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December 7, 2015

Azri Amri wins at SIS Year End Race

Sunter International Speedway in Jakarta, Indonesia played host to the SIS Year End Race with more than 70 drivers in attendance in the three classes of Touring 13.5T Boosted, FWD and Mini. In the 13.5T Boosted category the race for the TQ was on between Azri Amri and Bowie Ginting with both scoring round TQs on Saturday and they were tie on points going into the final qualifier on Sunday morning. A very fast run saw Bowie taking the final round TQ and with it the pole position for the triple A-mains with Azri putting his car on the two spot. Suwardi Suliandy and Peter Anthonisz would round out the top 4 result.

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December 7, 2015

Max Mächler wins Touring Stock class at Charity Race

The annual Charity Race was held this past weekend at RC Landia in Scandiano, Italy. As usual the race attracted the some of the fastest Italian drivers to compete against guests from abroad and in the 13.5T Touring Stock class it was Germany’s Max Mächler (Awesomatix) who would be in control of things by taking the overall TQ from Riccardo Rabitti and Gabriele Berselli (Xray). In the opening A-main Max would score a clean win some four seconds on front of Nico Catelani (Yokomo) and Riccardo. A2 and it was Nico who would come out fastest from Riccardo while Max only finished in 4th place meaning the third and final leg would bring the decision for the day’s win. Scoring the fastest lap in the finals, Max soon made his intensions clear to bring home the win in A3 and at the end he would come out successful some three seconds in front of Riccardo and Nico to grab the 13.5T Touring Stock title from Nico Catelani on the runner-up spot while Riccardo Rabitti rounded out the podium in third.

Image: Max Mächler

December 7, 2015

Euro Nitro Series releases 2016 calendar

The Euro Nitro Series has released details of its 2016 calendar with the third season of the hugely successful nitro onroad championship again set to run over four rounds. With almost 300 drivers from around the world registering championship points over the 2015 season, a growth of over 10% on its inaugural running in 2014, the ENS will take competitors to Italy, Austria and Germany.

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December 5, 2015

VBC Racing Wildfire D08 touring car kit

VBC Racing have introduced the latest incarnation of the Wildfire touring car, the D08. It is based off of the successful D07, adapting most of its features although subtle revisions will make for a more versatile, more durable and even faster car. The D08 builds on a redesigned 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis with minimal cut-outs, providing totally new flex characteristics with the chassis being able to torsionally flex throughout its entire length and not just in the middle of the car, resulting in higher corner speeds and more confidence when going through the corner.

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December 4, 2015

Team Magic E4RS III+ electric touring car kit

Team Magic have introduced the E4RS III+ electric touring car kit. The follow-up model of the E4RS III, that was only introduced around eight month ago, features some subtle revisions with more than 90 percent of the parts remaining the same. Most of the modifications made will increase the car’s precision, corner speed and steering angle. The III+ builds on a symmetrical carbon fibre main chassis plate, the aluminium bulkheads feature 1-piece upper aluminium covers with ultra-thick shock towers and the optimised front steering knuckles sport an additional Ackermann mounting position while offering increased steering throw. Part of the package are also dual-joint front driveshafts, included is an aluminium spool body with steel outdrives, and the standard length shock absorbers are equipped with teflon shock guides and aluminium spring cups. Also included are low-profile battery guides, a laterally adjustable motor mount as well as orange, ultra fine-tune suspension inserts with 0.2mm increments. For current E4RS III owners Team Magic will also release an upgrade kit. The III+ is set for a release in the second week of December.

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December 4, 2015

Xray Work.Shop XWS Morava – Announcement

Xray team driver and European Junior Champion, Kuba Simurda will hold an Xray Work.Shop at the forthcoming third round of the XWS Morava. Held on December 19th in the Jedovnice Sport Hall the workshop will focus on the T4 touring car with Kuba teaching interested drivers all setup secrets. Sign-up for the event is available here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 4, 2015

Patrick Gollner signs with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of Austrian Junior Champion and multiple ETS finalist, Patrick Gollner to their team. For 2016 Patrick will focus on the touring car class and he will be joining the Xray Factory team at all major races in Europe including the EFRA European Championships, the ETS as well as the Austrian nationals. Patrick says:

I am very thankful to get this great opportunity to be part of the famous Xray team. With my focus on more international races I wanted to be part of the strongest and best working team which Xray is with no doubts. The T4 platform along with the support are hard to beat and therefore were for me the logical choice. I will do my best for the team and will work as hard as possible. A big thanks to the whole Xray family for this great opportunity and the big trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 3, 2015

Reedy Sonic 540-M3 10.5T & 21.5T short stack motors

Reedy’s Sonic 540-M3 brushless motors are now also available in short stack 10.5T and 21.5T variants. A competition-proven short stack stator, wound with pure copper magnet wire and low-resistance collector rings, walks the edge of legality in exchange for maximum power output and RPM. Despite being designed for 1S applications, short stack motors can, under the right circumstances, create a power advantage in 2S applications such as Formula and 4WD GT classes. Like all 540-M3 motors, these new models feature a three-piece, CNC-machined can to reduce weight while improving airflow, component fit, and bearing alignment. Heavy-duty silver-plated solder tabs reduce resistance, feature a cupped profile to aid soldering, and are well supported to prevent internal connections from fatiguing over time. A balanced, high-strength sintered rotor provides fade-free performance thanks to improved manufacturing processes. Both models meet ROAR, EFRA, and IFMAR specifications.

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