Round 3 and 4 of the MC Best Cup were held at the Langenthal track recently. Round 3, run on Saturday, was held in cold weather with Michael Henzi making the best out of the conditions as he took the win in the 1/8th nitro class from Daniel Braunschweiler and Stefan Graber. In 1/10th Nitro Touring it was Patrick Fankhauser who came out fastest after the main final from Roger Fasler and Manfred Ebener in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
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The second round of this year’s Dutch 1/8th Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the RACO2000 track in Utrecht. In the premier NK class the day’s win went to Robbin Hertong with a 2-laps margin from Roy Bakker while Jeffrey Rietveld completed the podium another two laps down in 3rd.
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Round 2 of the Xray Racing Series Alpe Adria was held at the Mini Autodrom Ayrton Senna in Zagreb, Croatia. Drivers from six different countries including Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Italy and Slovenia attended the event, giving it some international flair. The weekend started off with nice weather and pleasing temperatures on Saturday although mixed weather and cooler conditions were on the forecast for Sunday and because of the chance of rain the first qualifiers were held on Saturday evening.
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Modelix Racing have introduced the Ultimate Racing throttle return spring for .12 to .21 nitro engines. Attached to the carburettor throttle linkage ball the spring will ensure the carb is closed in the event of a lost or broken linkage or during electronic failures, sending the engine to idle and thus saving the vehicle from becoming uncontrollable. The spring is usable with on-road and off-road engines alike.
The opening round of the South German nitro on-road regionals was held at the MCC Türkheim track. In Saturday’s dry 1/8th class qualifying it was Maxi Vogl who took the top qualifier honours and he would also come out on top after Sunday’s rain-soaked main final. Armin Baier would end the day on the 2 spot some two laps down with Bastian Gramlich completing the podium another lap down.
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KO Propo have introduced new sets based on the EX-RR competition radio system. First up is the EX-RR BT set including the EX-RR Master unit, EXP-104S LCD expansion, soft spring throttle trigger system, the Expert grip 2 and a large, carbon decal wrapped battery stand. The set also includes a KR-415FHD standard length antenna receiver, a 1550mAh LiFe transmitter battery and the BX-31LF USB charger. The same set is also available with a short antenna KR-415FHD receiver with both sets also coming with the HCS/Norm switch.
Radtec have introduced their newly designed Premium steel spool outdrives for the Xray T4 line of touring cars. Machined from high-quality spring steel and coming with a heat-treated surface for wear, the outdrives are of a dual design that allows to run the car with our without the included POM C-blades. Using the blades will make for a smoother overall feeling in corners and reduced wear while the direct design makes for a more aggressive feeling in corners on the expense of slightly increased parts wear.
Coming from Kyosho and made for the TF7 touring car is a front belt tensioner set. A direct fit to the top deck of the car, the set includes a machined and red anodised aluminium mount as well as ball bearings, shims and bushings to create a class-standard tensioner that keeps the front belt from wobbling and skipping under load.
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