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May 7, 2019

Green & Scott take wins at BRCA Circuit Nats Rd2

The Halifax circuit played host to round two of the BRCA Circuit Championship. In the nitro class Andy Hastings set the pace in qualifying with his Shepherd from David Spashett (ARC) and Michael Walton (Xray). The 30-minute final saw a battle with Andy and Michael for much of the race, Mark Green having qualified only 8th worked his way through the field and with ten minutes remaining took over the lead from Michael who had to retire after some contact. Andy recovered to take second position and Karl Dransfield (Capricorn) rounded out the top 3 with a solid drive.

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May 7, 2019

Team Associated B6.1DL 2WD buggy kit

Team Associated have introduced their limited edition B6.1DL 2WD buggy kit developed for racing on very high bite tracks where a forward mass is beneficial and chassis roll needs to be tamed through a low centre of gravity. The B6.1DL has a Laydown Stealth transmission that gives the car additional traction when exiting the corners. The addition of +1 Ackermann plates and gull wing suspension arms tune the steering for a razor-sharp feel and more control. The B6.1DL features the B6.1’s easy-access differential, diff height adjustability, and an all-new slipper along with a lightweight JConcepts body shell and wing.

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May 6, 2019

Belgian Electric On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2019 FBA Belgian EP On-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the outdoor track of the MRCZ Zwevegem. Due to the bad weather that affected races all over Europe this weekend, the turnout was a bit lower than expected. The MCRZ club however did a great job to provide the drivers with a fun and technical track on the available parking lot. Free practice on Saturday proved that finding a good setup would be extremely difficult. The frequent rain showers meant that the drivers practiced with different grip levels on each and every run. When the racers arrived on Sunday morning, the track was fully wet and a wet race was declared. This meant that the racers could chose between a rain chassis and a dry chassis to cope with the changing track.

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May 6, 2019

Xray Racing Series Grand Final – Report

The 2019 Grand Final of the Xray Racing Racing Series was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia this past weekend. The race was held in electric and nitro classes and it was run both at the Arena’s indoor and outdoor tracks due to the unpredictable weather conditions. The electric classes were run on the facility’s indoor asphalt track with the Touring Modified class being the most exciting. Bruno Coelho took the overall TQ in front of Xray’s own Martin Hudy. Ultimately the finals ended as they had started with Bruno being pretty much unbeatable while Martin had to settle for 2nd overall and in front of Alexander Hagberg in 3rd.

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May 6, 2019

Smart engine break-in system

The new Smart engine brake-in system allows automated engine breaking-in for easier and faster preparation of new nitro engines. The engine will be fixed in the device whose sensors will monitor and control parameters such as RPM, temperature, load and more in order to provide a safe and convenient break-in process without having to dismantle the engine. A glow plug igniter, heater, cooling fan as well as as stater are all incorporated into the unit as is a special TDC function that prevents the system from stopping the engine on the top dead centre which can harm the piston and liner. Instead the unit will ensure the engine will be kept at the bottom dead centre before the start and after the operation, ensuring prolonged parts life. The break-in process is widely customisable in terms of RPM, temperature, load and throttle curve and it can also be monitored using an optional WiFi module and a mobile device.

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May 6, 2019

Carsten Keller wins West German Buggy regionals Rd1

The opening round of the West German 1/8th Off-road regionals, qualifying races for the Nationals, was held at the Stoppelhopser Oberhausen track over the weekend. Mugen’s Carsten Keller would sweep the Nitro Buggy class by taking the win with a 1-lap margin after the 30-minute A-main encounter. Kyosho’s Philipp Lütgert came in 2nd, a lap down as Mugen driver Jan Sievert ended the race on the 3 spot, some three seconds down on Jan. Maik Wiesweg in 4th and Kim Einert in 5th rounded out the top 5.

Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]

May 6, 2019

RC Maker GeoCarbon touring car tweak wheel set

RC Maker have introduced their all-new GeoCarbon tweak wheel set for EP and GP touring cars. The super lightweight wheels weight in at only 2.2g each and are precision machined to minimum tolerances to help de-tweak the car. Consisting of a less than half of a normal setup wheel construction, they serve the purpose of checking the tweak via lifting the chassis off the ground at one end only, and making sure the wheels leave the ground at the same point, being an extremely common way to de-tweak an on-road car. Using precision machined parts is far more accurate than using a normal wheel and tyre, and more accurate than a normal rubber O-ringed setup wheel. Having no buffer between the wheel and ground makes it far easier to feel when one wheel is lifting up earlier, as drivers can feel the abrupt bump on the setup board. This leads to more accurate and faster setting of tweak.

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May 6, 2019

Mitch & Culley win at 7th annual Hanging Judge

The 7th annual Hanging Judge Race was held at GS Hobby in Barling, Arkansas this past weekend. Attracting nearly 130 entries it was TLR’s JR Mitch with the TQ and win in the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class. Kyosho’s Braxten Culley would come in 2nd while TLR’s Todd Sieler completed the top 3 podium result.

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