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JConcepts 1989 Ford F-150 California Stampede body

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 07:24 AM PST

Coming from JConcepts is their new 1989 Ford F-150 California body shell for the Traxxas Stampede truck. The body was built for the Traxxas Stampede “BIGFOOT No. 1 The Original Monster Truck” and it offers first class styling and its exterior is accentuated with smooth raised fenders and stepped front bumper. The strongest point to the design resolves back to the husky front and rear fenders giving it that pre-runner look. The extra bulk in this department gives the truck a boastful look capable of clearing an assortment of tires. A racy cab with scribed in window net, built-in racerback and roll-bar bed hosts a location for the mock spare tire for those long days in the dunes. The body features Ford licensed grille and headlights, wrap-around parking lights, a minimalist grille and an accurate and clean-looking Ford/JConcepts decal sheet. The body is a direct fit for the Traxxas BIGFOOT No. 1 and for fitment on all other Stampede models, its necessary to use the Traxxas #3619 body mount kit.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

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Xray Racing Series Off-road Australia – Report

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 07:15 AM PST

The 2019 Xray Racing Series Off-road Australia was held with over 100 entries on two meetings in a row. With rain threatening on Saturday there were plenty of cars getting some laps in before the day, fortunately the weather held off all day and the track was looking good for race day. 4WD Mod Buggy once again saw Lachlan Donelly and Matthew Couper fighting for the lead, with Lachlan coming out on top to take the double, Peter Seckold coming in 3rd.

2WD Mod saw Lachlan Donnelly, Ari Bakla and Matthew Couper fighting hard for the win, with young Donnelly triumphant at the end of the day, some outstanding battles on track with all three winning a final each. Ari Bakla came in 2nd from Matthew Couper in 3rd.

4WD stock saw Ben Cribbin take the TQ and win, with the two Sneddens Michael and Steve hot on his tail all day.

2WD Stock was the class to be in judging by the numbers, a tightly contested battle with Peter Couper taking the TQ and win. Nathaniel White and Michael Snedden rounded out the podium.Truggy was all laughs on the drivers stand, with Matthew Couper taking the win, followed by Steve Snedden and Luke Rich.

Junior Stock saw our young guns putting on a good show, with Oscar Sherry taking the win closely followed by Tristan Rich.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Bregante & Palomar crowned Argentinean GT Champs

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 06:28 AM PST

The Argentinean 1/8th GT Nationals were held recently and in the GT Pro class it was Xray’s Nicolas Bregante with the overall TQ, the win and also a new track record. In a main final that saw team strategies play a major role, Beto Altesi (IGT8) came in 2nd as Damian Martin (IGT8) completed the Pro category top 3 podium result. Over in the GT Masters class it was Marcos Bregante with the win fro Silvio Magrino and Cristian Manzzini.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Yusuke Sugiura wins at 2019 Mugen Cup finale

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 05:36 AM PST

The final round of the Mugen Cup was held at the Futaba Buggy Track in Ichihara, Japan this past weekend. In the premier Open Buggy class it was Mugen’s Shin Adachi with the overall TQ, from Yusuke Sugiura on the runner-up spot. At the start of the 30-minute A-main Sugiura took the hole shot followed by Kato and Tsuruta and was able to open up a 40-seconds gap to the field eventually. Tsuruta, who was running 3rd about mid-race, had to make way for Kobokata after some engine issues. In the end Yusuke was able to bring home the win with a lap margin on his Mugen teammates Kato in 2nd and Kobokata in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

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Yeah Racing 1/12th scale wheel well marker

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 05:21 AM PST

Following the release of their 1/10th on-road wheel well marker Yeah Racing now also offer a variant specific to 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and offering a 45mm diameter the tool allows for easy and convenient wheel well marking and thus more precise and visually appealing body shell prepping. In addition to marking the front and rear wheel wells the tool also allows to highlight the lower body cutting line at 4mm, 5mm or 6mm height.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

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Czech Masters Series Rd2 – Report

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 05:09 AM PST

The second round of the Czech Masters Series was held at the Sport Arena in Prague, Czech Republic this past weekend. The race saw once again more than 100 entries overall and as always the schedule was open practice on Saturday morning, which was followed by qualifying and then finals. In 2WD Buggy Max Götzl was able to top the opening qualifier in front of Martin Bayer, as the latter made some mistakes, and Jiri Mara in 3rd. But coming Q2 it was Martin on top in Q2 and Q3 for the the overall TQ in front of Max in 2nd and Jiri in 3rd.

