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WRC NTX carbon steering block arms & roll centre shims

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:52 AM PST

WRC Racing have introduced two new option parts for the NTX 1/10th nitro touring car in the form of carbon fibre steering block arms and carbon fibre front roll centre shims. Starting with the steering block arms, the parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and replace the standard aluminium parts of the NTX 1.1. Also new are 0.5mm carbon fibre roll centre shims. They fit under the car’s front suspension blocks and lower the roll centre which can be beneficial on high bite to very high bite tracks.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

Yeah Racing angled 4mm & 5mm male connector set

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 07:16 AM PST

Coming from Yeah Racing is a new bullet-type connector set with angled 4mm and 5mm connectors. The plugs feature black plastic shielding that let the connectors sit at an angle while offering protection from short circuits. Coloured O-rings help to identify the positive and negative pole ones the leads are configured and the included 4mm and 5mm gold-plated connectors allow to use standard 4mm or the new 5mm standard battery packs with the connectors being useful for both controller and charge wire duties.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

Reds Racing WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:22 AM PST

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their new WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The long stroke extreme torque power plant was developed for medium to high grip tracks and it offers an extra long stroke design, five scavenger ports and a single exhaust port cylinder sleeve to deliver a 20,000 RPM range of usable torque while offering exceptional mileage. The engine is equipped with a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for up to 3-times the lifespan of conventional steel crankshafts and a new cooling system allows the engine to perform at its best even in very hot ambient temperatures. Other features include the proven HCX carburettor, and the engine comes tuned and assembled using hand-inspected parts and following a compression check.

Specifications:
– Class: 1/8 Buggy and Truggy
– Displacement: 3.5cc
– Bore: 16.04mm
– Stroke: 17.32mm
– Inlet ports: 5
– Outlet ports: 1
– Crankshaft: balanced, DLC-coated
– Front ball bearing: rubber sealed, Japan made
– Rear ball bearing: ceramic, Swiss made
– Carburettor diameter: 7.0 (6.0 and 6.5 optional)
– Carburettor: HCX Upgrade
– Weight: 345g
– Cylinder system: ABC

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

Simon Horak wins at Speed Challenge

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 06:02 AM PST

A round of the Czech Speed Challenge series was held recently and it was Simon Horak who lead an Xray 1-2-3 in the Formula class. Such was his dominance that he won all 7-minute A-mains to take the day’s win from Radek Rusmich and Jirka Rocnak.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Alexander Hagberg wins at Charity Race

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 05:54 AM PST

The annual Charity Race was held at the RC Landia track in Scandiano, in the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy. More than 100 drivers joined the race in multiple classes, with the main purpose being to collect money for a local children’s hospital. In the 1/12th Open Modified category, Alexander Hagberg managed to put his car on the TQ spot after three perfect runs to secure overall TQ. Alexander’s team mate, Bui Khounmy, had a great run in qualifying as well, winning Q4, to eventually line up 2nd on the grid. The finals started well for Alex with a win in A1, which he was also able to repeat in A2, with a big margin, while also setting a new sub-ten second track record. Ultimately Jonni Pagani would obtain the runner-up spot from Bui Khounmy 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Phend doubles at Horizon Hobby Mid-West Classic

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 05:26 AM PST

The Horizon Hobby Mid-West Classic was held at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois this past weekend. TLR’s Dakotah Phend would take the respective TQs in the premier 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes while Charlie Maiorana came out on top after the Stadium Truck qualifiers. Dakotah then would also stay on top of things after the triple 2WD Mod A-mains to take the title from TLR’s JR Mitch 2nd and Team Associated’s Cole Tollard 3rd.

The 4WD Mod Buggy class again saw Dakotah taking the winning honours to make it a clean sweep in the Modified Buggy classes. Cole Tollard (Team Associated) would come in 2nd, Brad Shearer (Team Associated) rounded out the top 3 results. In Stadium Truck TQ holder Charlie Maiorana (TLR) did win A2, however it was TLR teammate JR Mitch with the fastest times in A1 and A3 for the overall from Charlie 2nd and Team Associated driver Austin Wick 3rd.

Images: Team Losi Racing [tlracing.com]

Robert Batlle wins at Advents Cup

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:56 AM PST

The Czypu-Drom dirt indoor track in Bad Oeyenhausen, Germany played host to the 6th annual Advents Cup this past weekend. The 1/8th E-Buggy class was won by Mugen’s Robert Batlle who came all the way from Spain to take the win from Agama’s Burak Kilic 2nd and free agent driver Jörn Neumann, piloting a Mugen, in 3rd. Over in the Junior finals it was Burak Kilic who took the winning honour from Laurin Czypulowski 2nd and Berkan Kilic 3rd.

