The third round of the Argentinian Metropolitan Championship took place last weekend. After two qualification rounds Luca Lemes (Xray) grabbed the TQ and he would start into the main from pole position in which he took the win from tone to tone with a 1 lap margin on runner-up Enzo Branciforte.
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The fourth round of the Speed King Tour 2015 was hosted by the Green Park Speedway in the Saitama prefecture last weekend. The track is a high-speed affair that is usually used for 1/8th races so the speeds achieved in the Modified class were pretty high. Series leader Akio Sobue again showed a brilliant form after scoring three wins in the series this year and he went on to take the TQ in this fourth round. Unfortunately only two qualifying rounds would be completed due to sudden and heavy rain fall but with the help of all competitors the track could be dried in time for the mains.
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Xtreme Racing have introduced a range of carbon fibre option parts for the Xray X1 formula car. Available are a standard 2.5mm carbon fibre front lower A-arm as well as a reinforced variant with additional support brace for added durability. Also coming is a 1.2mm front wing support for the original polycarbonate wing assembly. All parts are cut from high-quality fibre material and they are of a drop-fit design.
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Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the HPI Spring 2 is the Endurance upgrade set. The package includes a range of aluminium parts such as front and rear bulkheads, shock towers, layshaft bearing hubs and more to improve the durability and precision, which is crucial when running low turn brushless motors and LiPo batteries. The shock towers also allow for a wider setup window while the bulkheads incorporate lower suspension mounting points for added rigidity. Also included are alloy battery mounting posts and an adjustable belt tensioner. The set is available for pre-order now and expected to ship at the end of July.
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Last weekend the third round of the Spanish 1/8th On-road Championship was held at the Cavi Club track in Vigo. Thanks to excellent weather conditions, everybody had a great practice day on Friday. Saturday started with some rain but just in time for the qualifiers the track dried up. Carlos Peracho dominated the qualification and also set a new track record in the progress. Nacho Lopez ended the qualification in second place while Alberto Alonso rounded out the top 3.
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Round four of the North German Nitro On-road regionals were held at the MAC Hamburg track with a total of 17 drivers attending in the 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm classes. Mixed weather conditions made things a bit difficult and in the 1/8th class it was the Serpent’s Merlin Depta who took the TQ from Lennart Skornia (Serpent) and Ingo Bobrowski (Mugen).
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Xray have introduced two sets of aerodynamic wheel discs for the NT1’15 200mm touring car. Machined from 1.6mm high quality carbon fibre material the parts are a direct fit on the front steering knuckles and rear hubs and they are meant to improve traction, stability and steering on high-speed tracks. The discs are available as separate front and rear sets and come including mounting hardware.
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Castle Creation soon have the new Mamba Micro X brushless speed controller available. The waterproof speedo is suitable for 2WD or 4WD vehicles such as the Mini-LST, Half-Eight, Mini-Quake and Spyder vehicles. The controller received a heavy-duty BEC to handle today’s high-draw digital servos and also features a programmable auxiliary wire that allows the user to make “on-the-go” adjustments to several settings, such as torque control and max throttle, directly from a compatible transmitter. This allows to fine-tune the performance of the Micro X to meet changing driving conditions. New to the Micro X is the ability to run sensored brushless motors with the purchase of an optional sensor harness. The Micro X is cable of running on 2S up to 3S LiPo power with a highly-efficient heat sink design to keep the controller running cool, even when pushing it hard in mud, sand and other heavy power applications. The ESC is available as controller only or as controller plus motor combo.
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