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November 11, 2016

Luke Pittman wins at the Big Chill

The Big Chill went down in Chilliwack, BC, Canada in early November and Xray’s Luke Pittman made the trip to represent team Xray and RC America. The track layout was very fast and flowing and allowed for some excellent racing which was seen in all classes. The Touring Stock class was sponsored by ORCA who provided their new RT 17.5 for all entrants as a hand-out motor, creating an even playing field among all those who entered. Motors were randomly picked during registration and racers were free to change timing and gearing as they wanted. Pittman left the timing at the recommended setting and ran the recommended gearing of 3.72.

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November 11, 2016

Belgian SCT Cup Rd7 – Report

The last race of the 2016 Belgian SCT season was organized at the famous offroad indoor track “Blackcounty Arena”, which hosted an EOS race some years ago. The clay track they had last year is now covered with astroturf providing higher grip but keeping the natural elevations and underneath bumps. The layout has been revised as well and is really fun to drive. The Pro4 title was already decided before this race, but the Pro2 was still open with Nicolas Evens (TLR 22SCT) and Géry Ledocq (Kyosho SC6) tied on points in the series ranking.

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November 11, 2016

JJ Wang joins Sweep Racing

Korea based Sweep Racing have made the announcement that they have signed up Chinese American driver JJ Wang to use their on-road products and cooperate to develop tires, testing and promote the brand as well. The current US National Champion in nitro onroad, where he drives for Mugen, in electric he runs Xray and with his recent move to California we can expect to see him run more races in the US as part of this development work. JJ had this to say:

I want to thank Steve Kong and Sweep Racing for this opportunity. Now that I am based in the US where Sweep is a well-known brand, I hope to contribute to Sweep’s on road racing product development.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

November 9, 2016

Jack Embling wins at Irish Astro Cup

The Irish Astro Cup was held at the Navan circuit, Ireland in sunny yet slightly cold weather. The race format was three rounds of practice on Saturday followed by three qualifiers and another two qualifiers on Sunday with bump-up finals and an EP final concluding the day. Jack Embling TQ’d the 1st round with local hero and top Irish driver Bradley Baird 2nd. The next round Brad would use his local knowledge to good use and TQ so it was all even. Brad TQ’d again in the 3rd round so he would be last in the reversed grid for the Dash for Cash.

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November 9, 2016

Takumi Matsuda wins at PGTC GP Series finale

The final round of the Japanese PGTC GP Series saw Serpent driver Takumi Matsuda walking away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class. Takumi set the pace right from the start and he would end the A-main one lap in front of Shoki Takahata (KM) in second and Shinnosuke Yukoyama (Mugen) in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 9, 2016

Cody King takes JBRL Nitro Series Expert Buggy title

The final round of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Pro-Line test track last weekend and the event saw former IFMAR World Champion, Cody King walking away with the overall title in the Expert Buggy class. Jeremy Kortz came in second overall with Shaun Kirkman rounding out the podium result in third.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

November 9, 2016

Arrowmax sign World Champion David Ronnefalk

Arrowmax have announced the signing of Sweden’s David Ronnefalk to their team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion will be using the company’s range of tools and accessories and he joins an already high-class team of drivers such as Ronald Völker, Shin Adachi or Jörn Neumann. The HB Racing factory driver has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to say that I will from now on be using tools and other accessories that Arrowmax has to offer. Well known for the unique design and good quality the tools are also very light which is good for travelling. As I have been using them since one week, I can tell you that they are awesome! I want to thank Arrowmax for the opportunity and I’m sure that we both will benefit from our partnership.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

November 9, 2016

XRS Slovakia Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held this past weekend at the world-famous Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. The event attracted more than 130 drivers to compete in several electric on-road and off-road classes and the weekend kicked off on Friday with free practice. The Slovakian Series saw some rules updates for this season with Hudy tyres mandatory for all Touring classes as well as hand-out Hobbywing motors for the Stock and Formula categories. In the Touring Modified class the TQ position was obtained by Martin Hudy who won the qualifiers from young Oliver Havranek and Nico Haider. In the finals the top 3 would retain their positions with Martin Hudy taking the win from Oliver and Nico (all Xray).

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