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The 2nd round of the 2017/18 Hungarian Electric Championship was held at the Hungexpo exhibiton center in Budapest, as part of a 2-day gaming show, called PlayIT. This event attracted many spectators and more than 100 drivers in many different classes. On Saturday the on-road classes were held while Sunday was reserved for the off-road action. In addition to the usual classes a Youth category with handout electronics and also a 40+ class was offered. In the 4WD Buggy class Zsolt Bajusz Junior and Zsolt Bajusz Senior were own league all day long. Zsolt Junior TQ’d the event but it was Robert Fekete who won the opening final. The second and third final went to Zsolt Junior and Zsolt Senior. Ultimately it was The junior who took the overall victory from Zsolt Senior and Robert Fekete.

In the 2WD class Rajiki Balint had one of his few outings in this class and he battled with the Bajusz family all day ling. Ultimately he would TQ the class by less than a second. In the finals Balint wasn’t the fastest but the most consistent driver and so he would snatch the overall win from fast Zsolt Bajusz Junior and Karoly Izsay.

Buggy Junior was the class for the youngsters. Gergo Valent, who only started racing about a year ago, was the fastest driver and after he TQ’d the qualifying he also won the race. The 2nd place went to Balázs Rácz from Armin Rajki 3rd.

Over to the on-road classes, in a competitive Touring Stock field it was Cristian Faur who finally won a very close race with the cars being equipped with handout Team Orion motors and blinky speedos. Every final was won by a different racer so it was nice victory for Cristian. Peter Loncsar would end the day on the runner-up spot from Simon Ciudan 3rd.

The Formula class was won by Peter Loncsar from Balint Rajiki, who had a tough race as he had a lot of trouble with other racers on the tight track that left no room for mistakes. In 3rd Christian Faur rounded out the top 3 result.

Finally in the Youth category, run with handout parts such as speedo, motor and tyres to was Alex Faur with the day’s win from Zsombot Kaltenecker and Armin Rajki.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Robert Pietsch has announced that he has joined the O.S. Engines factory team. The Mugen Seiki designer and former IFMAR 1/8th Nitro On-road World Champion was Picco-powered before but switched to O.S. engines for the Worlds last year. From January he is now an official member of the Japanese squad and has the following to say about the deal:

I’m happy to announce to join OS factory team up from now. I want to thank everybody in OS company and especially Mr Shimazaki, giving me the chance to team up with this highly prestigious company. I’m greatly motivated and excited to race all major events the upcoming season. Last but not least a big thanks goes to the Picco brothers for all the support in the past. See you at the racetrack!

Coming from Yeah Racing is a new aluminium servo saver for 1/10th on-road cars. Its sturdy design makes for minimal slop yet it saves the servo gears in the event of a crash. A total of nine mounting positions for the steering link allows to use the servo saver in a variety of vehicles and it is available in red, blue or black anodising to match with a range of chassis colours.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

Power HD have announced the signing of Thailand’s Meen Vejrak to their factory team. The former IFMAR 200mm World Champion will be using the company’s Storm series of servos in both his nitro and electric rides and while competing at all major races such as the Worlds, ETS, TITC, Reedy Race, AOC and more, he will be also assist with product development and he has the following to say:

I feel honored to be part of the PowerHD Team. After the trial, I know that it is the servo that I will be proud to represent for both EP & GP models. Thank you, Mr.Harma Ye, for providing me with amazing servo.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

A first high-resolution image of Tamiya’s forthcoming TA07R 1/10th 4WD electric touring car kit has surfaced. The kit is based off of the proven intermediate-level TA07 car, however the R version will come with more than 25 option parts included in the box, such as front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, TRF big bore shocks, front and rear swaybars, front spool, alloy layshaft pulleys, alloy steering parts, servo mount, suspension mounts and many more. No official release date is mentioned yet but we expect the kit to hit stores this Spring.

