Shortly after their ‘2013’ line of new stick LiPo battery packs Vampire Racing also introduce a new saddle pack. Made from 70C 5400mAh cells the pack is ideal for all applications that demand a high performance split pack configuration such as 4WD buggies and SC trucks.
Source: Vampire Racing [vampire-racing.com]
Xray Italy with cooperation with Sprint RC and Team La Gang invites all Xray electric on-road racers to visit the Xray Challenge Italy. The race will take place on the weekend of the 7th of April in the city of Scandiano. The meeting sees the running of a touring car modified, 13.5T ‘blinky’ and 1/12th scale class on handout tires for the touring cars and your own tire choice for the pan car class. As a little extra the TC stock class winner will receive a free ticket of the Xray Challenge Grand Final at the Xray factory. You can book in for the race here and find more information by hitting this link.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The second round of the Puerto Rican electric touring series took place at the PitLane RC track. The traction was high all day and the layout very fast with many hairpin turns which meant speed and acceleration would play an integral part in the car’s setup. Juan C Rodriguez was able to TQ the first of two qualifiers in the Boosted 10.5T class ahead of Xray team mate Jose Colon. In the first A main Juan had to retire early due to a broken sensor cable but the following finals saw him pull away from Jose handing Juan the win with Jose Colon in second and Jose Cruz in third place.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Capricorn announce that Lamberto renews its contract with the Italian company through 2013. The multi-times World Champion will continue to race the LAB C801 1/8th nitro on-road car. This is what Lamberto has to say about the deal:
Me and the whole team are pleased to introduce the 2013 competition with LABC801. The 2012 season has been of fundamental importance to know the set-up and behavior of the machine and with the technical support of Capricorn make a special edition for the forthcoming edition Collars and major events like the World Cup 2013 in Japan. Last season ended great, with a second place at the European Championship and winning the Italian championship. My feeling with the model is great and the designers are constantly engaged in the development of the model to take the attack of the next world title. In addition to intensify our workouts, in the year 2013 I will participate with the 1/10 LAB C02 to some manifestations of the International GP in Italy.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Xray have introduced these all-new T4 rear anti-roll bars for narrowed front bulkheads in 0.1mm increments for super-fine tuning. For easy recognition the anti-roll bars have laser-engraved stripes for easy and instant recognition. The anti-roll bars are mounted using the included composite holders on the bulkheads, and to the integrated anti-roll bar mounts on the suspension arms. Available in 1.0, 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6mm versions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Beside the 1/8th scale classes the recent Winternats in Florida also saw the running of the 1/10th 200mm sedan class. The qualifying saw Ralph Burch take TQ from DJ Apolaro and Mike Swauger. At the beginning of the A main Ralph was able to pull away with DJ Apolaro in tow. The latter was running on relatively hard tires, meaning a slower pace for the Capricorn driver but DJ’s plan was to push in the final minutes of the race. Some minutes into the final Ralph made a small mistake and this allowed DJ to pass. He could then hold the lead while Ralph started to really push his car. It looked like it was going to come down to either Ralph or DJ and with Ralph eventually making another mistake DJ was able to drive an error free race for the entire 45 minutes with Xray’s Ralph Burch would end up having a problem towards the end of the race and this allowed DJ to back off and just cruise to the end and take the win in the Sedan class.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Xray announce that former European champion and recent Slovenian Champion Jernej Vuga has extended his contract with the Slovakian manufacturer for 2013. This is what Jernej has to say about the deal:
I am very excited to continue with Xray also for the 2013 season and I would like to thank them for giving me this opportunity. Xray’s knowledge is huge and this is very important for a driver as it is also the team work and development – Xray incorporates all of these factors. In 2012 my professional and personal time schedule did not allow me to participate at international races but I achieved some good results gaining the National and Alpe Adria Cup 2012 titles. For the 2013 season my goals are to race again at some main European races and to achieve the best possible results.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The annual 1/8th on-road Winternats in Florida is a bit of a season opener for nitro on-road racing and the meeting again attracted a large number of both national and international drivers such as Mike Swauger, Ralph Burch, DJ Apolaro, Rick V., Paolo Morganti and Michael Salven, to name just a few. Qualifying day one was fine with sunshine and high grip track with Euro guys Salven and Green making a first statement with the new Serpent S977 Viper car finishing second and third.
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