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AKA have announced the release of their new Scribble tyre for 1/8th buggies. Inspired by the popular 1/10th buggy Scribble, the 1/8th scale version continues the trend of exceptional performance right out of the bag and superior wear characteristics. The innovative Scribble tread supports the tread and the carcass at the same time, necessitating a new carcass design. This combination of the new carcass and the supportive Scribble tread pattern promotes even wear across the entire width of the tyre for consistent performance run after run. Testing of the Scribble has shown it is at home on indoor tracks as well as hard pack, low dust outdoor tracks. The initial release of the 1/8th Scribble will be in Clay compound with other compounds to follow in the coming weeks.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

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The 6th and final round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin last weekend in several electric on-road and off-road classes. In the premier electric on-road class of Modified Touring it was Martin Hudy with the win on home soil from Oliver Havranek on the runner-up spot. Michal Wojcik came in 3rd to round out the all-Xray podium.

In Stock Touring, Oliver Havranek took the TQ and pole position but the overall win belonged to Lukasz Mach after three exciting mains as Oliver had to settle for 2nd overall and in front of Pierre Delorme (all Xray).

Over in the Front Wheel Drive Touring class it was Xray’s Oliver Havranek with the deserved win from Igor Liptak and Lukas Hoch (both Xray).

The Formula class saw Lukas Hoch leading a Xray 1-2-3 from Michal Wojcik and Simon Horak.

Zoltan Polyak came out on top in the 1/10th Pan Car class as Gabor Laszlo and Miroslav Hargas (all Xray) finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

In 1/12th scale it was Mariusz Zachacz (Xray) with the win from Xray teammate, Przemyslaw Cygan in 2nd.

Jiri Vasica (Xray) came out on top in the GT12 class from Mariusz Zachacz (Xray) in 2nd and Przemyslaw Cygan (Xray) in 3rd.

Over in 2WD Mod Buggy it was Martin Bayer who lead an Xray 1-2-3 from Adam Izsay in 2nd and Max Gotzl in 3rd.

In 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Martin Bayer with the win as Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski came in 2nd overall. Max Gotzl finished the day on the 3 spot.

2WD Stock Buggy had Matus Benetin walking away with the silverware as the Team Associated duo of Ales Bidovsky and Sven Rudig completed the podium result.

4WD Mod Buggy was won by Matus Benetin (Xray) from Xray’s own Juraj Hudy as Team Associated’s Sven Rudig finished on the final podium spot.

The overall results can be found here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Coming from Xray and made for the T4 series of touring cars are new aluminium steering blocks with carbon fibre Ackermann plates. The steering blocks feature an ultra-strong construction that provides a very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. Composite bushings are used to secure the ball bearings in place which allows the bearings to fit perfectly and spin freely, giving much higher lifetime compared to bearings installed directly into aluminium steering blocks. The graphite extensions mount to the steering block and features the same Ackermann position as the standard composite steering block, however the extensions can be mounted either from the top or bottom. The alloy steering blocks are recommended for high traction conditions as they improve stability and makes the car turn smoother. In addition to using them up front they also fit the rear ARS kit where they allow greater toe in/out gain adjustment possibilities. The set includes the steering blocks, steering plates, ball bearing bushings as well as ball races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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The first round of the 2020 South-African ORE 1/10th national championship series was held at the KMR Club last weekend. A slightly smaller field than normal, but great driving throughout, and a new Truck class was also run as an exhibition class. The track was well prepared and the weather was hot, which made for some fantastic on-track action! The Modified Touring class was the highlight of the event with extremely close qualifying rounds throughout. The TQ spot finally went to local man, Wouter Ferreira (Awesomatix). The mains was super exciting with a number of drivers being in contention for the win. Wouter Ferreira finally took his maiden Modified victory ahead of the Xray duo if Deon Gove and Alex Ribeiro.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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The final round of the Essex Winter Series took place last weekend. Concluding once again with a sell-out entry, the overall championships in the Modified, Super Stock and Front Wheel Drive class had already been wrapped up but the other podium places were still to be decided. Olly Jefferies made his return to the EWS at this event, now driving a privately entered Xray following his departure from Schumacher last month. He got things underway by setting the best time ahead of Champion-elect Elliott Harper, with Harley Eldridge taking third ahead of Kyle Branson and Chris Grainger. Elliott moved his Xray to the top in Q2, with Olly taking second. Kyle was best of the rest, in third for Capricorn, ahead of Harley’s Yokomo and Aaron Rose’s Schumacher in fifth. Round three had Olly moving back up top, beating Elliott by two tenths of a second. Kyle and Harley were again third and fourth, with Florian Joos (Xray) in fifth this time. Olly secured pole by taking the last round ahead of Elliott, with Kyle locking up third with another P3 result. Florian jumped up the grid with his fourth place in round and Harley stayed in the mix with fifth.

