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May 22, 2019

2019 SARDA National Championship Rd2 – Report

The TRAP Raceway was host to the second round of the SARDA National 1/10th Off-road Championship in Pretoria, South Africa last weekend. TRAP being a tight track with not many opportunities to pass makes qualifying in a good position vital, this also led to some of the closest and most exciting racing seen for a while with everyone hunting the top step of the podium. Charles Hollander would top qualify in the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes while Wikus Coetzer swept 2WD Stock, Stadium Trucks and 2WD SCT. In the 4WD Stock class it was Michael Gibson who would led the field. In the 2WD Mod A-main it then also was Charles Hollander who also brought home the win with Rikus Jansen Van Vuuren and Wikus Coetzer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Continue reading the report here

May 22, 2019

Xray XB2 3mm aluminium shock towers

Xray have announced the release of new 3mm aluminium shock towers for the XB2 range of 2WD buggies. Machined from 3mm high-quality 7075-T6 material the shock towers are of an updated design with the front shock stay’s outer line being a tad smaller than the carbon part while retaining the standard shock geometry. The rear tower underwent a greater redesign with the inner shock mounting hole removed and an additional outer added. Also the shape is slightly different and a new lower wing mounting position has been added. The towers will improve drivability and precision when running on high-bite tracks and they are available separately from now on.

View the rear shock tower here

May 21, 2019

Spring Indoor National Series 9 – Report

The Spring Indoor National Series 9 was held this past weekend at Tacoma R/C Raceway in Tacoma, Washington. Over the years, the JConcepts Indoor National Series has showcased some of the best racing by a very special group of drivers ranging from World Champions, National Champions, Reedy Champions, and many more. These high caliber pro drivers definitely know how to put on a killer show for not just the drivers, but for the spectators of all ages. Making the trip this year to the Pacific NW was world-class talent including Ryan Maifield, Ryan Cavalieri, Dustin Evans, Cole Tollard, Max Flurer, Aydin Horne, as well as featuring local speedsters like Tanner Day and Harley Yoshii. This year’s level of talent was deep and made for a spectacular race weekend that did not disappoint.

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May 21, 2019

David Poulter wins at South East Regional Series Rd2

The second round of the UK 4WD South East Regional Series was held at Eden Park Raceway recently. At the end of some entertaining A-main events it was David Poulter with the win, thanks to 2-3-1 finishes while Ed Kerry, finishing 1-2-2, had to settle for 2nd overall after the tie-breaker. Nathan Ralls came in 3rd with 3-1-3 finishes.

Image: David Poulter

May 21, 2019

Fantom 8000mAh 7.6V Pro HV Silicon Graphene battery

Fantom Racing have introduced their new 8000mAh 7.6V Pro HV Silicon Graphene hardcase battery pack. Built from high-quality 110C/160C cells the battery measures 139x47x25mm and it weighs in at 321g. It comes pre-wired with a genuine Deans-type connector and is ideal for demanding applications such as high-performance brushless ready-to-run vehicles.

Source: Fantom Racing [fantomracing.com]

May 21, 2019

Meen V. wins at New RC Club race Rd3

The New RC track of Bangkok, Thailand recently held round 3 of their club racing series, attracting many of the country’s swift 1/8th off-road racers. At the end of the 45-minute Nitro Buggy A-main final it was 2012 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm World Champion, Meen V. with the win some 23 seconds in front of Mongkolphan in 2nd. Paphon would round out the top 3 podium result in front of Chalee P. and Leng.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

May 21, 2019

RC Carbon Cavalieri SRX8 carbon optionals

Coming from RC Carbon Cavalieri and made for the Serpent SRX8 buggy are several carbon fibre optionals. The range includes front and rear shock towers, an air filter guard as well as 0.5mm an 1.0mm arm inserts. All parts are machined from high-quality carbon fibre and they are designed to be a direct fit.

View the other new parts here

May 21, 2019

Xray XT4 1/10th 4WD truggy – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their all-new XT4 1/10th scale 4WD electric truggy kit. Based on the IFMAR World Championship winning XB4 4WD buggy the kit combines 1/10th 2WD stadium truck dimensions with 4WD forward traction for the growing class of 1/10th scale 4WD truggies. Full details will become available in time for the release.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]