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June 19, 2018

2018 ROAR Fuel Off-road Nationals – Report

The 2018 ROAR Fuel Nationals was held at Southside R/C Raceway in Lake City, Florida last week. With over 10 inches of rain on the days set aside to build the track, the crew at Southside were up against Mother Nature and Father Time, but they never gave up and were able to complete the build literally hours before scheduled open practice. The weather was hot and humid. It rained every day, but thanks to the crew at Southside, everyone were racing shortly after the rain delays and the track stayed very similar to how it was before the rain.

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June 18, 2018

Ruddog RP540 fixed timing spec motors

Ruddog have introduced their new range of fixed timing spec racing electric brushless motors. The powerplants utilise the same design as the RP540 stock motors but feature a fixed timing sensor plate, meaning they are the perfect hand-out motor for club races, sanctioned championships and long distance races. In addition to the new motors Ruddog are also offering a separate timing insert to outfit existing RP540 motors to the new fixed timing specification, allowing racers to use the same motor in open and sanctioned races. The PR540 fixed timing motors are available in 10.5T 13.5T 17.5T and 21.5T specifications.

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June 18, 2018

Xray pan car gear differential sets

Following a couple of teaser images Xray have finally introduced their all-new pan car gear differential sets for 1/10th and 1/12th on-road cars. The lightweight gear diff will increase on-power steering and traction especially in high to very high bite conditions while being virtually maintenance-free due to a complex sealing system. In addition the whole assembly is super efficient and smooth, which further improves the car’s overall performance. The diffs come as complete kits to replace the standard ball differentials, with no extra parts needed and they are available for Xray’s X12 1/12th pan cars, X10 200mm 1/10th kits as well as the X1 1/10th formula chassis.

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June 18, 2018

Jean-Pierrick Sartel wins at French IC Buggy regional

The French Mini Auto Club Saint Quentinois held a regional 1/8th buggy race this past weekend and it was Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel with the TQ after the qualifiers and the win in the 30-minute main final. TLR’s Jerome Sartel would end the day on the 2 spot from HB Racing’s Malcolm Roquet in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 18, 2018

Matsukura & Branson win at EFRA GP Series

The MRTM Lostallo track hosted the third round of the EFRA GP series this past weekend. In the premier 1/8th Nitro class Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura scored his first 1/8th class win after an amazingly fast and faultless drive and perfect tyre strategy. Infinity’s Dario Balestri came in 2nd some five seconds behind his Japanese teammate as Shepherd’s Simon Kurzbuch rounded out the top 3 podium result. Lamberto Collari and Jesse Davis, both for Infinity, came in 4th and 5th respectively. Overall in the championship it was Simon Kurzbuch with the title from Dario Balestri in 2nd.

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June 18, 2018

Hofer & Kaufmann win at Swiss Buggy Nats Rd3

The third round of the Swiss Nitro Off-road Nationals was held at the MBCJ Courgenay track this past weekend. Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer would take the TQ in the Expert Nitro Buggy class and he also brought home the win in the 45-minute main final some ten seconds in front of HB Racing’s Jeremy Pittet as Kevin Zwahlen (HB Racing) ended the race two laps down in 3rd overall. Over in the hotly contested Amateur category it was Noah Kaufmann with the win in the half hour long A-main final a lap in front of Andi Siegrist and Sebastien Cuanoud in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

June 18, 2018

Arrowmax V3 tool bag

Arrowmax have introduced their new version 3 tool bag that sports an updated logo design to support their signature black-golden tool line. The bag helps to properly store and transport the tools thanks to a shock-absorbing composite layer and flexible loops inside. The bag comes without tools but is able to take 24 to 28 different tools and wrenches.

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June 18, 2018

Mihelic & Kandelhart win at Austrian IC Track Nats Rd2

The second round of the Austrian Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the MAV Aigen Schlägl track this past weekend. In the premier 1/8th Nitro class it was ARC’s Nejc Mihelic with the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out fastest in the 45-minute main final, leaving the Shepherd duo of Gerhard Kandelhart and Andreas Giesa behind in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

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