Sweep Racing have introduced their newest 1/10 touring car inserts, called the EXP-SX. Developed for high performance racing tires to provide extremely high traction and forward bite with stable feeling around corners, the EXP-SX inserts stay securely positioned inside the tire and on the wheel thanks to its profile. Only available in soft pink.
Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]
Awesomatix have announced the signing of French Modified driver Loic Jasmin to their Factory Team. The former IFMAR World Championship finalist and 7-times French national champion will be a great addition to the always growing Awesomatix brand and team. He will attend at all major races including all ETS rounds, EFRA European Championship in Austria and IFMAR World Championship in South Africa. Loic has following to say about his change:
I’d like to thank Max and Oleg for the great opportunity to join the Awesomatix Factory Team. I felt it was the time for a change and Awesomatix was the only team I wanted to join. The previous and last results proved their car is one of the best on the market and their professionalism and continued R&D show this is a team to watch in the near future. I’m really looking forward to start working with my new teammates and achieve many good results for the team, my first race being the French Nats round 1 by the end of March. I’d also like to thank Team Yokomo for the wonderful last 7 years together and I wish them all the best for the upcoming season.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Yeah Racing have introduced an aluminium steering base for the Yokomo YD-2 and YD-2S drift car chassis. The black anodised aluminium part features machined silver edges and laser-etched YR logos for looks as it adds strength and stability to the front part of the chassis for improved steering reaction.
Capricorn have introduced the ONE Black Blend high-performance nitro fuel. Made by the Pepe Group using a unique formula, the fuel is characterised by its special black colour and it is sold in 25 percent and 16 percent nitro blends.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
JConcepts have announced fresh new apparel at the recent 2018 Dirt Nitro Challenge with a new 15th anniversary T-shirt and hooded sweater. The newly designed skull logo pops with the iconic lightning bolt, noting the World Championship brand while celebrating the 15th anniversary of JConcepts. Behind, the distressed imagery helps bring together a cool look. The back of the merchandise has a large logo placement printed in a gray tone for the stealthiest look. The T-shirt itself is 100 percent cotton, while the hoodie is made using a 50/50 cotton and polyester blend, and packs a durable zip design along with the popular fabric material. The shirt and sweater are available in M to XXXL sizes.
PSM have introduced an aluminium shock standoff set for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4 buggy. The alloy shock standoffs are designed for lightweight shock fastening and will work with Kyosho MP9 TKI4. The special design features the flat-width moved to the centre of the standoff to provide easier access for tightening. The standoffs are treated with a dark gold anti-wear coating and they come in sets of four.
Source: PSM [psmfactory.com]
The sixth and final round of the Xray Racing Series Germany was held at the Eifel-Ring at Leimbach, located close to the famous Nurburgring. It was already the fourth XRS appearance in two seasons on the original ETS carpet of this 111-meter track with its challenging mixture of a technical and a fast section. The hosting MAC Adenau club did a great job again and received 53 entries but some had to cancel mainly because of a cold. Lot of racers including five young talents joined the competition which started with ten hours of intense practice on Saturday. In the Touring Car Stock class, a 13.5T Xray motor was mandatory as well as hand-out tyres from Hudy or Volante. Racing was fully under control of Majuran Tharmalingam. The local hero took the TQ as well as all three wins in the A-mains to catch the overall victory. Joerg Baldes, who was 2nd in qualifying just one second behind Tharmalingam, snatched the runner-up spot, four hundredth of a second in front of Melvin Diekmann. Only the top three drivers completed 28 laps during the heats. In the mains Baldes and Diekmann showed thrilling bumper-to-bumper racing with Baldes taking 2nd twice closely followed by Diekmann while he had to retire from the second main due to a malfunctioning ESC. Behind young Marc Stuebben, Tobias Hoeffin finished 5th which was enough to become XRS Touring Stock champion for the second time.
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The recent New Year’s Cup was held at Shanghai’s RCI V2, kicking off the local racing season. Lots of drivers competed in this weekend race that held some stiff competition. China-based Japanese driver Masaki Kiyoi was dominant all weekend, setting the fastest lap times and showing great consistency and speed. Masaki would TQ the qualifying and in the first A-main, Masaki pulled away at the start of the race and never looked back. Winning the second A-main allowed Masaki to sit out the third and final main as he already secured the overall win after A2.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
