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Performa Racing sign Ryan Maifield

Posted: 01 May 2019 07:33 AM PDT

Performa Racing has announced that multiple time World Champion racer Ryan Maifield has signed to campaign their new line of RC products. The Mugen factory driver will use Performa Racing’s line of competition 1/8th scale electronics and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m extremely impressed with the Performa line of products, the 1/8th electric speed control, motors and batteries are a game changer and have been a huge step forward for my race program, I’m excited to see what comes next from Performa. I will use everything at the Silver State for the first time.

Source: Performa Racing [performaracing.com]

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Xray XB2 stainless steel chassis weights

Posted: 01 May 2019 01:28 AM PDT

Xray have introduced new stainless steel chassis weights for the XB2 series of 2WD buggies. Compact and easy to install the range includes a 17g front “under servo”, 17g front-middle “under electronics” and a 7g middle “under battery” weight all of which help to up the overall weight for improved rough track handling while giving the opportunity to fine-tune the overall weight balance of the buggy. The weights come precision machined from high-quality stainles steel, they are marked for easy identification and are available separately.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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Vincent Meertens wins French Buggy Nats Rd2 warm-up

Posted: 01 May 2019 12:27 AM PDT

The ARCF42 track near Lyon played host to the warm-up for round 2 of the French Buggy nationals last weekend. In the qualifiers it was Vincent Meertens with the overall TQ and he would also coming out fastest in the semifinals to start the 45-minute main final from pole position. When the dust had settled it was again Vincent on top after some close fights with Eliot Marcon on the 2 spot. Julien Surget would round out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com]

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West German EP Off-road regionals Rd1 – Report

Posted: 01 May 2019 12:14 AM PDT

Last weekend the outdoor season in Western Germany kicked off on the huge Astroturf track of the RCRT Duisburg club. The joint event of the NORC round 2 and the West German National Qualifier saw almost 120 entries in several electric off-road classes. The weekend started pretty wet with lots of rain on Saturday but things changed on Sunday when the rain stopped and the track dried off with every hour. After three rounds of qualifying Jens Becker was able to take the TQ in the 2WD Modified class and he was also able to bring home the overall win after the mains. It was a though but fair and fun fight with Marcel Schneider who finished 2nd, followed by Jorg Mampel in 3rd.

In 4WD Modified it was Marcel Schneider with the TQ while Jens started from the 2nd spot into the triple mains. With a win in the second final and second spot in the third leg, Jens finished 2nd overall behind Marcel, who won A1 and A3. Raoul Nebelung completed the podium on the 3rd spot.

In the Modified Truck class Jens also took the TQ and won all three A-mains for the overall victory. Maik Diel came in 2nd and Leon Heidemann rounded out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

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DMS Partz SBX-410 brass centre chassis stiffener brace

Posted: 30 Apr 2019 11:53 AM PDT

Coming from DMS Partz is a 45 gram brass centre chassis stiffener brace for the Corally SBX-410 buggy. The weight replaces the stock plastic kit rear chassis stiffener brace and adds weight to the rear of the buggy, giving a better ride on bumpy or rutted tracks. The weight also helps to keep weight centralised on the chassis in between the LiPo battery and motor.

Source: X-Factory UK [xfactoryrc.co.uk]

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