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December 11, 2017

Reds Racing WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Italian company Reds Racing have introduced their new WRX Corsa Lunga 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The long stroke extreme torque power plant was developed for medium to high grip tracks and it offers an extra long stroke design, five scavenger ports and a single exhaust port cylinder sleeve to deliver a 20,000 RPM range of usable torque while offering exceptional mileage. The engine is equipped with a DLC-coated crankshaft and backplate for up to 3-times the lifespan of conventional steel crankshafts and a new cooling system allows the engine to perform at its best even in very hot ambient temperatures. Other features include the proven HCX carburettor, and the engine comes tuned and assembled using hand-inspected parts and following a compression check.

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December 11, 2017

Simon Horak wins at Speed Challenge

A round of the Czech Speed Challenge series was held recently and it was Simon Horak who lead an Xray 1-2-3 in the Formula class. Such was his dominance that he won all 7-minute A-mains to take the day’s win from Radek Rusmich and Jirka Rocnak.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 11, 2017

Alexander Hagberg wins at Charity Race

The annual Charity Race was held at the RC Landia track in Scandiano, in the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy. More than 100 drivers joined the race in multiple classes, with the main purpose being to collect money for a local children’s hospital. In the 1/12th Open Modified category, Alexander Hagberg managed to put his car on the TQ spot after three perfect runs to secure overall TQ. Alexander’s team mate, Bui Khounmy, had a great run in qualifying as well, winning Q4, to eventually line up 2nd on the grid. The finals started well for Alex with a win in A1, which he was also able to repeat in A2, with a big margin, while also setting a new sub-ten second track record. Ultimately Jonni Pagani would obtain the runner-up spot from Bui Khounmy 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 11, 2017

Phend doubles at Horizon Hobby Mid-West Classic

The Horizon Hobby Mid-West Classic was held at Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois this past weekend. TLR’s Dakotah Phend would take the respective TQs in the premier 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes while Charlie Maiorana came out on top after the Stadium Truck qualifiers. Dakotah then would also stay on top of things after the triple 2WD Mod A-mains to take the title from TLR’s JR Mitch 2nd and Team Associated’s Cole Tollard 3rd.

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December 11, 2017

Robert Batlle wins at Advents Cup

The Czypu-Drom dirt indoor track in Bad Oeyenhausen, Germany played host to the 6th annual Advents Cup this past weekend. The 1/8th E-Buggy class was won by Mugen’s Robert Batlle who came all the way from Spain to take the win from Agama’s Burak Kilic 2nd and free agent driver Jörn Neumann, piloting a Mugen, in 3rd. Over in the Junior finals it was Burak Kilic who took the winning honour from Laurin Czypulowski 2nd and Berkan Kilic 3rd.

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December 11, 2017

Martin Bayer sweeps XRS Slovakia Rd3

The third round of Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Arena. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Martin Bayer who took a pretty easy TQ with Max Gotzl in 2nd after great run in Q3 and Kaja Novotny in 3rd. 4WD Buggy was a different story with Martin and Kaja swapping the lead multiple times during the qualifiersn and eventually it was Martin who took overall TQ. Few seconds back each run was another duo of Adam Izsay and Max Gotzl fighting for 3rd place and in the end Adam prevailed. In the Truck class Martin was on another level and took his third TQ of the day with Kaja Novotny in 2nd place and Max Gotzl starting 3rd.

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December 11, 2017

Phutiyotin wins East RC Invitational Year End Race

The annual East RC Invitational Year End Race was held at East Speedway, Jakarta with Touring Open Brushless as the primary class of the race. It was Yokomo’s Charlee Phutiyotin who secured the pole position for A-main by one second ahead of fellow Yokomo racer Bowie Ginting. Former ISTC World Champ Surikarn Chaidajsuriya (Destiny) would be line up 3rd ahead of local Christian Mamesah (Serpent) and Arya Seta (Mugen). The main final was run under the lights and Charlee would convert his pole position into an overall win ahead of Bowie and Muhammad Izzah (Xray).

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December 11, 2017

T-Works MTC1 spool outdrives & titanium hinge pin kit

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MTC1 electric touring car kit are twin-type spring spool outdrives and a titanium hinge pin set. Staring with the outdrives, they are machined from high-quality spring steel for exceptional durability and it is understood that they feature a twin-type design, meaning they are usable with both C-blade or “pin-only” driveshafts to create different on-power characteristics. The parts are a direct replacement and they come including hardware. Also new is a set of 64-grade titanium hinge pins for the MTC1. The shafts replace the standard steel items for lighter ones.

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