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June 5, 2017

Bayer & Martin win at 1/10th Buggy Euros Warm-up

The warm-up race for the 1/10th Electric Buggy EFRA European Championships was held this past weekend in Italy. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday while on Saturday more practice rounds and the first three qualifiers were held. Sunday saw more qualifiers and extremely closed stacked finals with only 15-minute breaks between the mains meaning a stressful time for the A-main drivers. In 4WD Buggy it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who made a clean sweep to bring home the win from Yokomo’s Lee Martin in 2nd and Hupo Hönigl (Xray) 3rd.

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June 5, 2017

VBC Racing introduce new Wildfire D09 option parts

VBC Racing have introduced a range of new option parts for the Wildfire D09 electric touring car kit. First up is the Dynamics upper deck that provides refined flex areas and increased hardness compared to the standard part. Also new is the Dynamics rear shock tower that utilises redesigned shock mounting locations for an overall lower centre of gravity and thus quicker vehicle response. Next up are hardened 7075-T6 aluminium front spool outdrives. The lightweight parts are Type III hard anodised for wear, they are suitable for both stock and modified racing and fit all Wildfire front spools. Last but not least are new aluminium spring retainers for VBC’s TBB and TBBS shock systems. Machined from aluminium and offering a lightweight design and gun metal anodised surface, the spring cups are also usable on the standard shock absorbers and they make for precisely fitted shock springs. All parts are available separately to bring older VBC Wildfire D09’s to the latest Dynamics Edition specification.

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June 5, 2017

Micha Widmaier doubles at BAWÜ Cup

Round two of the BAWÜ Cup was held in Fischach over the weekend. SWorkz’ Micha Widmaier would sweep the event by bringing home the wins in both the 1/8th Nitro and E-Buggy classes. Alex and Tobias Nagel (both TLR) would round out the Nitro podium while Morris Voldenauer (HB Racing) and Kevin Meschenmoser (Tekno) came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the E-Buggy class.

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June 5, 2017

Riccardo Berton teams up with Muchmore

Italian Muchmore Racing distributors Mikimodel have announced the signing of Riccardo Berton to the Muchmore Italy team. The Kyosho driver will use Muchmore products in his 1/8th and 1/10th off-road vehicles this season with Mikimodel and Muchmore Racing looking forward to some great results.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

June 5, 2017

Tessmann, Lutz & Maifield win at Manufacturers Cup

The Manufacturers Cup was held at A-Main Hobbies’ Silver Dollar Raceway this past weekend. The event used Reedy-style heads-up racing to determine the winners in the three Pro classes with Xray’s Ty Tessmann bringing home the winning honours in the premier 1/8th Pro Buggy class from Mugen’s Ryan Maifield and Tekno RC’s Ryan Lutz.

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June 5, 2017

Ronald Völker wins at CTS2 Rd4

Round 4 of CTS2 was held at Hobbytown Fresno, California this weekend and Modified TC was the premier class to watch. With a special guest appearance by team Yokomo driver and reigning World Champion Ronald Volker, he would be the third World Champ to attend the California Touring Series this season. Upon arrival to the track, Volker enjoyed his time with his US comrades and got the chance to meet a lot of his fans in California. Meanwhile as the weekend continued, the Yokomo ace driver showed the way all through practice and race day. Drivers like Eric Albano and Brandon Clements showed really good driving pace to match some of Volker’s hot laps but unable duplicate what Ronald has produced. With a rough start in Q1 for series points leader Team Associated driver Rick Hohwart, he would then complete a stronger qualifier for Q2 which put him in P4 for the show and ended up finishing 3rd in the main while Albano came home in 2nd. Volker controlled the lead from tone to tone in the main taking home a perfect run.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

June 5, 2017

RC Maker full carbon fibre parts tray

New from RC Maker is a full carbon fibre parts tray. Featuring a solid construction and anti-slip foam feet, it keeps small parts together on your pit bench and minimises the chances of losing parts. Three different size compartments make it easy to keep all different sizes of parts, along with body pins, screws and shims. There are six different screw colours to choose from, which are changeable down the track for those who want to change colours.

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June 5, 2017

Protoform MS7 190mm touring car body shell – Teaser

This past weekend round 4 of the California Touring Series was held and it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who took the overall win using Protoform’s forthcoming all-new MS7 body shell. The code is understood to stand for MazdaSpeed7 meaning the new lid will replace or complement the iconic MazdaSpeed6, one of Protoform’s most successful 190mm touring car body shells. The MS7 is in development for some time now and we bring you more information as soon as they surface.

Image: Steve Burgess