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July 22, 2017

Q2 in Shanghai again goes to JJ Wang

Xray Factory driver JJ Wang continued to stamp his authority on the event as he took another round of qualifying in the modified class at the 3rd round of the 2017 CETC presented by Infinity at RCI V2 in Shanghai. A very consistent round for the Chinese American driver this run however was slower than Q1 due to the mostly unexpected drop in traction. Yokomo factory driver Nicholas Lee once again had to settle for second place, however the gap to Wang in 1st this time was down to just 1.9 seconds as the Singaporean continued to improve. Xray youngster Lao Ming Hao and Awesomatix driver Rocket Zhang maintained their position from the opening round with the former National Champion just 0.2 seconds behind the CETC Rd1 Rising Star winner in 3rd. For this round Yokomo driver Motor King managed to regain some of his lost practice pace to take 5th place ahead of 2016 Reedy Race Open Modified class Champion Julian Wong. JJ’s mechanic, Xray driver Hara Tune ended the round 7th, with another 3 Xray drivers completing the Top 10, with Canadian driver Mihnea Lupu, Jerry Dai and Nicholas Koh respectively.

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July 21, 2017

Paulo Jacinto wins at Portuguese Touring Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the Portuguese Touring Nationals was recently held at the Travessas track. The finals, ran on Sunday, saw Serpent driver Paulo Jacinto, coming from the 5 spot on the grid, taking two straight wins in the hot and high-grip conditions, giving him and also Serpent a maiden victory in the national championship. Behind him Frédéric Santos (Xray) came in 2nd while Jorge Simões (VBC Racing) rounded out the podium result in 3rd.

Thanks to Rui Reis for the report.

July 21, 2017

Rob Janssen wins at Dutch EP On-road Nationals Rd4

Round 4 of the Dutch Electric On-road Nationals was recently held in Groningen in the north of the country. The usually bumpy track underwent a bit of a revision by the club, resulting in less bumps but a lower grip but at the end of the day it was the same for all competitors. Sunday, race day and the drivers were greeted by overnight rain. In the Touring class local racer Sybrand de Boer set the TQ in Q1 and Q2 with Rob Janssen being hot on his heels especially in Q2. In the opening main final and with a different tyre preparation Rob was able to hold contact with Sybrand until it started to rain again and the carnage began. With unusual racing lines Rob was able to get an advantage and he was able to pull away from the field until the others found out. A2 was completely rain soaked and only five drivers dared to attend the final that was ultimately won by Rob who was the fastest on rain tyres and pulling his unusual lines. Also attending in A3 despite having scored the overall win, as every result counts towards the overall championship, it was again Rob who excelled, taking his third win of the day and further improving his lead in the season standings.

View the final results here

July 21, 2017

Fabio Ramos teams up with Muchmore

Muchmore Racing have announced the addition of Portuguese frontrunner, Fabio Ramos to their international team. Fabio will use Muchmore electronics to power his rides in 2017 and beyond and he has the following to say about the deal:

After test the Muchmore electronics, my choice was clear! Products with top quality! Since child when I started on RC cars, I saw drivers winning the major races around the world with their products, and today after more than 10 years I am part of the team! I am very proud and thankful for this opportunity! Thank you to sir Ji-Hyun Jang and sir Yusuke Kobayashi!

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

July 21, 2017

BRCA 1/8th IC Track Nationals Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the BRCA 1/8 Circuit National Championship headed back to the popular Halifax circuit facility. There was a good turnout of around fifty-five drivers across the two classes. Saturday was practice day with drivers working on different setups and trying things ready for Sunday. The weather forecast was good for a change and quite hot for the UK. In the Nitro class, it was very close between the top 4 across qualifying with just over a second and half covering 1st to 4th. With the track conditions getting hotter, drivers found it hard to improve with the fastest times generally set in round one or two. Spashett continued his good form, taking pole position from Mark Green, Neal King and Tim Wood. These drivers seemed to be in a league above the rest. Clive Connolly qualified a superb 5th, also followed by Andrew North, Neil Diver, Jason Frost and Michael Walton completing the line-up for the A-final. Andrew Hastings was very unlucky with engine issues in qualifying but would show his true pace dominating the B-final.

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July 21, 2017

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in very hot weather conditions. Despite the perfect beach party weather a lot of racers gathered to attend the race that was held in several electric and nitro classes. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Papachristos (Xray) with the TQ and win in all finals. The 2nd place went to newcomer Vasilopoulos (Tamiya) in front of Diamadis (Xray) who for once did not suffer from mechanical or electrical issues.

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July 20, 2017

Juan Jose Serna takes Colombian 1/8th Buggy title

The recent Colombian 1/8th Off-road Championships saw Juan Jose Serna (Xray) walking away with the win in the main final. Starting from the 8 spot on the grid following issues in the qualifiers, Juan would take over the lead in the main final at the five minute mark only so suffer more problems later on. He was able to re-enter the race though and at the some 38 minutes into the main he took over the lead again and never looked back to take the Colombian national title from Mugen racer Juan Pablo Torres in 2nd and Felipe Salazar (Xray) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 20, 2017

Xray Racing Series Czech Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Xray Racing Series Czech was recently held in Čelákovice with a total of 35 entries. The weather forecast promised a rainy weekend which already kept some drivers from appearing and those who were brave enough to make their way to the track were greeted by mixed weather. After a rain shower in the morning the track crew did its best to dry and track and shortened qualifiers would be held. In Touring Open the trio of Jirka Vyšín, Matěj Šulc and Michal Blahovský was in a league of their own, however Vita Hola was hot on their heels, looking for his chance in the finals.

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