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January 25, 2016

Kaja Novotny doubles at Czech XWS Rd4

Round four of the Czech Xray Winter Series was held this past weekend in Kolin, Czech Republic. Just like the previous rounds the event saw both on-road and off-road racing with the buggies being required to run Sweep slick tyres to not harm the carpet surface. Young Kaja Novotny (Xray) would take the TQ in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes and he continue to dominate the 2WD class by taking win in A1 and A2 to grab the overall win early. Martin Korinek (Xray) and Milan Mudra (Xray) rounded out the top 3 result. The 4WD class was a different affair though as Kaja messed up the second A-main due to a different tyre preparation. Nevertheless, wins in A1 and A3 secured him his second victory of the weekend from Milan Mudra (Xray) in second and Jiri Vysin (Xray) in third. In the Touring Modified class Jiri Vysin grabbed the day’s win from a hard charging Dominic Sulc while in the Touring Stock class it was Vitezslav Hola who ended the day on the top spot.

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January 25, 2016

Ronald Völker & Jan Ratheisky win at GP3F

The annual Grand Prix des 3 Frontieres was held this past weekend in Longwy, France, with the usual mix of national talent and international pro drivers in attendance. In the Touring Modified class, with a total of 33 entries, Germany’s Ronald Völker soon made his intentions clear to bring home the win as he dominated the field from the first practice session on. The Yokomo driver would then sweep the qualifiers to grab the overall TQ from Viljami Kutvonen (Awesomatix) and Lucas Urbain (VBC Racing) who ended the qualifiers in second and third respectively.

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January 22, 2016

Hobbywing Xerun V10 G2 brushless motors

UK Hobbywing distributors Schumacher have introduced the new Xerun V10 brushless G2 modified and stock motors. They are built around a black anodised all-aluminium can with large venting holes at the front and smaller openings in the rear. The motors feature standard-size high quality ball bearings, adjustable timing, and highly temperature-resistant copper windings. An integrated sensor monitors the internal temperature when coupled to respective Hobbywing speed controllers. The V10 are available as 3.5T to 8.5T modified as well as 10.5T to 21.5T stock racing variants.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 22, 2016

WRC F-One 2016 formula car kit

WRC have introduced the F-One 2016 1/10th scale formula car kit. The car builds on the previous F-One but features several refinements such as a redesigned chassis for increased performance and a new front suspension with uniball system. Other parts include a new easy caster adjustment system, a new roll damper as well as a new, lighter differential assembly. The kit is rounded out by a bodyshell and a set of P-One racing tyres.

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January 22, 2016

Serpent Eryx 4.0 optional suspension brackets

Coming from Serpent and made for the Eryx 4.0 touring car are optional split suspension brackets for the rear suspension. CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and coming gun metal anodised and laser-etched for easy identification the 0.5 and 1.5 RF brackets allow for easier use of the optional Reactive Rear Steering system.

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January 22, 2016

New Capricorn TE03 V3 upper deck & F1-01 side links

Capricorn have new option parts for the TE03 V3 touring car and the F1-01 formula car available. Starting with the TE03 part, coming very soon is an optional carbon fibre upper deck that allows for more chassis flex while also offering slightly different flex characteristics. The part helps to fine-tune the car’s behaviour in certain track conditions. Also new are adjustable side links that replace the 1-piece kit parts. The links are made up using standard ball cups, pivot balls and L/R thread turnbuckles.

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January 22, 2016

Fenix DFV 13.5T & 21.5T brushless stock motors

Italian company Fenix Racing have introduced their new DFV stock brushless motor. The EFRA-approved spec racing motor is available as 13.5T touring car and 21.5T formula variant and it utilises a machined 7075-T6 aluminium can with large airflow vents as well as a 12.5mm sintered Neodymium rotor for controllable torque over the whole RPM range. Pre-shaped heavy duty solder tabs and an adjustable timing endbell round out the package.

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January 22, 2016

Xray RX8’16 – Coming soon

Xray RX8'16 – Coming soon

Xray have released a first teaser image for their RX8’16 1/8th scale nitro on-road car. With the last revision of the RX8 platform being made in 2014 the car is set for a certain overhaul and more information will become available soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]