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July 4, 2013

Much More RB6 Wonder body & Fashion wing

Much More RB6 Wonder body & Fashion wing-1

Much More introduce the Wonder body shell and Fashion wing for the Kyosho RB6 2WD buggy. The body sports a distinctive mid-cap design with reduced projection area for less aerodynamic drag, improved straight line speed and a more balanced low/high speed handling. A shark fin around the rear roof section improves straight line stability and jumping. The body is useable for mid and rear motor buggies and comes with a suitable Fashion called wing which is also available separately.

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July 4, 2013

Orcan Car-cover, Engine & Multifunctional Bag

Orcan Car-Condom, Motor & Multifunctional Bag

Orcan introduce three new products to make storage and transportation of cars, engines and spares more convenient. First up is the funnily named Car-Condom car transportation bag. Designed to capture any 1/10th nitro or electric touring car the bag fully encloses the vehicle to keep the trunk of your road car clean from dirt or fuel residue. A flexible material and a strong cord guarantee a tight fit. Next up is a special engine bag for .12 to .21 nitro engines. Made from high-quality cotton and coming with white Orcan logos the bag makes storage and transportation of your precious nitro engine easy. A tough cord securely seals the bag to prevent the engines from falling out. Last but not least comes the Orcan multifunctional bag, a medium-size offering for spare parts, tools and many more. An adjustable inner compartment and a net in the lid help to keep things tidy. Such as the other products this one sports the white Orcan logo.

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July 4, 2013

Vekemans wins Superstock at Belgian champs Rd4

The fourth round of the 2013 Belgian Championship took place in Genk and it was Stefan Rommens who took TQ in the touring car Superstock class by laying down a super fast last qualifier. Geoffrey Vekemans claimed the runner-up spot with Maxim Naegels putting his car third on the grid. The first A final saw a mix-up in positions after Geoffrey and Stefan had a coming together in the fourth lap. Maxim Naegels and Christophe Charlier took profit of the situation and went for a 1-2 finish with a recovered Geoffrey taking the third position.

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July 4, 2013

Hung Cheung Hang doubles at HK Novarossi Cup

The 2013 Hong Kong Novarossi Cup took place at the TRC track and it was KM Racing driver Hung Cheung Hang who took the pole position in both the 1/8th and the 1/10th 200mm on-road classes. Come the A mains, TQ Hung secured the win one lap ahead of second placed Ng Kwok Fai with his KM K8 prototype car in the 1/8th class and some six laps in front of his second placed KM team mate Leung Chun Wai in the 1/10th 200mm class.

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July 3, 2013

Duratrax extend 1/8th buggy tyre line

Duratrax extent 1/8th buggy tyre line

New from Duratrax come three additional off-road tyres for 1/8th electric and nitro buggies. Starting with the Dinero, the tread is designed to deliver excellent forward traction, side bite and long wear characteristics while the finer tread Score tyre is ideal for hard packed dusty track surfaces. The Barz tread though sports a smaller pin design with additional bars making it a good choice for hard packed indoor and outdoor clay surfaces. The tyres come as paris in soft C2 and super soft C3 compound.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]

July 3, 2013

Pre-painted FTW 1/8th buggy bodies

FTW introduce their Euro-inspired Raw design pre-painted buggy body shells. Available in pink, green, blue and orange/yellow variants the design is applicable on all FTW 1/8th buggy bodies with pre-painted 1/10th buggy and 1/8th truggy and SC truck shells to follow soon. The hand painted items are available through FTW’s webshop.

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July 3, 2013

Laszlo Kiss-Orban wins Hungarian 200mm nats Rd5

The fifth round of the Hungarian on-road national championship series took place in Oroshaza and it was Team Xray Hungary’s Laszlo Kiss-Orban who secured himself the pole position in the 1/10th 200mm class with his Reds-powered NT1. At the start of the 30 minutes long main final Laszlo was able pull away first but he slowed down to save on tyres as the track with its high speed left hand corners was tough on the black gold. The slower pace cost him two positions but around the 10 minutes mark he was back on top again and started to build a 10 lap gap on second placed Gergo Lehner until the end. Balazs Bihari rounded up the podium in third place. Due to the win Laszlo is now leading the series with 16 points on team mate Zsolt Bajusz with three rounds to go.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 3, 2013

Paul Lemieux confirmed for ETS Season Finale

Xray have confirmed that multiple US National Champion Paul Lemieux will compete at the season finale of the Yokomo Euro Touring Series at the Hudy Arena in Slovakia from the 19th to 21st of July. The Factory Xray driver has made a number of appearances at the World renowned series, his most recent coming last year at the fifth round of the championship in the Netherlands, prior to him winning the Worlds warmup race. Fielding a strong factory team, Xray are looking to put on a good showing at what is the company’s test track, with Paul being joined by ETS regulars Alexander Hagberg, Magnus Vassmar & Martin Hudy and in Pro Stock, Championship leader, Marek Cerny who is looking to wrap up the title. Set to be a spectacular battle on track, the Hudy Arena have been pulling out all the stops to ensure that everything is equally spectacular off track as well, going so far as organising tours of the Xray factory to all racers wishing to get a rare glimpse behind the scenes of this state of the art facility. For those wishing to compete in this the final race of our sixth season, entries are still open here and more information can be found here.