OF STICKERS TO FINISH IT.
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CONTENTS
JULY 2022 - VOL 25 NO9
REVIEWS REGULARS
stars of past Revival events, and those that have won the
prestigious Schumacher Racing Daniel Rowlands Revival
Veteran Award. We check in with all the award winners
from the previous Revivals, to get their thoughts on their
THE LATEST THRASH TESTS. NEWS, LETTERS, DATES, NEW PRODUCTS
most memorable Revival, which buggies they enjoyed
AND OUR VIEWS.
racing the most, and finally what the Revival means to
22 TAMIYA TD2 ASTUTE 2022 AND TD4 them?
SUPER AVANTE 6 NEWS
The TD is a brand-new design out of Tamiya and sees 40 TEAM ASSOCIATED RULE AT In 1:8 off-road Davide Ongaro dominates the Euros
the majority of the parts and layout shared on both the KIDDERMINSTER warm-up for Team Associated whilst Elliott Boots wins the
Astute 2022 and Super Avante, despite the former being Neil Cragg and Tommy Hall shared the wins as the first BRCA National with his Sworkz. The first BRCA 1:10
a 2WD and the latter a 4WD buggy. It’s a clever design, first rounds of this year’s BRCA 1:10 Off-Road National TC National for 4WD touring cars was held at Bedworth
but naturally there are a few shortcomings of what is a Championships began in the Midlands. Whilst Neil took and saw Zak Finlay and Kyle Branson win for Xray, the
distinctive platform that is very much in the Tamiya style. 2WD and Tommy 4WD, Poland’s Michal Orlowski kept both BRCA 1:12 Section announces European GP and EFRA
Brits on their toes and was the runner-up for Schumacher Euros applications, whilst new vehicle details are released
46 RC4WD 1:18 GELANDE II BLACK HAWK on both days. with the Team Associated’s B6.4, 30th Anniversary Edition
The latest model from RC4WD to be received for review is of the Inferno MP10 and the Team Losi Racing 22X-4 Elite
their 1:18-scale Gelande II RTR with the Black Hawk hard 52 BEN AND LEE STRIKE EARLY Race Kit. Finally, the EOS heads to GB and Worksop and
body set. As we have come to expect from RC4WD, the With respective wins in Frontie and F1, Ben Cosgrove Nemo Raceway will host an RCGP round in August.
Black Hawk model is packed with scale realism, yet still and Luke Lee got their BRCA National Championship title
be highly capable out on the trails. campaigns off to the best start as Cotswold hosted the 14 INSIDE LINES
first of the 2WD on-road rounds. All the latest stuff including RTRs, kits, accessories, option
FEATURES
parts, tools and much more.
58 THURSTON AND WALTON DOMINATE AT
BROOKLANDS 20 EDITORIAL
The first round of the 2022 BRCA 1:8 Circuit National Give back to clubs and volunteer for a few hours of your
YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE BEST OF RC CARS, Championships kicked off at Brookland and there was own time.
PEOPLE AND TECHNIQUES.
no stopping Alex Thurston in nitro and Michael Walton in
20 WHO, WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE?
electric.
10 KING BILLY Three pictures from the past but who are they?
Billy Fletcher shows the next generation the way with a
double win at Aldershot as the King of Clubs kicks off at 62 THREADLOCK MISADVENTURE 21 TIME WARP
the Demon Raceway as the 2022 season kicks off in style It might not sound that bad, but when the threadlock What was happening one, five and ten years ago.
reacted with the plastic on our Tamiya Wild One
with record numbers.
Blockhead Motors review, it led to a complete chassis 55 DATES
rebuild and the need to re-create the decals. What Plan your schedule for the next few months with our
16 WINNER TAKES ALL
might seem like a small problem was a whole lot more racing calendar.
The first of six rounds of the 2022 Iconic Cup was held
complicated as you will find out...
at Mendip RC Raceway in early April that saw a return to
56 CLUB RACER
the favoured format of the points being awarded on the
The final round of the five-race Schumacher Winter Series
result of the finals after the challenges of a Covid-affected
from Louth
2021 season.
