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RC Cars Cavalieri CAT L1 S2 carbon fibre shock towers

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:48 AM PDT

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced their new low profile carbon fibre shock towers for the Schumacher CAT L1 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. Shorter than the standard items the shock stays will lower the overall centre of gravity for improved corner speeds and greater overall grip. The towers are cut from 4mm high-quality carbon fibre and they have been successfully tested by 2017 German Junior Champion, Elias Ehrmann.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [rc-cars-cavalieri.com]

Zak Finlay teams up with Schumacher

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 06:03 AM PDT

Schumacher Racing have announced the signing of 6-time BRCA Stock Touring Car Champion Zak Finlay to their team. Zak has been at the top of stock racing in the UK for numerous years and has a huge range of titles to his name including three International Carpet Challenge 13.5 Championships, three Essex Winter Series 13.5 Championships, four BTCC 13.5 Championships and two Xray XRS 13.5 UK Championship titles. Zak comes along with team mates Olly Jefferies and Marcus Askell and he had the following to say:

I am really pleased to have the opportunity to join Schumacher Racing. Feeling that now is the right time to make a move, Schumacher is a great option for me and I am excited for a new challenge. Being able to work closely with the factory and other team members, I am confident that we can deliver some good results moving forwards. I would like to thank Xray and the Hudy family for their support in previous seasons, and I wish them all the best for the future.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Ruddog Cup Italy – Announcement

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:53 AM PDT

The MCM RC indoor track in Bergamo, Italy will play host to the Ruddog Cup Italy on the 13th and 14th of October. The event will be held in the five classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock EFRA, Touring 13.5T Handout, Formula and On-road Truck, with top drivers attending in all classes. Ruddog’s Andreas Myrberg will be present to support all attending Team Associated drivers and more information can be found on social media here.

Adrian Lutka wins at NEOS Rd5

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:36 AM PDT

The fifth round of this year’s Czech NEOS series was held last weekend with racers from three countries in attendance. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Adrian Lutka with the win from Radim Kubena 2nd and Petr Skacel 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Yusuke Sugiura takes back-to-back Nitro Buggy title

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 05:29 AM PDT

The RC Land 23 track in Matsuzaka, Japan played host to the 2018 1/8th Off-road Japan Nationals this past weekend. Defending champion, Yusuke Sugiura (Kyosho/O.S. Engines) took the overall TQ and he also went on to win the A-main final to take a back-to-back title. Yusuke dominated the 60-minute final such that he already had a 1-lap lead some ten minutes into the race and he was able to stretch the lead to two laps with ten minutes to go. Mugen/Ninja’s Kenji Tsuruta would snatch the runner-up spot as Kyosho/O.S. Engines’ Juliya Kajiwara came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd7 – Report

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 04:04 AM PDT

Round 7 of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens over the weekend. In the premier Electric Touring Modified class the Xray duo of Ioannides and Diamadis dominated the mains and finished 1-2 from Tamiya driver Vasilopoulos.

In Stock 17.5T, Nerantis took the overall win with Kalantzakis and Zogogianis completing the podium for an Xray 1-2-3.

In the Pan Car class, Dimadis came in 1st, Kidis 2nd and Kazoglou 3rd for another Xray podium lock-out.

The Formula class saw Vasilopoulos (Xray) taking the win at round 7 from Diamadis and Kidis (both Xray) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

In Nitro Stock, again Diamadis fought for the win and this time it would work out. Behind him young Theodoropoulos took the runner-up spot from Zapantiotis in 3rd for another Xray 1-2-3 finish.

In 1/8 GT Xray’s Katsikis took the overall win ahead of the Serpent of Spiropoulos and Kostopoulos’ Kyosho.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Graham wins SWORDS finale as Cobley takes title

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 03:39 AM PDT

The last UK regional race of the Summer season was held in the form of the the final round of the SWORDS series at the brand new Plymouth track. The days winners were Josh Graham 1st, Matt Roberts 2nd and Sam Cobley 3rd. This mean that the series was then won by Sam Cobley and his HB Racing buggy, Matt Roberts (Agama) was 2nd and young Maxim Cook (Agama) was 3rd.

Source: BRCA [brca.org] | Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

Xpress Execute XQ1/XM1 anti-tweak battery mount

Posted: 24 Sep 2018 02:06 AM PDT

Designed for the Execute XQ1 and XM1 cars is Xpress’ new anti-tweak battery mount. The multi-piece carbon fibre and alloy construction does away with the need to use reinforced tape in favour of either two carbon fibre hold downs or hook and loop straps. The results are faster battery swaps, improved reliability and also nearly zero tweak issues compared to using tape. The system is usable for all Execute series cars.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

Video – 1/8th A-main

Posted: 23 Sep 2018 01:19 PM PDT

Video – 1/10th A-main

Posted: 23 Sep 2018 08:54 AM PDT