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August 19, 2015

New Xceed gear diff oils & various wires

Xceed have expanded their range of high-viscosity gear differential oils and high-quality wires. Starting with the diff fluids, available now are the extra heavy 500,000cst, 1,000,000cst, 1,500,000cst and 2,000,000cst variants all of which come in handy 50ml containers with large openings and eady-to-read stickers for easy identification. Also new is a range of wires such as 180mm and 200mm soft sensor wires in black, blue and red colour as well as a 150mm saddle pack balancer and charge harness, a 100mm jumper wire pre-soldered with 4mm bullet-type connectors and a black universal plug 180mm servo and ESC wire.

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August 19, 2015

Schumacher KF2 high roll centre kit

Schumacher’s new and simple high roll centre kit for the Cougar KF2 raises the rear inboard hinge pin height in order to alter the rear roll centre settings. The option part stiffens the car in roll which keeps the rear end of the buggy flatter through corners, and it is recommended for high grip surfaces.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 19, 2015

Marc Fischer joins Gens Ace factory team

Gens Ace have announced the signing of German frontrunner Marc Fischer to their factory team. Marc will be using Gens Ace LiPo batteries to power his Serpent on-road and off-road rides from now on and the start with his new sponsor could not be better, as he won the German Electric Touring Car Modified title last weekend. With the win he grabbed his fourth national TC Modified title while the victory marked a first for Gens Ace.

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]

August 19, 2015

Drake & Lutz win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

This past weekend was round five of the JBRL Nitro Series at Heritage R/C Park in Chula Vista, CA. The nearly 200 entries made for a long day, but the racing was great with a number of talented drivers in attendance. Adam Drake (Mugen) took the qualifier honors in the Expert Nitro Buggy class by almost 4 seconds. In the final, Drake got a good start and controlled the race from start to finish taking the win by a comfortable margin over Kody Numedahl (Team Associated) and Ryan Lutz (Tekno).

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August 19, 2015

Robert Batlle takes 1/8th Buggy Open Euros win

The first ever EFRA 1/8th E-Buggy European Championship was held at the WMW Fehring track in Austria, home of past 1/8th Nitro and 1/10th Electric Euros. The track presented itself in a rough and partly high-grip condition, making setup not an easy task for the drivers. Being an open championship the race attracted a good turnout of racers with over 90 entries. Mugen/LRP’s Robert Batlle, David Ronnefalk with his Team Orion-powered and Tekno-converted HB and Xray/Orca’s Martin Bayer ended the four qualifying rounds tie on points with Martin Wollanka (Xray/LRP) and Jörn Neumann (Serpent/Team Orion) rounding out the top 5 result. The finals were run in a mix of nitro and electric rules with semifinals being held first of which the best drivers bumped-up into the triple A-mains.

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August 19, 2015

Jarno Pijpers wins Dutch Buggy Cup Rd6

The recent 6th round of the Dutch Buggy Cup saw Jarno Pijpers walking away with the win after some mixed qualifiers and semifinals. Starting into the main final from the 3 spot Jarno had to let Sander van Genechten past in the opening stages while Bart Mulink was able to open a gap to the field up front only to experience a flame out during a pit stop later on. This allowed Jordy Velder to slip into the lead while Sander and Jarno were closing on the leader. In the closing stages of the final both Sander and Jordy crashed which promoted a lucky Jarno the win of the 6th round of the Buggy Cup. Sander van Genechten came in 2nd while Jordy Velder completed the top 3 result.

View the final results here

August 19, 2015

Schelle AE V2 12mm shock pistons

With the release of the latest V2 “screw-on” style Team Associated 3mm shock shaft, Schelle Racing Innovations came up with some new 12mm shock pistons to fine-tune the shock setup. Available in the popular sizes 2×1.6, 2×1.7 and 3×1.4, each size is available in either a traditional flat piston or in a bevel design. The CNC precision machined Delrin pistons offer a precision cut outer diameter with smooth machined outer edge while the tight fit to the shock body reduces wasted blow by around piston edges. Each package contains two pistons, tuning guide, and bevel piston supplement.

Source: Schelle Racing Innovations [schelleracing.com]

August 19, 2015

Ratheisky & Wohlgemuth win at German EP nats

Ratheisky & Wohlgemuth win German EP onroad nats

The German 1/10th Electric On-road Nationals and German Formula Masters were held at the Hamm track this past weekend. The event started out in good weather conditions but overnight rain on Sunday brought things to a halt. After four rounds of qualifying had been run on Saturday it was decided to skip the fifth and final qualifier on main’s day and to go straight into the finals. The drivers of the supporting Formula class decided to skip the mains anyway so Top Qualifier Jan Ratheisky was able to grab the German Formula Masters title without turning a wheel in the finals. David Ehrbar came in 2nd while Jan Bohlen rounded out the top 3. The finals of the Touring Car Stock class were run in pretty severe track conditions and they had Daniel Wohlgemuth coming out successful from Jan Ratheisky and Caspar Nückel.

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