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March 3, 2015

Jesse Munn doubles at Cabin Fever Classic

The 2015 Cabin Fever Classic was held this past weekend at the Lewiston Round-up Fairgrounds in Lewiston, Idaho. This annual event is typically the first major event in the Pacific Northwest each year. This year’s event attracted racers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and even Canada. Friday consisted of open practice, Saturday had 3 rounds of qualifying using the qual points format, and Sunday was triple A-Mains for electric and 30-45 mains for nitro.

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March 2, 2015

FX K5 DC .21 nitro off-road engine

New from FX comes the K5 DC 1/8th off-road competition racing engine. It is based on the 5K and brings all the refinements and improvements based on the experiences gained from the previous racing seasons and a European vice-Champion title. The refined engine features a new, sealed combustion chamber insert with larger surface for improved heat transition to the engine head, a redesigned lightweight engine head with improved cooling, a new carburettor with optimised needles which lead to easier to adjust mixture settings and the K5 also has a more linear power supply. The engine uses a refined manufacturing process and it comes with a DLC diamond coated crankshaft, a high-precision German rear ceramic bearing and a premium Japanese front bearing. The K5 is available as engine only or including muffler and manifold.

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March 2, 2015

Mike Gosvig renews with Xray

Xray has announced the contract renewal with young and talented Mike Gosvig from Denmark for the 2015 season. Mike is multi-class and multi-time Danish Champion and recently got on the podium at the ETS as well. Mike will be racing both on-road and off-road classes during his upcoming campaign and he had the following to say:

I have been racing Xray off-road cars this season, and the T4 since the European championship, and I am very happy and satisfied with everything – cars, products and the support that I get. I’m so proud to be a part of Team Xray, and I’m looking forward to the new 2015 season, and a successful year with all my Xray cars! I am very confident and proud to be part of one of the most successful and professional RC car teams in the world.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 2, 2015

Tony Bishop takes BRCA Micro National Series title

This past weekend would see the last round of the 2014-15 BRCA Micro National Series take place at Caldicot. Going into the last round of the series there were four potential series winners, but only one would come out on top. After the qualifiers Tony Bishop grabbed the overall TQ for the finals in front of Phil Sleigh, Craig Harris and Andrew Jones.Going into the A-main it was all to play for as the any of the top 4 could win the series. Ultimately Tony Bishop would take the 2014-15 Series with a dominate display of 3 wins from 3, with team mates Phil Sleigh and Craig Harris tied for second on point with Andy Jones. The Series winners would be Carisma drivers Tony Bishop, Phil Sleigh and Craig Harris taking 1,2 and 3 and making it’s a Carisma podium lockout.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

March 2, 2015

Kaja Novotny fuelled by Maxima for 2015

Maxima Fuel has announced the signing of Czech off-road front runner Kaja Novotny to the team. Previously mainly running electric classes Kaja will also attend at nitro races in the 2015 season exclusively using Maxima fuel.

Source: Chiratech Europe [chiratech-europe.com]

March 2, 2015

Xray XB4 extra-stiff aluminium chassis

Xray have an extra-stiff aluminium chassis for the XB4 1/10th scale buggy available. Made from 3mm Swiss 7075-T6 material and coming hard anodised the chassis increases corner speed and stability especially on high traction surfaces and it can be used without the buggy’s graphite front and rear top decks. The chassis is still light of weight thanks to strategically machining in low-stress areas and optional graphite body mounts are recommended for easy body mounting.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 2, 2015

Christoffer Svensson teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo has announced that multi-time European Championships main finalist Christoffer Svensson has joined the company’s electric off-road team. The former Nordic Champ will attend at races around Scandinavia and at the European Championships with Yokomo’s 2WD and 4WD buggies. Christoffer has the following to say:

By joining Team Yokomo I know that I have been given a chance to race the best Electric cars on the market. With a fantastic team of drivers and a great passion for racing, Yokomo has always been for me the leading company in electric cars. I feel proud to be one of the team drivers to promote and do my very best at every race I attend. I would like to thank Team Yokomo for this opportunity.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

March 1, 2015

O.S. Speed Tuned B2101 Ty Tessmann Edition engine

Ty Tessmann tore up the track at the 2014 IFMAR 1/8 Scale Off-Road World Championships running an O.S. Speed Tuned B2101 engine tailored to his winning specs. Now O.S. makes that same setup available to other drivers — in the Ty Tessmann Limited Edition Speed Tuned B2101. The engine features the same tuned pipe, manifold and carb restrictor used by Ty to win the 2014 IFMAR Championships. Its T-2090SC pipe is paired with an M2002SC manifold whose added length increases torque in the low to middle range. The 5.8mm restrictor — not available on any other O.S. engine — matches what O.S. supplied to Ty for extending run time in competition. Like the standard B2101, this version has a lowered cylinder head, DLC crankshaft with balanced tungsten weights, and a Type 21J carburettor. Only a small number are being produced, making this engine both competitive and collectible. The Ty Tessmann Limited Edition Speed Tuned B2101 is easy to distinguish from the standard model due to the natural-colour cylinder head and Ty’s name laser-etched onto the crankcase, crankshaft and tuned pipe.

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