Xray are teasing the long awaited follow up to their successful XB2D Dirt Edition with the 2019 version set to be announced in the coming days. No details yet but we believe we shouldn’t have long to wait. Keep tuned.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The world famous OCRC in Huntington Beach, CA was the location for the Proline Surf City Classic this past weekend and with Xray driver Ty Tessmann in attendance, he sent us this report. ‘Once again they outdid themselves with another awesome, challenging layout and a smoothly run race. The track is very well prepped and maintained and the whole facility is top notch. It is a well known fact that after a new layout is put in, the track starts out low bite but will continue to increase in grip throughout the weekend, so to be fast your car setup has to be changing constantly to keep up with the changing condition. Tire prep is also a big factor at this race, to adjust for the changing grip level. All this combined, makes for a very challenging and competitive race. As usual all the top drivers from the US were at this race and with one of Europe’s shining stars added into the mix made for a very competitive field.
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It didn’t take long after the initial teaser for Kyosho to release details and under the shell shots for their new Lazer ZX7 4wd platform. Sporting new front 2mm shorter gull-arm suspension which allows for more grip and better durability, updated front knuckle and new front hub carrier with adjustable insert of 7, 10, 13 degrees. The front suspension holders are wider, as is the rear side rear holder, the rear upper bulkhead has lowered hole locations for high grip surfaces and a new 7075 hard anodised aluminium chassis is .5mm thinner (2.5/2.0mm) allowing lighter weight with improved flex balance. A low profile chassis brace bar which sits on top of the chassis also improves flex balance. Finally a new floating steering servo mount, new bodyshell with centre fins and front and rear gear diffs with new centre slipper clutch complete the package.
Kyosho are teasing the all new Lazer ZX7, the follow up to their successful ZX6 4wd buggy platform. No official details were released but we can expect a full introduction in the coming days.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]
The Indonesia R/C Car Community (IRCC) together with Infinity hosted the recent 2018 Indonesian Challenge at Hobby Track Sukoharjo, an indoor track located in central Java, Solo. The event was attended by Racers from several countries, including, Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and also from various provinces across Indonesia, the most notable overseas drivers were Naoto Matsukura and Kyle McBride. The format of the race is run with 4 Qualifying Rounds and Bump up Finals. Kyle McBride took the opening round TQ, followed by Matsukura in the second round. While Matsukura was not able to run the 3rd round, McBride easily took his second TQ, but Matsukura bounced back and got the TQ for the last round and with a faster time took the overall TQ.
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The original Grasshopper needs little introduction. It was a Tamiya legend which inspired legions of fans since the 1980s. For many, it was their very first introduction into the world of radio control assembly kits. The original Grasshopper is still among Tamiya’s best-selling kits to this day. Now the legend is re-imagined as the Comical Grasshopper, with a new body inspired by the famous original. The re-imagined body sits on a new and dedicated variant of the proven off-road chassis, the WR-02CB.
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JConcepts have added to their line of chassis protective sheets, with the introduction versions for the Associated T6.1 and SC6.1. The sticker is made of durable material and comes pre-cut, fitting the chassis bottom like a glove. Using the protective sheet will reduce wear and tear when running on highly abrasive surface while making for a slick surface to decrease friction between chassis and dirt surfaces. Each set includes two decals and additional rear skids that can be replaced once worn.
The 4th and penultimate round of the Austrian Nationals was held on the beautiful, high speed,and high traction astro turf track of the ERT Steyregg near Linz. Xray team driver Hupo Honigl managed to TQ and win both classes and with it wrapped up both National Titles with one round still to run. In 4wd it was a very close battle for the remaining podium spots and it came down to the very last corner of A3 where Martin Kreil made a mistake and Lucas Grainer could finish 2nd while Martin had to settle for 3rd.
