April 13, 2010

Nejc Mihelic wins opening round of Slovenian Nats

Nejc Mihelic wins opening round of Slovenian Nats

Last weekend saw the opening round of the 2010 Slovenian on road National Championships take place at the Morac track in Austria where it was to be Motonica’s day. In the 1:8 class it was Nejc Mihelic who TQ’d the event with his Picco powered Motonica P81. Weather wasn’t too good, with some rain drops all over the weekend and Sunday saw a wet start but it eventually dried out after a few hours and the grip wasn’t too bad to start off with but gradually increased throughout the day. In the final Nejc Mihelic could easily convert with pole position into a 6 lap advantage by the end of the 30 minute race, with Austrian Michael Höller in 2nd and Sasa Matijek in 3rd, completing an all Motonica podium.

Thanks to Nejc Mihelic for the report.

April 13, 2010

Exotek XR3 Xray T3 LiPo chassis

Exotek XR3 Xray T3 LiPo chassis

Exotek Racing have introduced the Exotek XR3, Xray T3 conversion. This no holds barred multi-adjustment LiPo chassis features unique CNC manufactured stainless steel weights allowing your LiPo battery to be positioned to have equal left and right balance without the need to add lead weight and without raising the battery up higher. The XR3 chassis is designed and tested to equalize lateral flex resulting in much more predictable handling. Removing the 6 NiMh battery slots effectively stiffens the chassis so they have had to reduce the thickness to 2mm to put a little flex back into the chassis for improved traction. The chassis has also been narrowed to 91mm wide, for less chassis scrub through corners for better corner speed. Featuring a multitude of battery mounting options, it accepts 7.4 volt flat bottom LiPos such as Thunder Power 5000, Intellect IB, Orion Platinum Series or similar sized LiPo batteries.

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April 12, 2010

Robert Pietsch wins Italian EFRA GP

Robert Pietsch wins Italian EFRA GP

Last weekend saw the first EFRA GP of 2010 take place for 1:8 on road, held at the Jody Scheckter circuit in Fiorano, Italy. With more than 70 drivers in attendance, including World champions Lamberto Collari and Daniele Ialesi, the competition was extremely tough. Following qualifying it was the 9-time World Champion Collari on pole position, followed by Robert Pietsch in 2nd, Andrea Cristiani in 3rd and Walter Salemi in 4th, the final direct qualifier.

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April 12, 2010

Volker & Dankel defend German Indoor titles

Volker & Dankel defend German Indoor titles

The German Indoor electric touring car Championships took place last weekend at Geilenkirchen, a permanent indoor track that was open the whole week allowing everybody to get enough practice in. In the modified class it was Ronald Völker who took the TQ spot followed by Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp. In the first A-main Ronald went out with a broken spur gear, allowing Yannic to drive to the win followed by Krapp and Florian Bernklau. The second main saw Ronald have a good start and would win the final followed by Yannic and Christopher Krapp. The third and deciding main was like the 2nd with Ronald taking win and securing the Championship for a 3rd time, in front of Yannic Prümper and Christopher Krapp.

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April 12, 2010

Serpent 966 Link system

Serpent 966 Link system

Seen at the World Championships last year, as well as other races, the new Serpent link system for their 966 chassis is now available. Consisting of 2 trackrods that connect the radio plate to the radio plate bracket, this allows the two parts, which were previously fixed together, to move separately of each other which allows the user to create and control the flex in the car. This upgrade requires that you have the latest radio plate bracket in which the required hole in the X shape has already been created, however it is a simple modification for those that don’t have this. Available at the end of April.

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April 12, 2010

Xray NT1 Ultimate rear springs

Xray NT1 Ultimate rear springs

Xray have released a new rear spring set for the NT1 1/10th 200mm chassis. Powder-coated for easy identification, they have been developed from extensive testing and racing experience, and designed and precision-crafted to have a unique spring characteristic. Sold in a set of 2 springs, they are available from soft to hard in dark blue, l. purple, l. red, violet and purple.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 11, 2010

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Nats Rd1

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Nats Rd1

The first round of the BRCA 200mm nationals was held at Stonehaven in Scotland last weekend where the Muchmore GP is usually held and reigning champion Kyle Branson sent us this report. Despite severe weather warnings the weather wasn’t too bad. Saturday was a wet start but eventually dried out after a few hours. The grip wasn’t too bad to start off with but gradually increased throughout the day. Our main aim was to try and lower tire wear, due to the nature of the track it was very high. My car was good all day Saturday and I managed to set the fastest lap just ahead of Adam Catchpole. Practice finished at 6:00pm and just after, the rain had started which lead to a wet Sunday morning. In the first round of qualifying everybody had to make a decision on what tire to use and most people went on a rubber tire. I set TQ just ahead of Adam Catchpole in second and Joe Kerry in third, In the second round the track was drying rapidly and I made a wrong choice on tires and Joe Kerry took pole just ahead of Johnathan Dobney. In the third round the track was basically dry and everybody was on normal dry tires. I set TQ on 20 laps with Joe Kerry in second on a fast 19 and Johnathan Dobney a couple of seconds behind him. In the final round I didn’t improve my time due to a mistake and the top 3 stayed the same.

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April 11, 2010

1st Annual Spring Carpet Nats – Announcement

1st Annual Spring Carpet Nats - Announcement

The 1st Annual Spring Carpet Nationals is to be held at Glidescope Raceway and Hobbies will be run on April 24-25. Team Xray Driver Paul Lemieux has confirmed for the race, which is set to be a fun and relaxing setting with a lot of door prizes and some great racing. The track at Glidescope is 85×36 and has plenty of pit space and a stocked hobby shop on site and the race is open to 13.5 & 17.5 touring car rubber, 13.5 1/12th scale single cell as well as 13.5 World GT single cell.

For more information view the race flyer here (PDF).

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