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February 7, 2017

2017 Snowbird Nationals – Report

The annual Snowbird Nationals was held at the Park Inn in Kissimmee, Florida this past weekend. More than 300 entries in ten different classes joined this event and the premier Touring Modified category was once again stacked with talent. Sweden’s Alexander Hagberg (Xray) would be the driver to beat and he finally managed to win every round of qualifying as well as the 5-minute A-main event from tone to tone to take the title from Awesomatix driver Sam Isaac and Team Associated’s Keven Hebert.

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February 7, 2017

Micha Widmaier doubles at Indoor GP Rd3

The third round of the Swiss Indoor GP was held at the Indoor Bike Park in Pfäffikon. In the premier 1/8th E-Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier who set the TQ and he would also bring home the win after the A-mains in front of Robin Frischkopf (Xray) and Tom Sommer (Mugen). In the 1/10th 4WD Buggy class the pole position was obtained by Markus Streuli but wins in A2 and A3 secured Micha his second overall win of the day with Xray’s Robin Frischkopf second and TLR’s Markus Streuli in third.

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February 6, 2017

VRP E817 3.5 degree rear toe block

Vision Racing Products have introduced a 3.5 degree toe-in rear suspension block for the HB Racing E817 1/8th E-buggy. The part is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes black anodized and helps to make for a more planted rear end. The straight block locks into the chassis like the standard block, but uses a delrin spacer to take the place of the rectangle section that is locked down to the chassis.

Source: VRP [visionracingproducts.com]

February 6, 2017

RugRacers Series Rd5 – Report

The penultimate round of the UK RugRacers series was about to get underway on a freezing cold morning. Controlled practice was the first order of the day then straight into the qualifying format of four rounds of FTD. In 13.5 Open, Marcus Askell set the early pace for Dean Gibbs to improve then Ashley Wiffen to stretch out an extra second to take pole ahead of the finals. Leg one went to Dean Gibbs after putting the pressure on and managing to get past Ashley to take the win. Leg two went to Marcus, up from 3rd on the grid, with a clean drive to the flag. Overall Ashley Wiffen took the day’s win from Dean Gibbs in second and Marcus Askell third.

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February 6, 2017

Ofir Avitan TQs & wins Israeli League Rd5

Round five of the Israeli League was held at the Speed Racing Track and it saw Ofir Avitan taking the TQ honours after the four rounds of qualifying. At the start of the main final Yaniv Sivan rolled his car while Ofir Avitan and Tal Siles battled for the lead. The latter than suffered from a flame out that cost him a couple of positions and at the 25 minute mark Yaniv managed to take over the second place after a huge comeback. Yaniv was even able to close the gap to Ofir, however as he ran out of time he had to settle for second behind winner Ofir while Aviv Mimon obtained the final podium spot.

View the final results here

February 6, 2017

Coelho claims home win for Xray at EOS Slovakia

With many having expected it to come in A2, only for that race to turn in a blot on an otherwise dominant Xray performance from the first practice, Bruno Coelho gave the Slovakian manufacturer a home victory at the Euro Offroad Series with a faultless win in A3. Top Qualifier for the 3rd round of the championship, the reigning champion made amends for a hectic second leg, in which he eliminated himself on the first lap, with a near perfect race to lead home team-mate Martin Bayer. Securing his second win of the season, the biggest story of 4WD would be those joining him on the podium at the Hudy Racing Arena. With the host manufacturer locking out the top 3 in qualifying and getting six XB4 onto the A-Main grid, the odds where against their rivals to podium but in part mainly due to the Xray destruction in A2 it would be winner of that leg Lee Martin who would secure the runners-up spot. More surprising was Michal Orlowski making the podium from 8th on the grid, the Schumacher driver the only one to podium both classes at every race so far this season. The top non-Xray qualifier, securing 4th on the grid, Joern Neumann would miss the podium, A3 seeing the former champion taken out by Martin Wollanka while on target for 3rd overall.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

February 6, 2017

Andrea Simari successful at Italian LRP-AE-Challenge

The Chilelli indoor track in Scrivia, Italy played host to the LRP-AE-Challenge this past weekend. In the 13.5T class Andrea Simari (Capricorn) would take a convincing overall TQ after winning all three rounds of qualifying. In the finals Andrea continued to dominate and with tone-to-tone wins in the triple mains he would round out a perfect weekend to take the overall win from Andrea Valerio (Xray) and Stefano Bizzocco (Xray) while also setting the fastest lap of the day.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

February 6, 2017

Maverick Strada Red brushless RTR kits

Maverick have introduced the new Strada Red line of brushless RTR vehicles. Based off of the standard brushed variants the Strada Red line-up of cars and trucks all feature a brushless electronics group that includes the MM-22BL 3215KV brushless motor, which is fitted with a black laser-etched case and 4mm gold-plated plugs, plus the MSC-30BL-WP brushless waterproof ESC. Each Strada Red vehicle features a moulded tub chassis that provides durability and a stable and tough platform for a strong 4WD shaft drivetrain. Pre-built oil-filled shock absorbers and dual-wishbone independent suspension front and rear are part of the features list as is the MS-22 servo that is coupled to the dual-point steering system that features an integrated servo saver to protect the servo against crash damage. Other features include full ball bearings, gear differentials, a moulded spur gear cover and pre-mounted tyres as well as pre-decorated red-colour bodyshells. The range includes the XB buggy, XT truck, MT monster truck, TC touring car, SC short course truck, DC drift car, RX rally car and DT electric desert truck.

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