April 28, 2014

PSM B5 & B5M carbon fibre front shock towers

PSM B5 & B5M carbon fibre front shock towers

Available now from PSM are carbon fibre front shock towers for the Team Associated B5 and B5M buggy. Starting with the V1 version, the part offers two additional camber link positions and weights in at only 10.5g. The second new front shock tower, the V2, sports the same geometry but a total of six upper camber link holes for added adjustability. Both parts are CNC-machined from 5mm glossy finish carbon fibre, they are a direct replacement for the stock parts and come including 7075 aluminium spacers and M3 locknuts.

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April 28, 2014

Renaud Savoya wins at French Buggy nats Rd2

Renaud Savoya wins at French Buggy nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the French 1/8th off-road nationals was held in Toulouse in very rainy conditions. The race marked the last chance for many drivers to qualify for the World Championships and in the final the race was on between Jerome Aigoin (Kyosho) who took TQ, his brother Yannick (Team Associated) and Renaud Savoya (Xray). At the end it was Renaud who came in first after a long battle with Yannick and Jerome. Yannick grabbed the runner-up spot some 18 second behind the Xray drivers while Jerome completed the podium in 3rd. Jerome Sartel and Edouardo Hugon completed the top 5 result.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

April 27, 2014

Neumann caps off EOS with win #10

Neumann caps off EOS with win #10

Joern Neumann has capped of the third season of the Euro Offroad Series with the overall win in Austria, a result that brings the Team Durango tally of 4WD Buggy victories in the championship to 10.  Having sewn up his third consecutive championship title in A2, the German would go on to win the closing race of the Modelbau Wels Hobby Show event to take victory at the season finale ahead of Top Qualifier Naoto Matsukura with young star and Durango team-mate Michal Qrlowski completing the podium.

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April 27, 2014

Neumann retains EOS title, Matsukura win A2

Neumann retains EOS title, Matsukura win A2

Joern Neumann has retained his Euro Offroad Series 4WD Buggy title, the outcome of the second leg of the A-Main in Wels, Austria, making the Team Durango driver unbeatable in the points standings.  Having messed up on the opening lap of A1, Top Qualifier Naoto Matsukura made amends with a near faultless win over Martin Bayer with Neumann third.  While the overall win will be decided in A3 between Matsukura, Bayer and Neumann, Nuemann’s third in A2 means the worst result he can claim this evening is third and even his only title challenger does record his second win if the season Neumann takes the win on tie break thanks to one of his TQ’s in the opening two races of the season.

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April 27, 2014

Neumann takes A1 ahead of Orlowski

Neumann takes A1 ahead of Orlowski

Defending Champion Joern Neumann has won the opening 4WD A-Main at the season finale of the Euro Offroad Series in Austria moving a step closer to retaining his championship title.  Chasing his third title in a row, starting from the No.2 spot on the grid the Team Durango driver would end up taking an easy win over team-mate Michal Orlowski.  Taking the lead on the opening lap after Top Qualifier Naoto Matsukura got out of shape at the first double with a second mistake by the Japanese driver, who took the 2WD crown from the German yesterday, allowed Neumann to cruise the last six laps of the race.  Falling behind both Orlowski and fading title contender Martin Bayer, Matsukura would complete the Top 3 after himself and Bayer came together for which Bayer was made to wait and give back the position.

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April 27, 2014

Matsukura claims first EOS 4WD TQ

Matsukura claims first EOS 4WD TQ

Naoto Matsukura is Top Qualifier for 4WD Buggy at the season finale of the Euro Offroad Series in Wels, Austria.  With a 100% TQ recorded in 2WD, starting every EOS encounter he has contested from pole, the Yokomo driver secured his first overall 4WD TQ when he topped qualifying at the Modelbau Wels Hobby Show for a third time this morning.  Topping the round again ahead of defending champion Joern Neumann, Q3 saw the Japanese driver become the first driver to run 16-laps over the 5-minutes.  Behind Neumann, title rival Martin Bayer completed the Top 3.

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April 27, 2014

Matsukura takes first 4WD qualifier at EOS

Matsukura takes first 4WD qualifier at EOS

Newly crowned 2WD Champion Naoto Matsukura got his quest for a first 4WD race win off to a good start this morning at the Euro Offroad Series when he TQ’d the opening round of qualifying.  The Yokomo ace topped the round by a considerable margin over title contender Martin Bayer.  For defending champion Joern Neumann it was a contrasting start to the day as he lasted just a single lap in Q1 after breaking a front arm off his Durango following contact with the track outside barrier on the main straight.   A strong run by Neumann’s young team-mate Michal Orlowski saw him complete the Top 3.

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April 26, 2014

Matsukura is Top Qualifier for EOS Finale

Matsukura is Top Qualifier for EOS Finale

Team Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura is Top Qualifier for the title deciding season finale of the Euro Offroad Series.  The Japanese ace secured the 2WD pole position for the Modelbau Wels event in Austria with a second TQ run in the final qualifier with his Q3 time giving him the tie breaker over Hupo Honigl who took Q1 & 2.  Honigl will start second on the grid with the third of the title contenders & defending champion Joern Nuemann set to start in the number 3 spot.

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