Team Associated TC5 has arrived and had its first test run at the NWMCC ballymoney track yesterday. Associated’s previous touring cars (the TC3 and TC4) ran shaft drive systems and so the TC5 is very different with its 2 belt system. The car is all new compared to the 4 even down to the hardware as this kit uses all metric screws etc.

The car felt really nice and smooth on it first outting despite the track conditions not being ideal. It will be out again this sunday for the UMCC’s club event, again at the Ballymoney on road facility. I’m looking forward to further track time with the car before the Scottish outdoor gp and brca national round 3 taking place the first two weekends in June from which high results are hoped for.

Click for more pictures of the new ride taken yesterday including Mr Johnny Dunn running his eye over the kit, critical of my race prep as ever.

The third round of the British 1/10th 200mm Nationals took place last weekend at the fast flowing Halifax track and local man Mark Gilliland was certainly on the pace wit his Xray NT1.

As you may have read in my last post about BADMCC’s new track at Agahlee I have been doing a spot of off road racing. I have been running a Hot Bodies Lightning Stadium Pro truggy and I thought that I would give you my thoughts on it as a first truggy…

I jumped ship from 1/10th scale electric racing this week for a spot of 1/8th scale truggy racing at the Banbridge clubs new 1/8th scale track at Aghalee. It was a great Sunday morning when I arrived at the track at about 7.45am (yes I was keen) and I was looking forward to seeing the new track that the BADMCC had been working on over the winter… and I was not disappointed.