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July 16, 2015

Xray X-Race Italy – Report

Xray X-Race Italy - Report

The Xray X-Race Italy was held last weekend in Bientina in several electric on-road classes. Good weather and a friendly yet competitive atmosphere and the attendance of some of the fastest Italian driver with guests from abroad made for a nice weekend of racing. In the Touring Car Modified class Portuguese frontrunner Bruno Coelho took the win from Xray’s own Martin Hudy. Alessio Mancini came in 3rd while Alessio Menicucci and Jan Ratheisky rounded out the top 5 result.

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July 16, 2015

Record 160+ Entries for German ENS

Ettlingen

The Euro Nitro Series travels to Ettlingen in Germany this weekend (17-19 July) with Round 3 of the onroad nitro championship attracting an impressive 160 plus entries. The first time the ENS has visited the recently resurfaced track, it is Round 2 first time winners Simon Kurzbuch and Teemu Leino who head the high quality field. With no one yet marking their dominance on the second season of the high profile championship the opening rounds producing different Top Qualifiers and winners in both 1:8 and 1:10, this weekend is set to be no different as drivers and teams aim for the top step of the podium on Sunday evening.

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July 16, 2015

Xray NT1 graphite upper bumper holder

New from Xray and made for the NT1 1/10th nitro touring car is a graphite upper bumper holder. CNC-machined from high-quality carbon fibre the part is a direct replacement for the standard composite bumper holder and it makes for improved rigidity and adds visual impact.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 16, 2015

ECX Temper 1/18th 4WD rock crawler

Horizon Hobby have introduced the ECX Temper 1/18th scale 4WD RTR rock crawler. Featuring a 4-link setup the vehicle is basically a scaled-down 1/10th scale model and it sports a 2mm alloy chassis, locked front and rear differentials, metal pinion and main gear, waterproof electronics and a high-torque motor. Also included are a pre-designed bodyshell, grippy tyres, a 900mAh NiMH battery pack and a suitable charger along a 2.4GHz radio set.

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July 16, 2015

RC4Speed Fuel Gun to Fuel Stick conversion kit

RC4Speed’s Fuel Gun to Fuel Stick conversion allows to convert an old fuel gun to a fuel stick in 5 minutes. With this kit it’s more easy to refuel when the pit line wall is high and its not a problem which direction the car is in the pit line to refuel. The kit is design with a better geometry that allows opening the nozzle more for fast fuel flow. It can be used on 1/10th and 1/8th nitro off-road and on-road cars and the kit contains CNC cut cast acrylic plastic parts as well as a 3mm stainless rod for durability and it will fit with the most common fuel guns in the market like the ProTek R/C, VP Pro, S-Works, Team Durango, Jammin YT-0036, Fastrax, Brilliant RC, and Novarossi 37001.

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July 15, 2015

Xray X1 aluminium chassis & rear lower pod plate

New from Xray and made for the X1 formula car are the 2mm aluminium main chassis and rear lower pod plate. Made from 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and laser-etched the parts can improve steering, stability and traction in certain track conditions that range from low to high grip. Additionally the chassis can make the car easier to drive.

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July 15, 2015

Abrahamek takes 200mm class at Laszlo Memory race

The Laszlo Memory race was recently held in Austria with drivers from Slivakia, Hungary, Slovenia and Austria in attendance. In the 200mm class Michal Abrahamek took the TQ after the qualifiers and he then went on to win a super close A-main thanks to a good race strategy. Gergely Csekö came in 2nd while Gergö Lehner rounded out the top 3 result.

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July 15, 2015

Georgiadis wins at GTS Rd5

The fifth round of Greek Touring Series was held at the FRT race track with a good number of entries. Different from other rounds of the GTS this race was held under 17.5T Blinky rules inspired by the Xray Challenge held at the Hudy Arena. The qualifying was very close and after three rounds Georgiadis (Xray) put his car on the 1 spot follow by fellow Xray racer Zogogiannis and Katsikis (HB) in 3rd place. The finals then were again a very close affair with all drivers being in the same lap and at the end Georgiadis was able to keep the momentum to take the overall win from Zogogiannis and Papachristos (Xray).

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