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June 26, 2019

Bidovsky & Götzl win at Czech 1/10th Off-road Nats Rd2

The second round of Czech 1/10th Off-road Nationals took a place at the Horni Jeleni track last weekend. The weekend kicked off with a bit of a delay due to rain on Saturday morning but from there things would get a grip. In 2WD buggy it was Team Associated’s Ales Bidovsky who topped the first two qualifiers to secure the overall TQ, while Xray’s Max Götzl took Q3 with the fastest time of the day, but he would start 2nd on the grid and in front of Xray driver Michal Binder. Ales then took the win in A1 as Max had some small mistakes, but Götzl came back with the win in A2, as Ales in return made a lot of mistakes, so it was all to decide in A3. Max was able to take the lead on the 2nd lap and would hold it until the last lap, but he made a mistake which cost him the win. So the podium stayed as it was after the qualifiers, as Michal took 3rd overall.

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June 26, 2019

Pro-Line Velocity 2.2” narrow carpet front wheels

Coming from Pro-Line are their new narrow Velocity 2.2” carpet front wheels for buggies such as the Team Associated B6 and Kyosho RB7. The narrow wheels are designed to fit Pro-Line’s narrow carpet front tyres like the Wedge Squared and the Prism without needing to cut the wheel. Just like PL’s other Velocity wheels, they feature the latest in style and performance with a reversed dish design that protects the nut and axle from damage during collisions. The wheels are sold in pairs and in fluorescent yellow or plain white colour and they also fit other cars.

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June 25, 2019

SWorkz S35-3 series locking servo saver nut

SWorkz have announced the release of a locking servo saver nut for their S35-3, S350, Apollo and Zeus based 1/8th kits. Specially designed with a locking screw the nut allows to securely fix the servo saver nut and thus the servo saver pre-load spring, ensuring consistent adjustments even when the going gets tough. The nut is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes anodised and including the needed locking screw.

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June 25, 2019

Avid Awesomatix unsprung brass weights

Avid have introduced new unsprung brass weights for the Awesomatix A800 and A700 touring cars. The weights attach to the end of the front arms to give more on-power responsiveness, causing the car to feel more direct when coming out of the corners, almost feeling like it slingshots out. The radiused bottom keeps the weights from digging into the wheel on big hits.

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June 25, 2019

2019 XRS Poland Procircuit Race – Announcement

The 2019 XRS Poland Procircuit race will be held on the weekend of the 14th of July at the Wlodawa track in Poland. Classes run will be Nitro Buggy, E-Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Truggy as well as an open class with Procircuit Sprinter soft compound tyres being the control tyre for the buggy classes. The race will be held on a smooth clay surface “US style” track and full information as well as sign-up can be found on social media here.

June 25, 2019

Performa Racing P1 Radical 540 Qualified stock motors

Performa Racing have announced the release of their new P1 Radical 540 Qualified stock motors. The motors build on the standard Performa Radical Stock motors that were designed to deliver improved throttle response, higher efficiency, and more speed with the Qualified series variants being custom-built and hand-assembled as well as fully dyno-tested for improved performance. Other features include selected and shimmed rotors as well as adjusted sensor boards. Each motor include individual dyno print outs as quality insurance and the Qualified series is available from 10.5T to 21.5T variants.

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June 25, 2019

Alex Dill wins at South German IC Track Champs Rd2

The MRSC Amberg track played host to round 2 of the South German IC Track regionals last weekend. Alex Dill would walk away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm class from John Knight on the 2 spot. Matthias Bareuther came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

June 25, 2019

Xray XB8 zero rebound shock absorbers

Coming from Xray are their new zero rebound shock absorbers for the XB8 series of buggies. The dampers can be set to allow less rebound than standard shock absorbers, decreasing responsiveness and improving bump absorption on bumpy tracks. The design of the shock body and upper cap allows the installation of a ribbed shock membrane on the top of the shock body instead of the traditional installation into the upper cap. The installation of the ribbed membrane on the shock body allows excess oil to leak out, and along with a shock cap vent hole and adjusting screw allows the adjustment of the amount of air until the desired zero rebound is achieved. The lower shock assembly ensures that the shock rod will move very freely inside the shock body, while minimising oil leakage and keeping dirt out. Other features include double O-ring sealing, 3.5mm shock shafts as well as lower rubber boots to keep dust, dirt and moisture away from the shock shaft and seals. Available separately for the front and rear, the shocks include a complete set of pistons but not springs.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]