Images: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

Martin Bayer sweeps XRS Slovakia Rd3

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 02:14 AM PST

The third round of Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Arena. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Martin Bayer who took a pretty easy TQ with Max Gotzl in 2nd after great run in Q3 and Kaja Novotny in 3rd. 4WD Buggy was a different story with Martin and Kaja swapping the lead multiple times during the qualifiersn and eventually it was Martin who took overall TQ. Few seconds back each run was another duo of Adam Izsay and Max Gotzl fighting for 3rd place and in the end Adam prevailed. In the Truck class Martin was on another level and took his third TQ of the day with Kaja Novotny in 2nd place and Max Gotzl starting 3rd.

In the opening 2WD A-main, Martin pulled away quickly, but then made two mistakes which gave Kaja the lead as he managed to get by Max and eventually take the win. I A2 Martin put down a flawless run and took the win with Kaja again 2nd and Max 3rd. In A3, both Martin and Kaja kept basically same distance between them whole five minutes and Martin brought home the win.

2WD final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Kaja Novotny – Xray
3. Max Gotzl – Xray
4. Adam Izsay – Xray
5. Juraj Hudy – Xray
6. Zsolt Bajusz – Xray
7. Denis Kubik – Xray
8. Ondrej Kulhanek – Xray
9. Michal Nagy – Xray
10.Jaroslav Valder – Xray

The opening 4WD A-main was pretty much copy of the 2WD A1 as Martin and Kaja kept the same starting distance between them whole run and just one mistake decided and Kaja would take the win In A2, everything looked set for another good fight, but then Kaja made huge mistake and dropped down to 5th place and only managed to get 3rd with Martin 1st and Adam Izsay 2nd. An unfortunate DNS in A3 meant that Kaja finished 2nd overall and Adam Izsay completed the top 3 as Martin brought home another overall win.

4WD final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Kaja Novotny – Xray
3. Adam Izsay – Xray
4. Max Gotzl – Xray
5. Zsolt Bajusz – Xray
6. Juraj Hudy – Xray
7. Lacko Toth – Xray
8. Bartolomiej Kramza – n/a
9. Igor Liptak – Xray
10. Jaroslav Valder – Xray

In the Truck class Martin continued in his dominance and won all three mains to leave Max Gotzl behind in 2nd place from Kaja Novotny 3rd.

Truck final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Max Gotzl – Xray
3. Kaja Novotny – Xray
4. Juraj Hudy – Xray
5. Roman Pavlus – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Phutiyotin wins East RC Invitational Year End Race

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 01:43 AM PST

The annual East RC Invitational Year End Race was held at East Speedway, Jakarta with Touring Open Brushless as the primary class of the race. It was Yokomo’s Charlee Phutiyotin who secured the pole position for A-main by one second ahead of fellow Yokomo racer Bowie Ginting. Former ISTC World Champ Surikarn Chaidajsuriya (Destiny) would be line up 3rd ahead of local Christian Mamesah (Serpent) and Arya Seta (Mugen). The main final was run under the lights and Charlee would convert his pole position into an overall win ahead of Bowie and Muhammad Izzah (Xray).

Open Brushless final results:
1. Charlee Phutiyotin – Yokomo/Scorpion
2. Bowie Ginting – Yokomo/Hobbywing
3. Muhammad Izzah – Xray/Hobbywing
4. Surikarn Chaidajsuriya – Destiny/Hobbywing
5. Ade Jatmiko – Xray/Hobbywing
6. Christian Mamesah – Serpent/Hobbywing
7. Ronald Kasengkang – Yokomo/Hobbywing
8. Chandra Yosef – Awesomatix/Hobbywing
9. Peter Anthonijsz – VBC Racing/Hobbywing
10.Arya Seta – Mugen Seiki/Hobbywing

Thanks to Bowie Ginting for the report.

T-Works MTC1 spool outdrives & titanium hinge pin kit

Posted: 11 Dec 2017 01:34 AM PST

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MTC1 electric touring car kit are twin-type spring spool outdrives and a titanium hinge pin set. Staring with the outdrives, they are machined from high-quality spring steel for exceptional durability and it is understood that they feature a twin-type design, meaning they are usable with both C-blade or “pin-only” driveshafts to create different on-power characteristics. The parts are a direct replacement and they come including hardware. Also new is a set of 64-grade titanium hinge pins for the MTC1. The shafts replace the standard steel items for lighter ones.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]