Xray have released these newly designed improved shock membranes, that provide more consistent feel during long finals with no sign of fade. For XB808 shocks, they are made of soft molded rubber and are wider to fit the big-bore shocks. The material has been also improved to guarantee the same damping characteristics from the beginning of the race to the end even after excessive loads. Sold in a set of 4.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Ireland’s 1:8 Off Road National Championship took competitors to the west of the country where the Galway Model Car Club played host to the second round of the 2010 championship. As with the opening round in Navan it was defending champion Michael Todd who took TQ honours with his Nitrotec powered Losi. Behind him Alan Scroggie claimed an impressive 2nd on the grid with his Xray just ahead of Round 1 winner Mark Harron. In the 45-minute final Todd repeated his 2009 performance at the dusty clay track converting his number 1 starting position into victory heading home the OS engined Hot Bodies of Harron to leave the pair tied on points at the top of the championship standings. Completing the Top 3 and claiming his first Buggy podium was Truggy graduate Christopher McCauley, the teenager looking very strong at the controls of his Xray/Max combination. In the Truggy class Top Qualifier Neil Irwin took his Novarossi powered Xray to victory over the Losi/Max of Oisin O’Briain with Steven Mc Clements’ Mugen completing the Galway podium. The RCCAOI National Series moves to the north of Ireland on May 30th where the huge Banbridge & District Model Car Club track is the venue for third round of the 6 round championship.
The success of the JConcepts Clash and other events, have paved the way for the JConcepts Wave in Southern California. Open to a large number of electric off road classes, the Wave race takes place this weekend in the heart of the R/C corridor, SoCal. One of the world’s premier indoor off-road facilities has been chosen for 2 years in a row to host the event, OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach. OCRC is equipped with more than 100 indoor pit spots, as well as a fully stocked hobby shop and sizable indoor clay off-road track. The Wave’s venue and location are sure to make for great times on and off the track.
For more information visit the event site here.
Round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series was this past weekend at Revelation Raceway and attracted 200 entries. The track was fun and flowing, it made for incredible racing. The Buggy final saw Adam Drake in his Novarossi powered 8ight 2.0 start from pole but a small mistake on lap one caused Drake to fall back a few spots. Within a couple of laps Adam was battling up front with Mark Pavidis for the lead before Mark made a mistake and Adam took over the lead and started to pull away from the field. The race looked to be in the bag, but a fueling mistake in the pits caused a flameout to Drake’s car, his pit man was able to get him fired and out of the pits without giving up the lead. Drake won the final followed by Pavidis in second, and Castellano in third. In the Truggy final, Drake once again had TQ’d and was followed closely by Cody King. The pair checked out and stretched a lead on the rest of the field. Adam’s pit strategy forced Cody to push hard to make up time and seemed to cause him to make too many mistakes. Drake took home the victory, followed by Cody King in second and Drew Moller in third.
JConcepts are reporting that the Shelby County RC Raceway Dash for Cash was held this past weekend in Harpersville, Alabama, just past the Talledega Raceway. Alabama is packed with dedicated racers and competitors. The great weather lasted throughout the day and allowed the track to groove and provide great traction. After 3 rounds of qualifying the mains were set for 45 minutes of red clay battle in the buggy and truggy classes. Mugen Seiki/JConcepts driver Barry Pettit was able to finish on the top step of the podium in both races, after some challenging racing from the fast Alabama crowd.
Source: JConcepts [jconceptsracing.net]
oOple are reporting that Lee Martin took his second 4WD national win of the 2010 season at the second round of the series held at the Robinhood Raceway. Lee won the opening round of qualifying but it was Paul Bradby that dominated the rest of the days qualifying by taking the next three rounds with his Associated car to take the TQ spot in front of Lee Martin and James Heliwell. Lee took the opening leg of the A final after Paul Bradby had a car problem while in the lead and had to retire on lap 6. Paul fought back to win leg two so things went to the final leg. Lee and Paul fought hard for the full 5 minutes, swapping the lead several times before Lee managed to take the leg and with it the win. Bradby finished second overall and Tom Cockerill, winner of the 2wd round, third. Expect a full report on oOple soon.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Team Durango are reporting that their very own Gerd Strenge, chief designer of the DEX410, took the win at the National qualifier at the weekend. After qualifying 2nd, Gerd dominated the final taking the win in the hotly contested NE regional race. Stock specialist and Multiple German champion Ebi Beck TQ’d and also won the stock class in style with his DEX410.
Source: Durango [team-durango.com]
Axial Racing have released details on their latest crawler kit, the XR10. This sick looking ‘no-compromise’ competition ready kit features all new front and rear strong durable composite plastic, lightweight axles, all New behind the axle (BTA) steering and over sized 12.5mm universals with 4mm and 2.5mm cross pins. Utilizing a 37.9:1 gear ratio, using the included 14T pinion, the gearbox allows the use of 12-19T pinions for gear ratios ranging from 44.2:1 through 27.9:1. Dual motors allow you to easily adjust your front and rear gear ratios independently while compact and lightweight gearboxes keep the motor positioned closer to the axle housing and above the axle center line for extra clearance.
Click here for the full features list
