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June 19, 2017

David Ehrbar signs with Arrowmax

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Serpent designer, David Ehrbar to their team. The German will be using the full line of Arrowmax tools, accessories and LiPo batteries and he will also be responsible for testing future Arrowmax products. David had the following to say:

The stylish and practical Arrowmax tools are well known within the industry. These tools are exceptional light, and use very tough tool tips. So they are perfect to keep the weight of the racing luggage low, and even more important they are perfect to work on the car. At the same time they are very stylish and using the whole Arrowmax line of tools makes your pit space look very exclusive. I consider it as a logical step to use the Arrowmax tools. But as a racer it was almost more important for me to make the step to the Arrowmax LiPos. Slightly less known in the market, these high quality LiPos with their high power and high discharge rate (up to 130C) will be a good help for me to fight for the top positions in the F1 class, and at the same time deliver the reliable and constant power for my racing and testing in the touring car modified class. I will work closely together with the factory to test and work on future products. I am proud to be a part of this ambitious team.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

June 19, 2017

Kaja Novotny TQs & wins Czech Open Rd5

The fifth round of the Czech Open was held in Usti nad Labem. It was the series’ maiden race on astro turf with the very bumpy track conditions making it a challenging race for everyone. Xray’s Kaja Novotny would quickly adapt to the conditions and he would sweep the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Stepan Silhavy (Xray). The semi A at first didn’t went to plan for Kaja who struggled in the opening stages but once he got into the groove he was able to build a gap and take the win by more than a lap on the 2nd place driver with a time fast enough to get him the pole position for the main final. The A-main than was a smooth sailing for Kaja after an unfortunate Stepan had to retire some minutes in to the race. Ultimately Kaja would bring home the win with Ivo Viktorin (Serpent) 2nd and Martin Zicha (Mugen) 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 19, 2017

Adam Drake wins at JBRL Nitro Series Rd3

Round 3 of this year’s JBRL Nitro Series was held at Dialed In R/C Raceway in Victorville, California this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who would take the overall TQ and he also came out on top after the 15-minute main final, leaving Team Associated’s Richard Saxton behind in 2nd place, some 19 seconds down. In 3rd 6th place qualifier, Colin Herzig (Kyosho) would round out the top 3 some eight seconds short of Richard. Elsewhere in Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy it was again Adam who excelled by TQing the classes and bringing home wire to wire wins.

View the other podiums here

June 15, 2017

Daniel Kobbevik wins 2WD class at Summer Cup

OMK Raceway in Oslo recently held the popular Summer Cup on their tight and challenging astro turf track. Nice and warm weather made for good racing conditions and in the 2WD class it was newly signed Xray driver, Daniel Kobbevik who took the TQ with the Yokomo duo of Petter Berntsen and Steffen Larsen lining up in 2nd and 3rd on the grid. In the opening A-main things looked a bit different though with Daniel having a bobble in the opening stages that resulted in a popped front link, allowing Petter to win the leg in front of Steffen Larsen and Roger Berntsen.

Continue reading the report here

June 15, 2017

Nuno Duraes wins Portuguese 1/8th On-road Nats Rd3

The third round of the Portuguese 1/8th On-road National Championship was hosted by the popular Coimbra track last weekend. After the qualifying José Félix took the overall TQ, but in the main final it was Nuno Durães (Mugen Seiki/Team Orion/Nitrolux/HotRace) who laid down a strong performance from tone to tone, winning with a 4-lap margin on Carlos Rodrigues (Xray/Picco/RunnerTime/HotRace) and Solange Araújo (Mugen Seiki/Novarossi/Nitrolux/HotRace) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Thanks to Nuno Durães for the report.

June 14, 2017

Lantheaume doubles at French EP Buggy Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the French 1/10th Buggy National Championship was held in Mutzig near Strasbourg. Mathieu Briere was the man to beat in the 2WD qualifying as he took four of the six rounds to secure the overall TQ. In the finals things went different though as Mathieu suffered from several mishaps, allowing Armand Lantheaume to take the overall win from Ludovoic Valtier 2nd and Jean Pierrick Sartel 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

June 14, 2017

Xray Racing Series Italy finale – Report

The final round of the Xray Racing Series Italy was held at the Gianni Modellismo track in Rome. Classes run were Touring Modified, Touring Pro Stock, Touring Stock and Formula. In the Touring Modified class it was Alessio Menicucci who set the pace in the hot and low traction conditions in front of Simone D’Ottavio and Nicola Marrone. In the finals Alessio confirmed his qualifying performance by laying down mistake-free runs to take the overall win from Simone and Nicola who both fought for the overall runner-up spot but it was Simone who prevailed to take the 2nd spot on the podium.

Continue reading the report here

June 14, 2017

2017 Alabama Manufacturer Shootout – Report

Last year, the Alabama Manufacturer Shootout made headlines with the news of the AMS having new ownership. As much as there was excitement, there was a bit of skepticism, but after the recent AMS 8.0, all doubts were laid to rest as the event was well planned, amazingly fun, and still has the AMS magic. Fortunately the drivers were blessed with perfect weather that added to the atmosphere and making the event more enjoyable overall. The track layout this year was fun and had a terrific flow that reminded of a toned down Psycho Nitro Blast in a smaller arena with dirt jumps instead of wood ramps. Many commented that the track looked “awesome”, “rad”, and “wished I was there”, claiming high praise from racers and internet viewers.

Continue reading the report here