Xray will soon have the latest incarnation of their Championships winning T4 1/10th Electric Touring Car platform available. No detailed information are known yet but since the car is still called the T4 we expect more of an evolution than a revolution in design. More details about the ’15 model should surface soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The final round of the Swiss Nitro On-road Championships took place in Aigle, in the French speaking part of Switzerland. In the 1/8th class Simon Kurzbuch had a very swift 3rd qualifying round that handed him the overall TQ in front of championship favourite Mattia Pesenti. In the 1/10th class, Traugott Schaer dominated the whole qualifying and he was followed by Nuno Santos in 2nd and Michael Schaefer in 3rd.
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Made for the GT-500W pan car is this 235mm conversion kit from Teamsaxo. The set contains a new front suspension plate, long and short front links as well as longer turnbuckles and new rear wheel hubs. The parts make for a wider front and rear end to bring the 200mm World GT car to proper Pro10 dimensions. The kit will become available by the end of September.
Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]
The 2nd running of the US World Nitro Cup will be held December 4th to 7th at Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida. With last year being a great success, this year’s race has already received commitments from European drivers such as Dario Balestri, Robert Pietch, Kyle Branson and defending 1/8th Champion Alberto Picco, to be in attendance. This year’s qualifiers will be four minute runs instead of five, but the event is keeping its triple “A” main finals format. The race will take place close to all the major Florida attractions such as Disney, Epcot, MGM, Universal Studios etc. and it is open to three classes, Sedan, 1/8th Masters and 1/8th Open. Full details on the event can be downloaded here (PDF).
The 6th and final round of the Dutch nitro on-road nationals was held at the MACH track in Heemstede. During practice it soon became clear that a lot of drivers were able to pull very fast laps, promising close racing in the qualification and the finals. On Sunday’s qualifying Daan Stuiver was the fastest driver of the National class with three consecutive laps in 48.724 seconds. Daan Jacobs followed behind with 48.777 while Julius Kolff scored a 48.823. Ricardo Hofmeijer completed the top 4 so far.
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The first round of the Roma Shock Championship was held at the T5 Track in Rome, Italy. In the Touring Car Modified class Alessio Menicucci was the man to beat after scoring a new track record on Saturday. On Sunday the track was a bit dirtier which forced drivers to adjust their car’s setups but it was again Alessio Menicucci who came out successful and who took the win in front of Alessio Valentini and Simone D’Ottavio. Valter Cola and Alessandro Manciocchi rounded out the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Serpent introduce the Viper 977-e 1/8th scale electric on-road kit. The car is based off the nitro-powered and World Championship winning 977 and features a 5mm carbon fibre main chassis with 2.5mm upper deck, an efficient 2-belt drivetrain with large belt pulleys and a centred 7075-T6 aluminium motor mount that allows for easy motor swaps. The proven 977 suspension geometry ensures a balanced feel of the car that will have a race-ready weight of around 2650g, depending on the electrical components. The carbon fibre battery mount is designed for the use with common 3S LiPo battery packs and it sits off-centre in a very low and balanced position. The car is fully adjustable in terms of suspension setup and designed for the use with dual 2S to 3S LiPo battery packs and 1/8th-class brushless motors.
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H-Speed introduce the Smoothies shock absorber O-rings for a range of 1/10th scale on-road and off-road vehicles such as the ones from Team Associated, Losi, Team C, Tamiya, Xray and Yokomo. The white colour O-rings offer the smoothest possible shock action without the often feared swelling or leaking for consistent damping characteristics over a long period of time. The O-rings come in packs of 8 and they are available now.
Source: H-Speed [h-speed.at]
