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Infinity have released a set of joint covers for use on the double jointed CVD of their IF14 electric touring car. The covers are aimed at preventing the G-Clip from accidentally coming off during running. Supplied in two 50mm lengths, drivers cut 10mm lengths for use on each CVD with slight heating of the tube creating the perfect final fit. An extra benefit of the cover is that it helps retain grease in the joint therefore extending the life-span of the parts and the maintenance cycle.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

The opening round of the Swiss SITCC series was held recently. In the Touring Car class it was HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen who took a narrow TQ from Cham Dassanayake (Xray) who returned to the series after two years of absence. After the triple A-mains it was again Kevin on top with Cham Dassanayake, who had some mixed races, in 2nd and Briac Berthoud (Xray) 3rd. Over in the Formula class it was Nicolas Albina with the win from Sergio Ramos and Ulrich Bader in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The annual PMTC electric touring car race was held at the AMA track in Panyu, Guangzhou, China recently. In the Modified class Gary Huang would lead the way in practice and the qualifiers, taking the overall TQ for the triple A-mains. However due to a mishap in the opening A-main he had to make way for teammate Alfred Lao but with wins in the remaining two legs, Gary would walk away with the overall win after the mains.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

New from Schumacher and coming for the Mi6evo touring car is a 2mm diff weave carbon fibre main chassis plate. Ideally suited for medium to high grip conditions and especially good on carpet the chassis has a similar feeling to that of an alloy chassis yet it is lighter. The 2mm thickness gives a low roll centre and centre of gravity increasing corner speed.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

The recent third round of the Czech Open electric on-road series again attracted a lot of entries and in the premier Touring Modified class it was Matej Sulc (Xray) with the TQ and win from Jirka Mara (Serpent) and Marcel Dostal (Xray) who had to settle for 3rd overall following some mishaps.

In the Touring Stock class Ales Pelikan took the TQ and win from Michal Kneys, who could not challenge Ales for the win. Rado Durana in 3rd rounded out an all-Xray top 3. The Formula class was dominated by Bernhard Hummel (Xray) as Ales Matiasek and Jakub Rocek (Tamiya) came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Sun City Raceway of El Paso, Texas played host to the US Open race recently. Joey from The Dirt put in a great layout for the event and it was a lot of fun to drive on as it flowed really well and still worked when the track started to build some character. Tanner Stees (Xray) would put in TQ runs in Q1 of both Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy and he scores P2 runs in Q2 and with these results he was overall TQ in both classes. After winning his semi-final on Sunday, Tanner would start from pole position into the 60-minute A-main, however, he ran into some issues and had a couple of flameouts during the 60-minute period which pretty much put him out of contention to win. Ultimately he was able to bring home a P3 from Casey Peck (Mugen) 2nd and eventual winner, Billy Fischer (Tekno) 1st.

Over in E-Buggy the race started off well for Tanner. He got a clean start and started to pull away until he had a small mistake and got caught up with some traffic which allowed for 2nd to catch back up and have a good battle going once again. For pretty much the rest of the race he had a good battle going until the other driver made a small bobble which allowed Tanner to get a big enough gap till the race was over and allowed him to take the overall victory from the Tekno RC duo of Billy Fischer 2nd and Corbyn Showers 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

The JConcepts Indoor National Series is considered to be the most successful offroad racing series in the U.S. and the 2017 season proved that the series keeps growing attracting the best racers in the nation to compete on five different tracks across America. As soon as the JConcepts INS7 Finale race registration opened for SpeedRC Raceway, spots filled up fast and soon hit the max capacity limit at 350 entries very quickly. The highly anticipated race was headlined by some of the most competitive names in the game like current 2WD and 4WD IFMAR World Champion Ryan Maifield, 4-time World Champion Ryan Cavalieri, 2015 World Champion Spencer Rivkin, former National Champion Dustin Evans, Max Flurer, JP Richards, Spencer Heckert, Griffin Hanna, Alex Kosciuszek, and Daimon Borkowicz just to name a few.

Speed R/C Raceway has a relatively short history, but has already significantly impacted the RC racing scene. The track itself was butter smooth and full of grip. The layout was simple allowing for great racing and ultra close times. The right side of the track consisted of a high-speed sweeper with two sets of small doubles requiring people to control their entry angle and speed. The triple on the back left side was probably the most difficult part on the track and played a crucial role in the stock classes. Overall, racers were excited about the track layout and the racing was excellent come main day.

It was a battle of World Champions in the 2WD Mod class with three world champions going at it for the win. Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield was lights out in qualifying, but having gone with gold Octagons all weekend, the track was finally coming around for Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri towards the main. A1 went to Cav and A2 to Maifield to set up a great showdown in A3. With a mistake by Maifield in A3, Cavalieri would take over the lead and never looked back and crossed the line to win the overall. Maifield finished 2nd and Team Associated’s Dustin Evan 3rd in a very competitive 2WD Mod class.

