Last weekend at the beautiful Genk track in Belgium 17 year old Maxim Claes was crowned Belgian 1/10th 200mm Champion for the first time after a close battle with his rivals. The end to a fine season that saw him get 6th at the EFRA GP in Herlissheim, 5th place at the Euro ‘B’. Maxim wanted to thank his sponsors RC connect, Capricorn, JP*Gimar, Racing Experience and RC Car Colours and finally a big thanks to his father Alain.
X-Factory are reporting that their drivers Mike Wilder, Chris Cristo, and Brian Kinwald took home lots of silverware from the JConcepts North East Championship race held at R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, Mass. last weekend. Cristo absolutely dominated the 13.5 buggy and truck classes, TQing and winning each by a lap or more with his X-6 Squared and X-60. In stock short course, Cristo again TQd and won, this time with his SCX-60. Wilder, who qualified 3rd in mod truck, battled back and forth for most of the race with several other trucks, taking a slim lead with two laps to go and holding on for the win in his X-60. Mike also qualified and finished 3rd in pro mod short course. Brian Kinwald qualified fourth in mod buggy and through the 8 minute A main methodically worked his way to the front, finally taking over first place with just a few laps to go. On the second-to-last corner, the second place buggy ran into the back of Brian’s X-6 Squared, and the ensuing crash allowed the third place car through for the win, with Brian finishing third. In pro mod short course, Brian qualified second with his SCX-60 and finished there, making it X Factory 2 & 3.
Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com] / Photo by Russell Pead
New from CSO Products are these two different CVD swing shafts. Suitable for the front of the Kyosho V-one RRR and separately for the Kyosho FW-05 and FW-06, they are made from hard coated steel for maximum durability. Sold in a pair.
Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]
Schumacher have announced the release of the new GM Genius 75 ESC. This hotly anticipated speedo has already won the EFRA 1/12th Euro’s earlier in the year. Especially designed for smaller applications such as 1/12th pan cars, it is equally at home in Touring Cars with stock 9.5T motors and above (2S LiPo) 3.5T (1S LiPo).
Last Sunday the Dutch 1/8th scale National championship had its last race of the season, held on the very bumpy track of REAL80 in Groningen in the far north of Holland. The weather forecast was predicted a lot of rain starting in the morning but it stayed dry until the last semi final of the day. In the NK class it was Rick V taking the pole followed by Ilia v. Gastel, Jordy Blok and Gunther v. Stay. With rain falling in time for the main final, it was not only about who was the best racer in the wet, but also about who was best prepared to protect their car against the elements. At the start RickV was forced to make a pitstop allowing Ilia to take the lead followed by John Ermen. RickV managed to work his way back up to the front by the end of the race but could not take the lead and would take 2nd.
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This is Pro-Line’s new Desert Militia body for SC trucks. Bold unlimited off road styling ready to convert your Short Course (SC) truck into a high performance ‘open class assault vehicle’. Its unique design represents an unlimited racer that would be threat at any event, it has been made with Crystal Clear Genuine GE Lexan. Suitable for Slash, Slash 4×4, Ultima SC, SC10 (with trimming) and Blitz (with trimming).
New for the Associated B4.1, Pro-Line have released the BullDog. After achieving such impressive results in the 1:8 ranks, the BullDog’s cab forward technology has made its way to the 1:10 class. Advanced cab forward design generates unmatched off-power steering, while the low profile rear deck feeds the wing with clean air flow. Made from durable / genuine Lexan, its super-low styling giving your B4.1 the lowest center of gravity (CG) possible.
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Xray have introduced this lightweight and strong rear axle assembly for the XII or X10. It features a super-light and tough Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium shaft that is specially machined to be perfectly balanced and smooth with zero run-out for vibration-free operation.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
