Round 5 of the JBRL Electric Series as held at Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, California this past Saturday. The event attracted over 160 entries and in 2WD Open Buggy it was Team Associated’s Ron DeVoll with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 6-minute A-main event. Ron’s Team Associated team mate, Davey Batta came in 2nd overall while Carlos Arredondo rounded out the top 3 result.
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Round 3 of 5 of the Heat Wave Series was held at Ripon RC Speedway and Hobbies in Ripon, California this past Saturday with 83 entries for the multiple electric on-road classes. The premier class of Touring Modified would see top qualifier, Lex Tyler taking home the win from veteran racer, Rick Hohwart in 2nd, who ended the single-leg 5-minute A-main only 1.1 seconds behind. 4th place qualifier, Aaron Lewis would complete the top 3 result from Kyle Colbert in 4th.
Image: Lex Tyler
Round 3 of the Southern Off Road Series was hosted by the Loganville RC Complex in Loganville, Georgia with nearly 160 entries. In the Pro Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin with the overall TQ and he would also take home the silverware after the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated teammate, Jackson Brunson in 2nd, a lap down. Another two laps behind it was 11th place qualifier, Brandon Melton who rounded out the all-Team-Associated top 3 result.
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Coming from RC-Cox and made for ARS-converted Xray T4’20 touring cars is a 0 degree aluminium rear C-hub set. The kit includes machined 7075 aluminium C-hubs that are specially machined for a low weight and high rigidity, ensuring precision and increased traction. The hubs include kingpin bushings and they come black anodised and sporting with laser-engraved logos.
North West Nitro of Weeton, UK held round 3 of their Summer Series this past weekend. Graham Alsop would take the win in the single Nitro Buggy A-main event, leaving behind Jack Hirst two laps behind. Nick Cox would come in 3rd overall, another lap down.
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Xpress have announced the soon release of new lightweight titanium spool outdrives for their XQ1 and XQ10 series of touring cars. The couplers feature a redesigned shape and their lightweight yet strong material ensures instant power delivery and exceptional durability. The outdrives come in a natural finish and include mounting hardware and a set of C-shaped driveshaft blades.
Italian company GRP have introduced their new X-Tech range of 1/5th scale touring car tyres. Available are four new tyre lines that utilise optimised rubber compounds to better cope with specific grip conditions while the inner reinforcement belts have also been improved with new specific weave angles maximising durability. All tyres also include optimised foam inserts for best possible tyre support on the new material rims that are moulded from a new high-quality Dupont material for high temperature resistance and optimised flex at lower temperatures. The tyre range features the XM Competition tyres including both semi slick and slick treads in ultra soft, extra soft, soft and medium compound, a high-end tyre best used in low, medium or high-grip conditions. Also new is the XP Endurance semi slick tyre in soft and medium compound that offers increased durability in medium and high-bite conditions. Also new is the XS Sport tyre in extra soft, soft and medium compound that is a great general usage tyre for dirty or older low-grip tracks. Last but not least comes the XR Rain tyre in extra soft compound for the use on wet or humid asphalt tracks. All tyres are available with white or black rims from now on.
View the XM Competition Slick & XR Rain tread here
The opening round of the Italian ACI Nitro On-road Championship was held in Vallelunga this past weekend. In the 1/8th Expert class it was Xray driver, Jonatan Gandin with the overall TQ after the qualifiers and also the win in the 45-minute main final, some 4.5 seconds in front of Infinity’s Francesco Tironi. Emanuele Adami (Xray) came in 3rd overall, two laps behind the top 2.
Image: Matrix Racing Tires [matrixtires.it]
