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May 20, 2019

Xray XB4 aluminium shock towers

Xray have introduced new aluminium shock towers for the XB4 series of buggies. The parts are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium and they come black anodised for wear and looks. The front tower features lowered upper shock mounting positions and an overall lower design for an optimised centre of gravity while the rear tower matched the shock positions of the carbon fibre part, however it sports new outer wing mount positions that allow to shift the rear wing up and down to adjust the aerodynamic balance of the buggy. The 3mm thick shock towers offer increased overall stiffness compared to the carbon fibre parts for an easier to drive and more predictable car when running in high-bite track conditions.

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May 20, 2019

T-Works introduce SRX8 GT optionals

Coming from T-Works and made for the Serpent SRX8 GT kit are a titanium turnbuckle set as well as two screw kits. Starting with the turnbuckles, the links are machined from high-quality 64 grade titanium with the 7-piece kit including all all toe and camber links as well as a smaller servo link. Also included are suitable turnbuckle wrenches for easy adjustment. As for the screw kits, T-Works have announced the release of a 159-piece UFO head titanium and a 235-piece gold-colour steel screw set. The titanium kit will greatly lower the overall weight of the car while the gold-coloured set will make for added visual impact.

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May 20, 2019

Jared Tebo sweeps 2019 Lonestar Challenge

The 2019 Lonestar Challenge was held at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto, Texas this past weekend. The event was organised by The Dirt Racing’s Joey Christensen and attracted most of the country’s 1/8th off-road stars with Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo making the double in the Pro Nitro Buggy and Pro Nitro Truggy classes. It was Agama’s Ryan Lutz who would take the TQ in the Pro Nitro Buggy class from Xray’s Ty Tessmann, however after the 45-minute main final it was Jared Tebo who would walk away with the silverware from HB Racing’s Cole Ogden on the runner-up spot. Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhost would come in 3rd while TQ Ryan Lutz had to settle for 8th overall. Over in the Pro Nitro Truggy class TQ holder Ryan Lutz had to settle for 2nd overall, a lap behind the eventual winner, Jared Tebo. Joe Bornhorst, 2nd after the qualifiers, came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

May 20, 2019

Yeah Racing adjustable on-road body mounts

Yeah Racing have introduced their new adjustable body mounts for the 6mm body posts of most 1/10th on-road cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming black anodised for looks and protection, the body mounts offer an adjustable design by simply rotating the mount on the post to access the different level mounting holes and then fixing the platforms with the included screws. This ensures the selected height will always stay the same compared to the popular threaded twist-type mounts whose height adjustment can change over time. The set included four body mounts and four mounting screws.

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May 20, 2019

Miko Teponoja wins at FinTrack Tour Rd5

The fifth round of the FinTrack Tour took place at the Kuusankoski outdoor track this past weekend in perfect weather conditions. In the Touring Modified class it was Miko Teponoja with the overall TQ from Georgy Chmigal and Karri Salmela who also took a round each. In A1 and A2 Miko would come out on top, handing him the overall win early as Georgy Chmigal cemented his runner-up spot with a win in A3. Karri Salmela, who took the runner-up spots in all three A-mains, had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com] | Image: Sca RC-Auto [facebook.com]

May 20, 2019

Elliott Boots wins BRCA 1/8th Buggy opener

The opening round of the BRCA 1/8th Rallycross Nationals was held at the Herz Nitro Model Club this past weekend. SWorkz’s Elliott Boots, Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy and Xray’s Callum Niblett battled for the overall TQ with the better end for Elliott who scored three round wins while Jamie and Callum shared a round TQ each. In the 45-minute A-main final it then was Elliott who would hold the upper hand, taking the win a lap in front of Agama’s Jonathan Skidmore as Infinity’s Lee Martin took the final podium spot some nine seconds behind Joni. Team Associated’s Michael Lewis and SWorkz’s Kevin Brundsen would round out the overall top 5.

Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

May 20, 2019

Blitz C8 190mm touring car body shell

Blitz have introduced their all-new C8 touring car body shell for 190mm chassis. Designed to be a 1-stop solution for both asphalt and carpet racing and being usable on virtually every layout, from tight to open, the body offers advanced aerodynamics, improved overall stability to counter body tucks, and the special rear wing design ensures optimised rear stability with minimal aerodynamic drag. The lid meets IFMAR GBS specifications and it will become available in a standard 0.7mm and a lightweight 0.5mm variant. Both include window masks, a decal sheet and wing mounting hardware.

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May 20, 2019

Arianto & Timothy win at 2019 LafarRace

The 2019 LafarRace 1/10th off-road race was hosted by the SDC Off-road track in Serpong, Indonesia this past weekend. The event was held in the 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. Ray Timothy (Kyosho) took the overall TQ in 4WD Mod while Dimaz Arianto (Yokomo) set the TQ in 2WD Mod. The triple A-mains in both classes sees of both TQ would converted their pole into a win.
In 2WD, ultimately, Arianto dominated all the A-main legs to hand him the overall win, followed by fellow Yokomo drivers, Rizki Pradana and Toufan Iskandar in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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