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July 27, 2021

2021 XRS Italy onroad – Report

The 2021 edition of the XRS Italy on-road event was held at the beautiful facilities of Club Automodellistico 5 Colli in Gubbio, Italy. Some 110 entries in 5 different classes competed over the course of the weekend of 24-25th of July 2021. Perfect weather conditions, and a great atmosphere was present all throughout the event. The modified TC class was won by the world champion Bruno Coelho, followed by Alexander Hagberg, and Xray team manager and designer Martin Hudy in 3rd. Bad luck struck the 3rd qualifier, Alessio Menicucci, who dropped down the order in the finals.

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July 26, 2021

Associated DR28 EP 2wd RTR drag race car

Team Associated’s new DR28 1:28 scale electric 2WD RTR drag race car may be small in size, but it’s packed full of features and ready for fun right out of the box. A no-nonsense pint-sized Drag car that looks great and drives smooth thanks to a powerful electric motor and capable drivetrain. No need to prep or build your racer; just charge it and you’re ready to drive. The included 2.4GHz transmitter allows complete control, enabling you to navigate around, through and over obstacles with ease. The DR10-inspired wheels and body make for a great-looking package that will also perform well on the staggered-size foam tires. When the DR28’s integrated LiPo battery becomes discharged, the convenient built-in transmitter charger makes it easy to get back to full power and ready to run in less than an hour. A built-in rechargeable LiPo battery and 4 AA’s are included, making the car ready to go right out of the box.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

July 26, 2021

Kyosho MP10 TKI2 carbon shock towers

Kyosho have released these new carbon shock towers for the Inferno MP10 / MP10 TKI2 / MP10e. Designed to be used with the MP10 TKI2 long shocks, these light weight and durable carbon parts provides a lower centre of gravity which makes gives a different feel than the kits stock aluminium parts. A great setup option for various track conditions. Also for the same car, there is now a new carbon transponder mount.

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July 26, 2021

Schumacher Outdoor Off Road Masters Rd2 – Report

This past weekend was the second round of the newly organised SOOM series, there was once again a great entry of drivers in the 2wd class on Saturday. The entries for 4wd on Sunday were a little lower than we had hoped for, mainly due to several racers having to cancel due to Covid restrictions. The race format was round by round qualifying, with the best 2 results from 4 rounds of qualifying counting towards the final position. There is usually 1 final for all competitors and 3 leg A finals. However due to the lower entry numbers in 4wd, we decided to have 3 leg finals for everyone, so more racing and track time. This was well received by the racers. The Mendip crew had designed a fantastic track layout for our event, a huge thank you to them all for their hard work and dedication.

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July 26, 2021

Mugen MTC2 6.75T progressive shock spring

New from Mugen for the MTC2 is this progressive shock spring 6.75T. Newly added to their line up of progressive shock springs, it fits into the range between the already available 6.5T and 7.0T versions. Compared to the standard springs, the steering and stability will be improved with these progressive springs, especially on tracks with bumpy surface conditions.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

July 26, 2021

BRCA Clubmans Rd3 WLRC – Report

Round 3 of the BRCA Clubman’s was hosted at West London Racing Centre in Hillingdon last weekend. The weather fortunately held out for this meeting with torrential rain predicted, which only arrived once some excellent racing had finished. With a very good entry of 43 drivers in the 17.5 Blinky class we were in for some close racing with many of the country’s top drivers present. Schumacher driver Andy Murray was the man to beat, but after taking 3 round wins he was proving unstoppable as he lined up P1 for the final. After 2 torrid A final legs it was a clean sweep for Andy making it a perfect day’s racing taking the win ahead of the Xray’s of Ben Cane and Soteris Lisai.

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July 26, 2021

Schumacher GP Italy – Race Report

The 2021 edition of the Schumacher GP Italy took place at the beautiful outdoor track of Minicar Fontanellato near Parma and saw solid participation with available places being sold out some time before the race. In Touring Car Modified, Team Schumacher’s Mattia Collina, won a thrilling race from the TQ ahead of Alessio Tolomelli (Awesomatix) and Luca Torreggiani (Xray).

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July 26, 2021

Vision Racing B6.3 carbon motor plate & braces

New from Vision Racing for the B6.3, T6.2 and SC6.2 is a carbon fibre motor plate as well as hinge pin brace. Direct replacements for the stock metal parts, they offer a lightweight alternative that also looks slick. VRP also now offer these two new front and rear carbon fibre wing braces for lightweight support of the wing in the event of a crash.

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