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April 13, 2018

Xray Racing Series Slovenia Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of the 2018 Xray Racing Series Slovenia took place at a new track to the calendar, the Pista Verde Fener in Italy. A lot of drivers made use of Saturday’s practice in order to get some laps under their belt following the winter indoor season. The EP categories were run using mandatory Hudy hand-out tyres, Hobbywing motor and Hudy additive while in 1/8th track a mixed set of rules is used with drivers who compete in the championship having to use Contact tyres while all other can use free tyres and additives. Following two controlled practice runs on Sunday everyone jumped straight into the qualifying action. In the 1/8th IC Track class the overall TQ went to ARC’s Mattia Collavo while the best control tyre pilot was Xray’s Jernej Vuga Štendler. In the Touring 13.5T Stock class it was Gabriel Benvenuti (Xray) with the TQ from Alessandro Arisi (Yokomo) and Lovro Šušteršič (ARC). Over in Formula 21.5T Andrea Ghilotti (Xray) snatched the TQ from Andrea Grigoletto (Roche) and Flavio Brun.

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April 13, 2018

Fabio Callegari wins at Italian North-East GT regionals

The second round of the Italian North-East GT regionals was held recently and it was Fabio Callegari with the win in the single speed class. Egidio Bellon came in 2nd as Marco Modolo rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 13, 2018

Shepherd Mod 1 20T & 21T pinion gears

Shepherd have introduced new module 1 pinion gears in order to offer a wider gearing range for their Velox E8 1/8th electric on-road kit. The gears are machined from high-quality burnished steel and they come with size engraving for easy identification. Both the 20T and 21T pinion gear are available now.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

April 13, 2018

Simon Horak doubles at Rebels Race Rd5

The fifth round of the Czech Rebels Race series was held recently and it was Simon Horak who would sweep the Touring Stock qualifiers to take the overall TQ. Karel Kratochvíl was hot on Simon’s heels the whole day and in the opening A-main he would snatch the lead for a couple of moments following a mistake of Simon, however, the latter would regain the lead later on to take the win in A1. With flawless drives in the second and third A-main Simon would later seal the day’s win from Karel Kratochvíl as Ondřej Kohoutek rounded out an all-Xray podium. Over in the Formula class it was again Simon with the TQ and win as Dalibor Valder and Jiří Ročňak completed the top 3 result.

View the Formula class podium here

April 13, 2018

Hiro Seiko Project 4X Evo screw sets

Coming from Hiro Seiko and made for Serpent’s new Project 4X Evo touring car are two new lightweight screw sets. Available now are an all-titanium and also a mixed titanium and aluminium set with the latter including grey anodised alloy screws for the upper regions of the chassis. Using the screws over the standard steel fasteners will scrub a good amount of weight while improving corrosion resistance and looks.

View the mixed titanium and alloy screw set here

April 13, 2018

Parsec-C & Parsec-12 hard front end plastics

RC Square have introduced new hard composite front end plastics for the Parsec-C 1/10th and Parsec-12 1/12th scale pan cars. The parts allow to adjust the reactive caster in three steps while also incorporating a front damper system that helps to settle the front end in a wide range of track conditions. The hard plastic compound ensures good durability and exceptional precision and the items are usable on both the Parsec-C and Parsec-12 kits.

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April 13, 2018

Team EAM 1/12th pan car spool axle

Team EAM have introduced their new spool rear axle for 1/12th pan cars. A popular setup for very high bite “black” carpet tracks, the solid axle will make for improved traction due to getting rid of the standard ball differential that can slip when using low-wind motors. The purpose designed and constructed axle shaft features aluminium inserts, weighing in at 0.2g each, to keep the carbon from compressing while clamping down the hubs. Without these the hubs will come loose and fly off during a race and eventually drivers can also crush the axle while trying to keep the hubs tight. The axle is available in hollow or solid variants from now on.

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

April 13, 2018

ReVtech Certified 5mm pure copper bullet connectors

Trinity have introduced their new ReVtech Certified series 5mm pure copper bullet connectors. The connectors are adjustable in away that they feature a grub screw inside that is accessible with a 0.050” hex wrench in order to slightly spread the connectors once plugged in to prevent them from falling out in hot racing action. The 5mm plugs measure a total length of 21.5mm while the shaft is 16mm long. The pure copper connectors come gold-plated for wear and low resistance and they are available now.

Source: Trinity [teamtrinity.com]