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June 15, 2016

Miedema & Bakker successful at MACH club race Rd3

The iconic MACH Heemsteede track in the Netherlands recently saw the third round of the club race championship. In the competitive Formula class Jitse Miedema took the TQ from Stephan Beelen and Niels de Zwijger in second and third respectively. The opening A-main then looked like a done deal for the pole position holder until Jitse made a mistake as he got on the dirt, letting him drop to third behind Stephan and Niels. But with the help of some traffic, a good car and with maximum attack, Jitse was able to recover and to regain the lead in the closing stages. A2 then was a more easy affair for Jitse who controlled the race from the front, eventually bringing home the win from Stephan Beelen and Niels de Zwijger. This was then also the top 3 overall result.

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June 15, 2016

Wilck & Libar win at Luxembourg Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Luxembourg Electric On-road Nationals were held this past weekend. The event was a good opportunity for many drivers to getting some additional practice for the forthcoming fifth round of the ETS and so some very prominent names appeared on the timing sheets. In Touring Modified it was Sweden’s Viktor Wilck who took the win from Serpent team mate David Ehrbar while Lucas Urbain (VBC Racing) completed the top 3 result.

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June 15, 2016

Walter Diaz sweeps ROAR Region 12 Championships

The ROAR Region 12 Championships were held in Carson, California and hosted by the Greater LA RC Club with the total number of entries topple the century mark. After an early rain delay on Saturday which pushed qualifying back 5 hours, Walter Diaz was able to take the Top Qualifying honors in 1/10 Sedan with his Capricorn, narrowly edging out his teammate and up and coming racer Bryce Butterfield by just over one second. Walter would also pilot is Capricorn car to a P3 starting position for the 45 Minute 1/8th final.

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June 15, 2016

Framega YR-10 aluminium lower pod plate

Coming from Framega and made for the Yokomo YR-10 is the aluminium lower pod plate. Cut from 7075-T6 material and designed in cooperation with Fenix the plate complements the already introduced aluminium chassis with both parts being best used together in order to make for an overall stiffer chassis assembly which can be beneficial especially on high-bite surfaces.

Source: Framega [framega.com]

June 14, 2016

2016 X-Race UK – Report

The first X-Race UK was held at the beautiful Cotswolds circuit in Kemble, Gloucestershire. On Saturday a workshop was held by Alexander Hagberg, Olly Jefferies, Greg Hill, Jimmy Maddison and Zak Finlay and as soon as the track had dried up all driver tried to put some practice in, making use of the tips and tricks taught by the factory Xray drivers. Sunday started off with a wet track, and thus, the first rounds of qualifying were run in tricky conditions. Eventually the sun came out, and the track dried up well in time for the final and deciding Q4 round. Alexander Hagberg would TQ the Touring Modified and Nitro Touring classes while Jimmy Maddison was quickest in Touring Stock, just in front of Zak Finlay.

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June 14, 2016

UFRA introduce new tyre packaging

UFRA have introduced a new packaging for their range of on-road foam tyres. The tube-style containers make for improved protection of the tyres during storage and transportation, ensuring constant quality and preventing the foam from drying out over time.

Source: UFRA [ufra-tyres.ch]

June 14, 2016

Recio & Artesi win at Argentine Touring & GT Champs

Round two of the Argentine Touring and GT Championships was held in Cordoba City, Argentine. In the 1/10th Nitro Touring class Sebastian Recio came out fastest from Juan Golobic in second and Maxi Danieli in third. The 1/10th Touring Master class had Beto Artesi coming out successful from Pato Cruceno and Luis Martinez in second and third respectively. Finally in the 1/8th GT category it was Roberto Zigon who grabbed the day’s win from Maxi Danieli and Nicolas Crocett in second and third respectively.

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June 14, 2016

Dominic Quek successful at Urban Touring Series Rd7

Round seven of Singapore’s Urban Touring Series was held the past weekend. After coming close the last couple of rounds, Xray’s Dominic Quek finally claimed his first win of the season in the Open Class. The Reedy-race format was adopted due to the smaller than normal turnout. Nonetheless, then usual fast racers were in attendance. It was a hard fought race between Dominic and Esmail Apandi (Destiny), with both taking two wins and two second place finishes each in the best four of five finals format. In the end, Dominic secured the win on tie-break by virtue of his faster winning times. Hasron Robana (Xray) took the win in the last final to secure 3rd overall.

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