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October 10, 2017

Muchmore Fleta ZX V2 aluminium screw sets

Muchmore have introduced aluminium screw sets for their range of Fleta ZX V2 brushless motors. Including three long fasteners for the case and three short countersunk screws for the timing cap, the sets not only are about 65 percent lighter, thanks to being non-magnetic they also increase the overall RPM and performance of the motor compared to the standard steel screws. The sets are available in orange, red or gun metal anodising.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

October 10, 2017

Bill Lykaris takes Greek national 1/10th 200mm title

Last weekend the fifth round of the Greek national on-road championship took place at the famous Fanatix Racing Track located in the north of Athens. In the 1/10th Nitro category Bill Lykaris (Shepherd) came out fastest, setting the pace all weekend and winning the race in front of John Sotiropoulos (Mugen) and Vaggelis Totomis (Capricorn) who completed the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively. With three wins and two runner-up spots Bill already took the national title before the last race and he will be crowned the national champion at the forthcoming final round.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

October 10, 2017

2017 International Indoor Championships – Report

The 2017 edition of the International Indoor Championships was held at the Westgate Resort and Casino, for the second consecutive time. As usual the event attracted the the fastest electric on-road racers from the US as well as a lot of guests from abroad and in the premier Touring Modified class it was Germany’s Ronald Völker with the win from Sweden’s Alexander Hagberg and Japan’s Naoko Akiyama.

Continue reading the report here

October 10, 2017

Magnus Vässmar wins at MSEC opener

The opening round of the 2017/18 Middle Swedish Indoor Cup was held in Orebro, Sweden this past weekend. The track was technical and provided medium high traction throughout the race day. In the Touring Modified class Magnus Vässmar took a convincing TQ by securing all rounds of qualifying with his Muchmore-powered Schumacher car. Daniel Carlsson and his Hobbywing-propelled Team Associated would line up second on the A-Main grid followed by Rasmus Karlsson (Schumacher/Muchmore). The finals got underway and Magnus took A1 with a tone-to-tone victory and with a 1-lap margin. Daniel took the runner-up spot in front of Andreas Johansson. In A2 Magnus had a DNF due to a clash with a backmarker which would leave the overall result open for A3 to decide as Daniel won A2 in front of Rasmus. In A3 Magnus took the overall win courtesy of a tone-to-tone win in front of Daniel and Rasmus and this would also be the overall top 3 result.

Thanks to Magnus Vässmar for the report.

October 10, 2017

Ogden & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd7

Last weekend Palm Desert Raceway hosted round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series on a fresh layout that was put in the week before by Joey Christensen from The Dirt. The turnout was 130 entries and Adam Drake was the top qualifier in Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truck, and Electric Buggy. However it was Cole Ogden with the win in the Nitro Buggy class while Drake was able to bring home the wins in Nitro Truck and E-Buggy. Elsewhere Robert Wickham won the 40+ Buggy class and Daniel Harms won Sportsman Truck.

View the other podiums here

October 10, 2017

Schelle AE V2 12mm pistons & B64 LP battery posts

Schelle Racing Innovations have new Team Associated V2 12mm pistons as well as AE B64 low-profile battery posts available. Starting with the shock pistons, they are now available in three new variants. The 3×1.5mm flat pistons are popular for 2WD and 4WD buggies in rear while the new 3+1 line of split hole pistons, with the +1 additional hole added to give more grip and forgiveness, is better used in bumpy conditions compared to a standard 3-hole. The addition of the small 4th hole gives less low-speed damping resistance, resulting in more traction. It also alters the damping progression relative to a conventional piston, giving less resistance initially before ramping as the shock speed increases.

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October 10, 2017

Arena MTC1 carbon fibre chassis & top deck

Coming from Arena are a carbon fibre main chassis and top deck for the Mugen MTC1 touring car. Made from a material that uses a different weaving method the parts will make for different flex characteristics that are better suited for medium to high-bite traction conditions.

View the top deck here

October 9, 2017

Herbert Weber joins Xray Factory Team

Xray have announced that Austrian & former ETS Champion Herbert Weber has joined their Factory Team to race the Xray X1 platform. Winner of the very first season of Formula in the ETS, as well as a multiple winner in the Mibosport Cup, Herbert had the following to say:

I’m very happy and proud to be a part of the big Xray Factory Team. Big thanks to Xray for the trust in me and I can’t wait to hit the track with the Xray cars. I will give my best, and will represent Xray in best way possible. At races in Austria as well as internationally, I want to help all Xray drivers to find a good setup for their car. You can come and ask me any time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]