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August 17, 2017

Jean-Pierrick Sartel sweeps French Night Race

The Noeux le Mines track in France played host to the “The Nocturne” 1/8th off-road night race recently. The race format would see two practice and three qualifying rounds followed by three finals for each main with the event kicking off on Saturday afternoon and ending on Sunday afternoon. Classes run were 1/8th Nitro Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy and both categories were swept by Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel who took the Nitro win from TLR’s Jerome Sartel while Felix Kogler (TLR) rounded out the podium in 3rd.

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August 17, 2017

TQ Wire 2-cell charge cable with 4mm/5mm connectors

Coming from TQ Wire is the 2-cell charge wire with 4mm/5mm stepped bullet connectors. 610mm long the charge and balance harness is made using high-quality 12AWG all-black wires, Gold-plated 6-point 4mm/5mm stepped connectors and it utilises an XH balancer plug. The cables are covered in nylon mesh for protection and to keep things nice and tidy.

Source: TQ Wire [tqwire.com]

August 17, 2017

Jeremiah Ward doubles at Triple Crown Series Rd3

The third and final round of the Triple Crown Series was recently held at Leisure Hours Raceway. The day started out under cool cloudy threatening skies but the weather would however hold out and the organiers were able to get the event started. Despite some tire issues in the qualifiers of the 17.5T Touring class, Jeremiah Ward would secure himself the top spot in Touring and also in USGT and after the mains he would also walk away with the wins in both classes.

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August 17, 2017

Yeah Racing Traxxas 4WD HD tool steel driveshafts

Yeah Racing have introduced front and rear tool steel driveshafts for Traxxas 1/10th 4WD trucks such as the Slash 4×4 and Stampede 4×4. The heavy-duty driveshafts are made from tool-grade steel for tensile strength while the middle sleeve is machined from high-quality aluminium for a good balance between weight and durability. The sliding-design driveshafts are a direct fit, they come including mounting hardware such as shims, drive pins and wheel nuts and they are available separately for the front and rear and in red or blue anodising.

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August 17, 2017

RRR Summer Challenge – Report

The RRR Summer Challenge was recently held in Richmond, British Columbia. The race format was a single day trophy race with three qualifiers and single mains, followed by 3-hour Nitro and Electric Enduros on Sunday. Touring Modified was full of close battles throughout the day with Logan Ruck ultimately holding TQ going into the main. Luke Pittman had been able to challenge Logan throughout the day along with Alex Pate and Keith Yu, however none of the three could best his TQ setting run of 19 laps in 5:11. Going into the main Ruck and Pittman pulled out from the field and began battling for the top spot, but Ruck was able to run a flawless race and never gave Pittman the opportunity to make a pass.

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August 17, 2017

Oliver Havranek doubles at 2017 IYRCA

The 2nd annual IYRCA International Junior Championships were held in Prague, Czech Republic last weekend. The event was held in the four categories of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula and 1/14th scale and it attracted up and coming drivers from seven countries. Top qualifier in the Touring Mod class, Xray’s Oliver Havranek, reining IYRCA Champion, would defend his title after a nice fight with Yokomo’s Harley Eldridge in the opening stages but later the young girl had to cope with Matej Šulc who ultimately took the runner-up spot behind Oliver while Harley had to settle for 3rd overall.

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August 17, 2017

RC Maker A800X bellcrank steering limiters

New from RC Maker are bellcrank steering limiter plates for the Awesomatix A800X touring car. They adjust the amount of steering lock by creating a hard stopper for the bellcrank arms, unlike just using the servo end point as a limiter. This prevents unwanted wheel vibrations which scrub corner speed, and cause strain on the servo. Consisting of an asymmetrical design, each plate can be flipped allowing 4 different steering lock angles all the way from 23 to 33 degrees. They are durable and have minimal impact on the cars flex, whilst keeping the steering posts aligned under cornering forces.

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August 16, 2017

Jordan Huzel wins at Calgary Stampede Race

The Calgary Stampede Race was held at RC Gears in Calgary, Alberta recently. The track layout was more narrow and tighter than the last few years, something the drivers had to adapt to. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class Jordan Huzel was the man to beat as he TQ’d the first and third qualifier for the overall TQ and he also won A1 and A3 to take the day’s win from Carter H. in 2nd and Byron Mackenzie 3rd. Robert Bowers and Patrick Erickson rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]