Xray factory driver and current IFMAR 200mm World Champion Alexander Hagberg will be present in Klang, Malaysia on the 2nd of October to host the Xray Work.Shop Malaysia. The event will take place at the Kota Raja RC Track, Jalan Padang Kawasan 1, 41000 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia and it will focus on working with Xray T4 and NT1 in low-grip asphalt racing conditions. Participation is for free and further details can be found here.
The AMCA track in Apeldoorn played host to last weekend’s round 5 of the Dutch National 1/8th Nitro On-road Championships. Saturday’s practice started off dry, while on Sunday morning the qualifying rounds were run on a wet but drying track. Thankfully the last qualifying rounds were run in dry conditions and in the premier NK class it was Frank Baggen (ARC/Reds Racing) who was fastest after the qualifiers, followed by Joey Sorber (Shepherd/Maxima), Gunther van Steay (Serpent/Picco) and Martin Zevenhoven (Serpent/Picco).
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Round two of the Infinity Grand Prix was held at the Sunter International Speedway. In the shortened 30 minute main final Bowie Ginting instantly took the lead with Trin only 1.5 seconds behind him before the first round of fuel stops. Thanks to super fast pit work Trin was able to shorten the gap to under a second and due to the high tyre wear Bowie tried to manage the gap instead of pulling away. Around the 13 minute mark Trin made an error in the sweeper, resulting in a mechanical failure which promoted TQ holder Dimas into second place. Up from Bowie was able to cruise to the win some three laps in front of Dimas with Kenji Taira grabbing the final podium spot.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
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Max Power have introduced their new RP3.5 TQ-S .12 nitro on-road engine. Used at this year’s EFRA 200mm Euros to take the TQ and the vice-championship the 3-channel engine offers an improved timing for fast acceleration and optimised speed and fuel consumption. Furthermore the TQ-S comes with a new CNC-machined piston, a silicone-filled and lightweight crankshaft as well as extra strong USA-made ceramic bearings.
The French 200mm Nitro On-road national championship recently concluded with the fifth and final round being held at the Louviers track. However the season started off in Toulouse where Quentin Leroux had secured the TQ in front of Michael Derderian and Basile Concialdi. During the race Quentin decided to change tyres while Michael stayed on a single set. After the pitstop Quentin pushed hard and was on the back of Michael some 5 minutes before the end, but he could not pass him so Michael would take the win in front of Quentin.
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The 2015 Bring The Heat took place in Flowood, Mississippi this past weekend with over 200 entries would do their best on the big elevation changes, tight sections, and big jumps. In 1/8th E-Buggy TQ Ryan Lutz would battle it out with JR Mitch for the first 5 minutes. Lutz would bobble giving JR the lead while falling back to 3rd but Lutz would battle back and get close but never make pass so JR would take the win in the opening A-main. In A2 Lutz would pull a gap but JR Mitch was on a mission, catching Ryan around the 6 minute mark. JR would push hard but too many little mistakes wouldn’t allow JR to capitalize and make a pass so Lutz would take A2. A3 would be a bit rougher as the track had slowed creating a lot more traffic in the back of the field. This would allow Ryan to create a gap and lead tone to tone without pressure. This would give Ryan Lutz the overall, JR Mitch 2nd, Denny 3rd, Dickerson 4th, and Harrison 5th.
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Simon Nicholson, Nathan Reese and Jeffrey Mackie lead a Yokomo 1-2-3 finish at this years Newcastle Grand Prix which attracted a healthy gathering for the relatively new club. The club certainly proved it has the facilities and members to put it on par as one of the best venues in Australia. The medium to high-grip surface played havoc with car setup, however this was overcome relatively quickly with both Simon Nicholson and Nathan Reese breaking track records early on. With the two sharing TQ honours it was Simon who would eventually walk away with the TQ and the first place trophy, with Nathan a close second and Jeffrey in third.
