Last weekend saw the running of the 2019 Hungarian IC Track Championship that was held in Graz, Austria. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class it was Oliver Havranek who would bring home the win in the main final following a short battle with Simon Ciudar in the opening stages of the race. Ultimately Simon had to settle for 2nd overall while Tamas Sagi came in 3rd to round out the podium.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Following their B74 Extra and Mid hole front shock towers, Bezerk from Australia now also introduced a standard front shock stay for Team Associated’s B74 buggy. The part matches the standard kit geometry, however an updated shape adds strength up top for improved reliability when the going gets tough. The shock tower is available in heavy duty 5.0mm or lightweight 4.0mm thickness.
Source: Bezerk [bezerk.com.au]
Round 4 of the 2019 Swiss Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Mini Racing Cars Aigle & Lausanne club last weekend. In the Touring Pro Stock class it was Awesomatix’s Boris Siladi with a near clean sweep in the qualifiers, taking three of the four rounds for the overall TQ from Xray’s Cham Dassanayake, who won a single qualifying round. The triple A-mains then saw more dominating runs from Boris who took wins in all three mains for the overall from Cham on the runner-up spot. Cédric Ansermoz (Awesomatix) would come in 3rd to round out the podium. With the win at round 4 Boris would also wrap up the overall title, making it a back-to-back championship after taking home the indoor title earlier this year.
Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]
Oli Meggitt and the EWS Events team have announced the details of the 2019/2020 Essex Winter Series. Now entering its ninth season, the championship will take place at the regular EWS indoor venue in the South-East of the UK. The championship will consist of five rounds, starting in October and running through to March. There will be classes for Modified and Super Stock 13.5 Blinky touring car, running on the EWS Sweep controlled tyre, along with Front Wheel Drive (17.5 handout motor), using the popular Ride tyre. A controlled additive will be in place this year to help provide the best possible grip on the ETS carpet used for the track. All the information on the series, along with the entry form, can be found on the official website here. Entries are expected to fill quickly. More details on the popular “EWS International” event, which is separate to the series and will take place in December, will be announced soon. For more information, visit the EWS social media page, or email the EWS team at ewsevents@mail.com.
Last weekend the final round of the Belgian IC Track Nationals took place in Bierset, a high speed track with two full throttle chicanes. After qualifying Steven Cuypers managed to take the overall TQ in front of Robin D’hondt and Renaud Velkeneers. In the 30-minute final Steven finished 2nd behind winner Robin D’hondt and in front of 3rd placed Augustin Mejor, which was enough to take the overall 2019 Belgian Championship title.
Source: Mugen [mugen.eu]
RC Maker have introduced their new Pro battery voltage checker. Designed for use with 1S to 2S LiPos, it gives a two decimal place reading on the voltage of the battery; handy for making sure the pack is under voltage before heading to tech, setting charger peak and also making sure it is not a flat battery that is put in the car. The device features a stealth’d-out design with flexible quality wire and stepped 4/5mm plugs to suit all batteries.
Leadfinger Racing have added the popular HB Racing D817T to their Strife line up of truck bodies. The lid is a drop fit for both the standard truck and vehicles using HB Racing’s upgrade front shock tower with LFR having added better front shock tower clearance for less wear and better flex. The straight, clean lines are giving the truck an aggressive look while keeping a traditional truck styling. Each Strife body comes in clear, ready for paint and with window masks, front grill, headlight and LFR stickers provided. The body is usable with nitro and electric trucks and it is available from now on.
RC-Carbonstore have introduced their revolutionary Rebellion-RC Aero suspension arm set for the Xray T4 touring car. Developed in Austria and extensively tested at international events such as the recent ETS season finale at the Hudy Racing Arena, the front and rear arms make use of a radical, aerodynamic design that helps to keeping the car more planted, countering traction rolling in high-grip traction conditions and high speed corners while adding to the overall downforce. The arms are 3-D-printed from high-quality PA12 material, making them extremely durable and precise while the included carbon fibre arm stiffeners add extra rigidity, keeping the arms from flexing under load without adding too much unsprung weight. The arms also support a new low centre of gravity shock position, lowering the car’s overall centre of gravity by setting the shocks about 6mm lower compared to the original shock position. To access the new shock position, the set includes -6mm front and rear carbon fibre shock towers that utilise a revised shock geometry for a more linear shock action. The kit is rounded out by a set of front chassis flaps that are added in the steering area. A chassis drill jig comes includes with the conversion kit. The set uses the original Xray swaybar ball cups for an easy upgrade and it is available in a total of twelve different carbon fibre weave colours from now on.
