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March 22, 2017

EZ Racing indoor series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the EZ Racing indoor series was held last weekend in Wilrijk. The event was held using the Belgian national championship rules and it saw the running of three Touring and a Formula class. In the Touring Modified class, run with Volante 28 tyres, former Belgian champion Steve Lambrechts put his Xray on pole in front of the Tamiya of Gerrit Van Swijgenhoven and the Xray of Marc Knops. Steve also dominated the finals and easily all three of them with Gerrit taking a nice 2nd overall while Géry Ledocq (Kyosho) took a nice 3rd overall, beating Pascal Delferiere (VBC) and Marc Knops.

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March 22, 2017

Patrik Pozgaj wins MSR outdoor opener

The first MSR outdoor race was held at the Ayrton Senna track in Zagreb, Croatia. Patrik Pozgaj took the TQ in round two and three after having trouble with a sliding rear end in the opening qualifier. The first A-main then also held some problems for the young man but with wins in A2 and A3 Patrik secured himself the overall victory in front of Zeljko Selman and Borna Pliskovac.

Virw the final results here

March 22, 2017

Maimon & Arbel win at Israeli League

Rishpon RC race track recently held a round of the Israeli League and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Lior Maimon who took the TQ and also the day’s win after coming out fastest in all A-mains. Alon Shuali would grab the runner-up spot from third placed Amit Bublil. In the 4WD class Yossi Arbel brought home the hardware from second placed Amit Bubil and third placed Avitan Ofir.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 22, 2017

Liu Jun wins at Incom Race Rd1

The opening round of the Chinese Incom series was recently held and the race schedule saw one round of timed practice, three qualifiers and triple mains. In the Touring Modified class Kiu Jun (Yokomo) would bring home the win tie on points with Popo Chen (Xray) who had to settle for second due to the slower tie-breaker. In third Liu Yunan (Yokomo) rounded out the podium result.

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March 22, 2017

Serpent SDX4 roll centre spacer & SDX8 servo arms

Serpent have introduced new optional parts for the SDX4 and SRX8 off-road buggies. Starting with the 1/10th scale part, the roll centre spacer for the SDX4 4WD buggy is machined from aluminium and it is 2mm thick, allowing to raise the gearbox and suspension mounts, resulting in improved traction and steering at the expense of a less easy driving feeling. The part is machined from aluminium, it comes anodised for wear and interlocks with the existing chassis slots. The spacer is usable separately or even as a sandwich of two for an even higher diff and arms position.

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March 22, 2017

JConcepts 8ight 4.0 front scoop

Made for the 4.0 series of TLR 8ight off-road buggies is JConcepts’ new front scoop. It serves as a front nose-cone on the vehicle but with a front wing design that has shown to produce enhanced steering characteristics. The front scoop can be painted, left clear or frosted for the desired look, fit and finish. Reports from the pit area revealed an increased feel and sensitivity in the larger sweeping sections and helped jumping attitude in the most difficult driving sections.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

March 22, 2017

RaceOPT progressive 1/8th GT shock springs

RaceOPT have introduced three High Response progressive shock springs for 1/8th GT cars. Using 2.3mm to 2.5mm wires, the springs are available as hard 3.2-4.2, medium 3.2-3.8 and soft 3.2-3.4 variant all of which offer a soft initial hardness and increasing stiffness upon compression, resulting in less traction rolling issues while improving steering response. The springs come in sets of two and they are colour-coded for easy identification.

Source: RaceOPT [race-opt.com]

March 22, 2017

VBC Racing Lighting10M-235 Pro10 chassis kit

VBC Racing have introduced the Lightning10M-235 Pro10 chassis kit. Taking design features of the Lightning12M and LightningFXM chassis, the 235mm wide car features a redesigned chassis that is narrower than the one used in the previous kit. It still allows for standard inline, shorty inline as well as transverse shorty battery positions but does away with the numerous side cutouts for optional weights, meaning an overall stiffer chassis construction. Also part of the package are new composite X Silver front upper and lower arms, a hardened steel diff axle, the True Big Bore centre shock as well as hardened spring steel turnbuckles. The kit is rounded out by 7075-T6 aluminium steering knuckles.

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