57 COMING UP
32 BOOTS IS BEST AT BLACKPOOL What you can expect to see in the next month’s issue of Racer.
Despite dominating qualifying and his semi-final, Joni
Skidmore had to settle for small pickings when he 64 BUYERS GUIDE
suffered a late mechanical in the A final with his Xray Where to shop in your area with Racer’s comprehensive
as Elliott Boots walked away with the top prize late on store guide.
Sunday afternoon for Sworkz and Reds Racing.
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36 AWARD-WINNING THOUGHTS Who is the target market for the new shared platform
This month’s Iconic RC Vintage Column reflects on some from Tamiya’s RC designs?
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INSIDE
NEWS
ONGARO WINS BIG AT EUROS WARM-UP
It was a busy weekend as Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro won all at the International Buggy Challenge
and EFRA 1:8 Championship Warm-Up
< Barcelos Buggy Arena in Portugal hosted the World Champion, Davide Ongaro, was the driver A1, the following day Davide would take leg two
International Buggy Challenge alongside the who would star at the end of the event by taking of E-buggy before going on to claim the overall
warm-up for EFRA 1:8 Off-Road Nitro European a clean sweep of the IBC and warm-up. After victory with his nitro buggy in the EFRA warm-up
Championships so all the elite racers from the taking impressive wins on the Saturday in the event.
class were in attendance. Italian superstar and nitro IBC main event and the first leg of E-buggy
PRO-LINE INTRODUCES
BRCA ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN GP AND EFRA
NEW CARPET COMPOUNDS
EUROS APPLICATIONS
The BRCA 1:12 Section has confirmed that it will be running a GP again this year and this time < Pro-Line has introduced their new CR
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it will be opened up as an EFRA Grand Prix event. The EFRA GP will be held at the Eastbourne compounds, that have been specifically
Club’s facility, Robertsbridge Community College, on 19-20 November 2022 - full details to follow. It is engineered to suit today’s high-grip carpet
hoped that the location’s proximity to the south coast and the BRCA’s reputation for excellent events tracks. The end result is the CR3 (medium) and
will attract some racers friends from mainland Europe. CR4 (soft) compounds that have been developed
And there is more big news as Eastbourne and the BRCA have applied to host the 2023 EFRA by Pro-Line’s factory team of drivers to provide
1:12-Scale European Championships. If the bid is successful, it will be the first UK Euros since 2010. improved grip and consistency across many
This application will be considered at the EFRA AGM in November 2022 so there will be more news to different styles of carpet. These tyres will be
follow later in the year. referenced with gold dots; one dot for CR3 and
two for CR4, replacing the Z compounds moving
forward. These will be available across the range
for 1:10 buggy and truck.
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XRAY WIN 13.5T STOCK AND MOD AT BRCA
BAYER AND XRAY VICTORIOUS
NATIONAL CHAMPS
AT E-BUGGY WARM-UP
The first BRCA 1:10 TC National for 4WD touring cars was held at
Bedworth and saw Zak Finlay and Kyle Branson win for Xray
< The warm-up event ahead of the EFRA 1:8 E-Buggy
< Bedworth in the Midlands hosted (Schumacher) and Kyle Branson (Xray) were European Championship took place at Hudy Arena in
round one of this year’s BRCA 1:10 tied TQ, but it was the Mi8 of Andy would Slovakia. In attendance were drivers from many countries
Touring Car National Championships that get the pole on the tie-break. The first leg making the trip ahead of the main event that will take
saw a full entry for a weekend of top saw all the A finalists start on new tyres place the following month.
on-road action. As usual, Saturday saw most having not ran any dry runs in qualifying, The schedule saw Friday set aside for free practise and
of the drivers taking part in practise ahead and his made things interesting. A mistake lots of track time, then on Saturday there was a single
of the main event on Sunday, although the early on saw Kyle take the lead from Andy controlled practise, five rounds of qualifying and three leg
weather conditions come race day saw some and then he would hold that position until finals. The battle for the TQ spot was between the Portugal’s
showers early on that meant challenging the end. The second leg would again be Bruno Coelho, Martin Bayer from the Czech Republic and
conditions for the start of qualifying. won by Kyle, but it took him longer to make the Pole, Michal Orlowski. In the end it was Martin who
In 13.5T Stock, Zak Finlay was able to the pass for the lead with Andy having to grabbed TQ and would start from P1, with Michal second
make the most of the mixed conditions and settle for second overall. and Bruno third. Come the finals and over the three legs
placed his Xray on P1 for the new-for-2022 Xray also had a great result with their there were three different winners. Martin would convert
three-leg A finals. Zak used new tyres for younger drivers as Jayden Sterling was the his pole into the win for Xray ahead of Michal Orlowski,
leg one and took a comfortable win before top junior in 17.5T and Ethan Southall won running what we believe to be a Schumacher’s prototype,
repeating this result in leg two to seal the the title in 13.5T. and another Xray of Bartek Zalewski in third.
