“The Finnish Open race was held at Tampere. The track was hard-packed clay with good traction as there has been no rain in the last three weeks. The track was holding up really well all day long. The layout is pretty awesome with many different kind of jumps, tight corners, and a long straight. It was sunny all day so it was perfect for racing for the approximately 60 drivers that attended. In two practice runs I tested two different sets of tires and different rear camber link positions on the shock tower. The car was working well, but I wanted it to be better. In first qualifying round I got TQ ahead of Joseph Quagraine by 0.4sec (it was super close) and Ari Heinonen finished third. I felt that the car was a little tricky to drive, but wasn’t sure if it was because of the new tires or setup, so I decided to run the second round with the same setup. We all made many mistakes in the second run but I was able to pull out TQ, and I was sure now that I needed to make some changes to make the car more stable as I couldn’t drive with that setup for the 45min final. So in the third run I made the front wheelbase shorter so the front wheels would get more weight, and I also changed the rear anti-roll bar from 2.6mm to 2.8mm to make the rear end run more flat and better over bumps. These changes worked really well and I made my best run of the day and got TQ by almost half a lap ahead of Ari.” Read More… [Source - teamxray.com]

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XB808 & Leino Win Finnish Open

“Round 4 of the Portuguese Nationals took place at the Ortigosa Track in Leiria on June 2nd. Forty-two drivers were presents with 10 of them racing XRAY. The track was in very good condition at the beginning, and the weather was very fine, too. Qualifying saw Miguel Matias dominate with Rodrigo Luis in 2nd and his teammate Fernando Almeida rounding out the top three. Team XRAY drivers Ricardo Monteiro and Guilherme Gonçalves were 4th and 5th after qualifying, and Spanish driver Cristian Sanchez was in 15th place. By the semi-finals, track conditions changed a little bit and driving mistakes put at risk the drivers’ tickets to the main final. With very cautious driving, XRAY drivers Guilherme Gonçalves, Ricardo Monteiro and Cristian Sanchez passed their semi-finals and got a place in the Final.” Read More… [Source - teamxray.com]

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Portuguese Championship R4 – Report

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Kyosho MP777 Modified Chassis

“The dust settled shortly after 8:00pm on Sunday, 8th of August after 200 plus drivers spent they day battling it out for the bump-up spots at Thunder Alley R/C Raceway in Beaumont, CA. With bump-ups complete, it was 9 out of the top 12 drivers in the nation reaching for Pro-Line tires to accelerate them through a day-to-night 60 minute main event. Legs getting stiff, hands getting numb, and patience at an all-time low for the weekend, it was M2 Bow Tie’s that took a once lap victory on the field. To top it off, each of the top 5 drivers reached for a set of Pro-Line tires. Remarkable results with remarkable endurance as well. Post race results show that over 75 percent of the tire tread was left as well. (more…)

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Pro-Line Bow-Ties are ROAR Champs!