In the A-final, Olly was able to build a small gap over Elliott through the opening stages, getting up to one-and-a-half seconds ahead by the half way point. In the second half, Elliott began to reel in the 2019 National Champion, but wasn’t able to do enough and crossed the line four tenths of a second back. Behind, Kyle had a reasonably lonely race in third, with Harley staying in the hunt but around a second behind Kyle, never quite able to challenge for a podium spot. Florian rounded out the winter with a fifth place result in the A-final.

Modified Touring final result:
1. Olly Jefferies – Xray/Hobbywing
2. Elliott Harper – Xray/LRP
3. Kyle Branson – Capricorn/Hobbywing
4. Harley Eldridge – Yokomo/LRP
5. Florian Joos – Xray/Hobbywing
6. Chris Grainger – Awesomatix/Reedy
7. Aaron Rose – Schumacher/Hobbywing
8. Stefan Chodzynski – Capricorn/Hobbywing
9. Matthew White – Awesomatix/Reedy
10.Phil Chambers – Capricorn/Hobbywing
11.Billy Fletcher – Awesomatix/Orca

The result secured Kyle Branson as the runner up in the overall championship, with Chris Grainger in third overall.

Modified Touring championship top 10:
1. Elliott Harper – 600
2. Kyle Branson – 592
3. Chris Grainger – 590
4. Harley Eldridge – 586
5. Matthew White – 574
6. Florian Joos – 573
7. Stefan Chodzynski – 572
8. Aaron Rose – 560
9. Alan Bickerstaff – 551
10.Lee Woodhams – 541

In Super Stock, Florian Joos was looking to confirm himself as runner-up in the points standings and set himself up for that with a TQ in the first round, ahead of Sam Law, Tony Broad, Ashley Wiffen and James Hart. Sam took his Awesomatix ahead of Florian’s Xray in Q2, with Dani Young (Awesomatix) third, ahead of James Hart’s Schumacher and Marcus Askell’s Xray. Florian was back on top in the third round, with Sam second, Tony taking his ARC back to third, and the top five completed by Marcus and then Ashley (Awesomatix). Florian secured pole with a Q4 best time, ahead of Sam once again. Dani took another great third place, with Tony fourth and Ashley again fifth in round.

The A-final featured a five-minute battle between our top two qualifiers as they raced nose to tail and side by side for the duration. Both took turns to lead, pulling off multiple passes and showing how close the racing was. In the closing stages, Sam got back to the front in a move that Florian felt was unfair, but the on-looking referees and race direction team saw no issues on Sam’s part and told the drivers to race on. Sam maintained the lead to the finish line, taking the win by just half a second. Behind, Tony moved up to a podium place as Dani dropped down the order after some more great battles throughout.

Super Stock Touring final result:
1. Sam Law – Awesomatix
2. Florian Joos – Xray
3. Tony Broad – ARC
4. James Hart – Schumacher
5. Ben Moorey – Yokomo
6. Dani Young – Awesomatix
7. Ricky Copsey – Xray
8. Nathan Parker – Awesomatix
9. Mark Buonaiuto – Awesomatix
10.Ashley Wiffen – Awesomatix
11.Marcus Askell – Xray

This moved Sam Law up to third in the overall standings, as he beat out Tony Broad and Ashley Wiffen by just a single point.

