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July 15, 2020

Grayek, Ciccarello & Schreffler win at LCRC Opener

LCRC Raceway’s Season Opener race attracted over 300 entries last weekend. While Jared Wiggins took the win in Nitro Truggy, it was Jamie Grayek (Team Associated) with the overall victory in Expert Nitro Buggy. Coming from P5 on the grid Jamie worked his way up in the single 15-minute A-main event, swapping the lead with Jason Schreffler (HB Racing) and Ethan MacKanick (Xray) several times. In the closing stages however Jamie was able to establish himself in the lead, taking the win with a three seconds margin on Ethan in 2nd. Jason would round out the top 3, another three seconds behind.

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July 15, 2020

RC Carbon Cavalieri S35-3E carbon fibre fan mount

Following the introduction of the carbon fibre fan mount for the SWorkz 35-4E, RC Carbon Cavalieri now also offer the part specifically designed for the older specification yet still popular S35-3E. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the fan mount attaches to the centre bulkhead of the buggy and it utilises most 40mm x 40mm fan units, allowing for efficient and reliable motor cooling as the fan is hovering above the motor can.

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July 14, 2020

Patrick Schäfer joins Xtreme Aerodynamics

Xtreme Aerodynamics are busy adding more top-level pilots to their racing team with the latest being Germany’s Patrick Schäfer. Owner of Shepherd Micro Racing, the 2019 IFMAR Worlds semi-finalist will deck out his 1/8th and 1/10th scale Shepherd nitro on-road rides using Xtreme Aerodynamics’ popular body shells for the remainder of the 2020 and the full 2021 season.

Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.it]

July 14, 2020

Masami Hirosaka releases his autobiography

Record IFMAR World and JMRCA Japanese National Champion, Masami Hirosaka has just released the first three parts of a multi-title autobiography about his racing life. One of the most well-known professional RC car racers of all times, Masami is a role model for decades of racers that can now get a pretty detailed idea of what Masami’s racing life was all about. Part 1 to 3 of the biography is available on Amazon in Japanese language with part 1 being made public in English language now also. The English language parts 2 and 3 are currently in production with Masami already working on parts 4 to 6 as we type. More details can be found on his YouTube channel here and part 1 of the biography is available in English language here.

July 14, 2020

Juan C. Aguirre wins at Caribbean On-road Nationals

This year’s Caribbean On-road Nationals in Puerto Rico saw a very good turn out of drivers. Due to the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic and to keep safe distance, only six drivers would qualify directly to the mains and one bump-up from the lower mains would make for a seven driver grid. The Nitro Sedan qualifying saw Franco Machado (Infinity/Max Power) taking the TQ from Guillermo Camacho (Capricorn/Max Power) 2nd and Juan C. Aguirre (Infinity/Ielasi Tuned) in 3rd. The A-main started with all drivers completing the first lap without incidents, and by the second lap Juan C. Aguirre passed Guillermo Camacho, allowing Aguirre to stay close to Machado. On lap 29 Franco Machado had a flame which promoted Aguirre into 1st place, a position he would hold onto all the way to the end of the race. So the final result saw Juan C. Aguirre (Infinity/Ielasi Tuned) with the win from Ivan Garcia (Mugen/O.S. Speed) in 2nd and Carlos Torres (Infinity/ O.S. Speed) in 3rd. Over in 1/8 Nitro, Fernando Mendez (ARC/Novarossi) took the win from Andy Baez (ARC/ Novarossi) 2nd and Peter Alvarado (Infinity/Ielasi Tuned) in 3rd.

Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

July 14, 2020

Juan Carlos Canas TQs & wins Andalusian Champs Rd2

Round 2 of the Andalusian Championship was hosted by the Lebrija club this past weekend with over 40 drivers in attendance. Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz/Reds Racing) was in control of things, taking the TQ and also the win in the main final from Bryan Baldo (Mugen/O.S.) on the runner-up spot. The early stages of the 45-minute A-main saw some mix-ups up front with Juan Carlos, Oscar Baldo and Bryan Baldo all leading at a certain point but about the eight minute mark things had settled and Juan Carlos took the lead and never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Brayn Baldo while Agustin Illanes (Mugen/Ultimate) came in 3rd overall.

Image: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

July 14, 2020

Volante V8T touring car rubber tyres

Volante have introduced their new V8T touring car outdoor asphalt tyres. The production of the Volante V5-36R, V7-32R, and 36R tyres had to face the problem of limited raw material for several months with the shortage having affected all major tyre manufacturers. As a result Volante opted to change the focus on the development of a brand-new asphalt tyres series – the V8T. The project combines several updates that started with the creation of a newly formulated rubber compound. The main goal was to produce a tyre that demonstrates longer durability and a reliable performance regarding grip and control. The new V8T series of tyres integrates a newly formulated tyre compound with an ultra-thin yet durable inner belt. The result is a more balanced tyre that provides consistent lap times from the beginning till the end. The V8T is available in 24R, 28R, 32R and 36R compounds, remounted on dish or 7-spoke rims.

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July 14, 2020

KO Propo BSx3-one10 Grasper Type-S servo

KO Propo have announced the release of their new BSx3-one10 Grasper Type-S low-profile servo. It utilises a composite upper and lower case combined with an aluminium middle section for a low weight and somewhat lower price tag, compared to the metal-case Grasper, while offering high-performance components such as hard-anodised aluminium gears, a brushless motor, dual ball bearings, a hard servo gear shaft and a Gold-plated connector. The high-voltage compatible servo is capable of up to 10.8kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.09s and it supports KO Propo’s HCS function. The limited edition servo will hit stores in August.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]