Over in 4WD Buggy Martin took the opening qualifier with Max topping Q2, so the overall TQ was about to be decided in Q3. Unfortunately for Max he crashed once and wasn’t on the same pace as Martin, so the latter took the overall TQ, in front of Max in 2nd and Jiri in 3rd. In the Truck class it was Max with the overall TQ from Frank Hempel 2nd and Marcel Dostal 3rd.

In the 2WD finals Martin and Max had very exciting battles for the win, and Martin came out on top in A1 and A2 to take the overall win, but Max finished only two tenths of a second behind him in both finals. Martin also took the third and final A-main so it was Max in 2nd and Jiri in 3rd overall.

A1 of 4WD went to Martin after some very close racing, as Max finished under one second behind him in 2nd. A2 went different as Martin had some problems with lapped drivers and crashed, allowing Max to take the lead and with it the win in A2 in front of Martin and Jiri. A3 went pretty similar, Max made a big mistake early on and Martin had a big gap, but later he again got into trouble with a lapped driver that crashed him once again. Max was able to take the lead and resist Martin’s attacks to take the A3 as well as the overall win. Overall and behind Max it was Martin with the runner-up spot from Jiri in 3rd.

Over in the Stadium Truck class it was Frank Hempel with the win in A1 as Max had some problems, but the latter was able to take the win in A2 and A3 easily to secure the overall victory from Frank in 2nd and Marcel in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Jamie Clancy sweeps Slough Winter Series Rd3

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 04:34 AM PST

Round 3 of the popular Slough Winter Series was held at the RWMCC club in Slough, UK over the weekend. Team Associated/Reds Racing’s Jamie Clancy made it a clean sweep in the Nitro Buggy class as he took the overall TQ and also brought home the win in front of HB Racing/Reds Racing’s Simon Reeves as Darren Hayden-Ball (Team Associated/Reds Racing) completed the top 3 results.

Image: Jamie Clancy

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Xray T4 2020 graphite bumper upper holder brace

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 04:25 AM PST

Xray have announced the release of their graphite bumper upper holder brace for the T4’20 touring car. The part was developed to offer increased protection to the chassis in the event of a crash as it braces the bumper against the front bulkheads at frontal impacts. Machined from 3mm carbon fibre the brace is a direct fit for the kit’s composite and also the graphite optional bumper upper mount.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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F1 Supercup – Report

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 04:15 AM PST

The MCM RC indoor track in Caserano, Italy hosted the F1 Supercup this past weekend. In the Formula Supercup class it was Fabrizio Villa with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifiers as Marco Donadelli came in 2nd overall. The triple A-main events then saw Marco Donadelli making a clean sweep in all three mains as Fabrizio Villa came in 2nd, tie on points with 3rd placed Alberto Riboni.

In the F1 Classic category it was Matteo Berlincioni who would dominate the qualifiers and hellos came out on top after the A-mains, leaving behind Giorgio Favaretto in 2nd and Roberto Pettorelli in 3rd.

The Touring FWD class was held as a support class and the race saw top qualifier, Andrea Tonini taking the win from Alex Caminati in 2nd and Luca Porro in 3rd.

Last but not least and in the Kids class it was Luca Ielasi with the win from Nicolò Porro and Gabriele Riboni.

Images: F1 Supercup [facebook.com]

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Serpent 750 lightweight alloy wheel axle set V2

Posted: 02 Dec 2019 03:36 AM PST

Coming from Serpent and made for the 750 1/10th scale on-road kit is the new optional lightweight aluminium CVD wheel axle set. CNC machined from high-quality aluminium and hard-anodised for wear these optional CVD sets can be used both in the front and rear of Serpent’s popular nitro touring car. Including all necessary hardware these optionals are a direct replacement of the standard part. Weighing in at only 14g per pair these wheel axles are almost half the total weight of the standard steel variant and having these options installed on both ends of the car will save a total of 22.6 grams of rotating mass for increased acceleration and reduced un-sprung mass.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

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