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July 26, 2019

Coelho takes Q1 on reverse Hudy layout

Bruno Coelho has taken the opening qualifier at the Season Finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series but the Xray driver had to work hard for it against title rival Ronald Volker. With uncertain weather conditions for the next two days, mainly the high risk of thunderstorms, it was an earlier start than usual to qualifying with all four rounds scheduled to be run today (Friday). Another change to format for the closing race of the season is the track layout, Race Director Scotty Ernst making the announcement at the start of yesterday’s practice that the event would run in the clockwise direction. While the direction change has been met with mixed views, Coelho got the best from his car in the extreme heat to go fastest from Volker by 3/10ths of a second with Alexander Hagberg completing the Top 3 ahead of Awesomatix pairing Lucas Urbain and Loic Jasmin.

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July 26, 2019

Arrowmax V2 silicone shock & diff fluids

Arrowmax have introduced their new high-quality V2 silicone shock and differential fluids. The silicone-based oils offer high accuracy for better control over the suspension and drivetrain setup and they are available as 100cSt to 900cSt variants in 59ml bottles, as 250cSt to 700cSt variants in larger 110ml bottles as well as 1000cSt to 2.5Mil cSt in 59ml bottles. All feature new leak-proof bottle caps and the bottles are colour-coded for easy identification.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 26, 2019

Bezerk YRX12’19 & P12 Evo carbon fibre chassis

Bezerk from Australia have announced the release of new carbon fibre main chassis for the Yokomo YRX12 2019 and Roche P12 Evo 1/12th scale pan cars. Starting with the YRX12 chassis, it is made from 2.5mm glossy plain weave carbon fibre and it offers more flex than the kit alloy or carbon chassis available from Yokomo. This helps with traction on low to medium grip tracks. Also available is a suitable lower pod plate. Over to the P12 Evo chassis, the main plate also offers increased flex over the standard part, however it is additionally available in stiff weave carbon for high grip conditions. A suitable lower motor pod plate is available from Bezerk as well.

View the other new parts here

July 26, 2019

VRP universal diff tray & diff stand

New from Vision Racing Products are their universal diff tray and diff stand. Made from American-grade 7075 aluminium, the trays have been re-designed from VRP’s previous diff service trays that were made for specific brands of vehicles. The new tools feature four small 3mm set screws on the side that allow to adjust the fitment of the vehicle’s outdrives. This unique feature insures that while servicing the diffs, they will not tip over. The USA-made trays are available in black anodised with silver re-opted edges.

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July 26, 2019

Antonia Kovalszki wins at SRCM track opening race

The SRCM track in Gyor, Hungary recently held their track opening race. After some thrilling qualifications in the E-Buggy class, Antonia Kovalszki managed to take the overall TQ while Robert Fekete started 2nd and Stefan Lutka 3rd. Antonia and Stefan had some entertaining battles for the top spot in all three finals and in the end it was Antonia Kovalszki who took the overall win in front of Stefan Lutka, while Zsombor Fekete came in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 26, 2019

Portuguese Electric On-road Championship Rd4 – Report

The fourth and penultimate round of the Portuguese Electric On-road Championship was held at the ARMAIA track last weekend, attracting 25 drivers for the Touring and twelve entries for the Formula classes. In Touring Car, Hugo Miguel would take the TQ, however in the A-finals Carlos Manuel (Capricorn) would find his way to the top taking the win in front of Hugo (Serpent) and Francisco (Xray). In Formula some intense racing with lots of overtaking was showcased. João Nascimento took the overall TQ but it was Paulo Bartolo (Serpent) with the overall win from the Xray duo of Luís Simões and João Nascimento.

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July 26, 2019

JConcepts Scale & Trail Truck drawstring tote bag

JConcepts have announced the release of their new drawstring tote bag for 1:10 Scale and Trail trucks. In many instances, Scale trucks are very dirty once they leave the trail grounds and its common for drivers to look for a cleaner way to move them from place to place. Alas, JConcepts has delivered on the tidy pit option. Important to the seasoned driver and relative newcomer, the drawstring bag has a handy base design with durable material. The bag is comprised of multiple compartments where the largest available space is specifically designed for a Scale RC vehicle. Inside the large opening is a divider which allows the user to separate items, such as instruction manuals, setup books or generally small related items, from the vehicle compartment. On the outside, a zipper closure opens to another slide compartment that can be completely isolated from other items. Large gauge drawstrings are located on the perimeter which when pulled together clinches the bag at the top. Heavy stitching is used throughout to help maintain construction and the main material offers some resistance to moisture in select closed areas. Small holes are located at the bottom of the outside pouch for ventilation. The bag is topped off with printed JConcepts Racing Team logo for authenticity and brand loyalty.

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July 26, 2019

RC Maker AM19-2 upper bulkhead support stiffeners

Coming from RC Maker and made for the Awesomatix AM19-2 upper bulkheads are carbon fibre stiffener plates. Constructed from very stiff 0.5mm carbon, then are extremely lightweight and provide increased rigidity to the “ears” on the upper bulkheads where the camber link mounts. In awkward collisions with boards on tight, twisty tracks, these ears can bend when hitting boards or barriers and throw our the camber and caster, and are sometimes quite difficult to detect at first. These will help prevent these upper bulkheads twisting by providing an extra layer of supper bridged between the camber link ball-stud and bulkhead screw. Being only 0.5mm thick, they do not need a longer screw in the bulkhead, however if owners want to, this will further increase rigidity. The stiffeners are able to stay on the car when removing diffs etc, and are held in position by the camber link ballstuds. The stiffeners are available in 8-piece packs from now on.

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