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January 16, 2015

Xray RX8 XCA hard-coated aluminium pinions

Xray introduce hard-coated aluminium pinion gears for RX8’s with XCA clutchbell. Cut from tough 7075-T6 aluminium and coming with a hard-coated surface for strength and durability the gears help to fine-tune the gearing of Xray’s 1/8th nitro on-road car. Made on a special gear machine, all pinions feature ultra-precise tooth shaping and ultra-true running for vibration-free operation. A fine internal threading allows for easy installation on standard or lightweight XCA clutchbells and each of the pinions, that are available as 17T to 19T 1st and 22T to 25T 2nd gear variant, comes etched with the tooth number for quick and easy identification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2015

Wollanka & Pignotti win at VRC Worlds

Martin Wollanka and Kevin Pignotti are the new VRC Worlds title holders in 1:8th Sportscars and 1:10th ISTC respectively. Martin Wollanka from Austria scored a well-deserved title in his 2014 VRC Worlds campaign after having to settle for second in the 1:10 ISTC VRC Worlds right behind Kevin Pignotti. Martin managed to turn things around in 1:8 Sportscars at the Lostallo event, driving to victory with a 4 seconds lead on Kevin Pignotti. New kid on the block Jakub Rozycki from Poland was lapped by Wollanka at the very last lap of the race when he needed a last fuel stop as to make it to the finish line in 3rd.

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January 16, 2015

VBC Racing Wildfire D07 aluminium chassis

From VBC Racing and made for the Wildfire D07 touring car is a 2mm aluminium chassis plate. The part is machined from 7075 aluminium and it comes black anodised and with laser etched logos. As with all alloy chassis the plate comes in handy on high-bite surfaces such as carpet or treated asphalt as it reduces chassis flex making for improved balance and an easier to drive car.

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January 16, 2015

New Radtec touring car & 1/12th scale options

Radtec have several new aluminium option parts for the Xray T4, the Yokomo BD7 and 1/12th scale pan cars available. First up is a single piece floating servo mount for the 2015 Spec Xray T4. The CNC-machined part is made from 7075-T6 aluminium, it sports a mounting hole for the inner battery stopper and it comes orange anodised to match with the remainder of the car’s alloy parts.

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January 16, 2015

Winter Electric Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of this Winter’s Winter Electric Series again took place at the Genius Ring track in Medeuzza/Udine, Italy and it attracted 42 drivers from Slovenia and Italy. Saturday started out with free practice with the actual race taking place on Sunday. Following another hour of practice on Sunday the qualifiers started and at the end it was Rok Rudl who took the TQ in the Touring Car Stock class coming fresh from a multi-year break from racing. In the Touring Modified class it was round 1 winner Alojzij Osvald who grabbed the valuable TQ spot while in the 1/12th Open class it was again Jernej Vuga who put his car on top of the field.

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January 15, 2015

Avid B5/T5 vented motor plate & pink 17mm wheelnuts

Avid have a new vented motor plate for the Team Associated B5 and T5 as well as pink 17mm Triad wheelnuts available. Starting with the motor plate, the part is made for the use with the B5 and B5M buggies as well as the new T5M truck and it helps to scrub weight while allowing hot air and dirt to get out of the gear cover. The 48 degree angled vents are placed to remove material above the motor, yet still maintain a rigid motor plate to keep gear mesh consistent. The part is fully CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and it comes black anodized with chamfered edges for that luxury look.

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January 15, 2015

JJ Wang extends Reedy contract

Reedy has announced that JJ Wang has signed a contract extension and will continue to use Reedy’s wide range of power products in 2015. Fresh off a 5th place finish at the 200mm Nitro TC Worlds and a top-20 result at the 1:10 ISTC Worlds, JJ looks to build upon his impressive international results in 2015. Based in China, JJ will compete in various AOC events as well as the Reedy International Touring Car Race of Champions, ROAR Touring Car Nationals, and a variety of other events time permitting.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

January 15, 2015

2015 Hudy Indoor Champs – Report

The 2015 Hudy Indoor Champs were held at ProlevelRC in Saint Louis, MO with Xray factory drivers Paul Lemieux and Drew Ellis in attendance for the race. Classes that were ran were Touring Car Modified and Stock, USGT, 1/12 Stock, and F1. In Touring Car Modified, Paul was just on it and he TQ’ed in front of Drew Ellis and Andrew Dorothy.

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