August 30, 2007

Harder closes in on Danish Offroad title

Harder wins Danish 1/8th Offroad Championship encounter

Peter Harder was the man to beat in the fifth round of the Danish 1/8th Offroad Championships which took place over the weekend in Naestved, south of Copenhagen. Perfect racing conditions saw the Team Xray driver TQ the event with his XB8 EC.

After an easy win in his Semi, Harder amost saw all his good work go by the wayside in the A Main when he made a mistake at the triple jump on the opening lap which allowed CEN driver Rune Gustavsen and Xray team-mate Claus Nielsen to take up the lead battle. Recovering his composure Harder, winner of Round 3, closed in on the pair and at 8 minutes took the lead from were he never looked back.

Making it a good day for CEN, Rune Gustavsen and Steffen Culmsee completed the podium.
The 6th and penultimate round of the championship takes place in 2 weeks time when Harder has the chance to wrap up the National title.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 29, 2007

Olly Jefferies wins KO Grand Prix

Olly Jefferies wins KO Grand Prix

The 12th running of the KO Grand Prix took place in England over the weekend and it was Mirage team drivers who filled the modified podium with Olly Jefferies taking the win from Andy Moore and Ben Cosgrove.

Driving his Hot Bodies/Orion combination, Jefferies ruled throughout the event setting the FTD ahead of team-mate Moore. Leg 1 of the A Final saw Jefferies take the win using his final set of new tyres to good effect. Xray driver Ben Cosgrove took leg 2 victory with Leg 3 going to Moore despite intense pressure from Jefferies who knew he had done enough to take the overall victory.

Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]

August 29, 2007

Much More FLETA Competition 2

SPY SHOTS - New Muchmore FLETA Competition 2

Spy shots of the soon to be released ESC from Muchmore called the Fleta Competition 2, which is being manufactured by KO Propo, have hit the net. Our partner site RCForum.co.kr have a selection of pictures of the controller which has been give a nice carbon fibre effect finish.

View the full selection of pictures here.

Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]

August 29, 2007

Xray new Alu Shock Absorber

Xray new Alu Shock Absorber

Xray have released new aluminum shock absorbers that have been specially developed and designed to work with both the T2 electric and NT1 nitro platforms. The unique black hardcoated aluminum shocks are loaded with racing features including interchangeable internal parts, giving you the option of installing 1 or 2 silicone O-rings and you can also choose between fully-adjustable 4-step pistons, or you can choose fixed 1-piece precision pistons.

The XRAY aluminum shock absorbers come with all the necessary parts to build one pair of shocks (2 shocks). Springs and shock oil are not included but can be purchased separately.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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