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February 1, 2017

Schumacher Indoor Masters Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters was held at Worksop this past weekend. There were once again 14 full heats of entries across the two classes of 2WD and 4WD buggy. Doors opened at the venue at 7am prompt, there was a vast amount of racers ready to get out of the cold and into the nice warm venue. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best 2 results to count towards the final and grid position. In 2WD it was Greg Williams on top form, taking TQ in 3 out of 4 rounds to line up on pole position, ahead of Richard Lowe and Tom Cockerill. In 4WD it was Richard Lowe who dominated qualifying taking TQ in all four rounds, this would line him up on pole position ahead of Jack Neal and Danny McGee.

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February 1, 2017

2017 International Toy Fair – Tamiya

The 2017 edition of the International Toy Fair takes place this week in Nuremberg, Germany. Although more and more companies opt for a “no show”, with this year marking a new low point in terms of established manufacturers and distributors attending, there are still some industry icons present, such as Schumacher who feature an interesting CAT XLS re-release. A company that is living for the re-release of kits is definitely Tamiya who already announced some new, re-issued kits that are on show in Nuremberg. Wallet-busters such as the 2017 Bigwig and Top Force make an appearance as do the more entry-level green edition Grasshopper, the Grasshopper II or scale models such as the CC-01 Pajero or the TT-01 Type-E based Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo.II. Beside the re-releases Tamiya also show new kits such as the TT-02 Subaru WRX STI NBR Challenge kit, while racers hoped for a show up of the announced TRF419XWS but it is understood that the latter will make a first public appearance at the Shizuoka Hobby Show later this year.

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February 1, 2017

Merlin Depta to roll on Matrix rubber for 2017

Matrix Racing Tires have announced the addition of Merlin Depta to their factory team. The German front runner, former vice-European Champion and ENS A-Main regular will join the Matrix team for the 2017 1/8th nitro season in which he will compete at events such as the German Nationals, the ENS, EFRA GP Series and the Worlds in France in September.

Source: Matrix [matrix-tyres.com]

February 1, 2017

HRC Racing 2400mAh 50C LiPo battery pack

Available now from HRC Racing is a 2400mAh 50C LiPo battery pack for 1/16th and 1/18th scale mini and micro cars. Made using high-quality cells for exceptional performance and durability the battery fits a range of cars including Traxxas’ Mini E-Revo and it is available pre-soldered with a variety of connectors including T-Type, EC3 and Traxxas TRX plugs.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

February 1, 2017

Hudy 1/8th buggy car bag

Hudy have introduced their new car bag for 1/8th off-road buggies. Measuring 460x320x120mm the bag is large enough to take a buggy with installed wheels, bodyshell and engine while a cut-out in the upper lid makes way for the wing mount and wing, allowing to carry the vehicle fully set up. The bag is made of tough fabric printed with bright Hudy graphics and it utilises an inner bag for manuals, setup sheets and more. An outer rubber strap makes attaching the bag to Hudy’s travel bag easy.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

February 1, 2017

Buschor & Hofer successful at GP Arbon

The Swiss GP Arbon race was recently held on a nice but very low-grip carpet track. In the 4WD class Michel Buschor took the TQ from Mario di Bella in second and Osi Oswald in third. In the finals Michel continued to dominate, taking three wins and with it the overall victory from Mario di Bella and Kevon Prinz for an all-Xray podium sweep. In the 2WD buggy class Patrick Hofer (Team Associated) was unbeatable, taking the overall win from Mario di Bella (Yokomo) in second and Mathias Domig (Xray) third.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 1, 2017

Xray 1/10th off-road 3 dots/1 stripe linear springs

Coming from Xray are the new 3 dots/1 stripe linear springs for the XB4, XB2 and XT2 1/10th scale off-road kits. Individually measured, controlled, inspected and matched the springs will offer maximum precision and in terms of hardness they are softer than the standard 1 dot linear springs. They also come marked for easy identificaton and they are sold as pairs for the front and rear.

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February 1, 2017

Xray Racing Series Germany Rd2 – Report

The second round of the XRS Germany was held in Augsburg and it saw a total of 58 drivers battle it out in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T Stock, Formula and 1/12th scale. The club laid out a nice 400 square metre track using ETS carpet that made for high traction and fun races. Racing-wise and in the 1/12th scale class it was young Antonio Theofilou to take TQ but after the final Bernd Wiesenberger held the upper hand to bring home the day’s win from Antonio and Christian.

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