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May 29, 2017

Juan Carlos Canas wins Spanish Nitro Buggy Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the Spanish Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the Fuencarral track near Madrid. Young Juan Carlos Canas (Mugen) would sweep the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Ignacio Candel (HB Racing) and Oscar Navarro (Mugen). Jose T. Escurdero (Team Associated) came in 4th while record national champion, Robert Batlle (Mugen) suffered a troubled qualifying due to engine problems, meaning he would finish the qualifiers only in 5th place. The main final then was mainly an affair between the Mugen team mates Juan Carlos and Robert but the race was ultimately decided by a controversial referee call that left Robert Batlle with a penalty after what is understood to be some sort of unsafe behaviour in the pit lane. The somewhat confusing situation promoted Juan Carlos Canas into the 1st place with Robert on the runner-up spot. Bryan Baldo (TLR) secured the final podium spot in front of his brother Oscar Baldo (TLR) who had to settle for 4th.

View the final results here

May 29, 2017

Yeah Racing RS4 Sport 3 aluminium tie-rod set

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the HPI Racing RS4 Sport 3 entry-level racing chassis is an adjustable aluminium tie-rod set. The set utilises six pre-assembled steering and camber links with suitable ball cups and ball studs to make it a drop-fit solution. The links are made of orange-anodised 7075 aluminium for a high strength and the left/right thread design ensures swift and easy suspension setting adjustments.

Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]

May 28, 2017

Alberto Picco wins 1/8th World Championship warm-up

The warm-up race for this year’s IFMAR 1/8th IC Track World Championship was held in Monteux, France this weekend and it was Mugen’s Robert Pietsch who dominated the qualifying, winning three of the four rounds to grab the overall TQ. On the final day it would be Italy’s veteran racer, Infinity’s Alberto Picco, who would bump-up from his semifinal, allowing him to take a well deserved win some three laps ahead of his long time rival Lamberto Collari (Infinity), with Jerome Papaconstantinos in 3rd and John Ermen (ARC) in 4th.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

May 26, 2017

Heng wins at Shanghai Muchmore Touring Series Rd2

Round 2 of the Shanghai Muchmore Touring Series was held at the indoor carpet track of the RCI V2 track. In the Electric Touring class Heng would grab a solid TQ from Nicholas and Robert in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Huahua and Jason Wang came in 4th and 5th with the top 4 being separated by less than one second which promised some close racing in the finals. The opening A-main then saw the top 2 cars pulling away quickly and in the end TQ holder Heng would take the win about a second in front of Nicholas while Tommy Dai would be further back in 3rd, some ten seconds down. At the start of the second main Nicholas had some problems and he had to let Lu by in the second corner. Lu would stay in 2nd place for about six laps until Nicholas found a way past. Unfortunately both made contact which promoted Tommy Dai into 2nd place. Both Lu and Nicholas would chase Dai for about eleven laps until the latter made a mistake which allowed the two chasing drivers through. Up front Heng would bring home the win from Lu in 2nd and Nicholas 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

May 26, 2017

Pro-Line 82 white truck snap back hat

Pro-Line have introduced their new 82 white truck hat. The hat features a bright white front section emblazoned with throwback 1982 red and blue styling and a breathable blue mesh material for back of the hat. The 82 trucker hat has a snapback to fit most and has a blue flat bill in the front.

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May 26, 2017

Charles Hollander doubles at SARDA Off-road Nationals

The recent SARDA Electric Off-road Nationals were held at the BMR carpet track in South Africa. It was a two-day event with three heats of qualifying being held on the Saturday and three heats of mains being held on the Sunday. However due to rain it was held on one day with qualify and mains been reduced to two each which put the pressure on for all competitors. The two most hotly contested classes were 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy and it was Charles Hollander who managed to take a double TQ and win in both classes to walk away with the double title.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 26, 2017

Gonzalez & Williams win at Southern Summer Payout

The Southern Summer Payout Series was recently held at T&T Hobbies in Shreveport, LA and it saw Robert Gonzalez taking the win in the 2WD Stock Buggy class from Austin Jefferies and Jason Christie. In the 4WD Super Stock class it was Serpent driver Marcus Williams who walked away with the win after the A-mains with Jason Christie and Daniel Grobe (both Xray) rounding out the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 4WD Super Stock podium here

May 26, 2017

Carles Echarri TQs & wins at Spanish National Series Rd1

Round 1 of the Spanish National Series was held recently and in the Touring Stock class it was Carles Echarri (Xray) who set the early pace. Carles would still be on top after the qualifiers, taking the overall TQ from Carlos Fernandez and Guillem Diaz and he would also take the opening two A-mains to grab the overall win early, leaving Guillem Diaz (Schumacher) and Carlos Fernandez (Awesomatix) behind in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]