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Capricorn have announced the addition of reigning 200mm Argentinian Champion, Sebastian Recio to their factory team. The 2015 1/8th World Championship finalist will campaign Capricorn’s 1/8th and 1/10th cars this season, participating at all major South American races as well as the IFMAR Worlds in France.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

The final round of the current Schumacher Indoor Masters Series was held at Worksop this past weekend. An entry once again of 154 competitors made for close racing and as always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best two results to count towards the final and grid position. In 2WD it was Danny McGee in fine form, taking TQ and to line up on pole position, ahead of Richard Lowe and Mitchell Fiddling while in the 4WD class it was Richard Lowe who managed to take TQ, this would line him up on pole, just ahead of Craig Collinson and James Helliwell.

When the dust had settled, Danny McGee would also come out fastest in the A-main from Richard Lowe second and Mitchell Fiddling third.

2WD Buggy final results:
1. Danny McGee
2. Richard Lowe
3. Mitchell Fiddling
4. Craig Collinson
5. Ben Jemison
6. Eugene Galley
7. David Hall
8. Chris Pattinson
9. Edward Callan
10.James Helliwell
11.Greg Williams

In the 4WD A-main, Richard Lowe was able to defend the top spot from Greg Williams second and Jack Neal third.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Richard Lowe
2. Greg Williams
3. Jack Neal
4. Danny McGee
5. Steven Pierce
6. James Helliwell
7. Craig Collinson
8. Edward Callan
9. Chris Pattinson
10.Ben Smith
11.James Hart

The 2017/18 season of the Worksop Schumacher Off Road Masters Series will kick off on October 1st.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

Exotek have announced the release of two new option parts for the Xray XB2 platform in the form of a LiPo cups and plate set as well as the steel axle Puck conversion. Starting with the LiPo battery mounting set, the kit makes for an ultra adjustable and quick weight tuning battery tray for all XB2s with laydown gearbox. With the included link brace, the water fall is removed on the buggy so that drivers are able to mount the battery even further back. The battery sitting back and the added rear flex created by the new link opens up the XB2 laydown to perform even better on dirt tracks without the need to add  a lot of weight. Thanks to the design it is also possible to quickly fine-tune the weight bias by shifting the battery forth and back without changing the link length as all changes are handles by the side LiPo adjustment cups. The kit includes all needed hardware including alloy posts, ball ends, a titanium turnbuckle and hardware.

Also new is the XB2 steel axle Puck conversion. The included axle set and diff spacers allow to convert and use MIP B6 or B5 bi-metal pucks axles and ball diff to the XB2 series buggy. The axle set allows direct bolt on of MIP pucks and ball diff for a lightweight drive line while the axles also improve dogbone geometry by using the longer MIP dog bones and narrower ball diff for lower dogbone angles which improves drive line efficiency and suspension action for more grip. The MIP ball diff is used in conjunction with the stock XB2 ball diff gear and diff balls and the set is also compatible with Exotek titanium B6 bones.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

Xtreme Aerodynamics have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming R18 Strong 1/8th on-road bodyshell. Sharing many features with the proven R18 platform the new variant will feature an updated front end and nose design with two additional ribs that direct towards the cab to increase the strength of the nose section for improved downforce and stability. More images and full details will become available in time for the release.

Source: Xtreme Aerodynamics [xtremeaerodynamics.com]

Coming from RPM and made for Traxxas’ 2WD series of trucks such as the Slash 2WD, Nitro Slash, the e-Rustler and e-Stampede are blue colour front bearing carriers, C-hubs and rear hubs. All are made using RPM’s renown nylon material for durability while the front bearing carriers also take larger 5x11mm bearings over the stock 8x5mm units.

Source: RPM [rpmrcproducts.com]

Xray have introduced two new aluminium chassis plates for the X1’17 formula cars. First up is the aluminium flex chassis for medium to high-bite tracks. The plate is machined from 2mm aluminium and it features additional cut outs under the battery compartment for increased torsional flex, helping with traction and steering in medium-bite conditions. The chassis comes black anodised and decorated with laser-etched markings.

Also new and designed for high to very high traction tracks is the full face alloy chassis. Like the flex variant it comes machined from 2mm 7075-T6 aluminium with a black anodised surface for wear and looks. Both chassis are developed for the use with the optional aluminium lower pod plate and both feature a new 2-position option for pod link mounting; the first outer position is standard, while the new inner position allows for angled mounting of the pod links to improve in-corner steering. Also new is a more frontward position for mounting the central mounting plate when running the new short shock absorber.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Round four of the WBC Cup was held in Söderhamn, Sweden. In the 4WD Buggy class the race for the TQ was a pretty fierce affair with four different drivers taking round TQs with Elias Johansson ultimately taking the pole position for the triple A-mains. In the finals Elias was able to check out early, bringing home the overall win while the race was on for the remaining podium spots. In the end Alexander Landen was able to better his qualifying result, grabbing the runner-up spot from Wilhelm Skjöldebrand in third.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Elias Johansson – Team Associated
2. Alexander Landén – Xray
3. Wilhelm Skjöldebrand – Team Associated
4. Hugo Bjurman – Xray
5. Tommy Bergfeldt – Schumacher
6. Niclas Månsson – Team Associated
7. Sebastian Johansson – Carisma
8. Tobias Lindberg – Xray
9. Filippa Plyhm – Team Associated
10.Mikael Hedin – Yokomo

In the Modified Truck class Carl Fredrik Mathiesen (Team Associated) brought home the win on the tight track while Alexander Landen (Xray) had to settle for second as he couldn’t find a way past Carl Fredrik. Klas Bredberg (Xray) would round out the top 3 result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

New from Hudy is the ultra thick 2 Million cSt silicone differential fluid. Laboratory tested and calibrated the fluid is the thickest in Hudy’s line yet, allowing to pretty much fully lock gear differentials of 1/10th electric and nitro touring cars. The oil comes in handy 50ml containers and it is available now.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

Coming from SkyRC is the e660 60W AC/DC multi-chemistry charger. The compact device features 60W of charge power which is good enough for up to 6A of charge current with 1S to 6S LiXX or 1 to 15-cell NiXX packs. When the charger is running on AC input voltage an additional 13.8V DC output allows to connect optional power distributor boxes in order to power or charge DC equipment such as pit lamps or mobile devices. Other features include a dedicated LiHV charge mode, ten charge/discharge profiles, a back-lit display and convenient 4-button menu operation.

