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September 7, 2015

D’hondt & Sanza take Belgian IC on-road titles

D'hondt & Sanza take Belgian IC on-road titles

The 4th and final round of the Belgian Nitro On-road Championships was held at the Genk track in varying weather conditions but with only a few drops of rain that had no significant impact on racing. In 1/8th scale several drivers were still in a position to take the title. Gunther Van Staey (Serpent) secured the pole position and he was followed by a strong Robin D’hondt (BMT) who improved his car setup heat after heat as he was not able to do any setup work on Saturday due to rain. The next three drivers in qualifying were only separated by 3.5 seconds after the 5-minute rounds. Augustin Mejor (Mugen) and Hugues Yerna (Capricorn) went straight into the final while Nico Vandewynckel (Serpent) needed to bump up from the semi-finals.

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September 6, 2015

Patrick Hofer takes Swiss 1/8th Buggy Nats Rd6

Round six of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held near the lake of Geneva in the beautiful city of Morges, Vaud, Switzerland. In the 45-minute main final Patrick Hofer came out successful despite being dead last in the opening stages due to an early crash. Patrick then shifted into second gear, catching position by position to grab the lead around the 30 minute mark. He then never looked back to take the win from team mate Ronny Lüber in second place.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 6, 2015

Zsolt Bajusz wins at RCProf Summer Series Rd5

Round five of the RCProf Summer Series was held at the MAMSE outdoor track with the 13.5T Touring class being the most popular category. Hot weather was predicted for the race day and so everyone was eager to grab the TQ in the first of the three qualifiers as the grip level would decrease over the day. Zsolt Bajusz made the best out of a new set of Rex34 tyres and he would take the TQ in round one and with it the pole position for the triple A-mains as no one was able to get near his time in the following two qualifying rounds. The opening A-main then saw a close fight between Zsolt and the second placed driver with loads of position changes happening. At the end of leg one Zsolt held the upper hand an scored the win. A2 then had Zsolt cruising to the leg and the overall win and he is now in a good position to secure the overall title at the forthcoming sixth and final round of the RCProf Summer Challenge. Second at round five was Gabor Forrai, Janos Birinyi completed the top 3 result in the 13.5T class.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 5, 2015

Alex Hagberg & Olly Jefferies – Exclusive Interview

As previously announced, today we are publishing an exclusive interview with Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Olly Jefferies ahead of the forthcoming release of Xray’s new X12 2016 Spec. This interview from the Slovakian manufacturer will shortly be followed by an exclusive write-up with more in-depth information on what racers can expect from Xray’s latest 1/12th pan car.

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September 5, 2015

Arrowmax 2800mAh 2S super shorty LiPo battery

Arrowmax have further extended their line of LiPo battery packs with the introduction of the 7.4V 2800mAh super shorty pack. Sporting the size of a single saddle pack the item is much small and lighter than a conventional shorty battery, allowing for super-light vehicle setups. Made from low-capacity yet lightweight high-performance 55C/110C cells the pack is ideal for 2WD vehicles. The hardcase is equipped with through-type 4mm connector tubes and 2mm balancer ports.

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September 5, 2015

Radtec X1 aluminium option parts

Radtec have new aluminium option parts for the Xray X1 formula car available. First up are hard-coated aluminium turnbuckles. The 3-piece set includes the outer steering links and also the servo turnbuckle and it comes in a brown hard-anodised finish.

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September 4, 2015

AME Project IRIS 1/10th touring car

AME have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming Project Iris 1/10th electric touring car kit. The brainchild of Andreas Myrberg will be fully uncovered in about three weeks time when also a Kickstarter campaign will be launched to crowdfund the production of the car. Information are still non existing beside this one rendering but by the looks of things the car will be belt-driven and it features either very low shocks/shock towers or rotation dampers, as seen on the Awesomatix car. More information and images will become available by September 25th.

Source: AME [team-ame.com]

September 4, 2015

Patrick Folman takes Danish Modified TC title

The final round of the Danish National Electric Touring Car series was held at the Odense R/C Minirace track. Saturday was devoted to practice and everybody was trying to find a setup for a track that started out dusty with low grip, but ended up with medium grip. Much focus was on the Modified class and before the final round several drivers had changed sponsors, teams and cars. This was going to be the first race for Patrick Folman, now driving for Schumacher with the Mi5Evo, Frederik Hovgaard with his new Danish-developed Gizmo touring car, and Gustav Pind driving the Yokomo BD7. During Saturday’s practice Frederik Hovgaard demonstrated some really fast lap times with his Gizmo while the developers of the car were at the track to support Frederik. Only Patrick Folman could match the pace and behind the two Frederik Broløs Mikkelsen and Gustav Pind were working hard to catch up. Further down the field Stefan Finnich (Xray), Lars Holm (Yokomo) and Anders Dyrlund (TOP) were also in the mix.

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