Super Stock Touring championship top 10:
1. Billy Fletcher – 598
2. Florian Joos – 594
3. Sam Law – 582
4. Tony Broad – 581
5. Ashley Wiffen – 581
6. Richard King – 576
7. Adam Southgate – 576
8. Nathan Parker – 569
9. Dani Young – 563
10.Ricky Copsey – 557

Within the Super Stock championship, the EWS also awards the top Sportsman (drivers who have not made an A, B or C-final last season, and make no more than 1 C-final this year). Adam Downing took a narrow win by just a single point in the final rankings.

Sportsman top 5 result:
1. Adam Downing – 430
2. John Godbehere – 429
3. Oscar King – 424
4. Shane Chipolina – 413
5. Jack Day – 388

A Masters league is also in place for the over-40 drivers. Richard King was the run-away champion this year, but there was a tight fight to get onto the podium.

Masters top 5 result:
1 Richard King – 577
2 Tristan Wilby – 503
3 Mark Young – 463
4 George Munns – 462
5 Dave Ringsell – 459

Finally, in the Front Wheel Drive class, it was another domination from Craig Nutting, as he secured pole position and a clear A-final win. Paul Hill was best of the rest, taking second in qualifying and second in the final, whilst Jason Butterfield lined up third on the Final grid, but was beaten by Gary Taylor in the single-leg final, with Mark Caton rounding out the top five on the day.

FWD Touring final result:
1. Craig Nutting
2. Paul Hill
3. Gary Taylor
4. Jason Butterfield
5. Mark Caton
6. Martin Southall
7. Mark Burgess
8. Craig Woods
9. Alan Chipolina
10.Peter Hill
11.Bill Boag
12.Jody Symons

This result gave Paul the runner-up spot in the championship, with Gary taking third overall.

FWD Touring championship top 10:
1. Craig Nutting – 600
2. Paul Hill – 591
3. Gary Taylor – 589
4. Jason Butterfield – 584
5. Mark Caton – 582

Source: EWS [ewsevents.co.uk]

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Coming from Klinik RC is their new 5.5mm ball stud and link end set for Schumacher off-road vehicles. The new optional ball ends feature lightweight premium grade 5 titanium 5.5mm ball studs, and the strong ball ends offer super free action guaranteed to never bind and sacrifice suspension performance and increase life. By increasing the ball diameter to 5.5mm the surface area is increase many times over stock which will greatly increase the lifespan before the parts are getting sloppy.

Source: Klink RC [klinikrc.com]

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T-Works have introduced their new adjustable brass battery holder set for the Yokomo BD10 and BD9 touring cars. The set includes machined brass mounting brackets as well as carbon fibre battery hooks and floating battery locators. Also included are different lengths battery posts, spacers and gold-colour mounting hardware. Due to the design of the battery locators and brass brackets the mount allows to shift the battery packs forth and back as well as left to right in order to fine-tune chassis balance.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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Coming from Power HD is their new B7 Revolution Pro low-profile brushless HV servo. Building on the proven B7 the Revolution Pro variant offers Sanwa SSR mode compatibility, a titanium and steel geartrain, dual ball bearings and up to 13kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.055s. Upgraded hardware further improves precision and a 2-tone aluminium heatsink middle section, available in silver, red or gold colour, adds visual impact.

Specifications:
– Torque(6.0V): 10.0kg-cm
– Torque(7.4V): 13.0kg-cm
– Speed: 0.065s (6.0V), 0.055s (7.4V)
– Operating Voltage: 6.0V-8.4V
– Weight: 47.0g
– Bearing type: Dual ball bearings
– Motor type: Brushless
– Gear type: Titanium & steel
– Size: 41x20x26.4mm

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

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The city of Monsanto held the opening round of the Portuguese On-road Nationals last weekend. The good weather made for great racing conditions and in 1/10th Nitro Touring it was multi-time IFMAR World Champion, Bruno Coelho with the overall TQ and he also brought home the win in the A-main event, leaving behind Carlos Manuel in 2nd, some three laps behind. Fabian Ramos came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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