Team Associated have introduced chrome shock shafts for the RC8B3 and RC8T3 1/8th scale off-road kits. They offer a smoother surface than the titanium-nitride coated shafts supplied with the kits and thus help to make shock action more efficient. The shafts come in pairs and in four different length of 30.5mm up to 42.5mm.
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Coming from Exotek and made for the Xray XB4 series of buggies are 12 degree C-hubs. They are machined from high-quality 7075 aluminium for improved rigidity and come polished and black anodised for a factory look. Laser-etched marking help with easy identification of the parts that add to the already existing 9 degree variants made by Exotek.
The final round of the Automodelli.it series was held at the Indoor Racing Chilelli track. Roberto Fabiano would take a close TQ in the 13.5T Touring class but with a win in the second A-main and a second place finish in A3, Andrea Valerio would grab the overall win at the final round. Davide Gianuzzi snatched the runner-up spot from pole position holder Roberto Fabiano. Andrea Simari and Giuseppe de Liquori would round out the top 5 result.
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Mon-Tech Racing from Italy have introduced a range of aluminium option parts for Xray’s X1 formula car in the form of a main chassis plate, a rear lower pod plate and a wing support plate. Starting with the chassis and the rear lower pod plate, the parts are CNC-machined from 2mm aluminium with the chassis being 3mm wider in the centre area where the suspension links attach to the chassis. Both parts come black anodised and with laser-etched MT logos. It is understood that the somewhat stiffer parts make for improved handling especially on high-bite surfaces. Also new is a 3mm thick wing support plate that makes for more rigidity of the rear pod. Machining of the centre section reduces the overall weight and the part allows to lower the wing up to 6mm.
Creation Model have announced the signing of Italy’s Francesco Tironi to their team. The multiple European and World Championship finalist will join prominent team members such as Lamberto Collari or the recently signed Andy Moore and Teemo Leino. The former Shepherd racer and multi-time Italian national champion had the following to say about the deal:
I’m really proud to communicate you that from 2016 I will be part of the Infinity Team; we have an important program for 1/8 on road scale and I will be involved in the development of the new projects that company will start in the future. I wanna say my thanks to Mr Kenji and all Infinity staff for this opportunity; don’t hesitate to contact me at the racing fields… See you soon!
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Last weekend saw Singapore holding its first ever Offroad Indoor Carpet Event – aptly named ICE – at the nation’s famous Science Centre. Over 60 racers signed in for the three classes of 2WD Open, 4WD Open and a Junior under-12 race. The event was run on a custom-built carpet track and saw all racers running on the new track with a new layout on new tires for the first time. These conditions, coupled with a strict no-additive rule, made for an incredibly fair and exciting race. The 2WD Open Buggy practice and qualifying saw racers clocking faster laptimes with every round as setups were tuned and the handout Sweep Nonslip tyres started to groove in and generate more grip. Topping the table on 2 of the 3 qualifying runs, Mark Lim would take a convincing TQ position with Vincent Yong in second and Jeremy Hong qualifying third.
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The Xray Work.Shop Italy will be held on the 7th and 8th of March at the Hot Race Track in Teverola, Italy. Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and Nicola Marrone will introduce the forthcoming NT1’16 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car in an exclusive pre-release and they will also be doing some track testing with the latest incarnation of Xray’s World Championship winning platform.
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Coming from Serpent are low-friction shock parts for the Eryx 4.0 touring car. Made from a new orange-colour material the shock pistons and lower shock bushings help to reduce the friction within the dampers for improved shock efficiency and on-track performance. All parts are fully machined to ensure high precision and a perfect fit. The pistons are available as 1 to 4-hole variants in sets of four with the shock bushings also coming in a 4-piece set. An upcoming running change to the Eryx 4.0 is the updated front bumper whose posts sit closer together to better suit today’s bodyshell lines. The respective carbon fibre bumper plate is now available separately and it will also find its way into the 4.0 kit from the next batch on.
