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May 2, 2019

2019 RC-Lemans Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2019 RC-Lemans Series was held as a joint event together with the first International Foam Race IFR at the MAC de Baanbrekers club in Rucphen, The Netherlands. The weather forecast saw wet and windy conditions, however the weekend kicked off with dry weather on Friday and parts of Saturday. The opening qualifier for the 1/8th Electric Stock and Pro10 Modified, Stock and Super Stock classes was also held in dry conditions, however things went down from there. The 1/8th Stock class saw Adrien Viallet taking the opening qualifier from the Smits brothers, Martijn and Jeroen. Jeroen in turn would take the second qualifier in front of Martijn while Jeroen Smits came in 3rd. During Sunday’s wet qualifiers the drivers opened to not start meaning Martin would take the pole position for the finals. Martin would then take the opening A-main with quite a margin, however Adrien came out on top in the wet A2 and A3 for the overall. Martin and Jeroen would complete the top 3 podium.

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May 2, 2019

Florian Joos wins at Dutch On-road Nats Rd2

The second round of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Midland RC track in Lelystad last weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Florian Joos who would pretty much dominate the proceedings, despite having never run on this track before. In the end it was Florian with the win from 2017 Dutch Modified champ Sidney Blokker in 2nd and 2018 Dutch Modified champ Rick Van den Akker in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 2, 2019

Exotek J-Zero 190mm USGT body shell

Exotek have introduced their new J-Zero 190mm USGT touring car body shell. Designed with an aggressive splitter, muscular fenders, low slung hood, downforce inducing side skirts and a sports car cockpit the body makes for the most aggressive aero package with minimal drag. The lid has two trim lines marked on the bottom; one for low profile shock towers and the second mark for extra low body mounting on cars such as the Awesomatix A800. The wing also has two trim lines; a 10mm USGT legal trim line and the second is a 20mm trim line similar to sedan wings for extra downforce. Details such as a large generous proportioned wing provides max downforce while minimising drag. The body was designed with ample tyre clearance in the wheel wells to mount the body low without rubbing the tyres. The specially shaped splitter provides steering while being durable thanks to the modified angles while Raised wing pedestals places the wing higher up into cleaner air. The body is moulded from premium 0.7mm polycarbonate for a low weight and exceptional stability.

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May 2, 2019

Rebellion-RC Roche F1 Evo carbon fibre optionals

RC-Carbonstore have introduced new Rebellion-RC carbon fibre optionals for the Roche F1 Evo formula pan car kit. First up is an updated main chassis plate that offers milled holes for the battery front stop as well as seven pockets for Rebellion-RC’s signature rubber battery cushions. The latter ensure near tweak-free battery placement for a more natural chassis flex. The chassis is available in several wheelbase options. Other new parts include the rear brace with multiple side tube options to allow to fine-tune roll characteristics, as well as upper and lower front arms in various track width variants, an upper deck stiffener, rear pod plates and many more. The items are available separately or as a complete chassis conversion kit. Also available is the popular WTC wing-to-chassis mount that attaches the rear wing to the main chassis plate. The parts come in your choice of twelve different carbon fibre weaves and colours.

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May 2, 2019

DJ Apolaro wins at Miami Grand Prix

Last weekend the 2019 Miami Grand Prix was held in Homestead, Florida. In the 1/8th class final DJ Apolaro, starting from the 3 spot, kept the pace at the beginning and had a good battle with Roniel Regalado. With Paolo having an early issue and Gianni as well, it was really between Ronnie and DJ. After the first pit stop cycle, Apolaro’s pitman, Ricardo Garri did a great job and they took over the lead. DJ would exchange leading over the next couple of pit stops and at the half way point he started to separate himself from the pack. The others did their tyre change but DJ did not as he planned to stick with a single set of tyres. This gave him a 2-lap lead and he never looked back to take the win. Roniel Regalado would take 2nd two laps back and Poalo Mortganti rounded out the top 3 for the last podium spot.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 2, 2019

JConcepts Ellipse 1/10th buggy tyre

JConcepts have introduced their new Ellipse 1/10th buggy tyre in Blue, Aqua and R2 compound. Named after the center bar built into the tread, the tyre is a compliment to successful tyres such as the Dirt Webs and Space Bars. The “Web” style tyre was built to compete on smooth high-grip indoor and outdoor surfaces which require a finely detailed connected bar pattern. The centre section of the tyre is a home run utilising a diamond “home plate” footprint to provide massive forward bite and increased longevity. The web of extensions are unique and have a directional touch giving the racer the ultimate tune-ability. The compound of choice for most indoor events, the exclusive gold compound, has shown to produce consistent results for racers week after week. Now, the Ellipse is also available in the groove condition favorites, blue, Aqua and R2 compound. Included in each package, the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts known for their durable nature and gray color complete the race tuned package.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

May 1, 2019

Performa Racing sign Ryan Maifield

Performa Racing has announced that multiple time World Champion racer Ryan Maifield has signed to campaign their new line of RC products. The Mugen factory driver will use Performa Racing’s line of competition 1/8th scale electronics and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m extremely impressed with the Performa line of products, the 1/8th electric speed control, motors and batteries are a game changer and have been a huge step forward for my race program, I’m excited to see what comes next from Performa. I will use everything at the Silver State for the first time.

Source: Performa Racing [performaracing.com]

May 1, 2019

Xray XB2 stainless steel chassis weights

Xray have introduced new stainless steel chassis weights for the XB2 series of 2WD buggies. Compact and easy to install the range includes a 17g front “under servo”, 17g front-middle “under electronics” and a 7g middle “under battery” weight all of which help to up the overall weight for improved rough track handling while giving the opportunity to fine-tune the overall weight balance of the buggy. The weights come precision machined from high-quality stainles steel, they are marked for easy identification and are available separately.

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