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November 8, 2017

Ultimate Racing MZ8 Pro BL motor & MX8 Race ESC

Modelix Racing from Spain have introduced their all-new Ultimate Racing MZ8 Pro brushless motor and MX8 Race brushless speed controller. Starting with the motor, the 690-size unit features a CNC-machined 3-piece 7075 aluminium case with integrated heatsink and it is of a 6-pole design for power and drivability. Strong neodymium magnets ensure high torque and an optimised stator design, dual high-quality ball bearings and pre-soldered quick-change heavy duty connectors make for high reliability. The motor is available in 1900kV and 2100kV variants and it includes pre-soldered wires.

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November 8, 2017

Folman & Gosvig win at DRCMU series Rd3

Round three of the Danish DRCMU series was held in Randers last weekend. The large track was laid out with grey ETS carpet and after some very competitive qualifiers it was Patrick Folman with the TQ in the Touring Super Stock class from Mike Gosvig 2nd and Kevin Nielsen 3rd. In the A-mains it was Patrick with the win in A1 while Mike came out fastest in A2 to shift the decision for the overall win to the third and final main. A3 then saw again Patrick taking a narrow 0.3s win from Mike while Kevin came in 3rd, only 1.4s short of Mike. Overall it was Patrick with the win from Mike 2nd and Kevin 3rd.

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November 8, 2017

Simon Horak successful at Top Speed Challenge

The Czech Modelklub RK club played host to a round of the Top Speed Challenge last weekend. The race was held on a tight and technical track and in the Formula class it was Simon Horak (Xray) with the TQ and win in the A-main from the Xray duo of Radek Rusmich and Petr Svaták.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 8, 2017

Colombian Electric On-Road Nationals finale – Report

The Colombian Electric On-Road National Championship recently concluded, with the finale being held at the Bima Racing Track in Bogota. Race organiser Rodrigo Salgado (ARC) took the title in the Touring Superstock 10.5T, showing a consistent performance during a weekend where the rain was always present. Rodrigo could take the TQ and a double A-win as Juan Pablo Torres (Xray) took the vice–championship title and Jairo Luna (ARC), managed to take the final spot on the podium after a good battle with Leonardo Buitrago (Tamiya).

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November 8, 2017

T-Works D817 & RGT8 graphite radio tray support mount

T-Works have introduced their new graphite radio tray support mount for the HB Racing D817, D817T and RGT8 kits. The set includes a complex radio tray stiffener machined from carbon fibre that braces the steering and throttle servo area while also reinforcing the receiver and receiver battery box. An additional lower brace further stiffens up the assembly. Included in kit is also a machined aluminium bushing and gold-anodised hardware.

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November 7, 2017

Xray RX8 30T aluminium front/side belt pulley

Xray have added a 30T aluminium front/side pulley to their line of option parts for the RX8 1/8th on-road kit. Machined from Swiss 7075-T6 aluminium and coming hard-anodised for wear, the 30T pulley will improve rear traction and steering in high-speed corners and it adds to the existing line of Xray’s RX8 aluminium and composite drivetrain pulleys.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 7, 2017

2017 Charity Race – Announcement

The annual Charity Race will be held on the weekend of the 3rd of December at the RC Landia indoor track in Scandiano, Italy. The 2017 edition will see the running of Touring Modified, Touring Stock, Formula and 1/12th Pan Car classes and beside the fastest Italian electric on-road racers, European Pro drivers such as Marc Rheinard, Alexander Hagberg, Ronald Völker, Viktor Wilck, Max Mächler and Francesco Martini made their entry. Like the years before, Team La Gang will hold a charity lottery for the good cause. Sign-up for the race is available here and for more information feel free to email Davide Silingardi (sillarcmail@gmail.com).

November 7, 2017

Kerler & Greiner win at German Indoor Masters

The German Indoor Masters was held last weekend as part of an annual toy fair and the event saw over 50 entries for 1/8th Nitro On-road and over 30 sign-ins for 1/10th 200mm Nitro. Taking place in Friedrichshafen near the Lake Constance the race attracted drivers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In the 1/8th class it was Toni Gruber with the TQ but in the 30-minutes A-main it was Tobias Kerler with the win from B. Gramlich and A. Baier. In the 200mm class Dominic Greiner dominated the event as he took the TQ on Saturday and the race win on Sunday from Diekmann and Gruber in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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