Xray have introduced two additional sets of aluminium front suspension bushings for the X12’18 US Spec 1/12th scale pan car. Adding to the standard setting are 0.5mm and 1.0mm specifications that help to either narrow or widen the track width, depending of the orientation. The bushings are machined from high-quality aluminium, they come orange anodised, are marked for easy identification and they come in sets of two.
The NSW State Championships here held recently and in the Nitro Truggy class it was Xray’s Ari Bakla with the win. Ari qualified 2nd but in the 45-minute main final he battled it out with Jarred King (Agama) over the full race distance to finally bring home the silverware with the closest of margins from Jarred in 2nd. Shane O’Conner (HB Racing) would round out the podium results in 3rd.
Coming from X-Grip is a new range of shock springs for 1/10th electric touring cars. The 20mm springs are usable with nearly all low-profile shock absorbers and they are offered in five different colour-coded hardnesses from red super soft to black super hard.
Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]
Fenix have introduced their Flexy Sexy aluminium chassis for the Team Magic E4RS4 and also an updated main plate for the Team Associated TC7.1. Starting with the Team Magic chassis, it is 85mm wide and weighs in at 82g. Excessive machining in the middle section makes for optimised flex characteristics of the fully symmetrical chassis, making it ideal for all medium to high-bite conditions. As for the updated TC7.1 chassis the main plate now offers ARS mounting positions directly on the chassis. An “ARS” engraving makes for easy identification of the updated item.
View the TC7.1 ARS chassis here
The third round of the SARDA South African Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the TRAP Raceway recently. The short yet fast carpet track made for some exiting racing action and in the 2WD and 4WD Modified buggy classes it was Charles Hollander with the wins while TQ holder Darryn Hill brought home the silverware in the 17.5T 2WD and 13.5T 4WD Stock Buggy classes. Finally in 17.5T Boosted Stadium Truck it was Riaan Truscott with the TQ and win.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Round 4 of the Turkish On-road National Championship was held at the Bumod track in Bursa. This time the track was run anti-clockwise which made for about four to five seconds lower lap times in the 200mm Nitro Touring class compared to running clockwise. Alain Sarafyan made a clean sweep in the Nitro Touring class, taking the TQ and his first pole position in this category. In the main final Alain kept his cool and with swift laps and a flawless run he was able to open a gap on the field and control the other drivers to give him the win from Kagan Aydin 2nd and Halit Körpe 3rd.
Round 6 of the Castilla y León regional championship was held at the ATV Racing track in Valladoild, Spain this past weekend. David Barcena took the pole position in the Nitro Buggy class and ended the day on the 2 spot which was enough to take the overall championship title. Up front Daniel Vega came out on top at round 6 with Ruben Vela taking the 3rd and final podium spot.
Thanks to Dani Vega for the report.
The fifth and final round of the Belgian Electric On-road Nationals was hosted by the MRCZ club in Zwevegem this past weekend. The race was held on a purpose built track laid out in a local parking lot. Two weeks before the Belgian nats, the club hosted a club race and an open practice during which it turned out that the grip levels were quite low, and this resulted in a lower turnout for this championship decider. In the three main classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula the race for the overall title was still open.
Continue reading the report here
