Following the first two parts of our exclusive Xray RX8 presentation in the form of an in-depth interview with Martin Hudy and hot on the heels of our article about the making of the RX8 we now bring you the third part of the RX8 story – an exclusive preview with first images as well as more details on the car’s features and specifications.
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The 2014 Pro-Line LoneStar Challenge will take place from the 15th to 18th of May at the Thornhill Racing Circuit. The race doubles as the warm-up for this year’s ROAR Gas Nationals and is also the third stop of the 2014 USPro Cup tour and already attracted all of the industry’s big names. The event will see Pro, Open and Sportsman classes for Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy as well as 40+ Nitro Buggy, Truggy and E-Buggy and also Pro and Sport Pro4 SC classes. Full details on the event are available here and registration for the race can be made using PayPal (thedirtracing@aol.com – include your entry info in the “Note” field).
MRRC Raceway, a new club in Long Island, NY, will hold their season opener this weekend. The race will see 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy as well as E-Buggy and E-Truggy classes along 4WD Pro4 SC, run on a new track built by The Dirt’s Joey Christensen. More information can be found here.
New from Team Associated comes this setup and countertop mat with Team Associated, Reedy, Factory Team and XP logos. Roughly 400x500mm in size the mat is waterproof and resistant to fuel, shock oil, dirt and grime and it makes a good base for your pit table. The mat is only available from rc10.com.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
Protoform have new merchandise availabke in the form of two T-shirts and a hoodie. First up is the Protoform Heritage shirt, a vintage style red heather shirt with script lettering and a classic checkered flag accent on the front. On the back the shirt sports PF’s original tag line from 1992. The second new shirt is made from black 100 percent pre-shrunk cotton and sports a large “Aero Matters” statement on the front and a Protoform logo on the back. Both T-shirts are available in adult sizes ranging from S to XXL. Last but not least comes the Champions zip-up hoodie. Black of colour it features a large crest on the front displaying Protoform’s world championship legacy and the PF logo on the left sleeve. It also features a double-ply self-fabric lined hood and metal zipper and it is available in S to XXL sizes.
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Despite having not raced 1:10 200mm nitro since the World Championships in Thailand in 2012, HB’s Teemu Leino got his return to the class off to an impressive start as he TQ’d the first qualifier at the opening round of the all new Euro Nitro Series in Melzo. Having set the pace in practice at the Italian event earlier in the day, the Finn completed a perfect first day posting the fastest time over the 4-minute qualifier by .638 of a second from World’s podium finisher Francesco Tironi with Serpent’s Dominic Greiner completing the Top 3. Having posted the second fastest time in practice, Dario Balestri would fail to complete a single lap in Q1 suffering a throttle servo failure in his Capricorn on his out lap.
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Former 1:8 World Championship finalist Simon Kurzbuch set the pace in the first timed practice at the opening round of the all new Euro Nitro Series which is taking place this weekend in Melzo, Italy. The factory Shepherd driver posted the fastest 3-consecutive laps to head team-mate Oliver Mack by .070 of a second with former World Champion Robert Pietsch completing the Top 3. Top Italian on the timesheets at the Mini Racing Ayrton Senna track with the fourth fastest time would be Alberto Picco.
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Schumacher introduce the low-grip conversion set for the Cougar KF 2WD buggy. The part included move the motor and centre cluster back by 21mm. The more rearward weight distribution gives the KF added rear traction, and is well suited to wet astroturf, or high grip dirt tracks. In the rearward motor position the car must be used with a shorty LiPo battery. The new chassis can accept either motor position so the car can be converted back to the forward motor position for extra steering when the grip comes up. The body requires a small modification to clear the spur gear but a modified body is now also available from Schumacher.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
