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November 12, 2019

2019 Arrowmax Cup Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of the 2019 Arrowmax Cup was held at the Tom Racing Circuit track in Hong Kong last weekend, attracting a somewhat low amount of entries due to the still ongoing riots in the city. Due to only a handful of drivers signing in for the Touring Modified class, both Simon Yeung and Fai Ho decided to join the Touring Stock field, making the race pretty exciting for all drivers involved. And so there were some intense battles going on, both Simon and Fai Ho raced in the Stock class for the first time while Stock specialist Johnson was standing his ground in qualifying. Xray/Zero Tribe driver Simon had a hard time in the beginning to adapt his Modified car for the Stock class and with the lack of pace in the opening qualifier, Fai Ho (Awesomatix) took the opportunity to take the Q1 TQ spot. Simon however found a lot of pace for Q2, taking the TQ in that round. Johnson (Awesomatix) came back strong in Q3 to take the TQ, however in the end it was Fai Ho who won the final Q4 for the overall TQ position.

Continue reading the report here

November 12, 2019

Muchmore Impact FD2 4S LiPo battery packs

Coming from Muchmore are two new Impact Linear FD2 series 14.8V 4S LiPo battery packs with XT60 connectors for 1/8th scale applications. First up is a 6500mAh variant that measures 138x47x47.5mm and weighs in at 545g. It is built using 100C cells and comes pre-wired with XT60 power and XH balance connectors. Also new is a low-profile 5200mAh pack that measures 138×46.5×36.mm at a weight of 452g. Using the smaller capacity pack will kill some runtime but the lower centre of gravity comes in handy especially on higher grip tracks. Like the 6500mAh battery it comes pre-wired with an XT60 power and XH balance connector.

View the 5200mAh battery pack here

November 12, 2019

Toni Santana takes double Spanish GT titles

The final round of Spanish GT8 Nationals took place in Valencia recently. Toni Santana was in full swing and by bringing home the wins in both 1/8th Nitro GT and Electric GT he would be awarded with the overall championship titles in both categories. In the Nitro class David Revollo and Borja Gutarra would come in 2nd and 3rd respectively while Vicente Saez and Enrique Jarque rounded out the Electric top 3.

View the Electric podium here

November 11, 2019

Adrean Zavala TQs & wins at Copa Interamericana

The Copa Interamericana was held in Queretaro, Mexico over the weekend and in the 1/8th Nitro GT category it was Adrean Zavala (SWorkz/Picco/PMT) with the overall TQ and also the win in the A-main final. Two laps behind it was Paolo Morgati (IGT8/Max/PMT) on the runner-up spot while Emiliano Robles (SWorkz/Picco/PMT) came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

November 11, 2019

Boggs & Watson win at ROAR Region 6 regionals

Flowood Indoor R/C Park of Flowood, Mississippi held the 2019 ROAR Region 6 Regionals this past weekend, attracting over 60 entries. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Blake Boggs (Team Associated) with the win, a lap in front of TQ holder “Little Chicken” (Team Associated) as 3rd place qualifier, Kody Watson (JQ Racing) retained his P3 qualifying position some three laps. In the Under 17 ranking it was Kody Watson who would bring home the win and thus his second podium result.

View the Under 17 podium here

November 11, 2019

Alejandro Perez takes Malaga regional buggy title

The final round of the Malaga regional championship was held at the Club RC Alhaurin de la Torre in Alhaurin de la Torre, Spain this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Alejandro Perez with the overall TQ from Agustin Illanes in 2nd place. In the 45-minute main final Alejandro would lead from start to finish as Agustin came in 2nd, a lap down. Jose Palma would complete the top 3 podium result some four laps down, retaining his qualifying position. With the win Alejandro Perez also took the overall regional championship title.

Image: Alejandro Perez

November 11, 2019

Xray sign Edward Callan

Xray have announced the signing of British Junior National Champion Edward Callan to their UK racing team. The BRCA F2 National Champion and Worksop Masters winner will campaign Xray’s XB2 and XB4 platforms at all BRCA National as well as select European events and he has the following to say:

I’m extremely excited to join Team Xray as they’ve launched the latest spec XB2 & XB4 cars. I’m looking forward to settling in with my new team mates and hitting the track with the new cars over the winter season and at the BRCA Nationals and the EFRA European Championships held here in the UK next summer. If you need any help with your XB2 & XB4 cars please come over and have a chat with me at any of the races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 11, 2019

Arena RC Hyper & Montecarlo wing mounts

Coming from Arena are two new wing mounts for the Bittydesign Hyper and Mon-Tech Racing Montecarlo touring car body shells. The 3-D-printed mounts reinforce the contact area of the wing and body, ensuring higher rigidity, stability and durability. The mounts fit snuggly into the bodies‘ wing mount posts, they come as pairs and are available from now on.

View the Montecarlo wing mounts here