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March 15, 2016

Deniz & Alp win at TORC Series Rd1

The opening round of the TORC Series was held at the Team Ncrc Arena in Lefkosa, Cyprus. In the premier Touring Stock class Mustafa Alp (Xray) took the TQ from Adnan Kanat (Xray) and Ahmet Kasap (Xray) and Mustafa would also easily win the first A-main with a margin of a lap as both Ahmet and Adnan suffered from an incident in the opening stages of the race. A2 then was a much closer affair as Adnan was in chase of Mustafa and he eventually took over the lead but a mistake of Kanat allowed Alp to regain the number 1 spot the same lap and from that moment on Mustafa Alp was able to cruise to the win to take the overall victory from Adnan Kanat and Niyazi Deniz.

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March 15, 2016

Ride touring car tyre glueing base

The Ride touring car tyre glueing base makes glue of new or regluing of used touring car tyres a breeze. Offering a solid base as well as an attachable wheel post the tool is easy to use and store and thanks the to wheel not touching the surface during rotation there is no risk to ruin that freshly applied glue line.

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March 15, 2016

Xray X12 lightweight foam bumper

Coming from Xray and made for the X12 1/12th scale pan car is a lightweight foam bumper. Cut from a specially developed foam material for a light weight and great shock absorption the bumper protects both the chassis and the bodyshell from hard impacts without adding unnecessary weight. The part is a direct fit and works with most bodyshells.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 15, 2016

Dante Piersante teams up with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of reigning Italian Champion and long-time Xray privateer, Dante Piersante to their factory team. Dante will use the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car in the national championship, regional races as well as selected international events such as the World Championships in Gubbio, the Italian Championship Series and also the ENS. Dante says:

As a private semi sponsored driver I have been racing with Xray for several years winning also my first national title last season. As Italy will host this season the World Championship I wanted to ensure to have the best possible chances and there was no other option for me than to team up with Xray factory team to have the best performing car and the most professional team in backup. I will practice and work hard the entire season to be ready for the Worlds. You can see me at all Italian races and I will be glad to help anyone. Thanks to Xray for this opportunity.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 14, 2016

Xpress brand to make a return

Back in the day when electric touring cars had slotted chassis for NiCD cells and drivetrains with ball differentials and high layshafts, the Xpress Pro touring car was one of the kits to beat. The iconic tourer featured a complex 4-link front suspension with step-less adjustable caster and camber settings, comparable to today’s Awesomatix car, as well as as central servo mount with direct links to the steering knuckles and it also featured a huge red anodised aluminium rear bulkhead and motor mount. The brand had a successful yet rather short life, although their 1/10th mini touring car had a certain following afterwards, but it will make a comeback in 2016 with four new on-road kits. No detailed information are available yet but the line will divide into the Xpresso and Road Runner series of cars and it is understood that both “full-size” as well as mini 1/10th touring cars will be part of the line-up. More information to follow.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

March 14, 2016

Slovakia Cup Rd6 – Report

The sixth and final round of the Slovakia Cup was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin over the weekend. The event saw the running of several electric on-road and off-road classes and it had Martin Hudy taking the TQ and win in the Touring Modified class from Austria’s Martin Wollanka in second and Patrick Gollner in third. In the overall championship Martin Hudy took the title from Zdenko Kunak and Oliver Havranek.

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March 14, 2016

Jason Nugroho wins at Indonesia Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Indonesia Buggy National Championship was held at the MRCC track in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia over the weekend. A total of 50 drivers attended and it was Jason Nugroho who took the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out successful in the 45 minute A-main to grab the win from Adrian Wicaksono and John Agus in second and third respectively. Chopin Yusuf and Andre Irawan would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

March 14, 2016

Patrick Hofer successful in Bütschwil

The International Bütschwil GP was recently held in Switzerland with over 100 drivers from Austria, Germany, Italy, UK and Swiss in attendance. Team Associated driver and multi-time Swiss national champion, Patrick Hofer would dominate the event right from the start of the practice sessions on. Patrick would grab the pole position for the main final after the semis and he also brought home the win to round out a perfect weekend. Behind him, fellow Team Associated driver Ronny Lüber would grab the runner-up spot from Micha Widmeier (SOAR) in third place.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]