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December 16, 2019

Max Götzl doubles at XRS Slovakia Rd3

The 3rd round of Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia this past weekend. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday with three qualifiers and triple mains being held on Saturday. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Max Götzl with the TQ in round 1 in front of Martin Bayer and Antonia Kovalzski while in round 2 it was Matus Benetin and Antonia Kovalzski in 2nd and 3rd respectively while Max scored another TQ. Martin Bayer would strike back in Q3 with a 0.9 seconds faster time which handed him the overall TQ from Max in 2nd and Ales Bidovsky in 3rd.

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December 16, 2019

Sergio Suarez takes Peruvian regional title

Round 9 of the Peruvian Lima regional championship was held recently and it was Sergio Suarez with the overall Nitro Buggy TQ and pole position for the 45-minute A-main event. Sergio lead from the start, however after about 15 minutes he hit some problems and eventually finished 2nd behind Fabrizio Martello as Juan Alvarado came in 3rd to round out the podium.

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December 16, 2019

Park Sung-Kwang takes KMRCA 13.5T 4WD title

The Icheon Raceway of South Korea held the KMRCA 1/10th Buggy Nationals this past weekend. In 13.5T Stock Buggy and after some exciting battles it was Park Sung-Kwang with the overall title from Lee Jae-Myung on the runner-up spot. Kim Jae-Won would round out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 16, 2019

Capricorn 1/8th scale quick push wheel retainers

Coming from Capricorn is their new quick push wheel retainer set for 1/8th scale on-road cars. A lot faster to handle than traditional hook-retained wheel quick change mounts, the push variant can save precious time during hectic wheel change situations in the pits. The set includes wheel axles and aluminium quick release mounts for the front and the rear of the car.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

December 16, 2019

Nagashima, Huang & Shum to attend OneTen Shanghai

OneTen Series organisers are excited to announce more big names for the 5th and 6th round of this season which takes place in Shanghai on the 4th and 5th of January. Having previously announced Marc Rheinard and JJ Wang, we can confirm that Serpent racer Yugo Nagashima, who made his series debut at Rd3 & 4 in Guangzhou, will return to RCI V2, the scene of his popular AOC win back in April. National Champion, and recent winner of the SIGP Nitro class, Gary Huang will be aiming to continue his recent run of good results with the Chinese driver hoping to benefit from being joined at this event by Xray team mate Wang. Making the trip from Hong Kong, showing a recent improvement in form, Jackie Shum will boost the Yokomo team’s chances against the best in the OneTen series, which for this weekend will run alongside the exciting new SGP1 Formula series. More information on the event can be found here and entry for all classes, Modified and Stock, can be submitted here or directly at RCI V2.

December 16, 2019

Fantom FR-10 Pro 2S & FR-1S Pro speed controllers

Fantom Racing have announced the release of their new FR-10 Pro 2S all-black and FR-1S Pro 1S brushless speed controllers. Both are rated at 160A with the 2S variant being 2019 ROAR 13.5T 4WD, 17.5T 2WD and 17.5T Short Course national champion in the hands of Dreighton Stoub. The 2S variant features a new all-black case for a stealthy look while 11 AWG ultra-low resistance wires ensure minimal power loss in modified class. A 32-bit high-performance CPU, adjustable 6V/7.4V BEC system and on-board power button round out the package.

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December 16, 2019

Hunter La Flower wins at RC Pro 1/10th scale finals

Indy RC World of Garland, Texas hosted the RC Pro 1/10th scale finals this past weekend. In 2WD Modified Buggy it was Trevor Nault with a clean sweep in the qualifiers, as Tyler Hooks, Tyler Heel and Hunter La Flower ended the qualifiers tie on points. The double A-main format then saw Trevor Nault taking the opening leg from Hunter in 2nd with the latter striking back in A2 while Trevor ended on the runner-up spot. With both tie on points it would be the tie-breaker that awarded Hunter the win from Trevor in 2nd while Charles Day completed the top 3 results.

Image: Hunter La Flower

December 16, 2019

Ethan Lefebvre wins Thornhill Championship Series

The final round of the 2019 Thornhill Championship Series was held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas over the weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. In the premier 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Xray teammate, Spencer Harrison in 2nd, a lap down. HB Racing’s Chris Marrant would round out the top 3 overall results another lap down and some 16 seconds in front of 4th place finisher, Sean Gallagher. With the win at the 8th and final round Ethan also took the overall series title in the Nitro Buggy category.

Image: Ethan Lefebvre