overall victory. The series now moves on to round two
The changing weather conditions during that takes place at Cotswold in May. TAMIYA TO BUILD NEW
qualifying would make things very difficult
RESULT - 13.5TSTOCK TOP FIVE RESULT - MODIFIED TOP FIVE
for the drivers in the top qualification PRODUCTION PLANT IN CEBU
POS DRIVER CHASSIS POS DRIVER CHASSIS
heat of the modified class with the earlier 1 Zak Finlay Xray 1 Kyle Branson Xray
2 James Hart Schumacher 2 Andy Murray Schumacher
races getting better track conditions. After 3 Sam Law Awesomatix 3 Ben Cosgrove Awesomatix
4 Chris Gunter Xray 4 Harley Eldridge Xray
three rounds of qualification, Andy Murray 5 Sam Nicholls Xray 5 Daniel Robins Schumacher < Tamiya Philippines Inc, a subsidiary of the Tamiya
Group of Japan, has announced a 1.5 billion
Philippine peso expansion at Cebu Light Industrial Park.
Tamiya Philippines creates high-quality hobby items
including RC vehicles, as well as model kits, metal
moulds, printing, and packaging. The company just
broke ground on a new factory that will boost local
production. According to the company, the new factory
would increase output by 5 per cent over three years and
increase capacity by 20 per cent depending on demand.
The company’s Cebu operations export $23 million worth
of goods.
With a share of 65 per cent, Japan receives the majority
of the output. The United States accounts for 12 per cent
of exports, Germany for 10 per cent , the United Kingdom
for 7 per cent, Thailand for 2 per cent, and Hong Kong
for 2 per cent. The remaining 4 per cent is made up of
other markets.
July 2022 - Radio Control Car Racer 7
INSIDE
NEWS
BOOTS WINS AT NWN
Elliott Boots took first blood at North over the winter and clearly the change of chassis
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West Nitro in Blackpool by winning the was having little effect on their speed. Team RESULT - A FINAL
inaugural round of the BRCA 1:8 Off-Road National Associated’s Neil Cragg was third with the Agama POS QUAL DRIVER RESULT CHASSIS ENGINE
1 9 Elliott Boots 83 laps 45m 15.96 Sworkz Reds
Championships for 2022. Elliott, who had finished of Lee Martin fourth. Elliott Boots rounded out the 2 2 William Skidmore 83 laps 45m 19.07 Xray Blok
3 8 Neil Cragg 82 laps 45m 8.82 Team Associated Alpha
second to Joni Skidmore in the 2021 series took the top five, winning the last round of qualifying in 4 6 Lee Martin 82 laps 45m 11.94 Agama Bullitt
5 3 Dominic Nunn 82 laps 45m 31.91 Mugen Ninja
win after the latter suffered a mechanical issue the process. 6 4 Michael Lewis 81 laps 45m 23.85 Agama Bullitt
7 14 James Le Pavoux 80 laps 45m 2.81 Sworkz Reds
with just a few minutes left of the A final. The semi-finals were dominated by the 8 7 Tommy Hall 80 laps 45m 20.01 Team Associated Blok
9 12 Kevin Brunsden 79 laps 45m 1.56 Agama Bullitt
Joni Skidmore led qualifying taking wins in Skidmore brothers with Will winning the B side 10 11 Mitchell Booth 79 laps 45m 15.28 Xray Blok
11 13 Dylan Saunders 79 laps 45m 31.52 Sworkz Reds
four of the five rounds ahead of brother Will. The and Joni the A to take the first two spots on the 12 5 Jamie Clancy 76 laps 43m 26.24 Mugen LRP
13 1 Jonathan Skidmore75 laps 40m 40.20 Xray Blok
Skidmores had made the move from Mugen to Xray grid ahead of the 45-minute-long A final. 14 10 Darren Bloomfield50 laps 28m 24.55 Team Associated Blok
TEAM ASSOCIATED’S NEW B6.4 PLATFORM
The RC10B6.3 Team Kit from Team Associated graced the pages of Racer
in the November 2021 issue and now just eight months on, we are sharing
the news of their new B6.4 platform
< The RC10B6.4 platform continues their trend 73mm wishbones and 69mm CVA bones, and
by coming in a choice of two options to updated carbon fibre shock towers with moulded
EOS HEADS TO GB
suit high and lower grip racing conditions. To protective covers.
