Samix have introduced their new 2.25mm carbon fibre chassis kit for the Xray T4’19 touring car. Of an updated design the chassis is made of matte finish carbon fibre and it offer additional mounting positions for the recently introduced optional brass front balance weights. On top of that the chassis comes with a black anodised aluminium fan mount for 40mm fan units.
Round 1 of the Swiss 1/10th electric off-road nationals was held at the Race Arena Pfäffikon. In 4WD Buggy, much like last season, the Schmid brothers (both Xray) would dominate the field with Nico taking the win in front of his brother Florian as Yokomo’s Aaron Münster had to settle for 3rd overall.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the 2019 Xray Racing Series Greece was held at the Fanatix Racing Track in Athens. The somewhat cold weather meant drivers had to adapt their car’s setups and in Modified Touring, it was Ioannidis who made the best out of the conditions in the qualifiers, but he was under pressure of Nikolakopoulos, who led most of A1 but a last lap mistake meant Ioannidis would take the win. A2 and it was again Ioannidis with the win as leg 3 had to be cancelled due to rain. Behind Dimitris Ioannidis and Nick Nikolakopoulos it was Chris Vasilopoulos with the 3rd place overall.
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Xray’s Beta 2 body for the XB2 buggy is now also abatable in a 0.5mm thick lightweight variant. The low-profile high performance body will offer super smooth airflow, increased steering and stability as well as reduced roll, all while helping with rotation in tight corners. The lightweight variant still offers exceptional durability and it is available now.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
R1 Wurks have announced the launch of the new 1650 option rotor for the V21 line of motors. The selected rotors offers 1625 to 1650+ Gauss reading, which is slightly higher than the company’s stock rotors for improved torque. The ROAR-approved rotor, much like the 1650 for the V16, includes the needed shims, as well as a printout of the rotor’s gauss reading.
Source: R1 Wurks [r1wurks.com]
Round 2 of the FinTrack Tour was held in Kuusankoski, Finland over the weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Mugen’s Viljami Kutvonen who would make a clean sweep in the qualifiers and finals, taking the TQs in all four rounds of qualifying and coming out on top in A1 and A2 for the overall win. Team Associated driver, Karri Salmela came in 2nd from Xray’s Joel Valander in 3rd. Miko Teponoja and Georgy Chmigal completed the top 5 result.
Image: Viljami Kutvonen
Psycho Cell Racing have introduced their new high power HP-Series LiHV battery packs. Available as 8500mAh standard and 6000mAh shorty pack, the high-voltage LiPo packs are built using high-quality 120C cells for a lower internal resistance and improved power supply. What makes the batteries stand out is the fact that they are available in different sticker colour, allowing to choose a pack that best suits your personal body or chassis colour scheme. The ROAR-approved packs are available with blue, green, red, orange, yellow and fluorescent pink labels.
Source: Psycho Cell Racing [psychocellsracing.com]
Available now from Marka Racing is their new brushless 40mm high speed cooling fan. The 7-blade unit is powered by a dual ball-raced brushless motor for higher torque and thus improved airflow and cooling. The 40x40x10mm fan is high-voltage compatible and it comes with a 200mm black silicone wire with universal plug
Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]
