Evo-Workshop introduce their latest J’s System multi-flex chassis for the Xray RX8 and the Serpent S966. Featuring resilience of two materials combined, the system incorporates a hard coated aluminum chassis and a carbon-fiber-made stabilizer blade that work seamlessly with various lock up combinations, providing the best flex control function for any track requirements or racing events.
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The first round of the French 1/10th electric buggy nationals took place at the Gymnase Jean Collignon in Louvres this past weekend. The race saw the attendance of the usual breed of fast French drivers such as Antoine Rossetti, Sebastian Wartelle and Vicent Heligoin. In the 4WD Open class Team Associated factory driver Yannick Aigoin, normally at home with 1/8th nitro off-road buggies, was on a mission and won its first 1/10th electric buggy race with his AE B44.2 in front of Team Durango’s Antoine Rossetti and Schumacher driver Armand Lantheaume. In 2WD Open it was 4WD runner-up Antoine who grabbed the top sport of the podium in front of Ahmed Kerfati and Ludovic Valtier. The 2WD Promo class saw the win of Vincent Le Peltier with Olivier Langlet and Jean-Luc Salmeron in tow.
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Xray have been in touch to invite racers to the grand final of the European Xray Challenge. The race will take place at the weekend of the 5th of May at the Hudy Racing Arena in a total of six different classes including stock, super stock and modified touring cars, 1/10th nitro touring, F1 and GT pan cars. In the touring classes only Xray touring cars are allowed to run with the tires being hand-out tires supplied by the organizers. Click here to find all details.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The sixth and final round of the Essex Winter Series took place this weekend. Once again, the event was fully booked many weeks before the meeting, including a number of top drivers. With a final total of 165 different drivers competing and over 550 individual entries to the series, the organisers were keen to thank all the drivers for their attendance and support. The Super Stock 13.5 class saw a straight championship battle between Tony Broad and the defending champion Paul Pinkney, both drivers tied on points coming into the final meeting. As qualifying begun, it was Paul’s Schumacher team-mate, last years championship runner-up Ashley Wiffen who topped the first round, with James Hart in second and Phil Chambers in third with their X-rays.
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The final round of the Worksop Player saw Nathan Waters take the 2WD title with his Team Durango DEX210. With a close battle in both classes over the proceeding rounds of racing, it was always going to be a closely fought series. Nathan who put his DEX210 into TQ position from the first round of qualifying, and then go on to dominate the 2WD class throughout the days racing to take first overall and conclude his series campaign as Players Champion. Team Durango super racer Craig Collinson followed Nathan closely to take second overall in the series. Team Durango drivers had been forging a comprehensive collection of 4WD results during the previous rounds of this star-studded race series. The DEX410v3 vehicles of Craig Collinson and Nathan Waters had already made a big impression in previous meetings at the Worksop venue. With the closing stages of this nationally renowned series coming to an action packed conclusion, Craig Collinson was to place his DEX410v3 in fifth overall. Nathan was pipped by Neil Cragg but was again a force to be reckoned with by securing second overall in a field that was as strong as any UK based off-road line-up.
Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]
Italian bodyshell manufacturer Mon-Tech Racing announce the signing of Scandinavian front runner Adrian Berntsen. The Xray factory driver will join Yokomo’s Yannic Prümper who signed with the Italian company in February.
Source: Mon-Tech [mon-techracing.net]
The 1/12th European Championships was held in the city of Oulu, in northern Finland. A very small turn out of only 50 drivers, divided on two classes, joined the race. Some of the best 1/12 drivers in Europe were still present, making the race rather competitive. The carpet used was not the usual CRC one but a completely different type which never really developed high traction making car setup difficult for everyone. Instead, the competitors saw a similar situation to that one found at last year’s World Championships where a wide, black groove formed at the track. Traction actually decreased as the days went on, due to all the oil from the additives making the track slippery. This is a strange phenomenon seen at 1/12 races lately, which probably has to do with the oil based tire additives which are used when the rule is “open” for additives. One big change in the EFRA rules for 2013 was that a round by round qualifying system was used in the 1/12 class for the first time. 3 out of 6 points were counted to determine the final starting positions.
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Available now is Corally’s new HMX US Carpet Spec touring car kit. The updated variant is specially designed for US style carpet tracks and includes two SGX gear differentials, silver anodised 7075-T6 aluminium steering block with ball bearings, 6 degree nylon C-hubs, red anodised aluminium servo posts and X-Hard graphite 2.4mm chassis and top deck parts.
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