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December 17, 2014

Yokomo BD7-2015 aluminium chassis

Yokomo introduce an aluminium main chassis for the BD7-2015 kit. Optimised for high-grip surfaces such as carpet the chassis will prevent traction rolling as it not only lowers the centre of gravity but it also makes for a stiffer chassis construction. The chassis, that was used by Ronald Völker to win the final round of the Asian Onroad Championships and the opening round of the 2014/15 ETS, will feature chamfered silver edges for that luxury look and it becomes available by mid-January 2015.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

December 17, 2014

Xray X1 Work.Shop Italy – Announcement

After the success of the first ever Xray Work.Shop the second instalment will be held this coming weekend, the 19th to 21st of December, at the Minispeedway in Remedello at Angiolino in Italy. Organised by multiple Italian Champion Francesco Martini participants will learn on how to setup the Xray X1 and T4. Francesco was the part of the X1 development team so you have the best chance to learn all the finest X1 building and setup tricks directly from the designer. The schedule sees a build workshop on Friday, practice sessions and a tips ‘n tricks part on Saturday and a fun race on Sunday.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 17, 2014

X-Grip rubber & foam tyre additives

The new X-Grip tyre additives are available in specific foam and rubber variants to make the most out of the different tyre types. The foam traction compound is best used on low grip tracks as it makes for maximum traction while also being usable with rubber tyres in medium grip conditions. X-Grip rubber is best used with soft rubber tyres but also foam tyres in higher grip conditions. Both come easy to use and clearly marked plastic bottles.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

December 17, 2014

RB Energy 4200mAh shorty LiPo battery

RB introduce the Energy 4200mAh shorty LiPo battery pack for the use with many 1/10th applications such as 2WD and 4WD buggies, pan and formula cars. Built from high-performance 100C cells the battery is good for stock and modified classes, it comes in a protective hardcase with 4mm power connectors and including a charge/balancing harness pre-wired with a Deans-type connector.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

December 17, 2014

Ronald Völker wins Touring Car Modfied at GP3F

Last weekend the Grand Prix des 3 Frontieres was held in Longwy, France with top drivers like Ronald Völker, Alexander Hagberg, Loic Jasmin and many more attending. The field split into 49 entries in Touring Car Modified and 96 entries in the Stock class. In the Modified class it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who lead the proceedings followed by Alexander Hagberg (Xray) and Marc Fischer (Serpent) who rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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December 17, 2014

Teamsaxo aluminium body height adjusters

Teamsaxo introduce a body height adjuster set for the use with many 1/10th scale on-road cars. Machined from aluminium the set makes use of a common design that allows the body’s position on the mounts to be altered in a range of 0.1 to 3.0mm using threaded bushings and adjusting thumbnuts. Included with the set come four threaded bushings, four thumbnuts, eight rubber O-rings and four pins with the set being available in black, light blue, blue, silver, orange, titan and purple colour.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

December 17, 2014

Xray sweep Slovakia Cup Rd2

The 2nd round of famous Slovakian Cup was held at the prestigious Hudy Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. In the Touring Car Modified class it was David Nemcek who got his maiden 1st place finish this year at the Slovakia Cup after coming in 2nd at the season opener. David is now leading the overall ranking with a 12 points margin. The runner-up spot at round 2 went to Igor Liptak while Oliver Havranek rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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December 17, 2014

Chris Grainger splits with Schumacher

Chris Grainger has announced that he will be departing Schumacher Racing at the end of 2014. Chris has been at Schumacher for 6 seasons, and during that time has seen great successes, including lifting three UK National titles, and securing a World Championship A final place in 2012. Chris said:

To all my RC friends. I just wanted to let everyone know that as from December 31st I will no longer be driving for Schumacher racing. I want to just say thank you so much to everyone in the factory who have made the last 6 years the best and most enjoyable 6 years of all my years racing. Thank you all very much.

More news will follow soon regarding Chris’ plans for 2015 and beyond.

Source: Oli Meggitt