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August 8, 2018

Joona Haatanen crowned European Junior Champion

Every year, Europe’s finest gather for the ultimate 1:8th nitro showdown, better known as the EFRA 1/8th European Championships. This year, the CRF track in Freixedas, Portugal played host to offer its challenging yet extremely fun layout to decide the victor and crown a new European Champion. The CRF track is quite unique and extremely beautiful to look at. Some call it a work of art and in many ways, it does live up to the hype. The white dirt is sealed with a glue/bonding agent to help keep the track together. The result is a very hard surface that’s almost like sandpaper. However, the weight and sheer force of the 8th scale cars hitting the jumps, the faces would get massively deformed and practically unjumpable. The track crew worked hard each night as they patched the track with cement that’s rolled onsite. While Xray’s Bruno Coelho took a surprise win in the main final, the Junior finals saw Europe’s brightest stars battle it out for top honors with Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen peaking at the right moment. In the young field of talent, Joona’s precision started to shine as the track picked up grip and his motor, car tuning, and driving all coming together for the main where he was able to win with a decent time margin back to 2nd. Leonardo Valente finished 2nd with Kyosho’s Jessica Palsson 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 8, 2018

Miko Teponoja takes FinTrack Touring Modified title

The Finnish FinTrack Tour series saw the running of the seventh and final round at the Laukaa circuit last weekend. Competition was tough as ever with most of the top drivers joining the Touring Modified class. Mugen’s Viljami Kutvonen would take the overall TQ and also the win after the A-main events, however it was round 7 runner-up, Awesomatix’s Miko Teponoja with the overall title from Viljami 2nd. Xray’s Georgy Chmigal would round out the top 3 at both round 7 and overall.

View the top 10 results here

August 8, 2018

Martin Christensen wins at Nordic Championships

The 2018 Nordic Championships were held in Lidkobing, Sweden in several 1/10th, 1/8th and 1/5th scale classes. The track is part of a huge full-scale motorsports centre and in combination with the hot summer weather it made for excellent conditions for all participants. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was Markus Elmerfors who took the overall TQ from Georg Ellingesen. The semi-finals were held under the treat of rain and indeed the heaven opened during the semifinal B with a big thunderstorm. The re-run would take place under the rain and this is what would stop then-leader Claus on lap 12 as his car’s receiver stopped working due to the water. As many other driver opted to not attend, Claus was still able to take the final spot on the grid for the A-main event. The 45-minute main final was held on Sunday and in good weather conditions. As the track was very hard on the tyres the pit strategy would play a major role and after a turbulent start to the race with lots of mistakes of the drivers and also some penalties, the drivers would get into swing and ultimately it was Martin Christensen with the win from single tyre-stopper Claus Ryeskov as Mattis Jargren rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 8, 2018

2018 Xcampus Golem Challenge – Report

The annual Xcampus Golem Challenge was held at the Gian Arena Circuit in Banjarmasin, South Borneo, Indonesia. The race attracted a total of 75 racers from all around of Indonesia which competed in Modified, 13.5T Open Brushless and FWD classes. A very large track layout and high temperature of nearly 40 Degrees Celsius created a big challenge for both man and machine. In the Touring Modified class Bowie Ginting (Yokomo) converted his pole spot into a win from Christian Mamesah (Serpent) and Peter Anthonijsz (Xray).

Continue reading the report here

August 8, 2018

Czech Outdoor Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The Czech Outdoor Electric On-road Nationals were held last weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class it was Matej Sulc and Oliver Havranek battling for the pole position while Matus Benetin and Dominik Sulc were in a fight for P3 in the qualifiers. Ultimately Oliver could take the TQ spot in front of Matěj and Matus but the finals changed everything. In the first A-main leg Oliver and Matej were hard battling until Oliver’s crashed on the straight, allowing Matej to play it safe in order to bring home the leg win. In the second final Matej would overtake Oliver to take the win and with it the overall in front of Oliver 2nd and Dominik 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

August 8, 2018

T-Works IF15 titanium & gold colour screw sets

T-Works’ popular UFO head titanium and gold-colour steel screw sets are now also available for the Infinity IF15 200mm nitro touring car. The 126-piece titanium set is made of 64 grade material for a low weight, high strength and exceptional corrosion resistance while the gold-plated 145-piece steel screw set mainly adds visual impact. Both screw kits are available now.

View the golden screws here

August 8, 2018

Axon Hyper Fan 6V motor & ESC fans

Coming from Axon are their new Hyper Fan 6V motor and speed controller fan units. Developed to deliver a maximum of cooling efficiency at 6V input the fans will be best used directly from a spare receiver channel. The 30mm and 40mm fans sport a black receiver wire while the 30mm ESC-specific unit comes with a standard black and red lead as well as a white 2-pole connector.

Source: Axon [team-axon.com]

August 8, 2018

RawSpeed RS-1 B6.1 buggy body shell

RawSpeed have introduced their all-new RS-1 body shell for the Team Associated B6.1 and B6.1D buggies. The lid features a smooth profile while keeping a low cab height and the upward sloping rear slipper cover will create more downforce and better guides the air flow over the rear wing for less drag and overall improved aerodynamics. The body comes clear and it is moulded from either standard or lightweight polycarbonate.

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