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April 28, 2017

Tessmann again from McBride in 2nd Truggy qualifier

Having opened the Philippine Masters with a TQ run in Truggy, Ty Tessmann repeated the feat in the second round of qualifying to hold the overnight Truggy TQ in Manila. The Xray driver again set the fastest time from Kyle McBride, the Team Associated driver much closer to Tessmann the second time of asking. Now running in the same heat as Tessmann & McBride after a reseeding after Q1, Aaron Stringer would complete the Top 3 followed by American Aaron Gomez, Atsushi Hara and Adam Drake, the latter 2 having some bad laps early on.

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April 28, 2017

Ronnefalk takes for Buggy first qualifier

David Ronnefalk has taken the first Buggy qualifier at the Philippine Masters. Not competing in Truggy which got qualifying at the CV Offroad Track underway, the HB Racing driver took Q1 from Kyle McBride. Running in the second fastest heat McBride would end up 3.6-second off the TQ pace. Having TQ’d the first Truggy qualifier, Ty Tessman would complete the Top 3 a further 3/10ths off with the Mugen of Aaron Stringer fourth fastest followed by Atsushi Hara, Richard Saxton and Adam Drake.

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April 28, 2017

Martinez & Alonso win at Baracaldo regional race

The Spanish Baracaldo track recently held round three of the electric on-road regional series. In the Touring Stock class young Yeray Martinez, who started from the 3 spot on the grid, would take the day’s win after coming out fastest in A1 and A3. Edgar Schultz would grab the runner-up spot from 3rd placed Unai Rodriguez. In the Touring Modified category it was Javier Alonso who brought home the hardware from teammate Jorge Las Vegas while Chicha Rioja had to settle for 3rd overall.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 28, 2017

Florian Fürstenberg wins at LRP-HPI-Challenge Rd4

Round four of the North division LRP-HPI-Challenge was held at the RC-Glashaus track in Quickborn in the outskirts of Hamburg. In the Touring Stock class Florian Fürstenberg would have a rough qualifying but in the end he would grab the pole position for the A-mains that he would sweep to take the overall win with Lukas Ellerbrock and Kevin Sparbier coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively to round out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 28, 2017

VBC Racing FF17 belt drive conversion kit

Coming from VBC Racing and made for the FF17 FWD touring car is a belt drive conversion kit. The set does away with the standard gear drivetrain in favour of a belt-driven unit that is meant to provide a more linear throttle response and higher top speed, making it ideal for larger asphalt tracks. The set includes all needed parts including a new diff assembly, metal pulley, belt and small parts.

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April 28, 2017

Tessmann opens Philippine Masters with TQ Truggy run

Ty Tessmann has opened the 7th running of the Philippine Masters with a TQ run, the Xray driver topping the first of the five qualifiers from Kyle McBride. The biggest edition of the Manila based event with drivers from 14 countries making up the record 140 entries, Tessmann would run 10-laps on the CV Offroad Track to outpace the Team Associated of McBride by 4 and a half seconds with the race’s most experienced international competitor, Adam Drake completing the Top 3.

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April 28, 2017

Schelle V2 12mm Team Associated piston tuning set

Schelle Racing Innovations have two new piston pairs as well as a full 8-pairs set to release for use on the Team Associated B6 and B64 buggies. First is the 2-hole split 1.6 and 1.7, commonly used in the front of 2WD to gain more steering indoors. Also for the 2WD or 4WD rear, the 3×1.5 bevel piston is a perfect complement to 3×1.4 front pistons in bumpier conditions. These two new pistons plus Schelle’s other six go-to sizes are included in the new Schelle tuning set of eight pairs of screw-on type V2 pistons that fit the B6, B6D, B64 and B64D. The new pistons are also available separately and the set also fits screw-on V2 shock shafts which are upgrades for B5, B5M, B5M Factory Lite, T5M, and SC5M. A tuning guide and Kurt “Coach” Wenger tips sheet included.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

April 27, 2017

7075.it Hobbywing XR10 brass lower case

Coming from Italian company 7075.it is a brass lower case for the Hobbywing XR10 Stock Spec speed controller. The part adds about 20 gram of weight to the speedo by simply swapping the original lower case with the optional brass part, helping to gain weight without using additional brass or lead weights in an already crowded touring car chassis.

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