Specifications:
– Input voltage: AC100-240V/DC 11-18V
– Display type: 2×16 LCD
– DC power supply: 13.8V/Max. 60W
– Balance current: Max. 300mA/cell
– Charge current: 0.1A-6.0A
– Charge power: Max. 60W
– Discharge current: 0.1A-2.0A
– Discharge power: 10W
– LiPo/LiIon/LiFe/LiHV: 1-6S
– NiMH/NiCd: 1-15 cell
– Pb: 2-20V
– Memory: 10 different charge/discharge profiles
– Dimensions: 135x110x60mm
– Weight: 385g

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

The 5th round of the popular Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. More than 100 entries gathered for the event, which was held on a single day, with triple qualifiers and finals, offering the drivers lots of track time. In the Modified Touring class, as all Touring classes run using Hudy C1 tyres and Carpet Gripper additive, Alexander Hagberg was able to take the TQ in qualifying, narrowly in front of Martin Hudy, who showed great pace all day. The finals were very close, as the battled it out in all three mains. Alex was eventually able to take the overall win in front of Martin, and the young and talented Oliver Havránek in 3rd.

Touring Modified final results:
1. Alexander Hagberg – Xray
2. Martin Hudy – Xray
3. Oliver Havránek – Xray
4. Zdenko Kunak – Awesomatix
5. Arkadiusz Smyk – Xray
6. Ladislav Lebanek – Xray
7. Radek Voda – Xray
8. Michal Wójcik – Xray

The Touring Stock class was dominated by Oliver Havránek who took the TQ and win. The 2nd place was won by Polish racer Arkadiusz Smyk while Filip Obora rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Touring Stock final results:
1. Oliver Havránek – Xray
2. Arkadiusz Smyk – Xray
3. Filip Obora – Xray
4. Tono Sloboda – Xray
5. Karel Kratochvíl – Xray
6. Peter Cemanovič – Xray
7. Martin Kratochvíl – Xray
8. Matuš Benetin – Xray

Martin Hudy was victorious in the Formula category, taking a convincing TQ and win from Andrej Vnučko and Lukáš Hoch.

Formula final results:
1. Martin Hudy – Xray
2. Andrej Vnučko – Xray
3. Lukáš Hoch – Yokomo
4. Aleš Horák – Xray
5. Dušan Bayer – Xray
6.  Martin Janíček – Xray
7. Pavol Chovan – Xray
8. Miroslav Hargaš – Xray
9. Andrej Verný – Xray

The 1/12 Modified class was won by Tomáš Lipták from Branislav Panák in second and Igor Lipták third.

1/12 Modified final results:
1. Tomáš Lipták – Xray
2. Branislav Panák – Xray
3. Igor Lipták – Xray
4. Vladimir Viskup – Xray

1/12th GT saw Andrej Vnučko walking away with the hardware from Igor Lipták and Tono Sloboda in second and third respectively.

1/12 GT final results:
1. Andrej Vnučko – Xray
2. Igor Lipták – Xray
3. Tono Sloboda – Xray
4. Branislav Panák – Xray
5. Josef Bozo – Xray
6. Ivan Viskup – Xray

Finally in the 1/10th Pan car it was again Andrej Vnučko who came out fastest after the finals with Pavol Chovan and Vladimír Viskup rounding out the podium result.

1/10th Pan Car final results:
1. Andrej Vnučko – Xray
2. Pavol Chovan – Xray
3. Vladimír Viskup – Xray
4. Miroslav Hargaš – Xray
5. Marek Helbich – Xray

In 2WD Buggy it was Martin Bayer who took convincing wins in all three finals after suffering from a couple of mistakes in the qualifiers. Martin Wollanka would come in second, Peter Loncsar rounded out the podium in third.

2WD Buggy final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Martin Wollanka – Xray
3. Peter Loncsar – Yokomo
4. Kurt Rubik – Xray
5. Adam Izsay – Schumacher
6. Juraj Hudy – Xray
7. Denis Kubik – Xray
8. Michal Nagy – Xray
9. Roman Pavlus – Xray
10.Christoph Holzer – Xray

In 4WD Buggy Martin made a clean sweep, taking all three qualifiers and A-mains to grab the day’s win from Martin Wollanka and Peter Loncsar.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Martin Wollanka – Xray
3. Peter Loncsar – Yokomo
4. Kurt Rubik – Xray
5. Lacko Toth – Xray
6. Zsolt Bajusz Jr. – Xray
7. Zsolt Bajusz Sr. – Xray
8. Igor Liptak – Xray
9. Adam Izsay – Schumacher
10.Christoph Holzer – Xray

In Modified Truck Martin had virtually no competition and so he was able to cruise to an undefeated win from Adam Izsay second and Zolt Bajusz Jr. third.

2WD Truck final results:
1. Martin Bayer – Xray
2. Adam Izsay – Xray
3. Zsolt Bajusz Jr. – Xray
4. Juraj Hudy – Xray
5. Roman Pavlus – Xray
6. Antonia Kovalski – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]