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July 29, 2019

Xtreme Racing Rustler & Slash Speed Chassis kits

Xtreme Racing have introduced their new Speed Chassis kits for the Traxxas Rustler and Slash 2WD trucks. Extending the wheelbase and offering multiple battery layouts – including dual standard-length 2S, 3S and 4S packs – the chassis kits were designed to allow the building of extreme speed racing rigs. Available as carbon fibre or G10 fibre class variants, both include a main chassis, top deck and ESC mount, battery strap holder, battery straps, small and large standoffs as well as steering posts and servo mounts. Not included however are the needed donor Rustler or Slash trucks.

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July 29, 2019

Andrew Knapp doubles at Illinois Indoor State Champs

The Illinois Indoor State Championship was held at Impact RC Raceway in Morris, Illinois this past weekend. The event was run on indoor clay and attracted over 100 entries that spread over several 1/10th off-road classes classes. In 13.5T 4WD Buggy it was Andrew Knapp with the overall TQ and he also brought home a pretty dominant win in the single 7-minute A-main event, leaving behind Brad Prenger in 2nd and Adam Rayls in 3rd. Over in the 17.5T 2WD Buggy class it was again Andrew Knapp with the overall TQ and win as Brad Prenger scored another runner-up spot. Codi Lundberg would round out the top 3 podium result.

View the 2WD 17.5T Buggy podium here

July 29, 2019

Bruno Coelho powered by SRC Racing Power Fuel

SRC Racing from Italy have announced the addition of IFMAR World Champion, Bruno Coelho to their Power Fuel team. Bruno will use the company’s 16 percent and 25 percent nitro fuels to power his Xray gas on-road and off-road rides for the remainder of this season and beyond.

Source: SRC Racing [facebook.com]

July 29, 2019

Hobbywing XeRun V10 G3R brushless stock motor

Hobbywing have announced the release of their new XeRun V10 G3R electric brushless stock motor. Building on the proven V10 G3 the “R” variant offers further enhanced performance thanks to a 13.3 percent increase in torque, a 6.5 percent increase in RPM and up to 8.6 percent of overall power gain. In addition the internal resistance could be lowered by 11 percent while efficiency was increased by 6 percent, resulting in greatly reduced operation temperatures. At 139g the motor is also very low of weight – thanks to a highly machined aluminium heat-sink design can – making chassis balance adjustments a lot easier. The ROAR and EFRA spec motor is available in 13.5T to 25.5T stock winding variants with the 13.5T to 21.5T motors utilising a 7-12.5×25.2 rotor with optional rotors being available to fine-tune the motors’ power characteristics.

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July 29, 2019

Jonathan Skidmore wins at Slough Summer Series Rd4

Last weekend’s round 4 of the Slough Summer Series was also the unofficial warm-up to the BRCA Rallycross Nationals that will be held later this year. The Nitro Buggy class saw a healthy 77 drivers entry and in the end it was Agama’s Joni Skidmore with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind HB Racing’s Graham Alsop in 2nd. William Skidmore came in 3rd to round out the podium. Michael Lewis (Team Associated) in 4th and Kevin Brunsden (SWorkz) in 5th completed the top 5 results.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

July 28, 2019

David Ronnefalk takes EFRA 4WD Buggy title

The 2019 EFRA 1/10th Electric Off-road European Championship was held at the Pinerolo track in Italy this past week. The 2WD portion of the event went in Davide Ongaro’s favor, who took the win from Michal Orlowski and Martin Bayer in 2nd and 3rd respectively. The 4WD part was then lead by Xray’s Daniel Kobbevik, who took the overall TQ from HB Racing’s Daniel Ronnefalk and Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann. In the opening A-main David Ronnefalk set sails to defend his 2018 European Championship title and in the end things would materialise as he took the title from Daniel Kobbevik in 2nd and Schumacher’s Michael Orlowski in 3rd. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro came in 4th from AE teammate, Joona Haatanen. Xray’s Marco Baruffolo would end the event sitting in 6th, Jörn Neumann came in 7th, SWorkz’s Elliott Boots in 8th, Xray’s Martin Bayer in 9th and Jean Pierrick Sartel in 10th.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

July 27, 2019

Element RC Sendero utility bed

Element RC have announced the release of the Sendero utility bed for the use with the stock Sendero cab trail truck body shell. The utility bed features a simple design that is easy to assemble and fits right onto the stock Sendero body posts. Constructed of plastic and high-strength polycarbonate, the Sendero utility bed is both lightweight and durable. The set includes the 5-piece construction, clear polycarbonate floor, and all needed hardware.

Source: Associated Electrics [associatedelectrics.com]

July 27, 2019

JConcepts B74 Aero front scoop

Coming from JConcepts is the Aero front scoop for the Team Associated B74 buggy. The lower front wing, or scoop, is an option to the 4WD vehicles that has shown to produce enhanced steering characteristics in large sweeping sections and that can help with jumping attitude in the tricky track sections. The package includes two lower front wings on the same mold to give the user multiple parts in the same package. The front wing can be painted, left clear or frosted for the desired look, fit and finish.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]