The Copa Mitad Del Mundo 2017 was held in Quito, Ecuador this past weekend, attracting some of the fastest North and South American nitro on-road drivers. In the premier 1/8th Nitro On-road class it was Rodrigo Grijalva with the win from Felipe Bastidas in 2nd and Agusto Quinteros, who rounded out the top 3 podium result.
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The opening round of the Polish Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the EOS Warsaw Expo track. Saturday’s qualifiers were lead by Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski followed by the Yokomo duo of Bartek Zambrzycki and Bartek Zalewski. The final qualifiers on Sunday, with the absence of Michal Orlowski, saw Bartek Zambrzycki taking the pole position for the A-mains and he would also sweep the finals to make the double in both 2WD and 4WD Buggy. Bartek Zalewski and Sebastian Migel (Schumacher) had nice battles for the 2 and 3 spots on the podium and ultimately they would finish in this order in both classes.
Coming from TMG Speed are a 10mm to 15mm precision ride height gauge and two off-set shock standoffs for the Team Associated RC8B3 series of buggies. Starting with the ride height gauge, the tool is made from stainless steel, it is of the popular screw-type design and it will also fit the TMG Slider took for easy placement under the vehicle. Also new are the +3mm and +5mm shock standoffs for the Team Associated RC8B3 and B3e. The shock mounts are machined from high-quality aluminium and they are a great tuning option for the rear of the buggy.
Round 6 of the Danish 1/8th Off-road National Championship was hosted by Sydvestjysk RC this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class, run on Sunday, it was Pelle Culmsee with the TQ and win to further underline his domination in this class this year. Having already wrapped up the championship going into round 6, it was one for the history books and by also taking the win in the 45-minute main final he further stamped his authority. Four laps behind Pelle, Peter Harder would come in 2nd from Florian Müller 3rd.
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The Protoform Cup 2017 was held at Cal Raceway in Orange, California this past weekend. In the premier Touring Modified class Rick Hohwart, JJ Wang and Randy Caster all battled for the overall TQ with all three scoring round TQs and the tie-breaker deciding the grid positions. Ultimately it was Rick who took the pole position for the triple A-mains by 0.13 seconds. JJ would line up 2nd from Randy in 3rd. In the finals Rick Hohwart (Team Associated) made a clean sweep, taking all three qualifiers for the overall win from 2nd placed Randy Caster (Team Associated) who would lead most of A2 but last lap traffic and a tangle meant Rick would take the overall early. 3rd placed JJ Wang (Xray) had some mixed finals, ending the day on the final podium spot.
Radtec have introduced their new aluminium motor cooling fan mount V2 for 30mm and 40mm fan units. The 2-piece mount is machined from aluminium and it comes black anodised and with machined silver edge details to set it apart from the V1 mount. The mounting pattern allows to attach all standard 30mm and 40mm fans and a machined channel conveniently takes the fan’s connecting lead to ensure tidy wiring jobs.
Coming from Gens Ace is the new TS Line competition LiPo battery range. Distributed exclusively by Tonisport, the batteries will be available in a range of specifications including standard size and standard voltage 7300mAh and 6800mAh packs, and also as standard length high voltage 5800mAh LCG LiHV pack. All are made of high-performance 120C cells. Also coming are a standard voltage 4400mAh/100C shorty and a 4700mA/100C LiHV shorty battery pack. The batteries will hit stores in December.
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Kyosho have introduced three new aluminium option parts for the R4 Evo and R4s II 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kits. First up is a redesigned aluminium middle layshaft mount whose 2-piece construction allows to fine-tune the chassis’ flex characteristics. The two halves can be connected using a screw for more rigidity or run separately for more flex. The parts are machined from high-quality material and they sport a dark gunmetal finish. Also new are two aluminium servo saver arms. Coming in +0 specification for a more linear steering feeling and also as +2 variant with added 2mm of length for the use with brushless servos, the arms improve the overall rigidity of the steering, offering less flex and thus improved steering feeling.
