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Xray have announced the soon release of the GTXE, the electric-powered variant of the GTX 1/8th nitro GT car. No official details are available yet but we keep you posted.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new aluminium steering rack Type B for the Team Associated B64 1/10th 4WD buggy. It is a direct replacement for the brittle standard composite part, machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes blue or black anodised. The increased overall rigidity will also help with steering emphasis, enhancing the steering feeling especially in high-bite track conditions. Compared to the standard AE or RDRP part, the optional Type B rack will make for improved steering feeling over the whole steering range without adding extra steering. RDRP’s team drivers comment: “The main feeling was that the steering has more feel. [And] half steering feels more like half steering”. The rack can be used with the standard or RDRP’s optional #0401 aluminium steering bellcrank set.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

Coming from Raceform and made for the Tekno EB410 1/10th 4WD buggy are new polycarbonate front and rear shock towers as well as an electronic tray. Starting with the shock stays, the parts are machined from 6mm thick high-quality polycarbonate and they are a direct replacement for the standard aluminium shock towers. The race proven material will flex enough to protect the gearboxes and shock standoff while being sturdy enough to keep its geometry during normal use. The shock towers are available in a set of three, containing the front tower, a standard and a -2mm rear tower.

Also new is the electronic tray for the EB410, a precisely machined part that holds the transponder, receiver, speed controller and capacitor. Only four screws mount the tray to the chassis with the receiver area measuring 24mm x 37mm while offering 28mm of height. As for the ESC and capacitor area, the tray offers a 41mm x 53mm mounting spot. The tray is a direct fit and it is available with the Raceform logo on top and also in a custom version with the drivers name on it.

Source: Raceform [raceformrc.com]

The final round of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals, the Champions Cup, was held in Merlevenez on a purpose-built indoor carpet track. Xray’s Mathieu Briere was the man to beat in 2WD Modified Buggy as the took the overall TQ with the only 17-laps run and he also came out fastest in the opening two A-mains to take the overall win early and in front of Xray teammates Valenti Peuziat and Thibault Berthier.

2WD final results:
1. Mathieu Briere – Xray
2. Valenti Peuziat – Xray
3. Thibault Berthier – Xray
4. François Guerbois – Xray
5. Julien Formentin – TLR
6. Arnaud Matohanza – Xray
7. Julien Parnot – Team Associated
8. Cédric Pasca – Schumacher
9. Mickael Villa – Xray
10.Benjamin Sion – Team Associated
11.Laurent Jesus – Team Associated
12.Florent Gallot – Xray

In 4WD Modified Buggy it was again Mathieu who excelled. After taking four of the five qualifiers he also swept the A-mains to score his second win of the day. Arnaud Matohanza came in 2nd from Julien Formentin 3rd.

4WD final results:
1. Mathieu Briere – Xray
2. Arnaud Matohanza – Xray
3. Julien Formentin – TLR
4. Romain Valter – Xray
5. Florent Gallot – Xray
6. François Guerbois – Xray
7. Alexandre Theuil – Xray
8. Michael Villa – Xray
9. Cédric Devillers – Team Associated
10. Laurent Halluin – Team C
11. Emilie Halluin – Team C
12. Florent Martel – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The 2017 ROAR Electric On-road Paved Nationals were held at N-Control in Dale, Texas this past weekend after the event had to be rescheduled due to the devastating Texas flooding earlier this year. In the Touring Modified class Rick Hohwart (Team Associated) and Chris Adams (Xray) battled for the TQ with the better end for Rick who took the pole position for the A-mains in the tie-breaker. Chris Adams came in 2nd from Randy Caster (Team Associated) 3rd. The opening A-main then saw Randy Caster taking a narrow win from Serpent’s Ralph Burch but Rick stroke back in A2 and A3 to take the overall from Randy 2nd and Ralph 3rd. Chris Adams had to settle for 4th overall in front of Team Associated’s Keven Heber in 5th.

Image: Randy Caster

The fifth and final round of the 2017 South-African ORE national championship was hosted by the Krugersdorp Model Racers and held at the Key West Track. Controlled practise was held on Thursday and Friday in great spring weather and good track conditions ensured a fast pace for all drivers. On Friday night a cold front moved in over Gauteng and the temperature dropped to 13 degrees Celsius which had the drivers changing setups and rethinking strategies for the qualification rounds. The track however held its great characteristics and the pace remained fast throughout the weekend.

In the Touring Modified class the controlled practise showed that there were about 16 drivers competing for the A-main and it was all down to fast consistent runs to get into the top 10. Championship leader Hein Kotze dominated the qualification rounds securing a popular TQ for Sunday. He was closely followed by Xray team mates Shaun Schutte and round 4 winner Anderton Smith on the grid. In A1 Hein made a mistake in the first corner which allowed Shaun Schutte to take the lead and he drove a great race to win A1 followed by Anderton Smith and Antonio Caroli. In A2 Hein Kotze made no mistakes and took the win ahead of Shaun Schutte and again Anderton Smith in 3rd. In A3 Hein Kotze again made a small mistake which was enough for Shaun Schutte to take the lead and the win. This time he was followed by Conrad Liebenberg in 2nd and Hein Kotze in 3rd. The win in A3 gave Shaun Schutte his first win for the season with his team mates Hein Kotze and Anderton Smith completing the podium.

