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April 5, 2018

Contact Easter GP – Report

The Contact GP took place for the first time last weekend and it was very well attended as we had 96 drivers at the event. The entries were mainly GT12, also with three heats of 13.5 blinky Touring Cars and one heat of LMP12. The race format was four rounds of qualifying and one final for everyone. For GT12 and Touring Cars the duration was six minutes and for LMP12 it was eight minutes. This was done on round by round qualifying with the best two qualifying results to count towards the final grid position. In qualifying it was very close at the top all day in GT12 between the Zen of Ollie Payne and the Schumacher of Aidan Ripley. It went down to the last qualifying heat, which went to Ollie so he lined up on Pole for the A-final.

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April 5, 2018

Xray Racing Series Spain – Report

The Xray Racing Series Spain was recently held at the Asoger track in Getafe, close to Madrid in Formula, Blinky Stock, and Modified classes. In the Touring Modified class, Alexander Hagberg was able to TQ four qualifying rounds and he would also sweep the triple A-mains as well, for an overall win in front of David Perez and Ramon Guasch. The Blinky Stock class was a much closer encounter, with three drivers having the chance to win the race after the opening two A-mains. TQ holder Chicha Rioja De Diego eventually had to settle for 3rd, after some close battles with Jan Ratheisky and Carlos Fernandez Espinosa. Eventually Jan came out on top after the dust had settled to take the win from Carlos Fernandez and Chicha Rioja De Diego. Finally in the Formula class Jan Ratheisky laid down a dominant drive, converting his TQ position into a win from Paco Macias and Pedro Poco Gomez.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 5, 2018

HRC Racing 68022DMG digital mini servo

Coming from HRC Distribution’s own HRC Racing brand is the new 68022DMG digital mini servo. Measuring 23×12.1×28.8mm the servo features a single ball bearing for precision and metal gears for durability, making it ideal for a range of applications including the use in mini cars, scale trucks and more. The waterproof servo weighs in at 13g, it is capable of producing up to 2,7kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.08s and it is available now.

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April 5, 2018

Xray tease pan car gear differential

Xray have released a first teaser image of what appears to be their forthcoming gear differential for 1/12th and 1/10th scale pan cars. No details are available yet beside the above image but it appears that the company is working hard to adapt a standard 1/10th scale gear diff to fit the X12 and X1 platforms. Formula and pan car gear diffs are around for some time now but with the adaption of a fully sealed assembly, Xray would up the game when it comes to ease of maintenance and setup. More information should become available soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 5, 2018

RC Speed Secrets release more EB410 titanium options

RC Speed Secrets have more Beast Mode series titanium option parts for the Tekno RC EB410 buggy available in the form of new screw kits, battery thumb screws and swaybar balls. On the fastener side of things RCSS come up with a 29-piece lower chassis titanium screw kit that will save weight while adding bling thanks to RCSS’ Bada Bling oil slick or Stealth black finish. Using the screws will save some weight while also improving corrosion resistant compared to standard steel fasteners. Also new is a 4-piece set of lightweight titanium motor screws that includes two 3x8mm and two 3x10mm fasteners. Like the above lower screw kit the set will improve looks, reduce weight and prevents rust even in demanding racing conditions. Available in Bada Bling or Stealth black finish for added visual impact.

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April 5, 2018

T-Works XB4’18 titanium turnbuckles & screw kits

Coming from T-Works and made for the Xray XB4’18 4WD buggy are new option parts such as a titanium turnbuckle set as well as two screw kits. The 7-piece turnbuckle set is made of high-quality 64 grade titanium and it was designed to replace the standard spring steel turnbuckles with lighter items for reduced unsprung masses and a lower overall weight. Included in the set is a suitable turnbuckle wrench. Also new is a 64 grade titanium screw kits featuring the UFO socket head fasteners, that will reduce overall weight and improve corrosion resistance while the other new screw kit, featuring gold-plated steel screws, mainly adds some bling. All of the above items are available now.

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April 5, 2018

Alberto Alonso teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of former Spanish National 1/8th On-road Champion, Alberto Alonso, to their team. Alberto will campaign Serpent’s 988 platform at regional and national races along select international events, such as the forthcoming EFRA GP in Fiorano, Italy.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 5, 2018

Tamiya F104 1.5mm/2.5mm rear axle bearing holders

Coming soon from Tamiya are 1.5mm and 2.5mm offset rear axle bearing holders for the F104 formula kit. The set includes two of each size that, together with the 0mm, 1mm, and 2mm kit items, will allow for very fine rear ride height adjustments in 0.5mm increments. The black-colour parts come with white markings for easy identification and they will hit stores by end of May.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]