start off, both the B6.4 and B6.4D will come with The RC10B6.4 Team Kit will be the buggy of
AND WORKSOP
Team Associated’s new 13mm diameter big-bore choice for high-grip carpet or Astroturf track
shocks and springs that the manufacturer claims, surfaces with the new +3mm chassis layout,
“reduce pressure inside the shock and minimise 11mm Octalock LCF slipper clutch setup, steel
< The tenth EOS season will see racing take
the effects of the shaft displacement” that speed controller and servo weights, and included
place in the UK for the first time with
will benefit the handling on harsh jumps and anti-roll bars front and rear. The RC10B6.4D Team
an event being hosted at Worksop. Muz and
landings. The chassis, front-end, and steering Kit includes a new dirt-length 19mm Octalock LCF
the Worksop team will host round three of the
system has been optimised for running reduced slipper clutch setup, aluminium speed controller
Series at the Worksop’s club home venue of
caster and kick-up, which is ideal for use on weight, layback gearbox, and an optimised dirt
North Notts Arena. The indoor venue hosts is
high-speed, high-grip surfaces, whilst the kit setup. The setups and tuning parts remain
one of the largest for RC events in the UK. The
updated steering system with adjustable height interchangeable between the two configurations.
track surface will be something new for most
bell cranks helps racers minimise bump steer. In
EOS racers who are not based close to Worksop.
addition, the front suspension is equipped with Look out for a review of the B6.4 in a future issue
The track is built on a rubberised cork-style
new -1mm kingpin offset steering and caster of the magazine.
floor with wooden jumps and ramps added
blocks for smooth and predictable front-end
to increase the challenge for the drivers. The
feel. The -1mm design pushes the steering pivot
tyres that work the best are the Schumacher
closer the centre of the front tyre, keeping the
Honeycomb, and these were specifically
front-end flat through the entire steering throw.
designed for this kind of surface and work right
Both buggies are equipped with a new chassis
out of the bag.
layout and speed controller weights that allow
If you want to come and race or just spectate,
forward mounted electronics closer to the servo,
then the EOS takes place over the three days
as well as additional forward battery placement
of 2-9 October at the North Notts Community
over the previous model. All of the new weight
Arena, Eastgate, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80
tuning options allow for more high-speed
1QS. Catering is on-site with a bar serving hot
stability and on-power steering on high grip
and cold food as well as a selection of drinks.
carpet.
As usual, registration will be on MyRCM and this
Both cars share many great features, such as
will open soon.
an easy-access rear differential, new wide
pivot rear aluminium arm mounts for use with
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TRUCK NATS KICK
OFF AT MENDIP
< The first round of the BRCA Truck
KANAI ANNOUNCES MP10 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
National Championships took
place at Mendip with categories for
both short course and stadium trucks.
The track is quite small, very bumpy < Yuichi Kanai, the Kyosho designer who penned the Inferno, showed off some details of the Inferno
and with a lot of off camber sections, MP10 30th Anniversary model, of which just 299 will be made available worldwide. The Inferno was
makes it really tough on the drivers launched in the early 90s and continues. Yuichi said, “It has been 36 years since I started my current job,
and setup. and Inferno has been 100 per cent designed by me since the first
The 2WD short course A final win generation. So the history of Inferno is also my history. We have
went to Simon Gaunt from Darren Wilby reached a long history of 30 years, so that great thanks to our related
and Ben Baxter, whilst in 4WD the top companies, distributors, model shops, and especially all the fans who
three were Justin Kirk, Karl Bradish support Inferno!”
and Saul Mark Hocking. In the hotly This model celebrated the 30th anniversary of Inferno, and as a
contested stadium truck A final, Tom limited edition comes with optional parts included, all of which can
Yardy led an Xray one-two ahead of Ed be seen in the attached imagery.
