Xray team driver and Turkish national champion, Mustafa Alp will hold an Xray Work.Shop at the Team NCRC Arena-Lefkosa on the 30th of January. The workshop will focus on the T4’16 touring car and all participants can try the teached tips and tricks at the following indoor season warm-up race on Sunday the 31st of January, held at the same place. More information about the Work.Shop and the warm-up race can be found here.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The opening round of the 2016 Serpent GT Cup was held at the TRC race track in Hong Kong with over 70 drivers in attendance. New to the 2016 season is the addition of a Modified class where the drivers are free in terms of engine and tyre chose although the chassis has to remain the standard Cobra GT. The new class attracted a total of 12 drivers with 60 entries for the Stock category. The race schedule of the 1-day event saw three 10 minute qualifiers for the Stock class and a single 15 minute qualifier for the Modified class with the fastest lap counting towards the qualifying results. The A-mains would then be run as a single 40 minute main for the Stock class and two electric-style mains for the Modified category.
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Schumacher have introduced 12.5 degree alloy yokes for the CAT 4WD buggy. The parts are made from black anodised aluminium and using them makes for more on-power steering coming out of the corner while increasing straight line stability. This will help on bumpy tracks but with the loss of some initial steering. The laser-etched hubs have the same features as the kit plastic 10 degree yokes as well as an optional longer camber link and +1mm wheelbase adjustment.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
New from LMR comes a stainless steel battery spacer weight for Yokomo’s YZ-2 2WD mid motor buggy. The weight comes in at 75g and it will improve grip and stability. Running the weight behind the LiPo gives more traction and the buggy feels like it is run with a big LiPo and it can also be used up front if necessary.
Coming soon from ECX are the Roost 1/18th scale desert buggy and the Temper 1/24th scale rock crawler. Starting with the desert buggy, the 300mm long vehicle features a 4WD drivetrain, oil-filled shock absorbers, grippy off-road tyres and water-proof electronics. The Roost is powered by a 380-size brushed motor and a Dynamite 6-cell 900mAh NiMH battery and features are rounded out by a polycarbonate bodyshell with LED lightbar, an AC wall charger and a 2.4GHz radio system.
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J-Tech have announced the signing of 2012 EFRA Euros B runner-up, Christophe Louis to their team for 2016. The French Elite class champion will use the Italian-made rubber in his 1/8th scale campaign this season.
Source: Marchetti Model Service [marchettimodelservice.com]
The legendary Cotswolds outdoor on-road track will play host for the first Xray X-Race UK on the weekend of the 12th of June. It is understood that the race is open for everyone and more information about the event will become available soon.
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Mugen Seiki have introduced a droop gauge as well as two balance weights for the MBX7 line of off-road vehicles. Starting with the gauge, the tool is made to easily adjust the suspension droop as it slides over the upper shock mounting nut while the lower scale helps to read the actual suspension droop. The gauge is large enough to be used on both the MBX7 buggy and MBX7T truggy and, when used with the shocks alone, it also comes in handy to determine the shock rebound. Also new are the 20g and 40g balance weights for the MBX7 cars. They can be used in the front and the rear of the nitro-powered vehicles while the electric-powered variants only allow to mount the weights behind the front gearbox. The balance weights are marked for easy identification and they easily attach using screws and the pre-drilled holes in the chassis.