Included option part:
– TRF Big Bore Dampers
– Full Ball Bearings
– 42216 44mm Double Cardan Joint Shaft (2pcs.)
– 42281 TRF418 Stabilizer Set (Front & Rear)
– 54704 TA07 Aluminum Steering Arm Set
– 54705 TA07 Aluminum Steering Bridge
– 54724 TA07 Aluminum Servo Mount
– 54690 TA07 Front Direct Coupling Set (37T)
– 54706 TA07 Aluminum Counter Pulley
– 54722 TA07 Aluminum Center Pulley (18T)
– 54725 TA07 Aluminum Motor Mount Posts
– 53509 Hard Fluorine Coated 0.6 Aluminum Pinion Gear (20T)
– 54720 TA07 Carbon Damper Stay (Front)
– 54721 TA07 Carbon Damper Stay (Rear)
– 53823 Clamp Type Aluminum Wheel Hub (5mm Thick)
– 53851 46mm Titanium Coated Suspension Shafts
– 53917 2.6mm Titanium Suspension Shaft – For Reversible Suspension
– 54568 TRF418 C Parts (Carbon Reinforced Front Uprights)
– 54580 Carbon Reinforced Hub Carrier (4˚) for Reversible Suspension Arms
– 54692 TRF419 E Parts (Rear Uprights)
– 54740 TA07 D Parts (Suspension Arms, Medium)
– 54070 TB-03 Aluminum Suspension Mount (1B)
– 54072 TB-03 Aluminum Suspension Mount (1D)
– 54172 TA05 Ver.II Separate Suspension Mounts (1A-1XA)
– 54173 TA05 Ver.II Separate Suspension Mounts (1B-1XB)
– 53827 Stabilizer Rod Stopper
– 54648 Fluorine Coated Stabilizer Ball Connector Set

Image: Mokei Kagaku

Round 4 of the Czech Rebels Race series was held in Prague recently and it was Simon Horak (Xray) who took the TQ and win in the Touring Stock category. However it was not without any challenge as Viktor Halčín (CSO) and Ondra Kohoutek (Xray) were right behind him and gave him a run for his money. Ultimately it was Ondra with the runner-up spot from Viktor in 3rd.

Over in the Formula class it was Jan Kanina with the overall win from Šimon Horák, who had tyre issues in the qualifiers. In the finals things looked better for Šimon, however a mistake in the final stages of the last A-main meant he was not able to bring home his second win that weekend, meaning Jan would lead an Xray 1-2-3 with Šimon 2nd and Jakub Novák 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Japanese brand T4works have introduced a set of Star Disk wheel covers for the rims of kits such as the Frog, Grasshopper or Hornet. The wheels covers are machined from high-quality aluminium and they will come in a range of colours including black, chrome, pink, light blue, blue green, orange, red, gold and purple. They attach to the outer part of the rim and add visual impact by complementing the body shell colours.

Source: T4works [t4works.tokyo]

The French Mini Car Club Mulhouse track, located close to the Swiss and German boarders, currently faces threats of being closed by the government. Built on government provided land in 1988, the club of around 40 members had a busy 2017 season as they hosted both the ENS and the EFRA 1/10th 200mm European Championship and heavily invested beforehand to create a top notch facility. It is understood that the land will fell victim of new infrastructure projects and that the members currently are not allowed to use the property. In order to raise awareness of the matter, the club has started a petition here with the hope to change the mind of the town’s government in the case of a large number of signatures.

The prestigious Winterchamps were held last weekend in Hohenems, Austria and it was Xray’s Nico Schmid who dominated the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Aron Münster (Xray) would take the runner-up spot in 4WD from Yokomo’s Fabian Luca Widmer who rounded out the podium result.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Nico Schmid – Xray
2. Aron Münster – Xray
3. Fabian Luca Widmer – Yokomo
4. Patrick Hofer – Team Associated
5. Adi Riederer – Xray
6. Peter Forster – Yokomo
7. Philip Jeisy – Xray
8. Florian Schmid – Xray
9. Markus Streuli – Xray
10.Kevin Prinz – Xray

In the 2WD class Nico was sidelined on the podium by Fabian Luca Widmer (Yokomo) and Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer.

4WD Buggy final results:
1. Nico Schmid – Xray
2. Fabian Luca Widmer – Yokomo
3. Patrick Hofer – Team Associated
4. Aron Münster – Yokomo
5. Florian Schmid – Xray
6. Adrian Müller – Yokomo
7. Alexander Pollinger – n/a
8. Arnaud Buffat – Team Associated
9. Markus Streuli – Xray
10.Kevin Prinz – Xray

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

Xtreme Racing have introduced a 4-piece carbon fibre body panel kit for the Losi Rock Rey. The set includes a roof, hood and two side panels all of which are cut from high-quality 1.2mm carbon fibre for a low weight and cool looks. The parts are direct replacements for the standard panels and also available separately for spares or repair.

Source: Xtreme Racing [xtremercracing.com]