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January 17, 2019

Keven Hebert joins Team Xpert

Team Xpert have announced the signing of top on-road racer, Keven Hebert to their team for 2019. Keven will equip his new Xray rides using Xpert’s range of high-performance competition servos and he had the following to say about the deal:

I am happy to join Xpert for 2019. I had the chance to test the servos in both my touring car and 1/12 in the last few weeks and I am very impressed with the quality of the products. I want to thank Danny at Apex RC and Willie for getting me on board.

Source: Hobby Authority [hobbyauthority-dist.com]

January 17, 2019

Xray sign Keven Hebert

Xray and RC America have announced the signing of Keven Hebert to their team. The former long-time Team Associated factory driver left AE at the end of last year and has now found a new home at Xray where the former multi-time Snowbird, IICC and ROAR US National Champion will campaign the company’s T4 touring and X12 pan car platforms. Keven says:

I am very excited to start the 2019 season with Xray/RC America. I want to thank them for this opportunity to be part of a very strong team. The quality of the products and team speaks for itself and I am really looking forward to a great year of racing! See you all very soon at the race track.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2019

2018/19 Essex Winter Series Rd3 – Report

The 2018/19 Essex Winter Series marked the half way point this weekend with the third round of the championship. With Elliott Harper and Olly Jefferies tied on points at the top of the championship, both were looking to get their 2019 campaigns off to a strong start. However, there was some surprise in the first qualifier when Elliott broke his Xray on lap two, it wasn’t Olly who took the lead of the group, but Associated’s Matthew White. Matt maintained his composure and took the round by a few tenths of a second over Olly’s Schumacher, with Kyle Branson taking third with his Capricorn chassis. Chris Grainger showed the improvements the Associated team had found by backing up his team-mate and taking fourth, with privateer Stefan Chodzynski rounding out the top five.

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January 16, 2019

Xray & RC America sign Brandon Clements

Xray have announced that US top driver, Brandon Clements is joining the RC America and Xray racing team for 2019. The IIC 17.5T, CTS Modified, 17.5T and Formula champion will campaign the company’s T4 touring and X1 formula platforms at major events around the country and he had the following to say about the deal:

I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that I have joined the Xray team. I would like to extend a huge thank you to Xray and RC America for this exciting opportunity. I’m looking forward to working with my new teammates and contribute to the continued development of the Xray T4 and X1 platforms. See you all at the track!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2019

PLMS Xray Racing Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of Polish PLMS Xray Racing Series was held in Scinawka Srednia recently. The schedule saw five rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for everyone. The track was laid out with black high-grip carpet and the perfectly flat surface made for some quality racing. In Modified, Jirka Vysin made his comeback to RC racing in style and took the overall win from Jakub Michalski and Jarosław Siwek, all piloting Xray cars.

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January 16, 2019

Kevin Zwahlen wins at SITCC Rd2

The second round of the SITCC series was held in Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland last weekend. The event suffered from a somewhat low turnout on drivers with only 42 entries for the three classes. The Touring class however still created some entertaining races especially in the four A-main finals and in the end it was HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen with the win from the Xray duo of Xavier Deparde and Cham Dassanayake.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2019

Protoform WCICS Rd4 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series round 4 arrived at the ocean side city of Victoria, British Columbia. Local club IROCC hosted an amazing race, with a team of volunteers in the familiar Mary Winspear Center. In Touring Modified sometimes qualifying works like an exact science, and last year’s champion Wayne Mah took a solid TQ and back to back wins, looking strong again with his new Team Associated car. Xray’s Korey Harbke battled with fellow Xray team mates Luke Pittman and Black Bell, splitting the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes across the rest of the rounds, with Luke and Korey having an awesome battle in A3, swapping the lead back and forth with Luke taking it at the end. When the dust settled, it was Wayne Mah, Korey Harbke, and Luke Pittman on the podium.

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January 16, 2019

32nd Annual Electric Winter Midwest Champs – Report

One of the longest running races in RC history, the legendary Winter Midwest Championships is now in its 32nd edition and still going strong as entries nearly hit 400 this year to kick off the 2019 indoor racing season from Jeffersonville, Ohio. There was something special about this year’s event as you could feel the excitement in the air that made this year a little bit different than years past. Silly Season perhaps?! Many were anxious to hit the track and show off for their new sponsors and make a name for themselves and there’s no better way than to have an awesome outing at the legendary CRCRC. This year’s layout was a blast, pure and simple. The track dimensions cater to a long fast straightaway, but this layout featured a front straightaway that had a really technical triple, triple section. Truthfully, it tested everyone’s jump timing … including the pros.

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