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February 26, 2019

2018/19 RugRacers Rd5 – Report

The fifth and penultimate round of the 2018/19 RugRacers series was held last weekend. The 13.5 Blinky Touring championship is set to go right to the wire. Paul Pinkney took the FTQ to make the finals really interesting, Ashley Wiffen would line up 2nd ahead of Tony Broad in 3rd with both drivers needing to maximise their scores for the championship. After two thrilling legs Tony came through to take the victory with Paul 2nd and Ashley 3rd. The championship going down to the last round to decide the 13.5 blinky championship where qualifying position could be crucial for the final outcome.

Continue reading the report here

February 26, 2019

Jon Howells wins at Winter Series Rd5

The Ledbury Model Car Club held round 5 of their Winter Series last weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Chris Lovell (HB Racing) with the overall TQ after the qualifiers, however in the 15-minute A-main event it was Team Associated’s Jon Howells with the win some 22 seconds in front of Chris Lovell. Lloyd Pitt (Team Associated) would round out the top 3 podium result less than a second behind runner-up Chris.

Image: Matt Lewis

February 26, 2019

Yannick Aigoin wins at Agathoise Race

The Agde track in the south of France held the Agathoise Race this past weekend. More than 100 drivers signed in to compete at the event that was held in perfect conditions and on an amazing track. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Yannick Aigoin, who only attended the electric class due to having no mechanic, who took the win from Ludovic Loupias in 2nd and up and coming Remy Bermudez in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 26, 2019

Xray XB4 low height front & rear springs

Xray have announced the release of new low height front and rear springs for the XB4 off-road buggies. The 42mm front and 57mm rear springs are 3mm shorter compared to the previous 45mm and 60mm variants, allowing for lower read heights when running in high grip track conditions. The springs are available as softer “2 dot” to harder “4 dot” variants and they are manually measured, selected and matched into pairs to guarantee precisely equal length and damping characteristics.

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February 26, 2019

HPI Racing Jumpshot ST & MT wheelie bar set

HPI Racing have introduced a wheelie bar set for the Jumpshot ST and MT 1/10th scale 2WD trucks. This wheelie bar will stop the Jumpshot truck from flipping over when using full throttle, and it features adjustable mounting that will allow to alter the wheelie angle so drivers can pull perfect wheelies every time. The set includes everything needed to assemble and install a unique wheelie bar on the rear of the Jumpshot MT or ST and it will also fit the Jumpshot SC with the removal of the rear bumper.

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February 26, 2019

Capricorn TE04 split brass suspension mounts

Coming from Capricorn and made for their TE04 touring car are new split suspension mounts cut from heavy brass material. The inner mounts help to add weight to the front, the rear or both locations at the same time, helping to shift the weight balance forth or back or add overall weight when running lightweight components. The mounts sport machined markings for easy identification and they are available now.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 26, 2019

Kyosho Mini-Z Evo Futaba receiver unit

Kyosho have released their new Futaba-compatible receiver unit for the Mini-Z Evo car. The new replaceable receiver unit supports the 7XC and 7PX transmitters and allows to use the Mini-Z Evo cars with these popular transmitters, rather than just Kyosho and KO Propo radios.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

February 26, 2019

Lucas Fischer wins at Erzgebirgs Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the Erzgebirgs Cup was held in Gelenau, Germany this past weekend. The event is held in several electric on-road classes and in Touring Stock it was VBC Racing driver Lucas Fischer with the win from Xray’s Stefan Schulz on the 2 spot, who also set a new lap record. ARC’s Martin Henschel would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] / Thanks to Stefan Schulz for the additional information.