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October 5, 2013

Xray XB9e low-profile buggy body

Xray introduce this ultra low-profile body shell for the XB9e 1/8th off-road buggy. The high performance body is of a low centre of gravity and very aerodynamic design to not only stand out from the crowd but also increase the performance of the buggy. The sides of the body were specially designed to perfectly match the shape of the side guards, preventing dirt from entering. The rear body mount hole is oval-shaped to ensure the necessary body movement when landing jumps, while the mild cab forward design in combination with the low profile design ensures perfect aerodynamics. The body comes clear, including window masks and overspray film.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 5, 2013

ORRCA Queensland On-Road EP Titles – Report

The ORRCA Queensland On-Road EP titles were held at the Bayside track in Brisbane with some fierce competition, and some impressive results. The annual event is always held at the last weekend of September to coincide with the school holidays, to encourage young drivers into the sport. The Modified class saw the Australian champion, Kyosho driver Simon Nicholson taking the TQ and race win with Corey Broadstock (Yokomo) 2nd and Jason Dorn (Hot Bodies) in 3rd.

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October 5, 2013

Xray Moravia & Slovakia Cup – Announcement

Xray announce the seven round Xray Challenge Moravia and Slovakia Cup. The cup will be held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia on seven weekends starting at the 19th of October with the last round being held at the 29th of March 2014. The race schedule sees open practice on the Friday afternoons with three qualifiers and finals being run on Saturday. Classes run at the events are 2WD and 4WD Buggy, Formula, Formula Classic, Pan Car 1/10, Touring Car 21.5T Blinky, Touring Car 17.5T Blinky and Touring Car Modified. More information and all dates can be found here.

October 4, 2013

On the Grapevine – Chico

On the Grapevine - Chico

During my return journey from the 1:10 Electric Buggy World Championships in Chico, California, I was trying to gather together my thoughts for my latest column and I have to admit it was a struggle. One would think that having just attended a World Championships the difficulty would be deciding what to leave out rather than what could I include that might make for somewhat interesting reading. While the event was like the Frankfurt International Motor Show in terms of new buggy releases and appearances of prototypes, photos of which got quickly dissected by racers as they circled the globe via the interweb, there was actually very little else of interest coming out of the pits. Perhaps it was the fact that the daily schedule left little time for chatting between runs, highlighted perfectly by Lee Martin eating a hamburger as though he was doing a challenge for the TV show ‘Man Versus Food’. Maybe it had something to do with many of the drivers appearing to have spent the week prior in Vegas perfecting their Poker Faces. While the event ended with 5-minutes of racing that even Hollywood’s best script writers might have struggled to come up with in terms of drama and the final outcome, overall for me the event was missing that World Championship factor and it wasn’t for the lack of effort.

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October 4, 2013

ZZRacing T4 2014 screw sets

ZZRacing have new optional screw sets available for the Xray T4 2014. Coming in titanium or stainless steel variants, each set includes all the screws needed to replace the stock black steel fasteners. Both sets are made from high quality material with the titanium screws scrubbing some weight and adding rigidity compared to the stainless steel fasteners.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

October 3, 2013

Pro-Line is official tire supplier for 2013-14 EOS season

Just a few short weeks ahead of the opening race of the new season in Poznan Poland (October 18th-20th), the organisers of the Euro Offroad Series are excited to announce that for the 2013-14 season Pro-Line will be the Official Tire Supplier, as well as a Primary Sponsor, of the popular indoor electric offroad series. Having recently released a full range of Competition Tires for Indoor Carpet Off-Road, the US company has chosen the EOS to showcase their new line of tires made specifically for this increasingly popular form of racing. The series will be run using Pro-Line’s Pin Point and Wedge tires coupled with their all-new Z3 Compound which will provide excellent traction on the variety of racing surfaces found throughout the course of the series.

View more details on the new EOS season here.

October 3, 2013

JConcepts TLR 22 front axle conversion

JConcepts introduce the front axle conversion for the TLR 22 line of vehicles. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry with the goal to convert the front axle to a more user friendly design. The conversion includes two front high-grade steel axles with incorporated wheel hex and threaded shaft allowing the use a traditional 4mm lock-nut instead of the stock screw type design. A low-profile, aluminium 4mm locknut has been included which features an inner serrated surface which grips the wheel when tightened for locking security. This design can easily be installed on the 22 buggy line of vehicles including the newly released TLR 22 2.0.

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October 3, 2013

Bradley Baird wins Irish national championship

The fifth and final round of the Irish 1/8th off-road nationals took place at the NIMCC track in Ballymena. Mark Penny (Kyosho/Bullett/VP Pro) took TQ in the nitro class ahead of Alan Scroggie (Agama/Bullett/Beta) and Bradley Baird (JQ/nVision/VP Pro). In the 45 minute nitro main Bradley Baird got a clean start and put himself in from within the first 10 minutes. As he neared the last round of fuel stops Bradley had extended the lead to around 20 seconds but fuel gun problems made an unscheduled fuel stop necessary which allowed Mark Penny to close up. Bradley needed to have a podium finish in order to secure the overall championship so he pushed hard to hold the lead and eventually he took the win in front of Mark Penny and Barkley Abernathy (Agama/Bullett/Beta) securing him the 2013 national title.

Source: JQ Products [jq-products.com]