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June 8, 2016

Chicha Rioja wins at Spanish National Series Rd3

The third round of the Spanish National Series was held at the Club Automobilismo Gijon in the North of the country. In the Touring Stock class Rafael Ortiz (ARC) would grab a very narrow TQ from Chicha Rioja (Yokomo) who was only 0.03 seconds behind. The entertaining triple A-mains saw Chicha taking the win in A1, a fourth place in A2 and the runner-up spot in A3 but overall he would walk away with the win from pole position holder Rafael while Tony Mur (Xray) completed the top 3 result.

Thanks to Edgar Schultz for the report.

June 8, 2016

Jonnhy Pastor wins at Spanish 200mm Touring regionals

The recent Spanish 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring regionals saw Mugen’s Jonnhy Pastor walking away with the win. Starting from the 2 spot into the A-main Jonnhy put his car in the lead already in the second corner only to loose it some five or six laps later due to clutch problems. But after the first round of pit stops Jonnhy was back in third and soon after he was also promoted into second, allowing him to challenge team mate David Belen (mugen). The latter later suffered car problems so he was out of the race for the win. Raul Amella (Xray), also in the mix for the win, had to cope with a flame out before refuelling, giving Jonnhy room to breathe and to cruise to the win from David and Raul.

View the top 3 result here

June 7, 2016

Xray NT1 rear graphite chassis stiffener

Coming from Xray and made for the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car is a rear graphite chassis stiffener. Designed to eliminate flex around the engine area the brace comes in handy especially on high-bite tracks as it couples the radio plate mount and the 2-speed bulkhead, resulting in a reinforced rear chassis section. Included with the stiffener comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 7, 2016

Brilliant RC C-18 R 1/8th scale on-road bodyshell

Brilliant RC have introduced their new C-18 R 1/8th scale on-road bodyshell. Available in a standard non-cut but also pre-cut variants for vehicles such as the Shepherd Velox V8, Mugen MRX-6, Serpent 977, Xray RX8 and ARC R8.0, the body is manufactured in Germany from finest 0.75mm polycarbonate with well distributed material thickness making for best durability and performance. The body’s shape ensures a very good overall traction in combination with a lot of steering, resulting in a super smooth but fast handling. Coming with window masking sheet and decals, the EFRA homologated body (#31545) will also be legal for the Pro Stock Series and it is available very soon.

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June 7, 2016

T-Works tyre additive bottle

T-Works tyre additive bottle-2

T-Works have introduced their new tyre additive bottle with heavy duty applicator. The sponge applicator will withstand even highly aggressive traction sauces such as the Mighty Gripper V3 with the 50ml bottles being ideal to mix own additives or to control the amount of sauce taken with you during travelling. Included with the bottle comes a range of coloured dots to allow for easy marking.

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June 7, 2016

Trinity 24K Certified Plus stock brushless motors

Coming soon from Trinity is the 24K Certified Plus stock racing brushless motor. Based on the standard 24K the Certified Plus went through specific checks to ensure maximum performance. First up the motor’s rotor asymmetry is being checked which is meant to be a crucial part in building a fast motor. Typically a rotor shows asymmetry values of 0 to 30 plus with Trinity’s Certified Plus motors not exceeding a 4. On top of this each motor comes with red-sealed ceramic bearings and pre-set timing specially dedicated for 2-cell off-road, 2-cell on-road touring or 1-cell 1/12th scale applications. The Certified Plus range of motors will include 13.5T and 17.5T variants, they come with dyno printouts and are available soon.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]

June 7, 2016

Xray Formula team manager role for Jan Ratheisky

Xray have announced the appointment of Germany’s Jan Ratheisky as their Formula-specific team manager. As part of the X1 development team Jan has an exceptional knowledge about the platform and he will now step up as the team manager in order to improve service and support at major international events. Jan will participate races such as the ETS, AOC, IIC and the European Championships and he has the following to say:

I am very happy for the opportunity to be the Formula Team manager. This opportunity form Xray makes me very proud and at the same time decisive like never before. I will do my best to provide the best possible support to every Xray driver at all major formula races or online at Xray forum & FB X1 group.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 7, 2016

Schelle Racing Innovations 10 for 10 Onyx bearings

Schelle’s popular Onyx high-quality ball bearings are now available as a 10 for $10 deal. The greased ABEC3 standard bearings sport combined rubber and metal seals, making them ideal for kits and RTR vehicles as well as both 1/8th and 1/10th scale cars as they have a lower starting torque, making them run with less drag compared to other rubber-sealed bearings. The 10-piece ball race packs are available in a range of popular metric and imperial sizes.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]