Kerry and Tony Bishop. Congrats to all
the trophy winners from round one: NEMO RACEWAY TO HOST RCGP IN AUGUST
RESULT - 2WD SHORT COURSE B FINAL
< RCGP has confirmed that and will complete the summer well-respected as an awesome
POS DRIVER
1 Shareef Qureshi the third RCGP event of 2022 RCGP of Europe with the second facility in the heart of the English
23 MPhiille sS aHlatrris will be held at Nemo Raceway in round taking place during June countryside. Nemo Racing boss,
RESULT - 2WD SHORT COURSE A FINAL Great Britain on the 5-7 August, in Italy. The Nemo Raceway is Jon Hazlewood, said:
POS DRIVER
1 Simon Gaunt
2 Darren Wilby “All of us here at Nemo Raceway
3 Ben Baxter
RESULT - 4WD SHORT COURSE A FINAL are very excited and proud to be
POS DRIVER chosen to host Event 3 of the RCGP.
1 Justin Kirk
2 Karl Bradish As supporters of the series, we will
3 Saul Mark Hocking
RESULT - 2WD STADIUM TRUCK D FINAL be doing all we can to continue to
POS DRIVER #growrc and provide a fantastic
1 Mark Broadbent venue and exciting race track for
2 Alex Eacock
3 Steve Pollinger the RC2 and RCGP drivers!”
RESULT - 2WD STADIUM TRUCK C FINAL
POS DRIVER
1 Les Help David Isherwood, RCGP Director
2 Jos Hooper
3 Philip Hitchman stated:
RESULT - 2WD STADIUM TRUCK B FINAL
“RCGP was extremely pleased to
POS DRIVER
1 Scott Whyman welcome Nemo Agama Racing as
2 Scott Broadbent
3 Mike Elliott a team in the World Series and we
RESULT - 2WD STADIUM TRUCK A FINAL are very proud to be extending
POS DRIVER
the relationship by partnering
1 Tom Yardy
2 Ed Kerry with Jon and his team at the
3 Tony Bishop
Nemo Raceway. A great facility
and new style of track for RCGP
combined with the passion of
British and visiting racers is a great
combination for a fantastic Event.
Thank you to Jon, Lee, Mark and
all the team at Nemo. We look
forward to seeing you all soon.”
HNMC GP 2022
< The Herts Nitro Model Club have announced the 2022 edition of their HNMC GP
that will take place from 27-29 August. The event will be streamed on RC Racing
TV at their established multi-track venue in Ware, Hertfordshire, the home of Herts RC
Models. You will be able to find out more information and book in soon at https://app.
rcracecontrol.com/event/29
July 2022 - Radio Control Car Racer 9
RACE REPORT
■what: king of clubs ■where: aldershot ■class: 1:10 on-road
BILLY DOMINATES
17.5T AT R1
Fletcher shows the next generation the way with a double win at Aldershot as the 2022 King of Clubs
kicks off at the Demon Raceway with record numbers
"THIS WAS THE BEST
< Eastbourne's talismanic Fletcher's double wasn't enough to its second year, the class for racers
DAY IN MY LIFE"
stock touring car ace, Billy stretch Eastbourne Club's winning aged 12-years or under has doubled
Fletcher, completed an impressive streak however, as Aldershot Model It was a thrilling start to the new in size. Most of the children arrived
double race victory on Sunday at Car Club's team took their first club outdoor racing season for the at Aldershot for their first-ever race.
the opening round of the 2022 MB championship round win in the King of Clubs with the 21 children The two heats hit the track with
Models King of Clubs championship. history of the series. racing in Tamiya Junior-E. In just parents/guardians marshalling, and
A group of Tamiya
Junior-E boys and girls
celebrate their day’s
racing
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