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July 18, 2017

2017 Hot Race Summer Cup – Report

Gubbio in Italy played host to the 2017 Hot Race Summer Cup this past weekend. As usual the event attracted some of the country’s fastest electric on-road drivers and also guests from abroad with the 2017 edition drawing close to 100 entries for the four different on-road categories. While the racing action on the track was intense there was also a lot to do off the track with the organisers made sure everyone had a great time with loads of drinks, music and the famous Saturday evening party. Racing wise and in the Invitational Modified class it was Alessio Menicucci who took the TQ and win from Alessio Mancini and former 200mm World Champion, Alexander Hagberg in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Continue reading the report here

July 18, 2017

Teamsaxo Mini Bus body shell

Teamsaxo have introduced their new Mini Bus body shell for 200mm on-road chassis. Moulded from 1.0mm thick polycarbonate and sporting a realistic design the body fits all vehicles with a width of up to 200mm and a 250mm wheelbase.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

July 17, 2017

Ultimate Racing 2S LiPo battery packs

Following the introduction of their new range of Ultimate Racing 4S LiPo battery packs, Spanish company Modelix Racing now also released information on their new 2S hardcase batteries. First up is the 7200mAh 110C pack. Its high capacity makes the standard size battery (139x47x25mm/320g) ideal for all power-hungry applications. Also made of 110C cells but slightly lighter is the 6000mAh offering (139x47x25mm/290g) with both packs utilising dual 4mm tube-type connectors. Designed for all applications that require a shorty battery is a 5000mAh 110C pack (96x47x25mm/200g) whose lightweight design makes it ideal for 2WD and 4WD buggies or pan cars. The hardcase battery is equipped with 5mm tube-type connectors. Last bit not least comes is a 4500mAh 60C stick pack (138x47x24mm/210g) that comes pre-wired with a T-type plug.

View the other new packs here

July 17, 2017

Speed King Tour Rd4 – Report

Round 4 of this year’s Speed King Tour was held at the Crest Speedway indoor carpet track. A new track layout built in the week prior to the event meant the locals had less of an advantage and the organisers also decided to enforce a control tyre rule with the new Rush carpet tyre being chosen for the event. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Yokomo driver and local hero, Yugo Nagashima with the TQ from Crest Speedway shop assistant Hayato Ishioka (Kyosho) and Infinity driver Akio Sobue in 3rd. Right from the start of the 7-minute A-main event, Yugo was chased by Hayato with the top 2 being a class of their own. Hayato tried to catch up on Yugo but a mishap of Ishioka gave Nagashima room to breathe. In the end Yugo would maintain the gap to bring home the win from Hayato in 2nd while privateer Toyoki Yamada completed the top 3 result. Elsewhere in the Touring Stock class it was Kazuki Yamashita with the win. The Speed King Tour now has a small summer break with the next round being held at the Twin Ring Honguu outdoor track on September 24th.

Source: Speed King Tour [facebook.com]

July 17, 2017

Nuno Durães wins Portuguese 1/8th IC Track Nats Rd4

The fourth round of the Portuguese 1/8th On-road National Championship recently took place in Maia. After the qualifying José Félix took the overall TQ followed by Nuno Durães and Raul Prata. Right from the start of the main final, José Félix and Nuno Durães found themselves in a nice battle for the first spot, but at the end was once again Nuno Durães (Mugen/Team Orion/Nitrolux/HotRace) who won the main, also scoring the fastest lap, from Pedro Silva (Mugen/O.S./MLC/HotRace) and Solange Araújo (Mugen/Novarossi/Nitrolux/HotRace)

Thanks to Nuno Durães for the report.

July 17, 2017

Schäfer wins 200mm class at Swiss IC Track Nationals Rd4

The recent round 4 of the Swiss Nitro On-road National Championship was held in Langenthal. While Simon Kurzbuch took the win in the 1/8th class it was Xray’s Michael Schäfer who TQ’d and won the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring category. The TO secured Michael the pole position for the A-main and saved him from having to attend the wet semifinals. At the start of the 30-minute A-main Michael was closely followed by teammate Traugott Schär but a flawless pace and a fast working pit crew kept him on top of things and so he was able to walk away with the win from Traugott in 2nd while Philipp Bühler in 3rd rounded out an all-Xray podium.

View the final results here

July 17, 2017

Yeah Racing T4 & general touring brass weight sets

Coming from Yeah Racing are two brass balance weight sets, one for Xray’s T4 line of touring cars as well as a general set. Starting without the Xray-specific set, the kit contains a total of eight weights with two dedicated ones for the centre line of the car while the additional six weights can be positioned in the steering and rear chassis area. The flat 8g and 13g weights that are part of the T4 set are also available as general 6-piece kit usable for nearly all touring and drift cars. The weights are machined from high-quality brass material, they come with a black surface coat and are engraved for easy identification.

View the 6-piece set here

July 15, 2017

TPro M4x10mm downstop screws

Coming from TPro is a set of downstop screws for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Specially designed with a flat head that better protects the chassis area compared to a normal set screw, that can grub into the chassis plate over time, the construction also makes for more precise droop settings thanks to the increased contact patch. The set includes eight M4x10mm screws that are usable on many of today’s 1/8th buggies, trucks and GT kits.

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