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December 30, 2015

Hupo Hönigl leaves Serpent

Austrian frontrunner Hupo Hönigl has announced his departure from chassis sponsors Serpent. Having only joined the team in January 2015 and despite being pretty successful at the Austrian Nationals while lacking impact at an international level, Hupo has issued the following statement:

I would like to thank Team Serpent for the support over the last year. We had ups and downs together and I can look back to a great year of racing. Unfortunately the time together was shorter then expected – I do not want to got too much into details here – it just did not work out as planned … More news coming soon …

December 30, 2015

JConcepts Hazard radio wheel

JConcepts’ popular Hazard short course wheel is now available in “steering wheel size” to outfit the Airtronics/Sanwa M12 and MT4 radios. The Hazard radio wheel is precision moulded like its siblings but sized appropriately for one of the most successful radio lines on the market. The inside of the wheel features the hex location and mount-up point from the stock assembly but also the location notches in just the right places. Between the inside and outside beads, tiny ribs help align the foam grip and help lock it into place. Holes are located on the bottom side for the standard access to the steering stops while a couple vent holes help the wheel look like the real thing. Included with the wheel is a pre-installed Dirt-Tech foam grip.

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December 29, 2015

Absima aluminium single & dual servo arms

Absima have introduced a range of aluminium servo arms for several applications. Available are long and short single arm variants for steering applications as well as a rigid dual arm servo horn for throttle and brake duties in nitro cars. Last but not least comes an adjustable dual arm variant that allows to mount the second arm at a 90 degree or 180 degree angle. All servo arms are available as 23T, 24T and 25T spline variant, they are made from high-quality aluminium, come grey anodised, include mounting hardware and the non-adjustable arms are of a clamping design for secure mounting on the servo’s output gear.

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December 29, 2015

Xray Winter Series Morava Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Xray Winter Series Morava was held just before Christmas and it attracted a total of 105 entries in the five classes of Touring Open, Touring Stock 17.5T, Formula, GT and Hobby. In the Open class Kuba Simurda lead the proceedings right from the start but he was closely followed by young and talented Oliver Havranek who did his best to stay in touch with Kuba. Although he tried very hard, bad luck for Oliver meant he had to settle for third overall in the finals with Michal Vitamvas grabbing the runner-up spot.

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December 29, 2015

Kaja Novotny dominates Open Challenge Rd4

The fourth round of the Open Challenge was held in Prague, Czech Republic this past weekend. As usual the track was nicely prepared, sporting some huge jumps but the traction was higher than at the previous rounds which was welcomed by most racers. Xray’s Kaja Novotny grabbed the TQ in both the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes and he continued to dominate the field in the A-mains also, taking the overall wins in both classes along with the fastest laps. In the 2WD class Zdenek Miksovsky (Xray) ended the event on the runner-up spot from Martin Wünsche (Team Associated) in third.

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December 29, 2015

Nico Risser doubles at OSS XXL GP

The Olibollen Cross XXL race was held just before the Christmas holidays and it saw Xray’s Nico Risser taking the TQ in both the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes. Nico went on to dominate the finals also, taking the overall win in both 2WD and 4WD. Oliver Speith (Schumacher) would grab the runner-up in 2WD in front of Schumacher teammate Bart Mulin. In the 4WD class D. Pauwels (Yokomo) ended the race in the second place from Kristof Dehert (Xray) in third.

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December 29, 2015

Exotek F1R3 alloy chassis & chassis stiffeners

Exotek have new option parts for the F1R3 formula kit available in the form of an alloy main chassis plate, carbon fibre chassis stiffeners and new IFS soft spring sets. Starting with the chassis, the part is machined from 7075 alloy and made especially for the F1R3 conversion. The 2mm thick aluminium material makes for a stiffer chassis feel which helps to make the car easier to drive on carpet and less prone to traction rolls. This is further helped by the additional weight of 12 grams, making the chassis ideal for high-grip carpet and asphalt tracks.

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December 29, 2015

ARC R11 1/10th electric touring car kit – Coming soon

Coming in late January is ARC’s all-new R11 1/10th electric touring car kit. Carrying over the proven suspension and drivetrain components of the R10 2015, the R11 will feature a more centred and lower centre of gravity design in order to further improve the on-track performance. More details and first images should become available soon.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]