Xray have announced the Xray Racing Series Czech that will be held this summer at the Čelákovice RC track. The series will be held in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, Touring Hobby and Formula and it will kick off on the 27th of May. All dates and rulses (in Czech language) as well as sign-up can be found here.
Ronald Volker set the pace in practice today ahead of the 20th running of the Reedy Race of Champions. The defending champion set the fastest 3-consecutive laps of the Tamiya Raceway track ahead of 2015 Champion Marc Rheinard with Reedy Race first timer Bruno Coelho completing the Top 3. While the heads up racing format means today’s time count for little, probably the biggest news from the four practice run was the low traction. This has left drivers slightly unsure of what to expect going into the first of the 12 rounds of racing tomorrow morning. With a newly laid top surface to contend with, clouds prevented the California sun from bringing up track temperatures with the cool conditions leaving drivers unsure of what to expect tomorrow.
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Xray have introduced a new brass motor mount plate for the T4’17 touring car. The part, machined from high-quality brass, adds about 5.6g of weight to the centre of the chassis which can be beneficial in several track conditions. The plate does not effect chassis flex and it replaces the standard aluminium part.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The 2017 Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix was held recently with about 50 drivers signing up for the 1/8th and 1/10th on-road classes. In the 1/10th Nitro Touring class it was Serpent driver Baha who took the win in the main final from the Xray duo of Miwan in 2nd and SL Wong in 3rd.
RC-Cox have introduced their new tyre traction applicator bottle set. It contains two 50ml bottles as well as foldable funnel that makes filling the bottles easy. The reusable containers are equipped with a durable, pressure-sensitive fabric applicator that allows for convenient tyre sauce application.
Source: PPM Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]
Coming soon from Serpent is the latest incarnation of the popular 411 platform, the 4.1. Intended to be a more conventional alternative to the somewhat complex Project 4X touring car, the 4.1 offers a class-standard design and features such as a centrally mounted 7075-T6 aluminium motor mount, an upgraded rear differential with new internal gears for smoother operation as well as big bore shock absorbers with pre-oiled X-rings. Also part of the 4.1 package are hard compound suspension parts, a 2mm carbon fibre main chassis and flex-type top deck, ball-raced anti-roll bars as well as a centrally mounted floating servo mount along low friction belts and pulleys. The kit will hit stores about mid-June.
Japanese brand Spice, know for their Yokomo BD7 single belt conversion kit, have released first images of a new FWD M-size car they are working on. No details are known yet but the prototype images show a car that used a belt-driven transmission as well as select Yokomo parts. The car will be used at the forthcoming IRCC race in Japan and given the results it may go into production very soon.
WRC from Italy have introduced a carbon fibre motor fan mount for the STX touring car. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the part attaches directly to the left vertical upper deck and its adjustable fan mounts brackets allow the attachment of the most commonly used fan sizes and designs.
