October 6, 2020

Lex Tyler takes 17.5 class victory at Cencal Challenge

The 5th Annual Cencal Challenge was held in Fresno, California this past weekend and with 135 entries it was the biggest race for outdoor racing of 2020. The racing format set to Rocket Round and Triple Mains for each class. In the 17.5 TC division, Jaron Bandy took the top qualifying spot ahead of Xray driver Lex Tyler in 2nd with EJ Evans (Awesomatix) ending up qualifying in P3. Lex Tyler was able to clinch the overall win with victory in A1 and A2 meaning he would site out A3. EJ Evans would claim the runner up spot while TQ man Bandy would have to settle for 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 6, 2020

LCG Racing T4’20 SFX Conversion chassis

LCG Racing have introduced this new aluminium chassis for the Xray T4 2020 SFX Conversion which features a stepped decrease of cutout width from front to rear. This makes the chassis softer in the front and stiffer in the rear which they claim makes the car smoother at corner entry and more stable on power while increasing steering through the corner. The chassis is designed with reduced width at the droop screw area to decrease scrubbing and, therefore, increase corner speed and only includes long suspension arm holes to improve strength and optimise flex characteristics. The black anodised aluminium chassis is made from high quality 7075 Aluminium and comes laser engraved with the LCG and SFX logos.

Source: LCG Racing [facebook.com]

October 5, 2020

Mihelic is 2020 Austrian National 1/8th onroad champion

This past weekend the final round of the Austrian 1/8th IC championship took place at the beautiful Morac-Ring. In the low grip conditions it was Xray driver Nejc Mihelic who took the TQ followed by Herfried Pucher and Tobias Sutrich. In the very even superpole battle it was Tobias who joined Mihelic as the direct qualifier in the finals. Having found a reliable and fast setup in the direct finalist training Mihelic set with the fastest lap of the weekend on his way to another win in front of Herfried Pucher and Patrick Schweinzer. The result ensured Nejc Mihelic was crowned Austrian champion, followed by Herfried Pucher and Leonardo Varga.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 5, 2020

Tamiya TA07 MSX chassis kit

Coming soon from Tamiya, the TA07 MSX chassis kit is their latest single belt 4wd 1/10th scale chassis. An evolution of the TA07 MS, the car features a new 2.25mm thick carbon fibre chassis and 2.0mm thick aluminium chassis to help dial it in to various track conditions. Using a vertically mounted 2.0mm thick upper deck, it creates improved roll characteristics while ensuring pitching rigidity. In addition, two motor positions with different traction characteristics can be selected and as with the TRF420 the suspension mounts use inserts for fine adjustment. The front and rear pulleys are the same as the TRF420 as are the SSBB dampers and to that end there is new 3mm thick carbon fibre shock towers front and rear.

View some more images here

October 3, 2020

IGT8 Nitro GT 2021 teaser

IGT8 have shown a first teaser of their upcoming 2021 Nitro GT. The company claims that the new car will include lots of new and unique features and that this release will raise the bar in the GT class. More information as and when we receive it.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

October 2, 2020

Ronald Völker joins Mugen Seiki

Having dropped the bombshell on Wednesday that he was leaving Team Yokomo, Ronald Völker has just been confirmed as a Mugen Seiki driver. The former World, European, ETS & Reedy Race Champion will now head Mugen’s EP onroad race team, a move that shows very clearly the ambitions of the Japanese company within this category. Having only entered the ultra competitive touring car class for the first time back in 2017, they have always had a competitive platform but up until now were lacking a tier-1 driver, which they now have with Ronald. Völker, who is currently leading the ETS standings after 3 rounds, will have to adapt quickly to the all new MTC2 if he is to maintain that lead with the 4th round of the series taking place in less than 2 weeks. Mugen had this to say about the new deal:

Mugen Seiki is very proud to announce, that former IFMAR World Champion and multiple European-, National- and ETS-Champion Ronald Völker has joined their electric on-road team! Ronald will bring his amazing speed and all his knowledge into the team and he will campaign the all new MTC2 platform at all upcoming races. We are looking forward to a successful long term partnership with him. “Welcome to the Mugen family Ronald!”

Source: Mugen Europe [mugen.eu]

October 2, 2020

Rebellion RC MMX Yin Yang top deck

For the Awesomatix MMX from Rebellion RC is this two piece wrap around top deck that the Austrian company is calling ‘Yin Yang’. Not just an interesting visual it results in a car with increased overall traction and one which stays super stable all around the track. Made from high quality carbon it is available in both 1.5mm or 2mm thickness.

View the mounted top deck here

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