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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.

July 3, 2013

MCD announce the all-new RR5 buggy

Turkish large scale specialists MCD announce the soon release of their new 1/5th scale competition gas buggy called the RR5. Designed from scratch the kit looks like a scaled-up 1/8th buggy and features a tough 4WD shaft drivetrain with chrome shafts and axles, easily accessible spiral-cut differential gears and steel brake discs. The widely adjustable suspension comes with fifth generation lower wishbones, ball-raced sway bars and composite shock absorbers. The chassis plate is cut from 7075 aircraft-grade aluminium and comes with an easily removable one-piece radio tray with separate rear brake servo mount and composite chassis stiffeners. Included in the kit is a clear body shell and a composite rear wing.

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July 3, 2013

Tamiya M-05 Gold Edition chassis kit

Tamiya will soon have a new limited edition kit available in the form of the M-05 Gold Edition chassis. The kit is based on the standard M-05 and features a gold colour main frame, aluminium steering parts and a rear aluminium suspension holder with 1 degree toe-in. An updated front suspension allows for better adjustability, more shock travel and the kit is designed for the use with 210mm, 225mm and 239mm wheelbase body shells.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

July 3, 2013

Sanwa SRG-BLS Version 2 low-profile servo

LRP introduce the SRG-BLS Version 2 low-profile 1/10th scale servo. The updated version of the well-known touring car steering servo sports a speed of 0.05s, a torque of 7.6kg-cm and is usable in Sanwa’s SSR mode for ultra-fast steering reactions. The features list includes a brushless motor, ball bearings, metal gears and a heatsink middle case.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

July 3, 2013

KO Propo PDS-2531 ICS mid-profile servo

KO Propo introduce their new PDS-2531 ICS mid-profile servo designed for many 1/10th applications. It sports dimensions of 41×31.8x21mm, a weight of 46,5g and a cool feature in the form of a transparent lower cover illuminated by an LED for that special look in your chassis. The metal geared servo offers a speed of 0.13s and a torque of 9.5kg-cm and is available with red, yellow or blue illumination.

Source: KO Propo [kopropoamerica.com]

July 3, 2013

Vision Racing AE 1/10th carbon steering rack

New from Vision Racing comes this 3mm carbon fibre steering rack for Team Associated’s 1/10th 2WD off-road kits such as the B4, T4 and SC10. The rack offers four holes which gives finer adjustment of the steering Ackermann. Also the bushings included are machined for tighter tolerances, resulting in less slop in the steering system.

Source: Vision Racing [vision-racing.net]

July 3, 2013

MIP SCTE 2.0 Bypass1 team tuned pistons

MIP SCTE 2.0 Bypass team tuned pistons

MIP introduce their Bypass1 team tuned shock pistons set for the TLR SCTE 2.0 4WD short course truck. The kit includes pistons whose design is based on full-scale valve technology to allow for nearly infinite setup possibilities of shock compression and rebound thanks to special valves that control how the pistons moves through the shock fluid. The octagon shape of the piston reduces drag while keeping it guided in the shock housing. Included in the set are four #7 shock pistons, ‘fast’, ‘medium’, ‘slow’ and ‘gap’ valves as well as shims and locknuts. Additional pistons and a wider range of valves are available separately. The set fits all TLR SCTE 2.0, Losi SCTE 1.0 and MIP Pro4mance converted trucks.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]