The recent fifth round of the CWIC Xray Racing Series UK saw ever increasing entries with some top names either making their debut or a return to the series. Olly Jefferies continued his dominance in the Super Touring class taking TQ and back to back final wins. from Alex Thurston (Serpent) and Chris Grainger (Team Associated).
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Round three of this year’s Xray Racing Series Slovenia was held at the Genius Ring in Meduzza, Italy with driver from five countries attending an event that was pretty much booked out. The weekend kicked off with practice on Saturday and continued with one heat of controlled practice for re-seeding on Sunday. In the Touring Stock class it Andrea Ghilotti who took the TQ closely followed by BA Arnaldi and Rok Rudl. The Formula class saw Daniele Conte coming out fastest in the qualifiers from Matej Dobnikar, who only arrived on Sunday morning, while Luca Conte would start into the A-mains from P3. In the fastest class of the weekend, 1/12th Pan-car, it was Alojzij Osvald to take the TQ in front of Nejc Mihelič and Mattia Collavo.
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Arrowmax have announced the signing of 2015 JMRCA National Champion, Akio Sobue to their team. The 2016 Touring Car and 1/12th scale World Championship finalist will be using the full range of Arrowmax tools and accessories in the coming season. Akio says:
I’m very thankful that Team Arrowmax support tools and accessary for me! I’m convinced that those are very stylish and are a popular tool. Looking forward to working using those tools.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
The annual Snowbird Nationals was held at the Park Inn in Kissimmee, Florida this past weekend. More than 300 entries in ten different classes joined this event and the premier Touring Modified category was once again stacked with talent. Sweden’s Alexander Hagberg (Xray) would be the driver to beat and he finally managed to win every round of qualifying as well as the 5-minute A-main event from tone to tone to take the title from Awesomatix driver Sam Isaac and Team Associated’s Keven Hebert.
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The penultimate round of the UK RugRacers series was about to get underway on a freezing cold morning. Controlled practice was the first order of the day then straight into the qualifying format of four rounds of FTD. In 13.5 Open, Marcus Askell set the early pace for Dean Gibbs to improve then Ashley Wiffen to stretch out an extra second to take pole ahead of the finals. Leg one went to Dean Gibbs after putting the pressure on and managing to get past Ashley to take the win. Leg two went to Marcus, up from 3rd on the grid, with a clean drive to the flag. Overall Ashley Wiffen took the day’s win from Dean Gibbs in second and Marcus Askell third.
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The Chilelli indoor track in Scrivia, Italy played host to the LRP-AE-Challenge this past weekend. In the 13.5T class Andrea Simari (Capricorn) would take a convincing overall TQ after winning all three rounds of qualifying. In the finals Andrea continued to dominate and with tone-to-tone wins in the triple mains he would round out a perfect weekend to take the overall win from Andrea Valerio (Xray) and Stefano Bizzocco (Xray) while also setting the fastest lap of the day.
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Maverick have introduced the new Strada Red line of brushless RTR vehicles. Based off of the standard brushed variants the Strada Red line-up of cars and trucks all feature a brushless electronics group that includes the MM-22BL 3215KV brushless motor, which is fitted with a black laser-etched case and 4mm gold-plated plugs, plus the MSC-30BL-WP brushless waterproof ESC. Each Strada Red vehicle features a moulded tub chassis that provides durability and a stable and tough platform for a strong 4WD shaft drivetrain. Pre-built oil-filled shock absorbers and dual-wishbone independent suspension front and rear are part of the features list as is the MS-22 servo that is coupled to the dual-point steering system that features an integrated servo saver to protect the servo against crash damage. Other features include full ball bearings, gear differentials, a moulded spur gear cover and pre-mounted tyres as well as pre-decorated red-colour bodyshells. The range includes the XB buggy, XT truck, MT monster truck, TC touring car, SC short course truck, DC drift car, RX rally car and DT electric desert truck.
Gizmo Racing USA have introduced the 2017 variant of the GZ1 electric touring car. The latest variant has been refined to an all-new level, making it more adjustable, more durable and easier to drive. The GZ1 2017 still features the patented 2-main-gear drivetrain system, which makes is possible to have a 100 percent centred drivetrain and it features a new chassis and redesigned side rails, all cut from premium 2.0mm quasi isotropic carbon fibre. The 2017 version chassis has a new shape that is narrower at the sides and especially at the droop screw locations, which allows for a more natural roll characteristic with less chassis drag. Also new are the patented one-piece vertically mounted top decks for increased stiffness. These new pieces now integrate the option to run two more posts in between the two vertical rails to adjust the car’s overall stiffness and change the flex points.
