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March 27, 2013

Wheeler extends deal with Xray through 2013

Xray have announced that top US off-road & truggy driver Josh Wheeler will continue to race with the Xray team in 2013. Josh will race the XB9, XT8 and also in the 1/10 class with the new XB4. The multiple Worlds and US National finalist had this to say about the extension:

It has been great working with a top notch company like Xray for many years. I look forward to many more years of great racing and good times with Xray and the Hudy family. Xray’s commitment to perfection and making the best parts possible has allowed me to chase my dreams and compete with the top drivers in the world. Xray and the Hudy family works nonstop to provide the best parts and constantly push the RC industry. It is through this dedication that we will hopefully soon get the World Championship we are looking for. I want to say Thank You for all the support and the friendships that have been made. 2013 is going to be the best year yet.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 27, 2013

Cody King wins Truggy at 2013 PNB

‘Well Psycho Nitro Blast is over, and boy was it psycho and a blast’, 2010 World Champion Cody King reports on the action. ‘The crazy hours of practice and racing really takes a toll on your body. I was already tired from Cactus the week before, and it seemed like I didn’t get to bed till 5am everyday. The good news, I was fast from the beginning, and the cars just got better as we made some adjustments. In Truggy, Lutz would grab the TQ, but the main was little different. I would get the lead early and battle the entire 45 minutes with Adam Drake and Barry Pettit. When I say the entire 45, I really mean the whole thing from tone to tone. Those guys really made me work for it, and it wasn’t until the last few laps that I finally started stretching out. I’m really pleased to have a win in truggy. It’s been awhile since I won a truggy event, and the truck is really good right now. We softened the shock oil and moved some weight up front, and it’s really good.

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March 25, 2013

Robert Batlle wins Spanish 4wd EP Nationals

The Spanish Championship 1:10 4wd electric off road finished this weekend, on a one race format everything was decided in the awesome track of RC Hobby Garden. Qualifying was dominated by Carlos Pineda, Roger Sancho and Robert Batlle which was the starting position for A main finals. The first A main was an incredible fight between Pineda and Batlle, they were fighting all main until the last lap when Batlle overtook Pineda landing the triple and won. The second final was dominated since lap 4 to the end by Batlle taking his first Spanish Championship in 1/10 electric with his Yokomo BMAX-4 II. The podium was completed by Carlos Pineda in second position and the third spot of the podium went to Juanma Lerma.

View the final results here

March 25, 2013

Bowie Ginting wins Indonesian Regionals Rd1

The First round of the Indonesian Regionals, the Jakarta EP Championship was held at SIS track, Jakarta. The race was attended by a very strong 50 competitors competing in the 10.5 Super Stock class, Stock 13.5 class, 1/12 Pan Car class and FWD classes. Very hot and sunny conditions welcomed all the racers on race day but since it rained the previous night there was lots of dust and sand left on the track which made the track surface very loose compared to Saturday’s practice day. The Superstock qualifying saw Bowie Ginting place his Xray into the TQ spot with 19 laps in 5.09. Rama Tribudiman was next with his Tamiya in 2nd with 19 laps in 5.14 with Xray driver Ronny Suwarto being the last man to take 19 laps in a 5.16. Defending national champion, Heri Susanto was a bit shy of the 19 laps and finished his best run in 18 laps @ 5.00 with Suwardi Suliandy completing the top 5.

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March 24, 2013

Asian Onroad Championship – Announcement

Asian Onroad Championship - Announcement

The world renowned Scotty Ernst is heading East for his latest venture, the newly announced Asian Onroad Championship. The AOC will be a group of standalone events that travel around Asia. On Road racing is extremely strong in this part of the World and the roots of many of the companies that design and manufacture cars and parts are located within Asia making this the perfect place to make an exciting Championship. In this the opening year they will begin with 4 events, starting in China then on to Australia, Thailand and ending in Japan. The races are open to Super Stock (13.5 Boosted), Stock (17.5 Non Boost), FWD (17.5 Non Boosted) and F1 (21.5 Non Boosted) plus each event may have other additional classes depending on local interest. Full information on the series can be found at the official site here.

March 23, 2013

Menicucci takes Italian UISP League title

Francesco Martini reports on the recent UISP League race in Italy. ‘For the first time, this year the Italian league UISP was split in two days with 5 qualifying round by round: three on Saturday afternoon and two on Sunday followed by the finals. This new formula has allowed us to have free practice on Saturday morning in order to make the drivers try the tires and start to see the values on the tracks. Until the morning the signs were good and our T4 seemed to have something more than the others in all categories.

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March 22, 2013

Prumper & Vogel take German Indoor titles

At the weekend of 16th to 17th March 2013, the 2013 German TC Championship took place in Geilenkirchen and Marco Kaufmann penned this report. To get some track time prior the race on the small and technical high demanding track and to compensate the home advantage of many drivers the Team Xray Germany already traveled on Thursday. After the first practice we were working on the setup. The T4 worked perfectly, so I was able to get 3rd position on the grid for the A-Mains. The latitude of the track was so tight at some sections, that it was difficult to overtake another driver side by side and also in an accurate way. So you had to wait until the driver in front of you made a mistake.

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March 22, 2013

Josh Cyrul triple at 2013 ROAR Nationals

Last weekend saw the best racers in the USA attend the 2013 ROAR Carpet On Road Nationals held in Horsham Pennsylvania. In the Modified TC class Josh Cyrul, driving the new Team ARC R10 chassis, set the early TQ pace for drivers to chase. From the start of the buzzer Josh drove his ARC R10 to the finish line never looking back giving him his first 2013 TC Modified Roar National Title ahead of Ralph Burch and Andrew Ellis.

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