The Fanatix racing track in Greece recently held the opening round of the Greek Touring Series and the 2nd round of the Greek Nitro Series. The day started with the electric class and after the qualifiers Papachristos took the TQ from Mitropoulos and Konstadopoulos.
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Tekno RC introduce the SCT410.3 4WD short course truck kit. The updated version of the original SCT410 comes with a slew of new parts and improvements such as an all-new suspension geometry, reduced height shock towers, a V2 hinge pin system, clamping design spring perches and new droop screws. The drivetrain received smoother gears and 1-piece composite diff cross pins, new tapered aluminium driveshafts, lightened outdrives and an angled rear gearbox with larger bearing as standard. Also included comes a lightened 4mm black anodised aluminium chassis, aluminium pivot balls, aluminium suspension and spindle bushings, a LCG lightened motor mount and a split centre diff mount beside other performance and durability enhancing features that also make for reduced maintenance times. The kit is set for a release in April.
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KM have new optional spur gears for the K8 1/8th scale nitro on-road car available. Coming as 48T and 50T 1st gear and 45T and 47T 2nd gear variants the parts help to fine-tune the gear ratio to suit the track conditions. They are made from a long-life compound material and sport moulded-in size markings for easy identification.
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Hiro Seiko have new accessories for their aluminium steering wheels available in the form of carbon fibre brake discs. Coming in the six different colours of red, gold, titanium, Tamiya and Yokomo blue as well as purple the gadgets are made of carbon fibre discs, coloured callipers and an adapter to fit to the steering wheel for a racy and more individual look.
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Xray have announced the re-signing with young and talented David Perez. The multiple Spanish national champion will continue to be part of the Xray team in 2015 and he will focus on electric touring racing. David will compete at the ETS, the EFRA Euros, the Spanish and Canary national championship and he had the following to say:
I have been racing with Xray cars as a private driver for several years and thanks to the best performance of the T4 and the support I got I was able to win plenty of races including several national titles. To be part of the Xray team is a great honor for me and my motivation to continue to improve my skills and result is the highest ever. I will participate at as many international races as possible to learn more from the factory team including Martin, Alex, Bruno and all the great people in the team but at the same time I will continue to race all the national series in Spain so anyone looking for a good set-up or help please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Following a couple of teasers Team Durango now officially introduce the DNX8 1/8th nitro and the DEX8 1/8th electric off-road buggy. Both kits are designed from the ground up and have nothing in common with their respective predecessors, the DNX408 and DEX408. Starting with the DNX8, the buggy is based on a class-standard hard-anodised aluminium chassis and it features a front pivot ball suspension, sturdy aluminium shock towers and several other alloy parts such as suspension hangers with composite inserts and more. Many of the parts come as factory-assembled pre-built items such as gear diffs, the 16mm oil-filled shock absorbers, the front steering knuckles, camber and steering links and more which not only greatly reduces build time but also possible errors. The buggy features several service time saving features such as an easy to remove radio tray, easy access linkages and more. Highly stressed parts such as driveshafts, turnbuckles and diff outdrives are made from high quality steel while the chassis braces are made from tough composite plastic. Included with the kit comes a pre-cut bodyshell with advanced aero design for improved handling.
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Shepherd introduce a carbon fibre main chassis plate, one of the first option parts especially developed for the Velox E8 1/8 electric on-road kit. Made from premium carbon material the chassis plate is nearly 50 percent lighter than the standard aluminium part and it creates a small raise of the centre of gravity combined with a different flex characteristic which leads to improved site bite. This results in better handling and agility of the car while the acceleration is improved at the same time because of the reduced weight overall weight. A direct replacement for the aluminium chassis the extra stiff carbon chassis is also a true eye catcher and available from now on.
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The final round of the Portuguese Indoor Series was held in Barreiro last weekend. Bruno Coelho dominated the qualifying and finals, taking a strong TQ position and finishing all three A-mains more than 3 laps ahead of the runner-up spot. Behind Bruno Goncalo Alves came in 2nd and while Joao Martinho rounded out the top 3 result.
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