Coming from Exotek and made for the Exo-Six conversion kit is a new aluminium main chassis plate. Cut from 7075 material and coming black anodised and laser-etched the highly machined part is of a complex design to retain stiffer chassis flex traits than the carbon fibre chassis while being 23g heavier to insure the lowest possible centre of gravity for carpet racing. Despite being stiffer the chassis is also good for the use on asphalt.
The Buggyparty Farewell Race was held at the iconic PRC track in Pattaya, Thailand with drivers from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea and Australia in attendance. For the first 30 minutes of the 60 minute main final Jason Nugroho would be in the lead but he lost a lot of time during marshalling after a flip and the following flameout cost him dearly. Jason tried to get back in the lead but he lost his pace and so Australia’s Zac Ryan would bring home the win from Jason in second and Korea’s Ryan Lee in third.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Batam Night Race was held last Saturday at the Batam RC Speedway Track, in Batam with racers from Singapore, Jakarta, Medan, Batam, Tanjung Pinang, Pekanbaru and Aceh in attendance. After the five rounds of 10 minute qualifying Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) took the TQ. During the final B-main it started to rain and the A-main was delayed by over an hour but all drivers wanted to race and so the main was started on a very wet track. Unfortunately no one was able to finish the race and so the top 3 result saw Edianto (Kyosho/O.S.) taking the win from Jason Nugroho with Asang Ho (Mugen/Reds Racing) grabbing the final podium spot. Behind the three Ameng (Mugen/Reds Racing) and Afriandy (Mugen/Reds Racing) completed the top 5 result.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The HFCC Racing Club in Den Haag, The Netherlands recently kicked off the Indoor Season with a new indoor racing series, the 3-round HFCC Indoor Racing Series. Run in the four classes of Touring 17.5T, M-Chassis, Formula 21.5T and 1/12th Stock the opening round attracted a good amount of drivers and racing started on Saturday afternoon after track building was done. In the Touring Stock class some close battles were on for the TQ and after the three rounds of qualifying Sybrand de Boer came out fastest in front of Daniel Jansma and Bart Wubben.
Pro-Line have a range of new off-road related products available such as a 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor True Scale body, BFGoodrich crawler tyres and 5 inch PowerStroke XT shock absorbers. Starting with the bodyshell, the all-new 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor True Scale truck body is made for many of today’s SC trucks such as the Pro-2, Slash, and SC10 and it makes for a highly detailed yet functional replica of the unreleased 2017 Raptor thanks to the body’s details and the comprehensive sticker sheet. As usual the body comes clear and including window masks.
ST Racing Concepts have released first images of their forthcoming CNC-machined aluminium monster truck racing chassis kit for the Axial Wraith. The direct bolt on kit lowers the electronics and battery mounting, it offers adjustable weight distribution of the electronics, and the option to mount the Wraith sway bar kit. More information become available soon.
Xray have announced the signing of French Cup winner and French Stock vice-champion, Jean Delorme to their team. Jean has been racing Xray cars as a privateer for several years now and for the 2016 season he is part of the Xray factory team. Jean will attend at regional, national and international races including the ETS and he has the following to say about the deal:
We have been racing with Xray cars since ever because they are simply the best. Not only the quality and performance but the support we get is first class and makes me confident anytime I go to a race. I’m very proud and motivated to be part of the best team and I am looking forward to work with the team and improve my racing results. I want to thank Xray for this great opportunity.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
New from Italian company WRC and made for the GTX 1/8th scale car is a hard compound front bumper. The reinforced material provides higher stiffness, resulting in improved precision and also increased steering response.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
