Xray have introduced two new aluminium chassis plates for the X1’17 formula cars. First up is the aluminium flex chassis for medium to high-bite tracks. The plate is machined from 2mm aluminium and it features additional cut outs under the battery compartment for increased torsional flex, helping with traction and steering in medium-bite conditions. The chassis comes black anodised and decorated with laser-etched markings.
Round four of the WBC Cup was held in Söderhamn, Sweden. In the 4WD Buggy class the race for the TQ was a pretty fierce affair with four different drivers taking round TQs with Elias Johansson ultimately taking the pole position for the triple A-mains. In the finals Elias was able to check out early, bringing home the overall win while the race was on for the remaining podium spots. In the end Alexander Landen was able to better his qualifying result, grabbing the runner-up spot from Wilhelm Skjöldebrand in third.
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New from Hudy is the ultra thick 2 Million cSt silicone differential fluid. Laboratory tested and calibrated the fluid is the thickest in Hudy’s line yet, allowing to pretty much fully lock gear differentials of 1/10th electric and nitro touring cars. The oil comes in handy 50ml containers and it is available now.
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Coming from SkyRC is the e660 60W AC/DC multi-chemistry charger. The compact device features 60W of charge power which is good enough for up to 6A of charge current with 1S to 6S LiXX or 1 to 15-cell NiXX packs. When the charger is running on AC input voltage an additional 13.8V DC output allows to connect optional power distributor boxes in order to power or charge DC equipment such as pit lamps or mobile devices. Other features include a dedicated LiHV charge mode, ten charge/discharge profiles, a back-lit display and convenient 4-button menu operation.
The 5th round of the popular Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. More than 100 entries gathered for the event, which was held on a single day, with triple qualifiers and finals, offering the drivers lots of track time. In the Modified Touring class, as all Touring classes run using Hudy C1 tyres and Carpet Gripper additive, Alexander Hagberg was able to take the TQ in qualifying, narrowly in front of Martin Hudy, who showed great pace all day. The finals were very close, as the battled it out in all three mains. Alex was eventually able to take the overall win in front of Martin, and the young and talented Oliver Havránek in 3rd.
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Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated B6 and B6D are a carbon fibre battery strap and several steering block arms. Starting with the battery strap, the part is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and its design allows for a wide range of battery positions. Five outer holes make the brace usable with B6 and B6D specific gearbox layouts while long holes for the included battery stoppers make it possible to further fine-tune the weight bias. The strap also offers three different mounting positions for an optional tie-rod chassis stiffener.
The opening round of the Catalonia Pro10 Championship was held at the Santa Oliva track Spain this past weekend. In the sole Modified class, qualifying was pretty entertaining with Marc Valero taking the TQ in round 1 while Isaac Amoros came out fastest in round 2. Finally Jaime Lacuesta would take the third and final qualifier and he would also come out on top after the A-mains to take the day’s win from Isaac Amoros in second and Sergio Lacuesta third.
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The Extreme Carpet Initiative was held at Extreme R/C Raceway in Spring Hill, Tennessee with the single day carpet race attracting a total of 150 entries. JR Mitch was on fire and would go on to TQ and win the 2WD Modified, 4WD Modified and Modified Truck classes. Jeremy Daniel and Caleb Stevens would sideline JR on both the 2WD and 4WD podium while Caleb Stevens and Scott Anderson rounded out the Truck top 3.
