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June 12, 2019

Jorge Soler TQs & wins at Spanish E-Buggy Nats Rd2

The Circuito ATV Racing Valladolid track in Spain played host to round 2 of the 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals last weekend. Over 42 pilots signed up for the single E-Buggy class and it was Jorge Soler who would top qualify from Jaume Figuls and Carlos Cano Guillen Jr. The triple A-main events then saw Jorge Soler (Team Associated) taking wins in the opening A1 and A2 for the overall from Jaume Figuls (Mugen) on the runner-up spot. Mugen’s Alberto Garcia came in 3rd to round out the podium despite scoring a DNF in the second A-main.

Image: Alberto Garcia

June 12, 2019

Stafford & McGee win at BRCA EP Buggy Rd3

Round 3 of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road Nationals was held at Eden Park Raceway in the south-east of the UK this past weekend. On Saturday the 2WD class commenced and the weather was wet with drying conditions but with some extra rain showers over the day kept the conditions interesting with some drivers round being affected.
Schumacher driver Ellis Stafford qualified 2nd behind Team Associated driver Neil Cragg. The 3-legged A-final was hard fought, with Ellis fighting to get past Neil. With matching scores overall but with a 2nd place and a faster winning final time gave Ellis the win he deserved. Nathan Ralls (Xray) had to settle for 3rd overall. Sunday was a much brighter day with sunny spells and only a very brief shower. Ellis Stafford took TQ this time with Danny Mcgee close behind in 2nd spot. The finals were hard fought by all with an early mistake from Ellis Stafford left Danny in 2nd but Neil Cragg was able to get past Danny and take the win in the first leg. In leg 2 Ellis, Danny and Neil had a battle, with Danny getting into the lead but after a retirement from Danny this left it to Ellis to take the win with Ed Kerry getting 2nd. The last leg meant that four cars could win it, Ellis unfortunately made an early mistake dropping down the field which meant Danny Mcgee had a lot of pressure from Neil Cragg for a majority of the race but defended superbly until Neil made a few mistakes which allowed Tom Cockerill to catch up and take the second spot. With the race over and with a win and a second from Danny he took the win and his first 4WD in his racing career as Neil Cragg and Ed Kerry completed the podium.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com] | Image: William White/netpixandwill

June 12, 2019

Xray XT4 graphite composite front lower arms

Xray have announced the release of graphite-reinforced front lower arms for the newly-introduced XT4 4WD off-road truggy. Moulded from a specially-formulated graphite composite material the arms offers improved flex rigidity for a more precise handling in medium to very high-bite track conditions. The arms are non-directional and can be used on both the left and right hand side of the vehicle.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 12, 2019

Hobbywing XR10 Pro G2 competition ESC

Hobbywing have announced the release of their new XeRun XR10 Pro G2 brushless competition speed controller for 1/10th scale classes. The updated variant of the ultra-popular XR10 Pro features high-performance 32-bit M4 microprocessing for super-fast and precise control. A built-in reverse battery polarity protection protects both the controller and battery when things are getting a bit hectic in the pits and a range of new accessories such as non-polarised capacitor banks and over-sized fan mounts complement the G2 ESC. The latter are machined aluminium heatsink design frames and allow the use of 30mm fan units in high ambient temperature conditions. New for the G2 is also the ability to use an external switch in case the internal one is hard to reach and in addition to the greatly improved hardware the speedo also received some new software features such as a greater PWM frequency range for throttle and brake, ensuring optimised control when needed. Also new are finer adjustable turbo increase and decrease rates as well as a 101 percent to 150 percent brake range, a feature that comes in handy when running high-turn stock motors with aggressive gear ratios. New for the G2 is also the ability to adjust motor rotation direction and the built-in BEC system offers adjustable 5V to 7.4V and 10A output. Last but not least comes a softening function that will improve vehicle control in high-power modified classes. Like the previous controller the G2 is programmable and upgradable using Hobbywing’s WiFi Express module and an iOS or Android mobile device with a more traditional programming box being also available. The controller is available with black/silver, orange or red case details and it is available now.

View a list of the specifications and more images here

June 12, 2019

Alabama Manufacturers Shootout 10.0 – Report

The annual Alabama Manufacturers Shootout was held in Cullman, Alabama last weekend. Widely known by the acronym, AMS, is an indoor race that’s like no other due to the smooth surface and 1/10th clay like grip. With nationals just around the corner, the AMS10 was a perfect warm-up race for many traveling pros and great racers alike. The split practice schedule was probably the most talked about topic of the week as the split practices allowed some drivers to practice on Thursday while the remaining group was able to get on the track late Thursday and half of Friday. There are definitely positives to doing either, but most of the pros opted to run the 2nd practice that allowed them to tune for more race-like conditions. One qualifier ran on Friday evening with the final two qualifiers on Saturday followed by lower mains to decide bump ups. Ten cars went directly in the main while five cars bumped from the lower mains which made racing purposeful and exciting up and down the field.

Continue reading the report here

June 11, 2019

JConcepts RM2 heavy-metal grease

JConcepts, together with RM2 brings the heavy-metal grease for a multitude of uses in the RC industry. The grease is the perfect complement for metal to metal parts in the drive-line such as ring and pinion gear assemblies. It’s also a great spread for CVA’s, diff out-drives and inside the diff on the seated O-rings. The heavy-metal grease can also be used on the thrust assembly on a 1/10th off-road differential and is an all-around handy grease for many different applications.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 11, 2019

New Xray XT8E – Coming soon

Coming soon from Xray is the latest incarnation of their XT8E 1/8th electric off-road truggy kit. Full details will become available in time for the official release which is expected to happen with in the next week or two.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 11, 2019

Cole Tollard trifecta at Horizon Hobby Shootout

The Horizon Hobby Shootout, part of the Horizon Hobby RC Fest 2019 was held in Monticello, Illinois last weekend. The event brought together all sorts of RC categories and the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Cole Tollard with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main final from Mugen’s Collin Weatherhold in 2nd and TLR’s Tyler Jones in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here