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December 8, 2015

Rug Racers Rd2 – Report

Round two of the Rug Racers series welcomed all drivers with a familiar track and somewhat unfamiliar sound, between the last round the organisers had listened to driver feedback and based on this feedback re-invested the money straight back into a new sound system amongst other more subtle changes including allocated pitting being trialled and a larger rostrum. Controlled practice got underway just after 8 for 11 heats of 4 classes. After a re-sort for those that didn’t show this was reduced to 10 heats. In Open Modified Elliott Harper was clearly then man to beat taking 3 of 4 rounds but with Kyle Branson close behind and Elliot unable to finish round 4 Kyle would take pole position.

Continue reading the report here

December 8, 2015

Yuki Model HC-2284GG digital brushless servo

New from Yuki Model comes the HC-2284GG digital brushless servo. The standard-size item is high-voltage compatible, allowing to use it with up to 8.4V input. It features an all-alloy case, a brushless motor, durable titan gears and the servo is ideal for all applications that require swift transit times and a high torque such as 1/8th off-road and on-road cars.

View the specifications here

December 8, 2015

Jeremy Limoges joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of multiple French Champion Jeremy Limoges to their team for the 2016 season. The electric on-road specialist will attend at all major regional and national races along international events such as the EFRA Euros and the ETS. Jeremy will run Xray’s T4 and X1 cars and he has the following to say:

I have been racing as a private racer with Xray since 2006 starting back in the time with my first T2 and over the years continued through the T3 platform until today. Thanks to the performance and reliability of the Xray cars I was able during the years to grab several major achievements and victories and being satisfied with the team work and team spirit there is no other choice for me than Xray. I am happy to be part of the Xray team to represent the team in France and I will do my best also at international races in 2016. Thanks to Xray for the given trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 8, 2015

SWorkz S12-1M Carpet Edition 2WD buggy kit

Around for some time in prototype stages SWorkz have now introduced the production version of the S12-1M 1/10th scale 2WD buggy kit. The mid motor carpet spec buggy builds on a 3mm 7075 aluminium chassis that allows for four different battery configurations including shorty, saddle and square packs. The gearbox is of the latest low-profile design with a front-mounted motor, centre layshaft and rear gear differential while the suspension utilises bladder-less large volume big bore shock absorbers, a front aluminium and rear carbon fibre shock tower. The rear aluminium suspension mounts make use of a composite insert system to adjust the toe and anti-squat settings and the buggy is usable with standard 12mm hex wheels or SWorkz’ own “1/8th-style” rear wheels.

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December 8, 2015

Serpent S100-LTR 200mm pan car – Coming soon

Serpent have a first teaser of their forthcoming S100-LTR 200mm pan car kit available. The World GT car will feature a new centre pivot design, new adjustable steering blocks and upper arms, a redesigned chassis and top deck as well as a longer centre shock absorber. More information will become later this week.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 8, 2015

Karri Salmela wins at Finnish Touring Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the Finnish 1/10 Touring Nationals was held at the Fullspeed RC raceway in Helsinki on a small and challenging track. In qualifying Karri Salmela was the man to beat and after the four qualifying rounds he took the overall TQ from Henry Salmen and Kalle Lehto. The opening final then saw the top 3 finish in the starting order but in A2 Karri crashed at the three minute mark, resulting in a DNF for him. Kalle made maximum use of the situation and took the win and going into the third and decisive leg Karri, Kalle and Henry all had the chance to grab the overall win. At the end of A3 the top 3 again finished in the starting order, handing Karri the win in the final main and also the overall victory at the opening round of the championship.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

December 8, 2015

Willian Capitelli wins at Curitibano Championship Rd9

The ninth and final round of the Brazilian Curitibano Championship was held at the CAAR track. Despite a worst rain forecast with rain all weekend the weather on Saturday started out of and at the end it was young Lucas Baruffi (Xray) who came out fastest after practice and seeding from fellow Xray drivers Willian Capitelli and André Franchi. The heats then started on an inconsistent and slippery track and at the end of heat four the rain came back, forcing for an hour long break until heat five could be started. Unfortunately the heaven opened its gates again and so the championship reached its end and it was Willian Capitelli who took the overall win. Lucas Baruffi grabbed the runner-up spot from Flavio Salinet (Xray) who rounded out the top 3 result.

View the final result here

December 8, 2015

Intech ER-14 shorty battery strap

Coming from Intech and made for the ER-14 buggy is a short battery strap. Cut from high-quality carbon fibre and sporting a two-colour Intech logo the strap is designed for shorty packs exclusively. Using the battery strap not only makes for a more secure fastening of the shorty pack but it also adds some visual impact to the car.

Source: Intech [intechracing.com]