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August 14, 2017

Jason Nugroho wins Jakarta Regional Buggy Champs Rd4

The 4th round of the Jakarta Regional Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya track, Serpong, West Java last weekend. A total of 40 drivers attended this event and the race format originally saw three rounds of 10-minutes qualifying with the best two to count but due to rain during the third and final qualifying round the race director decided to count all fully run rounds. This meant Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) took the TQ honours when two rounds here completed but in the final he unfortunately got into traffic and only finished in 3rd while up front Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) took the first place followed by Rama Tribudiman (Team Associated/O.S.) in 2nd.

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August 14, 2017

LMR hybrid shock stand & parts tray

Coming from LMR is their new hybrid shock stand and parts tray. The tool is made of machined carbon fibre and black anodised aluminium and it combines an upper shock stand with a lower parts tray, making shock building and maintenance a breeze. The stand is easily disassembled for storage and transpiration and available now.

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August 14, 2017

Micha Widmaier wins German Nitro Buggy Nats Rd1

Round 1 of the German Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the Ober Mörlen track this past weekend. Rain on Friday and Saturday was followed by a perfect day of racing on Sunday that was dominated by SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier who would take the win by almost a lap from Kyosho’s Aaron Münster 2nd and Alex Schmitt (HB Racing) 3rd. The second and final round of the championship will be held in two weeks time up north in Hamburg.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

August 14, 2017

Ryan Cavalieri takes 2WD Mod SCT win at ROAR Nats

Last weekend’s 2017 ROAR 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals saw Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri taking the TQ in the 2WD Modified SCT class. Alex Kosciuszek and Spencer Rivkin (both Team Associated) came in 2nd and 3rd respectively and after the triple A-mains the top 3 would remain the same, with Ryan leading an AE top 3 with Alex and Spencer coming in 2nd and 3rd respectively. TLR’s Dakotah Phend would be the best of the rest, matching his qualifying performance with a 4th place overall.

Image: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

August 14, 2017

Elliott Boots wins BRCA Nitro Buggy Nationals Rd4

Swansea And District Model Car Club held round 4 of the BRCA Rally Cross Nationals this past weekend. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots took the overall TQ on Saturday courtesy of three round TQs. Despite being late for his semi-final Elliott was able to win his semi with nine seconds over the leader and the main final then was again highlighted by some issues for Elliott with the fuel tank causing inconsistent fuel pressure at times. Nevertheless the Kyosho driver was able to bring home the win, scoring valuable points for the championship. Infinity’s Lee Martin came in 2nd from TLR’s Michael Lewis in 3rd. Going into the final round next month Lee Martin now leads the championship by just one point from Elliott Boots.

Image: BRCA [brca.org]

August 14, 2017

RC Lemans Series Rd5 – Report

The fifth and penultimate round of the RC Lemans Series was held at the MRC Düren track this past weekend. Practice on Saturday was wet in the morning and evening and this meant the start of the qualifiers on Sunday was postponed by an hour to make sure the track was fully dried. With the sun coming out both the temperatures and traction became higher, pleasing the drivers. In the LMP1 Modified class title favourites Timo Schad and Tim Altmann – with two wins each – as well as Tobias Weist, who also may have a shot at the title, made the trip to Düren while in LMP2 Stock, title favourite Andy Dick, winner of the past three rounds, did not made the trip to round five.

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August 14, 2017

Lim & Zack win at Merdeka Challenge 2017

The annual Merdeka Challenge was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with about 80 entries from Singapore and Malaysia for the 1/8th and 1/10th scale nitro classes. In the premier 1/8th on-road category it was ARC driver Nelson Lee with the TQ, however after the final it was Xray’s Jade Lim with the win from Nelson Lee 2nd and Mugen racer Afat in 3rd.

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August 14, 2017

Active Hobby introduce new TA07 Pro option parts

Active Hobby Products have expanded their range of option parts for the Tamiya TA07 Pro touring car. First up is a new aluminium transversal chassis stiffener. The CNC-machined and blue or black anodised part connects the outer chassis rails and thus makes for an overall increased chassis stiffness. The part weighs in at a lightweight 8.5g and it is a direct fit.

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