Team Associated’s Dustin Evan was on point in the 4WD Modified class having set the TQ and went on to win A1 putting the pressure on the others. At the start of A2, Cav would get into the back of Ryan Maifield causing a huge pile up allowing Dustin to escape and take the win. Maifield would finish 2nd overall with Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri 3rd in a 3-way tie breaker along with AE teammate, Spencer Rivkin.

In Modified Truck and with an early mistake by Dustin Evans on lap one, it looked as if it was already over for the class TQ. However, it being an 8-minute long race, the race came back to Dustin as Cavalieri and JP Richards made contact multiple times ultimately giving the lead back to Dustin and also the win. Ryan Cavalieri finished 2nd and JP Richards 3rd after eight battle filled minutes.

It was a showdown between two young superstars in the Modified Short Course class between Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin and Team Associated’s Alex Kosciuszek. The wizard would take the TQ in qualifying, but Spencer would shine in the 8 minute main. AE’s Matt Cline finished 3rd to take the final spot on the podium.

With the new EB410 wheeler on the market, we’re starting to see more of Tekno’s Joe Bornhorst at 1/10th races. No stranger to 4WD SCT trucks, Joe took the TQ and win with Kevin Thomas 2nd and a very talented and young Joshua Alfaro 3rd.

In 40+ Modified Buggy the King of 40+ did it once again. Another fabulous showing for AE Team Manager, Brent Thielke, in the class he’s dominated all year long with another TQ and win from tone to tone. Rob Meyer went on to finish 2nd with another fast 40 driver, Team Associated’s Al Horne, in 3rd.

13.5 wheeler is growing class in the US and so is the competition. From the Top Gun race to the JConcepts finale a week later, Rudy Rico took a hard-fought win in 13.5 wheeler with 13.5 National Champion, Dreighton Stoub, hot on his heels and only 1.8 seconds back for 2nd. Matthew Olson was also flying in the class to net himself 3rd on the podium.

Always deadly, always fast in the 17.5 2WD Stock Buggy class, Dreighton Stoub would qualify 2nd but go on to win the extended 8-minute single A-main. AJ Marasco would jump up from 4th on the grid to finish 2nd ahead of an ultra-quick Rudy Rico.

Having a standout year, Ryan Reavis found himself fastest among a quick group of guys in the 17.5 Stock Stadium Truck class. Ryan would take the win with Justin Doyle finishing 2nd edging out Tanner Perdue. Tanner would have a hard-fought race to finish 3rd on the podium.

In 17.5 Stock Short Course and for the entire 2017 season, Ryan Reavis and Douglas Hobbs have battled each other at almost every race. Being friends from the Northwest, they have pushed each other to get faster while displaying great sportsmanship along the way. This time, it was Ryan Reavis taking the win in the Stock Short Course class with Hobbs only 2.3 seconds back. Kyle Jeffries finish 3rd to make the coveted top 3.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

Vigor RC have introduced new carbon fibre option parts for the Mugen MTC1 touring car. First up is a 2.25mm main chassis plate that is understood to be a direct replacement for the standard part. Also new are three different top decks, the first one being a direct replacement for the standard deck while a 1-piece front flex and a 1-piece centre flex top deck further add tuning options to the car. Also new is a 3.5mm hard rear shock tower that will improve rear end grip while the new carbon fibre fan mounts are usable with 30mm to 40mm fan units. All parts are cut from high-quality carbon fibre and they will hit stores very soon.

Source: Vigor RC [vigorrc.com]

Yokomo have introduced the YD-2SX, a full option kit based on the YD-2S chassis family. The car utilises a carbon fibre chassis with an aluminium front bulkhead, and a high motor mount allows to adjust the weight balance by offering seven different mounting positions. The suspension received an update by adding toe inserts for the suspension mounts and an updated steering assembly with press-fit ball races ensures maximum car control. The kit is rounded out by aluminium gear differential outdrives, plastic blade-protected driveshafts, and it will hit stores from end of December.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

Coming from Reedy are the new S-Plus competition spec class electric brushless motors. The heart of the S-Plus is a thin leg stator that allows shorter wire lengths, resulting in great reduction in resistance. The thin-leg stator also reduces the motor’s weight, as handling and chassis turning flexibility improves. Machined parts such as the can, timing cap, back plate, and sensor assembly have been placed on a diet. An entire section of the front plate has been removed to reduce weight with an added benefit of allowing the user to re-position it to lower CG depending on which type of car it is being installed in. A savings of nearly 30g has been achieved. Additionally, the motor’s length has been reduced by more than 2mm, which aids left/right balance and moves mass towards the centre of the chassis. An all-new high-strength, balanced rotor is more powerful that its predecessor. Because the rotor is interchangeable with those in 540-M3 spec motors, a wide range of tuning options are already available. Precision stainless steel ball bearings have been fitted to accommodate high RPM loads with exceptional efficiency and reliability. Three versions, 21.5, 17.5, and 13.5, are available with more versions to follow.

Features
– CNC-machined lightweight can
– Low-resistance stator
– High-strength, balanced rotor
– Silver-plated solder tabs
– Precision ball bearings
– Optimised air cooling
– Adjustable timing
– Competition proven
– R.O.A.R. approved (pending)

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]