The fifth and final round of the 2008 Portuguese EP Touring Car Championship was run last weekend at the Sintra track in Lisbon with both the Stock and Modified titles still to be decided. Good weather and good grip levels at this beautiful and large track saw XRAY driver Nuno Gancho take the TQ and win ahead of team mate Daniel Ferreira (2nd) and Tamiya driver Ruben Francisco (3rd). With this win Nuno Gancho secured the 2008 Modified title ahead of Ruben Francisco and Daniel Ferreira. In the Stock class it was Pedro Pita that won the title after placing 2nd in this race.

National 10EP Championship
1. Nuno Gancho XRAY T2′008
2. Rúben Francisco
3. Daniel Ferreira XRAY T2′008
4. Fernando Cordeiro
5. Joao B. Inácio XRAY T2′008
6. Artur Aires
7. Bruno Castela
8. Miguel Braga
9. Jorge Simoes
10. Miguel Macieira

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Race report by Florian Laux
Again Team XRAY showed a great performance at round 2 of the German Nationals in Bischofsheim near Frankfurt where 127 drivers attended to crown the 2008 German Champion. XRAY was one of the most popular brands with 25 drivers running the XB808.

Final ranking:
1. Tim Bremiker
2. Daniel Reckward
3. Patrik Fetschenko
4. Oliver Simon XRAY XB808
5. Dario Vita
6. Dennis Macek
7. Cords Maximilian
8. Eirenschmalz Markus XRAY XB808
9. Martin Achter
10. Phillip Guschl

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CNC-machined diff drive shaft adapters for XRAY T2’008 Composite Solid Axle, made from premium lightweight Swiss 7075 T6 aluminum.

The alu driveshaft adapters for the front solid axle are a direct replacement for the stock composite versions but with increased the strength and lifespan.

The modular design of the front solid axle allows for easy removal and servicing. Internal slots key to drive shaft pins require use of driveshaft blades #305241 (included), enabling direct power transfer to the wheels and eliminating excess play between the outdrives and drive shafts. Set of 2.

Precision machined with highest tolerances using premium fully-automatic German CNC-machines. High-quality hardcoating is done at XRAY’s own in-house fully-robotic hardcoating line, ensuring a perfect hardcoated surface every time.

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The Japanese Nats — JMRCA 1/10th nitro touring Sports and Open class — was held on September 5-7 at the Hokusei circuit.

There should have been six rounds of qualifying (3 rounds each on Friday and Saturday) and a Christmas tree final on Sunday, but it rained on Friday and so the three rounds of qualifying were cancelled. This left only 3 rounds of qualifying for both the Sports and Open classes. Qualifying heats were set at 5 minutes and grand the final was 40 minutes long for both classes. Only two drivers were able to go directly to the grand final according to qualifying results.

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This last weekend was the penultimate round of the UK’s national series. The venue was Remote World Model Car club or better known to most as Slough which is one of the Uk’s finest dirt tracks. As usual the weather was appalling on the run up to the event as it has been for most of the series, so the practice run yet again would be muddy . As the day progressed the track dried but become bumpy, the speed of the track would come back to give some very fast & impressive racing.

Round 1 & the track still drying, none of us getting a totally clear run but all faired well & all happy with the cars balance.

Round 2 & Jon found his pace taking TQ for this round Kevin taking a top 5 place, Bruce & Bren both getting good runs. At this stage Jon was in the top 10 , Bren sat 13th. Kevin & Bruce both needed a second good result to get a better position.

Round 3 Kevin with a very late start due to a battery failure had a clear run taking TQ for the round & placing himself 2nd on the grid. Jon also hot on his heels & a good run secured 3rd on the grid. Bruce faired well & put in another good run for a B final slot. Bren altered his car to find a bit more pace but did not settle to the balance & was unable to improve on his position so remained in the B.

Mark Dell & Reece Sawyer both showed great pace but had problems during the qualifying & unable to get in clear runs so where both in the D & C final.

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Round 7 of the Just Hobby Nitro Challenge took place on September 7 at the Just Hobby Race Circuit. The morning began well with sunshine to dry off the damp track caused by the rain during the night. Due to the rain in the night, the traction was bad in the morning.

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Danish Championship round 5 was held in Naestved NMRC racing which did a great job getting the track ready for the event.

The final was up and I was starting from the pole position. Rune was in 3rd and Peter was 7th. I lead the first lap but a mistake on the first jump put me into last place. Peter Harder had very good speed and was very fast, and he took the lead. I made my way back up into 2nd place then I starting making mistakes. Peter was now in the lead by over 1/2 a lap. But after 27 minutes his car broke down then I retook the lead, putting about a 1 lap lead on now. In the last 5 minutes I was overtaken by Steffen Clumsee who was also very fast with a CEN/RB combination. Because I had one pit stop more than him, he was in lead by 4 seconds but then he had problems with another car within 3 laps of the finish and he lost the lead. Steffen and I were battling for the lead on the last 2 laps; on the last lap I overtook him on a jump and took the win.

Final results:
1. Martin Lissau XRAY XB808
2. Steffen Clumsee
3. Jan D. Hansen
4. Lars Alex
5. Kim Petersen
6. Michael Kart
7. Rune Grustavsen XRAY XB808
8. Thomas Mikkelsen
9. Tim Clumsee
10. Peter Harder XRAY XB808

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On August 26-31 there was a big gas touring car in Asia: the FEMCA Championship. This year it was in Malaysia. It was held at the Titiwangsa Recreational Park in Kuala Lampur. There were many drivers from around Asia, Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and of course our host team Malaysia. Participants totalled 34 cars for 1/10 scale nitro touring.

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For racers looking for smart weight savings and optimized rotating weight, XRAY offers this ultra-lightweight solid axle as a direct replacement for the standard diff or Multi-Diff™. This axle is 56% lighter than the standard Solid Axle, with a hollow axle for super-low rotating weight. The ultra-strong 1-piece solid axle is CNC-machined from world-renowned HUDY Spring Steel™, and includes lightweight aircraft aluminum pulley adapter.

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Race report by Bob Williams
Ben Williams & new Mirage driver gave his XRAY 808 it’s first competetive run at the Welsh Motor show event last weekend, With a TQ & win so pleasing himself with the drive & the crowd with his show.

60+ drivers were invited to attend the inaugral Welsh Motor Show were COBRA had been asked to put on a competetive ‘demo’. The track was fairly smooth, level grass with a couple of wooden jumps and table tops to add some more interest. Laptimes were in the region of 17-18 secs so the track was quite small but still offered its challanges.

The format was a for a 5 min practice followed by 4 x 10 min qualifiers on the Saturday followed by a further 5 min practice & 4 x 10 min qualifiers and bump-up Finals on the Sunday. An ideal format to get some set-up work done.

Saturday broke to good sunshine and Ben was on the pace straight away Setting TQ in Round 1, improving it in Round 2, and finally setting what would prove to be an unbeatable 33 laps in 10m 01.6 in Round 4. Nearly 2 laps clear of 2nd.

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