July 27, 2020

Ethan Lefebvre TQs & wins at Thornhill Club Race

Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas hosted a club race this past weekend with Ethan Lefebvre sweeping the 1/8th E-Buggy class. The Xray driver took the overall TQ over five seconds in front of Tekno RC driver, Chris Allison and he also took pretty dominant wins in A1 and A2 for the overall victory from Chris Allison in 2nd. Aiden Ferrell (Team Associated) came in 3rd overall, tie on points with Chris but Aiden had to settle for 3rd after the tie-breaker.

Image: Ethan Lefebvre

July 27, 2020

Daniel Pariente sweeps Madrid Buggy Regionals Rd2

The second round of the Madrid Regional 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Circuito de Fuencarral track this past weekend in nitro and electric classes. In the nitro category, that attracted 42 entries, it was young Daniel Pariente (SWorkz) with the overall TQ from Joan Espasa in 2nd. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Daniel and Alberto Garcia (Mugen) battling for the lead in the opening stages, however some six minutes into the race Daniel was able to establish himself in the lead that he would hold onto until the chequered flag to take the victory a lap in front of Adrian Pariente (SWorkz) while Alberto Garcia came in 3rd overall, another lap down.

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July 27, 2020

David Ronnefalk TQs & wins at Swedish Buggy Nats Rd2

The MS Eskil club of Eskilstuna, Sweden hosted round 2 of the Swedish 1/8th Nitro Off-road Nationals this past weekend. The event saw nearly 70 entries and it was David Ronnefalk who swept the qualifying by taking all five rounds in style. Ellis Johansson came in 2nd from Victor Gunnarson in 3rd. The 45-minute A-main event again saw David Ronnefalk out in front on a more and more challenging track and after the first round of pit stops, David had found a good rhythm and was able to pull away and take the win with a lap margin from HB Racing teammate, Hampus Berg. Elias Johansson (HB Racing) came in 3rd overall another lap down to round out the podium in front of Victor Gunnarsson who lead the best of the rest for an all-HB-Racing top 4. Agama’s Jessica Palsson ended the race in 5th overall.

Image: David Ronnefalk

July 27, 2020

Xray GTX8 150cc carbon fibre fuel tank guard

Coming from Xray and made for the 150cc fuel tank of the GTX8 1/8th nitro GT kit is a carbon fibre guard set. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the guard protects the fuel tank from heat, ensuring more consistent engine performance and less tank swelling which can lead to problems during tech inspection due a to too fuel system volume. In addition the strong graphite material adds protection agains stones and debris. Included the carbon fibre guard comes mounting hardware.

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July 27, 2020

Martin Bayer crowned Austrian E-Buggy Champion

The single-round Austrian 1/8th Electric Championship was hosted by the CMBF Süd Ost club in Salsach, Austria this past weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. Jürgen Trieb, Martin Bayer and Micha Widmaier would battle for the overall TQ with the better end for Jürgen who won two of the four qualifying rounds while Martin and Micha shared a TQ each. The triple 10-minute A-main saw Martin taking A1 from Max Götzl in 2nd and Hupo Hönigl in 3rd and also A2 would go to Xray’s Martin Bayer who thus took the overall championship early while Micha Widmaier (SWorkz) and Max Götzl (Xray) came in 2nd and 3rd in A2. A3 would then decide over the remaining podium spots with Micha cementing his overall runner-up position with a win in the final A-main as Martin Bayer and Max Götzl came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Ultimately and behind Martin and Micha it was Max Götzl with the final podium spot from Hupo Hönigl in 4th and Marcel Trieb in 5th.

Image: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 24, 2020

Bittydesign Vision XB8 buggy body shell

The latest vehicle to receive Bittydesign’s Vision body shell treatment is Xray’s popular XB8’20 1/8th scale buggy. The lid’s design will offer an easier to drive and more balanced feeling thanks to a futuristic cabin, side pod and rear side flaps shape that optimises the aerodynamic characteristics. In addition a flap behind the engine area guides the air towards the rear wing for a smoother and more directed airflow around the shock tower and lower wing mount. The body comes moulded from high-quality 1mm Lexan polycarbonate and precision laser pre-cut to fit the XB8 2020 specification kit. The package is rounded out by a pre-cut decal sheet as well as window masks.

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July 24, 2020

MiBorg RCV electric touring car driveshafts

French company MiBorg has introduced their new RCV real constant velocity driveshafts for electric touring cars. Utilising the design of full-scale cars the driveshafts use steel balls instead of cross pins to drive the wheel axle, which results in less vibration even at high steering angles. This leads to a more predictable handling, higher corner speeds and less tyre wear. In addition the wheel axles allow the use of standard thickness bearings while lighter, pin-less wheel hex adapters reduce overall weight. The patent pending driveshafts are available for many of today’s electric touring car kits.

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