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July 17, 2014

IFMAR 1/12th Worlds traction compound clarification

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Gravity RC announce that their product Liquid Gravity LGC has been chosen to be the only allowed traction compound at this year’s IFMAR 1/12th Electric On-Road World Championships. The decision was made to reduce the change of potential health and/or track deteriorating issues. IFMAR Electric chairman Frank Mostrey has issued the following statement regarding the decision behind the allowance of only a single product:

Important 1/12th World Championship 2014 news:
“In order to have an absolute situation control on rule 4.0.3, specifically:
…”potential health hazard and/or not deteriorating the track surface”
Considering that on a previous world championship the track surface deteriorated, most likely due to a blend of different products.
Seeing it unmanageable for the organizer to control, know, and test all possible mixtures and substances even if these are in a branded recipient nor can he predict the interaction between these products.
So in order to protect the racing surfaces only one known brand of tyre treatment will be allowed and application will have to be in a designated area.
The selected product is Liquid Gravity LGC and will be available at a reduced price to all drivers for practice.
In agreement with the organizers”
Frank Mostrey

Source: Team Gravity [teamgravityrc.com]

July 17, 2014

JConcepts B5 series ultra wheel hexes

JConcepts introduce the ultra front and rear wheel hexes for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. The hex adaptors are precision machined, blue or black anodised and feature a fluted design eliminating unnecessary rotating weight. The aluminium material combined with clamping design and light-weight styling provides utmost durability and all-important functionality. The hexes are available separately for the front and the rear of the B5 buggy.

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July 17, 2014

Jörn Neumann takes 2WD class at EFRA Euros

The 2014 EFRA Electric Offroad European Champsionships are being held this week in Trelleborg, Sweden. Run on a somewhat tricky clay track built into an ice-hockey stadium, all drivers seem to have a bit of a hard time on the short and slippery track. In the 2WD class, run earlier this week, defending champion Jörn Neumann (Team Durango) took the opening three qualifying rounds, looking to have secured the TQ position early but a late charge from Lee Martin (Yokomo) handed the UK star the pole position for the A-finals as he TQ’d round 4 and 5 with a faster time, denying Neumann the prestigious TQ spot.

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July 17, 2014

Martin Lava wins at Danish electric on-road nats Rd4

The 4th round of the Danish electric on-road nationals was run at the Naestved track. In the 1/10th pan car class, run with 17.5T Speed Passion motor and ESC combos, it was Martin Lava who took the overall win after the 5 finals. Jacob Lund and Claus Ryeskov completed the top 3 while David Hansen rounded out the all-Xray X10’15 top 4 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 17, 2014

Xray X10 & X12 aluminium eccentric inserts

Made for Xray’s latest X10’15 and X12’14/15 cars are these eccentric aluminium inserts for the front lower A-arms. Available as standard, +/-0.5mm and +/-1.0mm variant, the bushings come in pairs and allow to increase or decrease the front track width in order to fine tune the handling of the chassis while adding a bit of durability at the same time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 17, 2014

Muchmore Cell Master Double Accel carrying bag

Muchmore introduce a tailor-fit carrying bag for the new Cell Master Double Accel charger. The zipped and padded bag not only securely stores the charger but also a Power Master World Edition 2 Evo power supply, all needed harnesses and a standard LiPo charging bag, thanks to build-in dividers. An inner pocket takes the manuals while interchangeable cushions protect your precious charging hardware.

Source: Muchmore [muchmoreracing.net]

July 17, 2014

CML Off Road Masters 2014 – Announcement

The 2nd Annual CML Off Road Masters will take place on the weekend of the 2nd of November at the Gymnase Jean Collignon in Louvres in the North of Paris. The event starts on Friday with free practice, on Saturday the 2WD Modified and 13.5T Stock classes will be run while Sunday sees 4WD Modified, 2WD Short Course and the RC10 vintage racing. Pro-Line’s Wedge and Pin Point tyres are the controlled tyres for the event with one full set being included with the entry fee. More information about the meeting is available here.

July 17, 2014

Robert Gustafsson wins 40+ buggy Euros

The EFRA 40+ Nitro Buggy European Championships took place at the WMW track in Fehring, Austria. The event was affected by rainy weather conditions right from the start of the first practice session. As the race went on it soon became clear that JQ Products’ Robert Gustafsson would be the man to beat this year. In the qualifiers Robert was in a fight with Costas Agrafiotis. Both TQ’d two qualifying rounds but in the end it was Gustav who grabbed the prestigious TQ spot.

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