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April 21, 2017

Maifield TQ’s opening qualifier at EOS

It might be his first time racing on Europe’s indoor carpet style tracks, but Ryan Maifield has got his Euro Offroad Series debut off to a strong start be TQ’ing the opening round of 2WD qualifying in Austria. Sixth fastest in seeding practice, the American was to lead a Yokomo 1-2 as Lee Martin took his YZ-2 to the second fastest time. Behind them Neil Cragg would complete the Top 3 but for Team Associated team-mate Joona Haatanen it would be a DNF. Having set the pace in controlled practice, the teenager would run wide coming onto the main straight with the contact with the boards causing the screw which mounts the shock to the rear arm to sheer off. Another front runner failing to finish Q1 was Bruno Coelho. Three laps into the qualifier a mistake at the end of the straight led to heavy contact with boards resulting in a broken servo.

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April 21, 2017

Reds WR7 Diamond 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their new WR7 Diamond 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. Based off of the popular R7 World Edition engine, the new power plant is of a high-torque design and it features a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for reduced internal friction and improved durability while utilising a redesigned crankcase, cooling head and combustion camber insert to further improve performance and durability. Of a high-power 7-port design the power plant features an exhaust port with boosters to improve mileage and to provide a smooth yet powerful power delivery. Part of the engine package are also the renown HCX carburettor with Gen 2 venturi insert, anew lightweight and low centre of gravity cooling head and each engine comes with a hand-tuned, silicone-filled, balanced and tuned crankshaft, a work that is carried out by Reds’ own M. Rossi. The engine is available separately, pre-broken-in by M. Rossi, as Elliott Boots Race Ready edition, including the Reds 2143+S exhaust or as all-out combo package including the 2143+S exhaust and Reds’s own Quattro clutch.

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April 21, 2017

Haatanen Top Seed at EOS finale

Joona Haatanen will go into the 2WD qualifying at the season finale of the Euro Offroad Series as the top seed. Unable to better his opening time in the second & final controlled practice in Austria, the Associated driver will lead away the first qualifier ahead of Lee Martin who also failed to better his opening time. Having failed to post a time in CP1, Neil Cragg would be the biggest improvement in CP2 with the Associated driver posting the 3rd fastest time. With Bruno Coelho unable to improve his time, this pushed the Xray driver back to fourth ahead of Marc Rheinard who was the only driver in the Top 5 after CP1 to improve on their time. Rheinard’s improvement moved him ahead of Yokomo team-mate Ryan Maifield.

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April 21, 2017

T-Works T4’17 titanium-nitride ball end set

T-Works have introduced a ball end set for the Xray T4’17 touring car kit. Coming with a friction-reducing titanium-nitride coating the ball ends not only improve overall suspension performance but the gold-colour finish also adds visual impact. The 18-piece set includes four different ball end sizes and it is a direct replacement for the kit’s ball ends.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

April 21, 2017

Xray RX8 2.0mm front anti-roll bar wire

Coming from Xray and made for the RX8 series of 1/8th on-road cars is a new 2.0mm front anti-roll bar wire. The thinnest in the range, the 2.0mm variant is an addition to the already existing 2.2mm to 2.8mm variants. The item is made from high-quality spring steel and it sports laser-etched markings for easy identification.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 21, 2017

Haatanen tops first controlled practice at EOS

Joona Haatanen has set the early pace at the Euro Offroad Series season finale in Wels, Austria. In the first of the controlled rounds of practice, the Team Associated driver set the fastest three consecutive laps by 0.029 of a second over Yokomo’s Lee Martin. Taking his first 2WD win at the previous round in Germany, Bruno Coelho would complete the Top 3. Making his EOS debut Ryan Maifield set the 4th fastest time, with the Yokomo driver calling the carpet surface track ‘a lot of fun’.

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April 21, 2017

Team C TC02CST 1/10th mid motor racing truck

Team C Racing have released first information on their forthcoming TC02CST 1/10th 2WD mid motor racing truck kit. Based off of the TC02C platform, the truck will come with 12mm big bore shock absorbers, a CNC-machined lightweight motor plate and it seems to utilise a composite tub chassis. More information will become available in time for the release.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]

April 21, 2017

Bajusz & Sági win at Hungarian IC Track Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Hungarian On-road Nationals was held at the Pécs track. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Modified class Zsolt Bajusz (Xray) was in control of things all day, taking the TQ and pole position for the 30-minute main final and also winning the race after leading the main for most of the time. Peter Taal (Serpent) had to settle for second while Tamas Sagi (Serpent) rounded out the top 3 podium result.

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