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September 7, 2017

British Xray Racing Series GP – Report

The 2nd annual British Xray Racing Series GP was held at the Cotswolds model car club and it was a weekend of polar opposite weather conditions. Saturday’s practice day was ran in glorious sunshine allowing racers to get in seven rounds of practice. The pit chatter was that Sunday was to be wet. But racers had been assured that the straw bales in a neighbouring field wouldn’t have been left out by the farmer if rain was expected. So on that advice everyone went home happy thinking they were in for another day like Saturday.

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September 7, 2017

Xray 64 pitch 72T & 75T pan car spur gears

Xray have introduced two new 64 pitch spur gears for 1/12th and 1/10th pan cars. They come in 72T and 75T specification and add to the already existing 76T to 96T gears. The smaller sizes are ideal for all stock racing classes and the gears come precision-moulded from high-quality composite material.

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September 7, 2017

Xenon Racing white VSS S3M touring car drivetrain belts

Coming from Xenon Racing are new white VSS S3M drivetrain belts for most of today’s electric competition touring cars. Available as S3M180 (60T), S3M186 (62T) and S3M189 (63T) rear belts as well as S3M507 (169T), S3M510 (170T), S3M513 (171T) or S3M516 (172T) front variants the belts will greatly improve the overall drivetrain efficiency due to their reduced friction. This is however on the expense of durability that is slightly lower compared to standard black belts.

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September 6, 2017

Brilliant RC fuel tank cap grip tape

Coming from Brilliant RC is the cap grip tape for the use on nitro fuel tanks. The anti-slip tape comes in 10x115mm and 20x115mm strips and it creates a textured and thus grippy surface on all fuel tank caps in order to ensure extra security when performing blistering fast pit stops. The self-adhesive strips can be cut to size easily and they are usable on many of different fuel tanks.

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September 6, 2017

Nico Bregante wins GT class at Metropolitan Champs

A round of the Argentinean Metropolitan Championship was held at the Hernan Matticoli track, home of the 2017 GT World Cup in December. In the GT class and due to the bad weather the program was shortened and ultimately it was Nico Bregante who made the best out of the slick conditions as he took the day’s win in the light rain.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 6, 2017

Xray T4 2018 electric touring car kit – Coming soon

Xray have announced the forthcoming release of the T4 2018 electric touring car kit. As usual no official details are available beforehand but the full presentation with images and features should surface soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 6, 2017

Kabuto Turbo-style glow plugs

SMJ have introduced new Turbo-style glow plugs in four different heat ratings for off-road and on-road engines. The P3 is an ultra hot off-road glow plug for low ambient temperatures that provides stable idling, making it ideal for all run-in tasks. Next up is the P4 super hot off-road plug for low ambient temperatures while the RP6 hot on-road and RP7 medium on-road plug are made for low temperatures and all-season weather respectively. The Japan-made plugs are available separately.

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September 6, 2017

Team Magic E4RS4 3D flex system

Made for the recently introduced E4RS4 electric touring car is the 3D flex system set from Team Magic. Developed for low to medium-bite tracks the system will increase the pitch stiffness of the chassis while still allowing for sufficient torsional flex that is necessary for traction and side bite on lower traction surfaces. Included in the set are a pair of ball cups, pivot balls as well as a turnbuckle and shims.

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