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Associated B64 HRC suspension mounts & steel weights

Posted: 23 May 2017 08:53 AM PDT

Coming from Team Associated and made for the B64 series of 1/10th 4WD buggies are new high roll centre C and D mounts as well as Factory Team steel chassis weights. Starting with the suspension mounts, they are of the high roll centre configuration, adding more roll centre options to AE’s latest 4WD buggy. The suspension hangers are available separately, they are made from blue anodised aluminium and fit both the B64 and B64D.

Also new are add-on steel weights for the front chassis pocket of the B64 buggy. Best used in high-grip applications, both 15g and 27g weights are included and they are easily fastened using the supplied hardware.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

Xray XT8 2017 nitro truggy kit – Coming soon

Posted: 23 May 2017 07:23 AM PDT

Xray’s latest off-road kit to receive the 2017 treatment will be the forthcoming XT8 1/8th nitro off-road truggy. No details are available yet but expect the kit to hit stores very soon with the full presentation with all photos and information becoming available in time for the release.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Swiss Nitro On-road Nationals Rd2 – Report

Posted: 23 May 2017 07:03 AM PDT

The second round of the Swiss Nitro On-road Nationals was held at the Aigen track in changing weather conditions. The event started off on Friday with practice rounds on a sugared track but during the afternoon it started to rain. On Saturday morning the track was still wet but it dried fast, allowing for another 20 minutes of practice to adapt the drivers and cars to the now much lower traction. Unfortunately during qualifying it started to rain again and in the 1/8th class it was Simon Kurzbuch who made the best out of the conditions to take the TQ in front of Hächler and Pesenti.

Hächler, Pesenti, Henzi and Hasler took part to the SuperPole race but unfortunately Hächler couldn’t start because he crashed his car during the final lap. Mattia took the lead until the last minute, when Hasler did three super fast laps in order to be in the A-Main with Kurzbuch.

In the 1/10th Touring class Patrick Fankhauser took the pole position in front of Traugott Schär, Maurice Lüscher, Michael Schäfer und Roger Fasler. Due to the fact that drivers must keep the car they used on the last round, only Schäfer and Schär had the car with dry tyres and so Traugott could take the spot in the A-Main in front of Schäfer.

Sunday was another day with strange weather forecast but luckily the 1/8th final was run on a dry track. Mattia Pesenti started from position number 3 and took the 2nd place behind Kurzbuch already in the first lap, followed by Silvio Hächler but up front Simon was so fast and after 10 minutes he already had 10 seconds gap from Mattia and Silvio. At the third pit stop Mattia made a mistake and lost the 2nd place while Simon had some engine problems at about the 17 minutes mark and he had to stop his race. Silvio decided to change the tyres after 20 minutes and Mattia knew that his car was still very fast with small tires too, so he changed the tyres some 25 minutes into the race. After changing tyres Mattia and Silvio were still in the same lap, but Silvio had a 10 seconds advantage. In the final 10 minutes Mattia pushed the car to the limit, setting a very fast lap of 16.780, only 0.1s from the best lap of Simon Kurzbuch. He tried to push in order to pass Silvio in the last laps but it wasn’t to be. Mattia closed his race in 2nd position only 1 second behind Silvio Hächler.

1/8th final results:
1. Silvio Hächler – ARC
2. Mattia Pesenti – Xray
3. Christopher Biernat – Capricorn
4. Christophe Pethoud – ARC
5. Raphael Roider – ARC
6. Thomas Henzi – Xray
7. Remy Hasler – Mugen
8. Simon Kurzbuch – Shepherd
9. Jürg Nydegger – Shepherd
10.Luca Martinelli – ARC

The 1/10th Touring class started with a wet track due to a shower right before the start. Traugott Schaer decided to start the final with intermediate tyres while almost everybody was running on wet tyres. Schaer was very fast during the first minutes. After 10 minutes he decided to change to dry tires because the track started to dry up and he was aware that he would not be able to end the race on the set of tyres. During the pit stop Traugott lost about four laps due to a mishap. This allowed Kevin Lehnerr in the lead with about 3 laps but Kevin was on wet tyres and in the closing stages he ran out of front tyres which allowed Traugott by to win the race in front of Michael Schäfer and Kevin Lehnerr.

1/10th Touring final results:
1. Traugott Schär
2. Michael Schäfer
3. Kevin Lehnherr
4. Patrick Fankhauser
5. Maurice Lüscher
6. Christian Lehnherr
7. Roger Fasler
8. Patrick Courtet
9. Cédric Ansermoz
10.Donato Larocca

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Yee Kok Leong TQs & wins Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix

Posted: 23 May 2017 06:27 AM PDT

The 2017 encounter of the Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Grand Prix was held recently and in the premier 1/8th nitro on-road category it was an all Shepherd affair with Yee Kok Leong managing to secure the TQ position and leading from the start to the checkered flag with a faultless drive. Behind Yee it was Wong Yoong Keong who constantly fought his way up from his starting position at the back of the grid to finish 2nd in front of KK Lim in 3rd position.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

