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February 20, 2018

2018 DOG race China – Report

The 2018 DOG race was held at the Feiteng outdoor track in Guangzhou, China with local drivers as well as guest from Hong Kong in attendance. Drizzle on Sunday morning meant the start of the race was delayed by about an hour but once things got underway it was Alfred Lao Min Hao who lead the way in the Touring Modified class from young Ma Hao Ran in 2nd. The opening A-main was clearly won by Alfred who in turn had some difficulties with backmarkers in A2 that was won by Ma Hao Ran. So the final main would decide the overall result and in the end it was Alfred Lao Min Hao with the win from Ma Hao Ran and Chan Chau Man in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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February 20, 2018

Xray Racing Series Australia Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Xray Racing Series Australia was held recently in perfect weather conditions. Overnight rain on Saturday washed away the sugar added to the surface and so round one for everyone was slippery but the track grip did come back up 95 percent by the end of the day. In Modified Touring it was Xray’s Ari Bakla with the win from Yokomo’s Simon Nicholson and Awesomatix driver Jeffrey MacKie.

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February 20, 2018

BRCA LMP National Rd5 – Report

The fifth round of the BRCA LMP national series take place at the Newbury RC club last weekend. The event took place over two days, with Saturday seeing all drivers competing in the 13.5 Stock class, and Sunday seeing the field split into 6.5 Modified and 13.5 Sports Modified. The club last held a national two years ago, but the huge experience of the organising team saw a small but challenging track laid out for the attending drivers. The Newbury club run on ETS style carpet, and with the mix of touring car additive and large numbers of cars running, the track soon picked up grip and many drivers were adjusting setup to counter grip roll.

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February 20, 2018

Jade Lim wins at GP Challenge Cup

The KLIRCC International track in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia played host to the GP Challenge Cup recently. The event was held in several on-road classes and attracted local racers as well as guests from Singapore. In the 1/8th Nitro category it was Xray’s Jade Lim with the win in the main final from Shepherd’s Austin Wong and Xray driver Dixon Chen.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 20, 2018

Rebels Race Rd2 – Report

Round 2 of the Rebels Race series was held in Trebešín, Prague, Czech Republic last weekend. This time the organisers prepared a very fast track layout with many fast chicanes and as the track was laid out with ETS carpet the grip level was progressively raising up. In the Modified class it was Matěj Šulc, who won all qualifying rounds to take the pole position spot in front of Marcel Dostál and Petr Grof. Ultimately it was Matěj with the win in first two A-mains from Marcel and Petr. The final A-main would decide the overall podium results and in the end it was Marcel who would hold the upper hand over Petr, that latter was able to close on Marcel but did nit found a way past.

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February 20, 2018

Yeah Racing release Dancing Rider option parts

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Tamiya’s T3-01 Dancing Rider trike are a spring steel rear axle shaft set as well as an aluminium battery mount shaft. Starting with the driveshaft set, included are spring steel axle shafts for improved drivetrain efficiency and more secure wheel installation. To this add aluminium clamping-type wheel hex adapters and aluminium spacers to adjust the rear tracks width. The axle shafts come with a hard finish for improved wear while the alloy parts sport a blue anodised surface. As for the aluminium battery mount, the item is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes blue anodised. While making for a more secure battery mounting it also adds a small amount of lateral stiffness to the chassis.

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February 19, 2018

Marka Awesomatix aluminium caster tools

Coming from Marka Racing and made for the Awesomatix A800 and A700 touring cars are aluminium caster tools. The machined pointers help to precisely adjust the front and wheel caster in combination with standard setup systems. The tools are machined from high-quality aluminium and they come black anodised and with laser-etched markings for wear and looks.

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February 19, 2018

WRC STX 1.5 1/10th electric touring car kit

WRC Racing from Italy continue to update their existing line of on-road kits with the latest being the STX 1.5 1/10th 4WD electric touring car. The latest incarnation sports improvements in many areas such as a symmetric chassis for improved car balance, the rail-type steering system was lowered and the tourer now also features a central transmission system. Furthermore allows the STX 1.5 to run two different types of top decks, in standard vertical or traditional horizontal orientation.

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