Nitro Touring Car Racing at Ballymoney

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Admin

Nitro Touring Car Racing
Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre Ballymoney
Sunday May 2nd , 2010 from 9.30am

For more information contact Thomas Ward at tommybikeman@yahoo.co.uk

There will be a HO BAO Gpx4 RTR championship run at the Ballymoney track this year, all cars are to be standard no modifications will be allowed. The cars can be bought from DCR Models which is in Main Street Ballymoney for £260. The cars may …

Ronald Volker takes 2010 LRP TCM title

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Admin


This year’s LRP touring car masters took place this weekend in Eppelheim, attracting top drivers from around the World. In qualifying it was European Indoor Champion and DHI cup winner Ronald Volker that took the TQ spot in front of Tamiya team mates, current World Champion Marc Rheinard and current European Champion Jilles …

Xray Premium-quality ceramic balls

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Admin


Xray have released a set of 12 premium-quality ceramic balls made from extra-hard Si3N4 silicone nitride ceramic. Available in 2.4mm and 3.175mm they significantly improve differential lifespan while reducing friction and vibration. High-speed ceramic diff balls have very high durability, when properly lubricated, due to reduced slip and heat and with ceramic being approximately 60% lighter than steel, ceramic …

New look site

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Admin

I have decided to change the look of the web site. As part of this I wanted to put a video on the front page and links to some Flickr galleries. The other big change is how the calendar is done – hopefully this will keep you informed about all the racing (I will put all the clubs events in soon!). The calendar is in the main Club Calendar page with the …

T.O.P. Photon LiPo chassis conversion

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Admin


T.O.P. Racing have released an optional LiPo chassis conversion set for the Photon. The new chassis plate is available in 3 versions, standard, stiff & super stiff and has eliminated the motor recess area and Sub-C battery slots meaning its stronger and the chassis flex has also been optimised. The new plate also allows the flipping of …

A days racing at Bangor

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Admin

Someone asked me what way racing with the UMCC at Bangor works during a days racing… the following is a very (very) brief response;

Racing at Bangor normally starts at 9:30 (there is a group of us that arrive at 7:30/8:00 to lay out the carpet and the track). There is free practice until about 11:00. This means you can go out on track as often as you want to get used to the track and …