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February 27, 2018

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held recently at the Fanatix Racing Track and in Touring Modified it was Papachristos who took the pole position with some swift lap times. In leg 1 of the A-mains Papachristos took the win by just two tenths over Ioannidis. In leg 2 he won again with a 5 second gap over Nikolakopoulos while Ioannidis suffered from worn belt and a DNF. Finally in leg 3, Ioannidis passed Papachristos after a mistake the latter made and he lapped everybody finishing 1st in the last leg for the overall runner-up spot with Nikolakopoulos finishing 3rd, securing P3 overall.

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February 27, 2018

Gomes & Ribeiro win at Portuguese Off-road Cup

The Portuguese 1/10th Off-road Cup was held recently at the Indoor RC Oeste track near Lisbon and in the 2WD Buggy class it was young Pedro Gomes (Xray) with the TQ and win, wrapping up his first major title. Joao Figueiredo (Kyosho) came in 2nd after some good fights with Pedro while Rui Rodrigues (Team Associated) rounded out the top 3 podium result. In the 4WD class it was Nuno Casal Ribeiro (Team Associated) with the TQ and win from Pedro Gomes (Xray) 2nd and Hugo Miguel (Team Durango) 3rd.

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February 27, 2018

SARDA on-road championship Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2018 South-African ORE national championship was hosted by the TRAP RC Venue in Pretoria. There is great excitement within the South African RC family with the 2018 IFMAR Worlds being hosted in Welkom later in the year. There were two practice and a pre-nationals events hosted before the nationals and all the top drivers were practising hard to fine tune the setups in hot weather conditions with the track reaching temperatures of up to 67 degrees and offering a very fast layout. In Touring Modified the qualification was a tight affair with Hein Kotze winning Q1, Jacques Liebenberg winning Q2 and Conrad Liebenberg winning Q3. Ultimately it was Hein Kotze who managed to win Q4 to secure the overall TQ.

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February 27, 2018

Updated Tycoon Speed & Race fuel blends

RMV have introduced updated Tycoon off-road and on-road fuel blends for the 2018 season. The off-road fuels base on the proven Pro 25 percent nitro blend but new Race variant uses an increased amount of oil with the Pro blend containing 9 percent oil while the Race variant uses 11 percent, as it was requested by many off-road racers. Also new is the 16 percent nitro/11 percent oil Speed blend for on-road racing. The lubricant used in all fuels is a mixture of castor and synthetic oil that ensures highest performance and exceptional parts protection.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-deutschland.de]

February 27, 2018

Xray XB8 series soft composite chassis sideguards

Xray have introduced new soft composite chassis sideguards for all XB8 series vehicles such as the XB8 buggies, XT8 trucks and GTX8 on-road cars. The side pods, moulded from a softer-than-stock composite material sport a larger bottom radius to make the car more stable on rough tracks while increasing the car’s longitudinal flex for improved traction on low-grip surfaces. The sideguards come in sets of two.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 27, 2018

Team Powers 5000kV MBX brushless motor

Coming soon from Team Powers is a 5000kV variant of the MBX censored brushless motor. Designed for smaller scale vehicles, the 16x27mm motor weighs in at 18.5g and it utilises a 2mm pinion shaft. The sensored design makes for exceptional low-RPM drivability and with its 5000kV rating it is usable for a wide range of applications.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]

February 27, 2018

Scottish GT12 Regionals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the BRCA Scottish GT12 regionals 2018 was hosted by Grampian Radio Car club. The Grampian club has the biggest track in the series measuring 22m by 12m and laid out a fast track with laptimes in the low 9 seconds available for the fastest drivers. A great turnout of 23 GT12, six TC and one Formula car gave a great atmosphere in the pits and great racing on the track. Round one’s winner Andrew Edwards set an early pace and took the lead in the first three rounds of qualifying. However it was John Simpson, currently third in the championship and overall winner for the last two years who secured pole in round 4 by two seconds. Kenneth Rogers, currently second in the championship completed the top three. The A final was completed by consistently fast Graeme Dick, Dave Bruce and first time A finalist Matthew Archer finding some speed.

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February 27, 2018

Xpress Execute XQ1 hard suspension arms

Coming from Xpress and made for the Execute XQ1 touring car are hard lower suspension arms. The wishbones are made from a harder compound material and offer less flex for improved suspension efficiency and a more controlled ride especially in medium to high-bite track conditions. In addition the harder arms are more durable than the original plastics and they improve car handling in high ambient temperatures.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]