November 6, 2017

SARDA Electric On-road Nationals Rd5 – Report

The fifth and final round of the 2017 South-African ORE national championship was hosted by the Krugersdorp Model Racers and held at the Key West Track. Controlled practise was held on Thursday and Friday in great spring weather and good track conditions ensured a fast pace for all drivers. On Friday night a cold front moved in over Gauteng and the temperature dropped to 13 degrees Celsius which had the drivers changing setups and rethinking strategies for the qualification rounds. The track however held its great characteristics and the pace remained fast throughout the weekend.

Continue reading the report here

November 6, 2017

Riccardo Berton wins at World Indoor Buggy Cup

mopoKyosho’s Riccardo Berton would snatch the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class and he also came out fastest in the 45-minute A-main despite a mishap in the closing stages, that allowed TLR’s Renaud Savoya to catch up. Ultimately Riccardo would bring home the win from Renaud on the runner-up spot and 3rd placed Alex Zanchettin (Tekno). UK’s Elliott Boots (Kyosho) and fellow countryman, Darren Bloomfield (Agama) would lead the best of the rest in 4th and 5th respectively.

Image: Renaud Savoya

November 6, 2017

Xray T4’18 aluminium flex & standard chassis

Xray have introduced two aluminium chassis plates for the T4’18 touring car. Both are cut from high-quality 7075-T6 alloy and while the flex chassis is best suited for medium to high carpet and high-grip asphalt tracks, will the full-face standard chassis excel on very high-grip carpet tracks thanks to its even greater stiffness. The black-coated chassis will improve traction and drivability in high-bite conditions and they are a direct fit on the 2018 edition car.

View the standard alloy chassis here

November 6, 2017

Teamsaxo T4’18 2.2mm chassis & 2.0mm top deck

Coming from Teamsaxo are a replacement 2.2mm carbon fibre main chassis and a 2.0mm top deck. Both are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and is understood that the parts match the Xray stock geometry, making them a direct replacement. Both the chassis and top deck are available separately from now on.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

November 6, 2017

Shoki Takahata takes JMRCA 1/8th On-road title

The JMRCA All-Japan 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the Sagami-do Racing Track in the Kanagawa prefecture. 46 drivers attended the event that also attracted guest driver Lamberto Collari (Infinity). Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo (Infinity/O.S.) took the TQ by winning three of the five qualifiers but in the main final it was Shoki Takahata (Mugen/O.S.), 3rd place finisher at this year’s IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Championship, who took over the lead some ten minutes into the race and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 45-minute encounter. In 3rd Takehiro Terauchi (Mugen/Picco) rounded out the podium result.

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

November 6, 2017

XRS Austria Off-Road – Announcement

The XRS Austria Off-road event will take place on the weekend of the 3rd of December in Leopoldsdorf im Marchfelde. The event will see 2WD Modified, 4WD Modified and 2WD Modified Truck racing and more information as well as sign-up is available here.

November 6, 2017

Kayla Espinel wins at River Rat Raceway

River Rat Raceway in Palatka, Florida recently held an 1/8th Buggy race and in the E-Buggy class it was Kayla Espinel with the win in the A-main. Blake Raulerson, coming from the 3 spot on the grid, came in 2nd as Earl Bersamin finished the day in 3rd place.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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