Top Italian on road racer Giuseppe D’Angelo has released his own line of additive, the result of numerous laboratory tests and track testing. The main characteristics of this additive are increased grip & traction while at the same time remarkable smoothness, an important quality to obtain excellent results. One of its best features is its remarkable ability to penetrate the foam thus guaranteeing grip at all stages of the race.
Source: D’Angelo Addytive
Xray have announced that multiple-Czech champion and European championship finalist Martin Bayer will continue to race with Xray in 2013. Martin has been an important member of the R&D team participating in the development and testing of the XB9 & XB4. Martin had this to say:
2012 was my first year with Team Xray. I have expected that after changing a team it will be like to start from beginning and it will be difficult but at the end it was one of my most successful years. Juraj is extremely dedicated and passionate about his work and inspires everyone in the team to work hard and harder and to reach at least 120%. We have been as team working closely together which is very positive for me and we have made big improvements on the car and still many to come. Working with the Xray Factory team is a pleasure and I am happy to re-sign for 2013. I hope our result will be even better and I will do all for it.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The Racing Lines Summernats is held every year towards the end of January at IMCC’s track in Wollongong New South Wales Australia and Tim Lee sent this report. The format includes practice Friday, nitro racing on Saturday and EP classes on Sunday. The track is one of the most flowing technical layouts around and always attracts a good entry list and makes for close racing. Entry numbers were quite high this year and it was great to see a lot of new faces. In nitro there were close to 50 entries over the open and pull start classes meanwhile in EP there was close to 100 entries spread over F1, 1/12th scale, 21.5, 17.5 and modified.
Continue reading the report here
Novarossi has unveiled their all-new generation of high-end engine today. The unveiling of the new Model family goes by the name of ‘Virtus Power’ also marks the launch of series production of the new units. The new engine line features a different position of the carburetor, which is now offset from the centre line of the engine. This new position offers a better mixture flow through the crankcase’s intake and crankshaft, with new engineering guaranteeing a better balance with improved fuel efficiency and a better power curve. Other changes include the use of 6 screws on the cooling-head instead of 4 to ensure a better sealing between sleeve, bottom head and the crankcase. The first engine to be released using this new technology is the Virtus.21 long stroke 9 port on road engine.
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The Team Losi Racing Ten-SCTE 2.0 is set to further build upon the success and popularity of its predecessor. Famed for its durability, ease of maintenance and driver-friendly handling, the Ten-SCTE has been a global success story – both for backyard SCT bashers and seasoned R/C race competitors. With a ROAR National title under it’s belt at the first time of asking, it’s no wonder that R/C and SCT enthusiasts alike all enjoyed the robustness and durability that all Team Losi cars have become renowned for. Now with the Ten-SCTE 2.0, the Team Losi Racing Engineers have tweaked that winning formula and thrown in their hard-earned race winning experience into the melting pot to produce another significant step forward in 4WD R/C SCT performance.
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Dynamite have introduced their new Prophet Sport Quattro 100W x 4 AC/DC charger. Featuring a compact footprint, four independently controlled charge outputs and a built in 400W power supply taking up a minimal amount of valuable bench space. Each output features 100W output with a charge current of 0.1A to 8.0A with a whole host of protection built in such as short circuit, over current, reverse polarity, low input and over temperature protection.
Xray have announced that multiple Italian champion Francesco Martini has re-signed with Xray for the 2013 season. Francesco has been an extremely dedicated touring car racer and an important R&D member of the T4 platform. He had this to say:
During these past years I have got the chance to work in close contact with Juraj and Martin; their expertise and contagious passion led me to love this hobby more and more, and to chase perfection as the only possible result. Only those who know them can understand how strong and contagious is their desire to always improve. Martin’s further involvement in the touring project allowed the work team to get even more tight-knit. And now everyone works hard but with a smile on his face. Of course, also the development of the models has benefited of this mood. I think that our highest aim is to continue on this path.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Simple new product from AKA, these tire prep cloths have been designed to remove oils, dirt and debris from the tire bead prior to gluing, maximizing the glue bond. Each package contains 10 individually packaged cloths.
Source: AKA [raceaka.com]
