Xray have send out a teaser image of the forthcoming XB8 2016 specification 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Different from other brands no information about the new kit have leaked in the wake of the release but detailed images and information about the vehicle should become available very soon.
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Last weekend the Team C Cup was held at the TRC track in Hong Kong in several 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In the premier class of 1/8th nitro on-road is was Simon Kurzbuch who dominated the event. In qualifying he took a convincing TQ in front of Luk Chi Hung and Senna. Right from the start of the 45 minute main final Simon stormed away and increased the gap over the rest of the field lap by lap, setting a new lap record and after 45 minutes he crossed the finishing line five laps in front of Hay with Chan Chau Man completing the podium.
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The recent X-Race Italy was hosted by the Team La Gang in Scandiano, Italy with the event attracting over 100 drivers to compete in the five classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T, Formula, 1/10th GT and 1/12th scale. The 2-day event saw controlled practice and the first three qualifying rounds on Saturday followed by two more qualifiers and triple mains on Sunday. In the Touring Modified class Coelho Bruno would take the TQ from Marco Kaufmann and Martin Hudy while in Touring Stock Jan Ratheisky would come out fastest from Davide Bertuzzi and Andrea Valerio. In the Formula class Guido Barbera would grab the pole position for the finals while 1/10th GT had Jan Ratheisky took the TQ honours. Finally in 1/12th pan car it was Alessio Mota who placed his car on the 1 spot for the finals.
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Italian company Marka Racing have new aluminium option parts available for the MD Racing MDF14 formula car. First up is a 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium main chassis plate. The part was designed to offer improved drivability in medium to high-bite conditions thanks to less torsional flex of the chassis. This can lead to improved traction and an easier to drive car. The plate is made from high-quality material, and it comes black anodised for wear.
Paul Sinclair and Cade Bivens dominated the Modified Buggy and Modified Short Course classes at last weekend’s 4th Annual Tennessee Winter Championships held at Thunder R/C in Nashville, Tennessee. Bivens and Sinclair qualified 1-2 in Modified Buggy, with one of them winning every qualifier; they reversed positions in Modified SC, also winning every qualifier. Cade then made an early mistake in the Buggy main, and Paul took the win, lapping all but Bivens and third place while turning in a ballistic 14.3 fast lap and in Modified Short Course, it was Sinclair and Bivens 1-2 wire-to-wire, both with a lap on the field.
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The German 1/12th scale National Championships were hosted by the SLR Ingolstadt club in the South of the country. In the premier Modified class, veteran racer Markus Mobers would add another national championship title to his belt by coming out successful from Dionys Stadler and Daniel Sieber. Tim Altmann and Stefan Mraz rounded out the top 5 result.
The fifth and final round of the 2015/16 Mibosport Cup was held this past weekend at the Hotel-Sport in Hrotovice, Czech Republic with a total of 225 entries that split into 120 on-road and 105 off-road entries. The Touring Car Modified class was dominated by Ronald Völker who won the qualifying and took TQ without any problems. Second in qualifying was Michal Orlowski ahead of Elliot Harper.
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Round two of the Texas Electric On-Road Series was held this past Sunday at RSD Speedway in Houston, Texas. 54 entries in total were present between the six classes. Three rounds of qualifying and single mains were run on the new fast and flowing lay-out. A cold front in the weather the day before resulted in medium traction conditions on the carpet. This change in the norm caused drivers to search for traction and steering in their setups. In Modified Touring Car and after three rounds of qualifying, Brandon McNally topped the time charts and claimed TQ by 3 seconds over recently crowned ROAR National Champion Chris Adams. Another 3 seconds behind Adams was 3rd qualifier, David Joor. During qualifying, John Hodges would put together the fastest overall lap of the entire weekend, by over a tenth, with a 9.3 second lap.
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