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June 18, 2013

Mario Spiniello wins 2013 Freedom Cup

Last weekend the “Freedom Cup” took place at Teverola R/C track in Italy. It was a fantastic race with over 80 entries in both 1/10 and 1/8 categories and a temperature of up to 35°. In qualifying Alessio Forte got the pole position with Mario Spiniello in second place and Deneroso Mazza in third. In the main final, Spiniello had a great start and immediately overtook Alessio to take the lead. The Xray driver would extend his lead, producing a new track record along the way. With no mistakes and no trouble Mario crossed the finish line in first place ahead of Mazza in 2nd and Francesco Maddaloni in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 18, 2013

Miranda & Felix win Rd4 in Portugal

Last weekend the 4th race of the Portuguese On-road Nationals for 1/8 and 1/10 took place at the Vila Real track at the north of Portugal, one of the most fantastic on-road permanent circuits. The track has a huge layout and the best conditions to archive the best on-road races possible so the whole Xray team worked since Saturday practice to get the best possible out of their cars, fortunately the expected rain didn’t come so we raced in dry conditions. This time Xray had a new member Mario Miranda who drove the NT1 2013 Spec for first time and for him it was a new and positive experience for sure.

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June 18, 2013

Serpent 977 aluminium CVD driveshafts

For the 977 and 966, Serpent now offers front and rear CVD driveshafts in hard anodized 7075-T6 aluminium. Laser engraved with the length and Serpent logo these are around 50% lighter than the same durable units in spring-steel meaning an important reduction of rotational masses to improve acceleration and braking. The pair of front shafts are 7.15 grams, while the rear are 7.8 grams.

View the front CVDs here

June 18, 2013

John Lenaers dominates 3rd round in Belgium

Last weekend the third Belgian national took place at the new MRG track in Genk and with a sunny forecast the race was well attended. The track lay-out is fast and with the 5 minute qualification system, fuel management was crucial for a good result. After 3 rounds of qualification the 4 direct finalist where John Lenaers (Mugen) on pole followed by Daan Haling (Motonica). 3rd place went to Yarmishyan Alexy (Capricorn) and 4th place to Dewynants Cédric (Capricorn). With only a few seconds between the 4 drivers, it would promise to be a very interesting race. After the Lunch break, two semi finals where driven. Victory in Semi final B was for Poesen Bert, who drove a steady final and was very closely followed by Vandonck Erwin. Only a gap of half a second was between these drivers after a 15 minute race. Third place went to Van Calster Danny. Semi final A was won by Dutchmen Frank Baggen, who cruised to an easy victory, followed by Pollet Michel and Machon Gert.

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June 18, 2013

Jacques Libar wins Luxembourg Nationals Rd2

Round 2 of the Luxembourg 1/8th scale nationals was held this weekend on the fast LMCC track in Luxembourg. On Sunday it was dry but the track was a bit slippery after track repairing, so it was Dirk Richard who took the pole position in front of Jacques Libar and Jerome Hirtziger. The 30-minute main final saw the new Xray driver Jacques Libar cross the finishing line in first position, followed by Christophe Deliege with Mugen in 2nd an Jerome Hirtziger with Capricorn in 3rd.

Source: LMCC [lmcc.lu]

June 18, 2013

Team C Racing touring car

Team C Racing, better known for their offroad cars have announced they are releasing a 190mm EP touring car. Showing only the first photo of the car and no further information, from looking at the image, it seems like a pretty standard affair, with dual crank steering, floating servo mount etc. More details as we get them.

View another image of the TC here

June 17, 2013

Silvio Hächler continues dominance of Swiss Nats

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Last weekend round 3 of the Swiss championship headed to the wonderful Lostallo track in the south of Switzerland. The weather forecast was perfect with about 30 degrees on the whole weekend and because of this most of the 80 competitors already arrived on Thursday to avail of the perfect conditions. Once again the track was driven in the opposite direction from the Worlds in 2009. Qualification was run under extremely hot conditions and so the last round when it was colder would be crucial for deciding the TQ. Simon Kurzbuch had a really perfect round and had an gap from more than 4 seconds.

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June 17, 2013

Futura range of foam tires

Italian brand Futura 2012 have released their latest product line, Futura Tires. In cooperation with a premium Italian manufacturer they have created this new line of on-road foam tires. Offering excellent grip combined with low tire wear the 1/8 scale tires fit on Shepherd, Mugen, Capricorn, Kyosho and Serpent OS2 adapters, while the 1/10 scale rims have 0mm off-set. The complete range will be available with two types of rims, light yellow and carbon. Available now.

Source: Futura [tyreadditive.com]