Italian company Hot Race Tyres have announced the signing of Italian frontrunner Fabrizio Teghesi. Fabrizio is well known in the industry for being a hard worker and for this reason Fabrizio will be not only be a new factory driver but was also appointed as Italian team manager. Fabrizio says:
For the 2018 I will be new Italian HotRace team manager and new Factory driver. I will do my best for Nicola and his company.
Read the statement in full here
Coming from Reds Racing is their specially-formulated high-quality air filter oil. The specific lube was designed for the use with off-road engines and its blue colour makes soaking air filter foams evenly a breeze. The super tacky, water repellent formula helps to reduce sand and dust influence on the engine while ensuring a high airflow for best possible engine performance.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
River Rat RC Raceway recently held round 7 of the FORCE Series and it was Kayla Espinel (Xray) who took the TQ in the Intermediate Nitro Truggy class. From the tone Kayla would pull away and about five minutes into the race she already was a lap up. With clean and issue-free driving she was able to bring home the win from Xray teammate Jason Frank 2nd and Duane Sizemore (TLR) 3rd. Over in Intermediate E-Buggy it was Christian Bruck (Serpent) with the win from Brandon Denmark (Tekno) 2nd and Kayla Espinel (Xray) who rounded out the podium result in 3rd.
View the Intermediate E-Buggy podium here
T-Works have introduced two new glow plug igniters. They are of a heavy duty design and are available with or without an indicating meter to check the battery’s condition. An all-metal construction the igniters will offer a high durability and they come without a battery.
Coming from Xray and made for the XB4 series of 1/10th 4WD off-road buggies are medium hardness chassis side guards. Softer than the “H” parts the medium compound side guards allow for increased chassis flex which helps with overall side bite on very low traction tracks. The set includes a left and a right hand chassis guard and it is available now.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Yeah Racing have introduced a waterproof super torque servo for rock crawlers. The standard size servo delivers up to 20kg-cm of torque and it features a dedicated software that makes it ideal for all rock crawling duties. The dual ball-raced servo utilises copper and aluminium gears for durability and it is available with a red or blue middle heatsink section.
View the specifications and another image here
The opening round of the Islikon Offroad Masters was held recently and in the 4WD Buggy class it was Kevin Prinz (Xray) who took the TQ in front of his teammate Adi Riederer. After the mains it was again Kevin who was on top of things with Elias Hermann-Schiller (Xray) coming in 2nd while Adi Riederer (Xray) had to settle for 3rd overall. Over in 2WD Buggy it was Benjamin Moos who took the overall courtesy of two wins in the A-mains as Roger Frei and Martin Weidmann came in 2nd and 3rd overall. Finally in the Stadium Truck class it was Martin Weidmann with the win from Reto Kellenberger and Silvio Pietroboni.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The third and final round of the Argentinean Nitro Off-road Championships took place at the El Condor track in Mendoza recently. Nice weather made for good racing conditions and in the 45-minute Pro Buggy finale it was Agustin Cutini with the win from Federico Davico and Joseph Quagraine in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Continue reading the report here