Modified Touring final results:
1. Shaun Schutte – Xray
2. Hein Kotze – Xray
3. Anderton Smith – Xray
4. Jacques Liebenberg – Capricorn
5. Antonio Caroli – Xray
6. Mike Wiseman – Serpent
7. Alex Ribeiro – Team Associated
8. Conrad Liebenberg – Capricorn
9. Andre Greeff – Xray
10.Deon Gove – Xray

The 13.5T Pro-Stock blinky class offered some great racing with Gunther Cornelius, Willie Noordman and the two youngsters Kevin Hatting and Jared Rabe fighting for the top qualifying spot. It was Gunther Cornelius who eventually managed to take the TQ followed by Willie Noordman and young Kevin Hatting. In A1 Gunter made a hash of things and struggled with his car and Kevin Hatting took a great win with his Tamiya followed by Tyronne Wilken and Willie Noordman. In A2 it was Willie Noordman who took the win followed closely by Kevin Hatting and Jared Rabe. A3 saw Willie Noordman securing the overall win with Andre du Plessis finishing second and Jared rabe 3rd in the race. This gave Willie Noordman the win followed by Kevin Hatting 2nd and Jared Rabe in 3rd place.

Pro-Stock 13.5T Touring final results:
1. Willie Noordman – Xray
2. Kevin Hatting – Tamiya
3. Jared Rabe – Xray
4. Andre du Plessis – Xray
5. Tyronne Wilken – Yokomo
6. John Fitzsimmons – Schumacher
7. Jean Wessels – Team Associated
8. Martin Visser – Tamiya
9. Christo Hitchins – Xray
10.Gunther Cornelius – Xray

The Formula 21.5T was hotly contested with Xray team mates Jonathan Wilken and Pedro de Gouveia arriving at the event tie on points for the championship. It was Pedro who drove consistent qualifying races to take TQ with Jonathan Wilken starting form the 2nd spot. Young Jared Rabe also drove well and managed to qualify in the 3rd position. After great racing in the three mains Pedro managed to end a perfect weekend by winning all three mains with Jonathan securing the 2nd place and Jared Rabe keeping his place on the podium.

Formula 21.5T final results:
1. Pedro de Gouveia – Xray
2. Jonathan Wilken – Xray
3. Jared Rabe – Xray
4. Tyronne Wilken – Yokomo
5. Nico Kellerman – Xray
6. Wayde Solomon – Xray
7. Michael Rabe – Xray
8. Lance Constable – Tamiya
9. Piet du Plessis – Xray
10.Johan Knoesen – Xray

In the 13.5T FWD class it was again the young drivers who showed the way around the track with Hennie Viljoen securing TQ and Nico Kellerman starting from 2nd on the grid. This is also the order in which the drivers finished after the three main races with Eugene Wessels managing the final spot on the podium.

13.5 FWD Touring final results:
1. Hennie Viljoen – VBC Racing
2. Nico Kellerman – MTS
3. Eugene Wessels – TOP Racing
4. Fanie Viljoen Sr – VBC Racing

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

mopoKyosho’s Riccardo Berton would snatch the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class and he also came out fastest in the 45-minute A-main despite a mishap in the closing stages, that allowed TLR’s Renaud Savoya to catch up. Ultimately Riccardo would bring home the win from Renaud on the runner-up spot and 3rd placed Alex Zanchettin (Tekno). UK’s Elliott Boots (Kyosho) and fellow countryman, Darren Bloomfield (Agama) would lead the best of the rest in 4th and 5th respectively.

Image: Renaud Savoya

Xray have introduced two aluminium chassis plates for the T4’18 touring car. Both are cut from high-quality 7075-T6 alloy and while the flex chassis is best suited for medium to high carpet and high-grip asphalt tracks, will the full-face standard chassis excel on very high-grip carpet tracks thanks to its even greater stiffness. The black-coated chassis will improve traction and drivability in high-bite conditions and they are a direct fit on the 2018 edition car.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Coming from Teamsaxo are a replacement 2.2mm carbon fibre main chassis and a 2.0mm top deck. Both are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and is understood that the parts match the Xray stock geometry, making them a direct replacement. Both the chassis and top deck are available separately from now on.

Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]

The JMRCA All-Japan 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the Sagami-do Racing Track in the Kanagawa prefecture. 46 drivers attended the event that also attracted guest driver Lamberto Collari (Infinity). Defending champion, Takaaki Shimo (Infinity/O.S.) took the TQ by winning three of the five qualifiers but in the main final it was Shoki Takahata (Mugen/O.S.), 3rd place finisher at this year’s IFMAR 1/8th On-road World Championship, who took over the lead some ten minutes into the race and from there he never looked back to take the win after the 45-minute encounter. In 3rd Takehiro Terauchi (Mugen/Picco) rounded out the podium result.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]