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January 19, 2016

Winterjumps Series Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Finnish Winter Jumps Series was held this past weekend with around 100 drivers from all over Finland in attendance. The qualification of the 2WD Buggy class was a super tight battle between the top 3 drivers and in the end it were Karri Salmela, Samppa Orhanen and Joel Valander who grabbed the top 3 positions for the A-mains. The opening A-main was a pretty crazy affair as at first Karri was able to open a small gap on the field until he got collected by backmarkers. This promoted Joel into the lead in front of Samppa. The two then also got mixed up by slower drivers, costing Joel some concentration, resulting in a coming together between Joel and Samppa. This allowed August Poutiainen to cruise to the win in A1. The second A-main then had Joel taking the win after the top 2 guys crashed and A3 brought the decision for the overall victory with Karri taking the top spot from August and Joel in second and third respectively.

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January 19, 2016

Speedzone Peerless V2 brushless motors

Speedzone have released their second generation Peerless series electric brushless motors. The motors feature higher tolerance and more durable components, which helps facilitate a lower resistance, longer lasting motor. A variety of turns are available and each motor is built to the highest of standards. The motors are bench tested and the lightweight design features upgraded bearings and symmetrical vent openings, which in conjunction with the case and stator structure further reduces motor temperature and maximises efficiency. It also allows for easy stator measurement without disassembly. Spec motors are produced with a short stator and HT rotor while modified motors come with a standard size stator.

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January 19, 2016

Essex Winter Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of the 2015/16 Essex Winter Series took place this past weekend. With the International Carpet Challenge taking place at the venue in a few weeks time, drivers were not only focussed on improving their own championship points, but also getting some final testing in for the big event. The Modified class had a few notable absentees, as championship leader Olly Jefferies, along with Xray team mate Alexander Hagberg, were on 1/12th duties at the Reedy Race. However, all of the other top UK drivers were in attendance, joined as well by Ride’s own Ludo Leflon, making the trip over from Thailand to support the event.

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January 19, 2016

Adam Drake doubles at Stadium Nitro Shootout

The first annual Stadium Nitro Shootout was hosted by the Dialed In R/C Raceway with a little over 100 entries. Adam Drake was the top qualifier for Nitro Buggy and Nitro truck and in the Buggy class he would win the first and second of the 10 minute triple A-mains to take the overall title early. Sitting out A3 Adam made way for Richard Saxton who took the win in the final leg. The Truck A-mains were a bit tougher for Adam as he got shuffled back in the beginning of A1 but he came back to win the final. The second leg was then won by Knate Henkel, meaning the decision about the overall victory would be made in the third and final main. The leg then was again won by a dominant Drake who took the win by more than a lap and with it the overall victory.

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January 18, 2016

Bornhorst triples at CRCRC Winter Midwest Champs

The recent CRCRC Winter Midwest Championships were held at The Ohio R/C Factory and in the 1/8th classes it was Joe Bornhorst who made a clean sweep by TQing and winning E-Buggy, Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy, making it a perfect trifecta weekend. The 10 minute E-Buggy spring main had Joe running away from the pack instantly so he had a half lap lead about 5 minutes into the main, allowing him to switch into cruise control for the remainder of the final. The 45 minute Nitro Buggy A-main was pretty much a blueprint of the E-Buggy finale with Joe building a gap on the field instantly which allowed him to manage his pace for the remainder of the run. Last but not least in the Nitro Truggy class Joe again tried to runaway and hide right from the beginning and again his strategy worked out as he crossed the finish line in the first place after the 45 minute finale.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

January 18, 2016

Xray NT1 & XB4 low height internal diff gears

Xray have introduced a set of low height bevel and satellite gears for the NT1 and XB4 series of cars. The lightweight gears are made of a special graphite composite material that offers high durability, low wear and an ultra-low rotational mass. Using the parts improves the drivetrain efficiency and the gears are also usable with the T3 line touring cars.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 18, 2016

T-Works Progressive Damper System

T-Works have introduced their Progressive Damper System for a range of electric touring car kits. Adapting a common design that is popular especially when racing on asphalt tracks, the system utilises bushings with triangular-shaped openings as well as plain pistons. The bushings are inserted into the shock housings and the plain pistons are used in place for the drilled standard ones while the triangular openings in the tubes allowing the oil to bypass the piston on compression. With ongoing compression the opening above the piston becomes smaller, resulting in a progressive, harder dampening that can lead to faster corner speeds and improved stability. Included in each set are four bushings and four plain pistons and the system is available for the HPI Pro5, Xray T4’16 as well as the Yokomo BD7-2015 and BD7-2016.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

January 18, 2016

Nicholas Lee wins at Singapore Urban Touring Series

Singapore’s first EP on-road race of the year was held this past weekend at the rooftop Urban PlaySpace track in the city’s centre. This round of the 2015/16 Urban Touring Series was also a points scoring round for the 2016 Singapore National EP Onroad Series and it was held in the two classes of Touring Open and 17.5T non-boosted Classes. In the Touring Open class it was Nicholas Lee (Yokomo) who dominated qualifying, putting in the only 28-lap run in round 2, and setting the day’s fastest lap at 10.703s. Xray’s Dominic Quek, who set the day’s only other sub-11sec laptime with a 10.955s, clinched P2 on the grid.

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