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October 8, 2018

Maxi Vogl wins at 2018 Oktoberfestpokal

The MCC Türkheim club in Germany played host to the Oktoberfestpokal race this past weekend, attracting 50 entries in several on-road classes.
Perfect weather conditions made for a great atmosphere on and off the track. In the 1/8th IC Track class, Maxi Vogl was able to secure the 3rd position on the grid after minor problems. Traditionally the finals were run in a different format. Triple 15-minutes finals were and in A1 Maxi could take over the lead after problems at the front. By virtue of a fuel-saving driving style and only two stops for fuel he never lost the lead to take the win in A1. The start of the second final was cleaner and the leading trio was able to quickly break away from the field. Silvio Hächler, Tobi Kerler and Maxi Vogl showed a fair but hard fight from the start. Unfortunately, Maxi ran into got electronic problems, the on-off switch had come off and he had to give up this run which has been won by Silvio. The third final was clean too. This time, four cars broke away from the field. Maxis first pit-stop went perfect. He came in one lap later than all other drivers and was able to overtake both cars in front of him. Between position two and three a hard fight raged, that allowed Maxi to brake away. He did not give up the lead and won the enormous Oktoberfest Cup 2018 in front of Silvio and Armin Baier.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 8, 2018

Valls & Figuls win at Catalan Champs Rd4

The fourth round of the Catalan Championships was held this past weekend at the RC Santa Perpetua track. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Alex Valls with the overall TQ from Pol Hernandez in 2nd and Dani Batlle on the 3rd spot. After the 45-minute A-main it was again Alex Valls on the top spot, leaving behind Aleix Montero in 2nd and Alex Fernandez in 3rd.

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October 8, 2018

Tamiya TB-05 TRF damper carbon shock stays

Coming soon from Tamiya and made for the TB-05 intermediate-level electric touring car are carbon fibre shock stays designed for the use with the TRF super short big bore dampers. Available for the front and the rear of the car, the items are machined from 3mm high-quality carbon fibre and they offer three additional upper shock mounting positions, making it a total of six for the front and a total of seven for the rear. In addition the rear shock mount also features a 1.2mm lower mounting position for the rear body mounts. Both parts include hardware needed to make them a direct fit.

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October 8, 2018

Ronnefalk & Canas successful at Buggyland 5.0

The Buggyland 5.0 race was held in Madrid, Spain over the weekend, attracting most of Europe’s front-running 1/8th off-road racers. In the Nitro Buggy class it was HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk with the overall TQ while the E-Buggy class was lead by Mugen’s Juan Carlos Canas. After the nitro semifinals it was Juan Carlos with the pole position for the 60-minute nitro buggy A-main and he would also lead for a good part of the race as he seemed able to counter any attacks of the hard charging David Ronnefalk. However Juan Carlos suffered a flameout and bad luck in the later stages of the main, meaning David was able to bring home the win a lap in front of Kyosho’s Elliott Boots while SWorkz’s Martin Wollanka took the final podium spot. Ricardo Berton and Joao Figueredo came in 4th and 5th and in front of Jörn Neumann and Juan Carlos Canas, who had to settle for 7th, some three laps short of the winner.

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October 8, 2018

Factory RC introduce new AE, Mugen & Tekno carbon parts

Factory RC have introduced a host of new carbon fibre option parts for the Team Associated T6.1 and SC6.1, the Mugen MBX8R and the Tekno RC EB/ET410. Starting with the AE-related parts, the new range includes front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the T6.1 and SC6.1 in standard black or special blue weave variants. The parts are usable on both the stadium and short course truck.

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October 8, 2018

Xray XB2 & XB4 series composite rear upright

Coming from Xray is a composite graphite rear upright for the XB2, XT2 and XB4 kits. The special mixture increases the part’s stability and with it overall stability, grip and corner speed on medium to high bite surfaces. It is light of weight yet highly durable and the hub is usable on both the left and right side of the vehicle and it was developed for the use with the original suspension inserts and the #325324, #325325 or #325326 drive shafts.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 8, 2018

Craig Collinson joining Xray factory team

Xray have announced the addition of UK 1/10th electric off-road frontrunner, Craig Collinson to their factory team. The former BRCA nationals winner will use the company’s XB2 and XB4 platforms at events such as the BRCA nationals and regionals, the Schumacher Masters and Bury Winter series. Craig says:

I’m absolutely thrilled at this opportunity to be joining the Xray Factory Team. It’s no secret Xray are an extremely professional company who take pride in manufacturing the fastest cars out there, matched with quality second to none. I can’t wait to get started running the latest XB2 and XB4, both of which have already proved themselves at the highest level of competition. I look forward to working with the rest of the UK team and showcasing the cars to the best of my abilities at the BRCA Nationals and all other UK events. Huge thanks to Greg Hill at RC Disco, the guys at the Xray factory and the UK team for their warm welcome. Despite the nickname ‘Hulk’ I’m actually quite an approachable person, so if anyone is interested in the cars or has any questions then don’t hesitate to come speak with me and the Xray team trackside.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 8, 2018

RC Discharger X6 & Duo regenerative discharger

Made for the iCharger X6 and Duo AC chargers is RC Discharger’s regenerative discharger. The device allows to simultaneously discharge and charge two 1S to 4S batteries at 40A using the popular X6 or Duo chargers with the recovered discharge energy used for charging and without blocking the two charge outputs. The 3-D-printed case houses the discharger and also acts as a stand for a power supply and the charger and the discharger comes ready to use as a real plug-and-play with optimised wire length for optimised pit space use.

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