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June 22, 2016

Oliver Speith wins West German EP Buggy regionals Rd2

The second round of the West German Electric Off-road regionals was hosted by the MC Dortmund club over the weekend. Saturday’s practice was washed away by the ever present rain with the Sunday starting out wet and cloudy but the newly-built astro turf track would soon start to dry and in time for the finals even the sun would come out. In the 2WD Buggy class, Oliver Speith would take home the winning honours, coming from the 2 spot on the grid.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 22, 2016

Ahmet Kasap scores at Team NCRC Stock Cup finale

The final round of the Team NCRC Stock Cup was held at the club’s own 1000 square metres carpet indoor track. In the Touring Stock class Ahmet Kasap lead an all-Xray podium with Niyazi Deniz and Umut Oztumen coming in second and third respectively. Aktug Kalcay and Adnan Kanat (both Xray) completed the top 5 result.

View the final results here

June 22, 2016

Team Corally ETOR .21 5+2 port engine & new exhausts

Hot on the heels of the Team Corally ETOR .21 3T Racing off-road engine come the ETOR .21 5+2 port engine and new exhausts. Starting with the engine, the 5+2 port variant offers a high amount of torque over the whole RPM range, making it ideal for high-power tracks and medium to high-bite conditions. The long-stroke engine sports a black anodised cooling head, silicone-filled crankshaft and it comes with three different venturi inserts.

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June 22, 2016

Ziga Pajek successful at TDM Race Rd1

The first round of the TopRC Dirt Masters were held in Blatni dol, Slovenia after the first two attempts to hold the race were spoiled by the weather conditions. In the 1/8th E-Buggy class the overall TQ went to Ziga Pajek (Xray) who took the two opening qualifiers in front of Andraz Stefe (Xray) and Nejc Orazem (Mugen). The A-main then saw Ziga conserving his qualifying performance, taking wins in A1 and A2 to grab the overall victory early. Dejan Cigler (HB Racing) came in second, Nejc Orazem had to settle for third after some close battles.

View the final results here

June 22, 2016

LRP B3-STX Deluxe 3-channel 2.4GHz radio system

LRP have introduced the new B3-STX Deluxe 3-channel 2.4GHz radio system. Based off of the popular B3-STX the Deluxe variant makes use of the same case but it features a reinforced steering wheel segment to do away with reliability issues. Another new feature is the transmitter battery configuration that now uses 4-cell battery packs over the former 8-cell types, greatly reducing the overall weight. Other features include a back-lit display, 15-model memory, fail save as well as end-point adjustment beside other adjustments. Included comes a 4-channel B4-RX-Pro receiver.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 22, 2016

Fabien Valantin sweeps League 9 championship round

A round of the French League 9 championship was recently held in Beaumont-Monteux. Fabien Valantin would make a clean sweep by taking the TQ, win and fastest lap from Julien Jost and Patrice Carpano in second and third respectively. Briac Berthoud and Walter Pollet-Villard rounded out the top 5 result.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

June 22, 2016

LRP ZR.32 & ZR.30 Spec.4 pull start off-road engines

Coming from LRP are the all-new ZR.32 Spec.4 and ZR.30 Spec.4 nitro off-road engines for 1/8th buggies and trucks. Starting with the ZR.32 Spec.4, the 5.24cc engine is based off of the popular ZR.32 and it features a completely redesigned carburettor for better efficiency and adjustability, resulting in improved idling, better throttle response and increased torque. The heavy-duty CoolDownMax cooling head also makes for upped heat dissipation even in high ambient temperatures. The 5+1 port engine comes with a reliable pull starter and it fits all .21 engine mounts.

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June 22, 2016

Zilinsky & Valder win at InterTrack Challenge Rd4

Round four of the InterTrack Challenge was held in Kvetoslav, Slovakia. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Mark Zilinsky (TLR) would take the win from the Xray duo of Erik Margony and Ondra Kulhanek while in the triple 10-minute E-Buggy A-mains, Jarda Valder (Xray) came out successful in A1 and A2, starting from the 7 spot on the grid. Radim Siska (Xray) completed the day on the runner-up spot while Martin Rytir (TLR) rounded out the top 3 result.

View the E-Buggy podium here