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March 7, 2019

Xray Racing Series Finland – Report

The inaugural Xray Racing Series Finland was held at the Fullspeed RC track in Vantaa recently. The race was held on the same track layout as the national a couple of weeks ago which ensured good grip right from the start. The finals would be held in a slightly different format with the finishing order of A1 would mark the starting grid for A2 and so on. In the end it was Team Associated’s Karri Salmela with the overall win in the Touring Modified class from Xray’s Joel Valander in 2nd. Schumacher’s Pekko Iivonen came in 3rd.

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March 6, 2019

SXT Racing Products tire break-in bit

SXT Racing Products’ tire break-in bit allows to sand down or smoke tires with ease. The tool is available with a 12mm hex for all 1/10 on-road, off-road and oval needs and it is also usable with 17mm hex wheels thanks to an optional adapter, allowing to work with 1/8th buggy, truggy and GT wheels. The break-in bit is just over 100mm long and made from HSS steel with a wide brass hex to keep the wheel stable and locked down with double set screws. The 17mm adapter is available separately or included with the 12mm hex brea-in bit.

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March 6, 2019

Simon Lauter wins at RT-Pegasus Masters

The 8th annual RT-Pegasus Masters race was held in Piding, Germany last weekend, attracting many of the region’s fast electric on-road racers. In the competitive 13.5T Touring Stock class it was Simon Lauter with the win from Tobias Vogel on the runner-up spot. Christian Donath and Hannes Soyke would round out an all-Awesomatix top 4.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

March 5, 2019

Reedy Radon 2 brushed motors

Team Associated have introduced the new Reedy Radon 2 brushed motors as a replacement for the hugely popular Radon series. Added features such as dual ball bearings and adjustable timing as well as a choice of three versions make the all-new Radon 2 a powerful, reliable, economical, and versatile choice for those who prefer brushed motor power. The Radon 2 is offered in the same 17-turn/3600kV version as the original; however, 15-turn/4100kV and 19-turn/3200kV versions are now available to suit a variety of applications and speed requirements.

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March 5, 2019

Xray Racing Series Greece Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Xray Racing Series Greece was held at its traditional location, the Fanatix Racing Track near Athens. Cold but sunny weather made for decent racing conditions and in the most competitive class of the day, Touring 13.5T Stock, it was Ioannis Nerantzis who was very fast from the first qualifier when the track was still wet. Ultimately he would take the overall TQ and also the win, however he was hotly contested by George Kalantzakis and Dennis Zogogianis who ended in 2nd and 3rd for an all-Xray top 3.

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March 5, 2019

Tamiya Tyrrell P34 1977 Monaco GP Special painted body

Coming in April is Tamiya’s Tyrrell P34 1977 Monaco GP Special painted body edition kit. The 6-wheeler resembles the car that was run at the 1977 Monaco GP and it comes with already painted and cut body and wing parts, making it easy to recreate this iconic piece of motorsport history. The car uses a fibre glass double deck chassis, it utilises pre-cut foam tyres and includes several option parts such as a Torque Tuned brushed motor, carbon reinforced steering knuckles, low-friction pads, a TRF special shock absorber and friction shock grease. The kit will hit stores by the end of April.

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March 5, 2019

HRC Racing 68128HVBL high voltage servo

HRC Distribution keep expanding their line of HRC Racing servos with the latest addition being the 68128HVBL high voltage and high torque brushless servo. Designed with 1/8th scale competition racing in mind, the servo features double ball bearings for precision, metal gears for durability and a brushless motor for speed and torque. Sporting a mixed nylon composite and aluminium case the servo is capable of up to 28kg-cm of torque at speeds of down to 0.07s and it comes pre-wired with 22AWG wire and a JR universal plug.

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March 4, 2019

Dominic Greiner teams up with O.S. Engines

German Nitro On-road frontrunner, Dominic Greiner has announced that he has signed with O.S. Engines to run the Japanese company’s O.S. Speed nitro engines from now on. The 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring World Champion had his first outing with his new power plants this past weekend’s Energy Trophy in Fiorano, Italy where he was able to bring home the win. Dominic says:

I’m very happy and pleased that I will run engines from O.S. Speed from now on. I want to thank Mr. Shimazaki san for this great opportunity. We had the first rollout last weekend in Fiorano by the Energy trophy with my Serpent 750. I could win with a big gap and drove a new overall lap record on this track with my new O.S. engine. I’m looking forward to a great season with the focus again more in 1:8 because of the world championship in Fontana. See u on the track.