Savvas Savva wins at RCE Championship Rd2

Posted: 23 May 2017 06:15 AM PDT

Round 2 of the RCE Championship was held in Nicosia, Cyprus in windy and warm weather conditions. The bumpy high grip track made things interesting on the track and after the qualifiers it was Rafael Panayi who took the TQ with his Xray. Unfortunately in the main final he had to retire due to a servo problem and so it was Xray teammate Savvas Savva who obtained the top spot after the final, leaving Pantelis Makrides (Agama) and Antonis Panayiotou (Kyosho) behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Final results:
1. Savvas Savva – Xray
2. Pantelis Makrides – Agama
3. Antonis Panayiotou – Kyosho
4. Philippos Philipou – HongNor
5. Fotis Foti – Mugen
6. Christos Ktenas – Agama
7. Telis Ktenas – Agama
8. Rafael Panayi – Xray
9. Marios Iordanou – TLR
10.Demetris Iaponas – Kyosho

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Ielasi Tuned 7T Hummer 3.5cc nitro off-road engine

Posted: 23 May 2017 05:54 AM PDT

Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new ITD 7T Hummer 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. The power plant features a new cooling head, ceramic rear and high-quality steel front bearings as well as a Factory Tuned 14.5mm crankshaft to further improve power output and drivability. The pre-run in engines come with a 9mm composite carburettor and a 6mm venturi insert, and each one is modified by hand and built from selected and matched parts to ensure factory team performance right out of the box. The engine will become available by end of May.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

Novarossi R4-17 nitro engine conrod

Posted: 23 May 2017 04:59 AM PDT

Coming from Novarossi and made for the company’s 1/8th on-road engines is the new R4-17 conrod. The part was developed for Novarossi’s high-performance engine line such as the Mito35WC and using a new material greatly improves overall durability with the conrod life being nearly doubled compared to the standard R4 while maintaining a low weight and high performance.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.it]

Dutch Electric On-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

Posted: 23 May 2017 04:42 AM PDT

The opening round of the Dutch Electric On-road National Championship was held at the tight and technical track of the HFCC. The event attracted about 40 entries thanks to some updated rules and in the premier Touring Modified class it was veteran racer Bart Wubben who took the day’s win courtesy of wins in A1 and A2. This allowed him to sit out the third and final main at what was his first national race in eight years, to watch the other driver battle for the remaining podium spots. Ultimately Mitchell van Es would take the runner-up spot from Peter Meurs in 3rd.

Touring Modified final results:
1. Bart Wubben
2. Mitchell van Es
3. Peter Meurs
4. Rick van den Akker
5. Nicolas Delisé
6. Sidney Blokker
7. Daniel Jansma
8. Giovanni Moguez

In the Touring 13.5T class Rob Janssen and Robert Krens would battle for the TQ with the better end for Robert. In the opening main and after a fierce battle it was Robert who came out on top with Rob behind. A2 saw Robert and Rob having a little bobble which allowed Bart Wubben to pass the two for the lead. Unfortunately it wasn’t for long as Rob would pass him on the straight but the two would make contact which send Bart into the grass. Up front Rob took the win from Robert and Sybrand. In the final A-main Rob and Robert would make contact in the opening stages which meant Rob had to wait for Robert to becoming marshalled. In the chaos going on even Bart got hit here and there and when the dust had settled it was Rob Janssen who took the day’s win from Robert Krens 2nd and Sybrand de Boer 3rd.

Touring 13.5T final results:
1. Rob Janssen
2. Robert Krens
3. Sybrand de Boer
4. Bart Wubben
5. Richard Arts
6. Ronald Arts
7. Stefan Rommens
8. Fokke Groen
9. Xavier Debroye
10.Jari van de Wal

In the Formula class Jitse Miedema was the man to beat. He grabbed the TQ spot after the qualifiers and would also bring home a popular win from Martin van der Heijden and Nick Snieder.

Formula final results:
1. Jitse Miedema
2. Martijn van der Heijden
3. Nick Snieder
4. Robert Wolf
5. Hampy Janssen
6. Balk Jeffrey
7. Randy van den Berg
8. Axel Kleingeld
9. Patricia Wessels

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Fenix Mistral 2017 formula car kit

Posted: 23 May 2017 04:21 AM PDT

Fenix have introduced the 2017 variant of their Mistral 1/10th formula pan car kit. The evolution of the successful car features a new 16-ball ball differential with 1/4 inch Grade 5 titanium rear axle, triple ball bearings, thrust bearing and triple pressure springs for improved handling on all surfaces. The ball diff furthermore features a CNC-machined 84T 64 pitch main gear, large support plates for the diff rings and thanks to its design there is no axial load on the bearings which results in much longer life of all parts involved. The 2017 kit also comes with full titanium turnbuckles, a new front arm geometry, dual side dampers, inline/trailing front axles, longer titanium kingpins to accommodate after market springs and a special shock absorber with dual speed stroke improves traction. The car is available with a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis or a 2mm 7075-T6 main plate.

Source: Fenix [fenix-racing.com]

Team Magic E6-series aluminium steering blocks

Posted: 23 May 2017 02:55 AM PDT

Available now from Team Magic are CNC-machined aluminium steering blocks for the E6 series of 1/8th scale monster trucks. Coming in titanium or gold colour anodising the parts will greatly improve the durability of the suspension while adding visual impact at the same time. The steering blocks come in sets of two and they are usable in the front or the rear of the truck.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]