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March 2, 2020

Carsten Keller TQs & wins at 2020 Bütschwil GP

The annual Bütschwil GP was hosted by the Buggy Club Hornets this past weekend in Bütschwil, Switzerland, attracting nearly 100 entries. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy, a class that attracted 73 entries alone, it was Team Associated’s Carsten Keller with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as Xray’s Aaron Münster came on the runner-up spot with a single round TQ. The 45-minute main final again had Carsten holding the upper hand as Aaron came in 2nd, some two laps behind. Felix Koegler (JQRacing) would end the day on the 3 spot, another lap down as Christoph Affolter and Sven Zünd came in 4th and 5th respectively. Over in the E-Buggy class it was again Carsten with the overall TQ and in the single 10-minute A-main event he would take the win with a lap margin from Noah Kaufmann in 2nd and Christoph Affolter in 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here

March 2, 2020

Tyler Hooks doubles at RC Pro Series opener

The opening round of the RC Pro Series was held at Mike’s Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter, Texas this past weekend, drawing close to 260 entries. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Brandon Rose with the overall TQ, however it was Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks who came out on top in the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre in 2nd, a lap down. Another lap down it was Agama’s Jake French who would complete the top 3 while HB Racing’s Dillon Caldwell and Agama’s Robbie Darby rounded out the top 5. Top qualifier, Brandon Rose had to settle for 13th overall due to a DNF.

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March 2, 2020

Willspeed YZ2 Cal 3 & XB2 Take One D arm mounts

Following their B6.1/B6.2 Take One D arm mount Willspeed now also roll out D arm mounts for the Yokomo YZ2 and the Xray XB2 2020 and 2019 kits. Designed for carpet racers, The TakeOne D hangers remove 1 degree of in-board toe-in, racers to achieve 0.5 and even 0 degrees in-board toe. The capable in-board toe-in range is 0 to 3 degrees with no change to anti-squat adjustment. Removing toe allows the rear axle to act more efficiently, reducing tyre scrub, increasing mid corner rotation and increased on power steering. The parts come machined from high-quality aluminium and the are anodised clear for a shiny silver look.

View the XB2 D mount here

March 2, 2020

EJ Evans TQs & wins at Nor-Cal Hobbies On-road race

Nor-Cal Hobbies of San Jose, California held their On-road race this past weekend, attracting 65 entries. In Touring Modified it was EJ Evans with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the single 6-minute A-main event, leaving behind Aaron Lewis in 2nd, some five seconds behind. Lex Tyler would complete the top 3 podium result in 3rd, a narrow 1.2 seconds behind Aaron.

Image: Lex Tyler

March 2, 2020

Wu Xuanwei TQ and wins at Suray Cup

The Suray Cup was held in Taipei, Taiwan this past weekend, attracting drivers from all over the country. In 1/8th Nitro GT and when the dust had settled, it was Wu Xuanwei with the TQ and also the win in the main final, leaving behind Hsiang in 2nd while Coly John completed the top 3 result.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor-racing.com]

March 2, 2020

SWorkz release full S12-2 details

Following a couple of teasers and first images of the production-ready kit, SWorkz finally unveiled all details of their forthcoming all-new S12-2 1/10th scale 2WD buggy kit. The car builds on a lightened and hard-anodised 7075 aluminium main chassis whose layout allows for up to six different battery positions while the overall chassis flex can be changed by adjusting the sideguards. In the suspension department the car sports an updated geometry that was developed to provide optimised corner speeds and an easy handling on carpet or very high-bite tracks. The S12-2 uses a 4mm carbon fibre front shock tower and a completely new designed front C-Hub geometry. An adjustable Ackermann plate and carbon fibre steering plates come as a kit standard as do the new gullwing lower arms that provide a lower shock position which leads to a lower centre of gravity.

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March 2, 2020

Rebellion-RC T4’20 Crossflex aluminium chassis

RC-Carbonstore have introduced their new Rebellion-RC Crossflex aluminium chassis for the popular Xray T4 2020 mid-motor touring car. The chassis was developed for the use in medium to high-bite traction conditions with its highly machined design allowing for optimised flex characteristics that can be greatly influenced with the use of up to twelve optional brass inserts that not only add weight in the lowest area of the chassis, but they can also be used to change the overall torsional flex characteristics. The idea was to become able to adjust the weight-balance as well as the flex individually with every insert by using different fixing positions without the need of changing the whole chassis; with a standard chassis being always hard front/rear or soft front/rear, but not hard front/soft rear. When the brass inserts are fixed at a 90 degree angle to the driving direction they almost have no influence to the flex, but if attached using the remaining – cross-positioned – mounting points, the inserts decrease the flex. To make the system work the fixing points for the “hard” setting are 0.3mm lowered to make for a free movement at “flex” setting, and when using the “hard” setting drivers need to insert the included 0.3mm shims to be able to access the desired “hard” flex settings. The chassis is machined from high-quality aluminium, it comes black anodised for wear and looks, features a laser-engraved Rebellion-RC logo and it weighs in at 83g alone and up to 130.9g using the optional brass inserts.

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March 1, 2020

Adam Swanson doubles at RCRCCC Off-road Classic

The annual RCRCCC Annual Off-road Classic was held in Rapid City, South Dakotak recently. Xray’s Adam Swanson was the man to beat in both 2WD and 4WD Buggy and starting from pole position in both A-mains he also brought home the overall titles, leaving behind Kylan Smith (Xray) and Chris Luie (TLR) in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in the 4WD A-main it was again Adam with the win as Matt Swanson and Corey Claymore completed the Xray podium lock-out.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]