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May 2, 2017

Apandi doubles at Singapore Astro Buggy Champs Rd4

The fourth round of Singapore’s Urban Astro Buggy Championships was held this past weekend, and once again the race was concurrently a Singapore national series points scoring event. With the weather being sunny, the dry high traction astro surface at the Urban PlaySpace Raceway in downtown Singapore proved to be a challenge for the racers to master. In the 2WD Buggy Class, Esmail Apandi (Xray) took the TQ honours by winning rounds 1 and 2 of the three rounds of qualifying. It was the same story in the finals, with Esmail securing an early overall win by taking legs 1 and 2 of the A-Main. Dennis Chiang (Xray), who started 4th on the grid, secured the win in leg 3 to finish 2nd overall, while Kamen Koh (Serpent) took the final podium spot in 3rd.

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May 2, 2017

THR B6 under LiPo weight, bulkhead shims & thumb nuts

UK brand THR has introduced three new option parts for the Team Associated B6 series of 2WD buggies. First up is a tuneable under LiPo weight that allows for easy and swift weight gain in a 40g to 70g range by simply removing or adding three separate weight inserts. Cut from stainless steel the weight measured an overall 53x87x2mm and it is a drop-fit for the B6’s battery compartment. While adding or removing weight, the design also makes weight bias adjustments easy courtesy of the placement of the inserts within the frame. The weight can also be used in the Yokomo YZ-2 buggy with a special version for the Schumacher Cougar KD and KC being in the making too.

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May 1, 2017

Reflex Racing RSD TC7.1 aluminium flex chassis

Reflex Racing’s all-new RSD TC7-1 flex chassis for the Team Associated TC7.1 has been optimised to provide better flex for a broader range of adjustment. Designed to be used for asphalt and carpet the main plate is cut from genuine Thyssen Krupp 7075-T6 aluminium and it provides an easier to drive car in high-grip and hot temperature asphalt racing conditions while also increasing rotation on high-grip carpet tracks for more corner speed and quicker lap times. Included in the kit are carbon fibre battery locators which replace the original ones.

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May 1, 2017

JConcepts Illuzion B6-series body shell

JConcepts have introduced the Illuzion body shell for the Team Associated B6 series of 1/10th 2WD buggies. A common sight in the early to mid-2000’s, the Illuzion sports a classic “cab rearward” design, setting itself apart from today’s breed of cab forward body shells. JConcept’s own Jason Ruona qualified 5th at the 2003 IFMAR World Championships with the prototype Illuzion style body while Ryan Cavalieri drove the Illuzion to TQ during the 2005 IFMAR World Championships. Lastly Hayato Matsuzaki won the 2007 IFMAR World Championships with the Illuzion style body that is now also available for all B6 and B6D owners. Included with the drop-fit body come two Aero rear wings, window masks and a decal sheet.

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May 1, 2017

Adrian Sutanto wins Indonesia Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Indonesia 1/8th Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the Maxspin track in Maribaya, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 74 drivers from Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Bali, Kendari, Batam as well as local drivers attended the event whose schedule would see six rounds of 10-minutes qualifying although at the end only three rounds of 5-minutes qualifying would be held due to heavy rain. Ultimately Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) took the TQ honours and he would end the 45-minute main final on the runner-up spot while Adrian Sutanto (Kyosho/O.S.) came out successful. John Agus (Kyosho/O.S.) ended the day on the 3 spot.

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May 1, 2017

RC-Lemans Series Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of the 2017 RC-Lemans Series was held at the AMC Hildesheim track near Hanover in the north of Germany. The race kicked off the 12th season of the series and it also marked the warm-up for the German Nationals that will be held in Hildesheim in September. The weather was pretty cold and windy for a “warm-up” but at least it stayed dry all days. With the track offering good grip it was Timo Schad who set the early pace in the Modified class, beating the fastest lap of the 2013 Nationals by about three seconds and only missing the 23rd lap by about 0.9 seconds. Round two saw Kai Altmann scoring the fastest run from Tobias Weist and German and RC-Lemans Champion, Tim Altmann. In round three it was Tim Altmann who came out on top, although with a slower time due to wind influences and a couple of mishaps. Overall it was Timo Schad who took the TQ in the tie-breaker by 0.1s from Kai Altmann and Tim Altmann. With three 2nd place finishes Tobias had to settle for P4 while Dutchman Reinder Wilms rounded out the top 5.

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May 1, 2017

Neijc Mihelic wins Austrian 1/8 On-road Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Austrian 1/8th On-road National Championship was held at the Sollenau track over the weekend. Right from the start of the free practice it became clear that both Neijc Mihelic and team mate Herfried Pucher would be in the mix for the overall win. Come qualifying Pucher would walk away with the TQ in round one some 0.5 seconds in front of Mihelic. In round two the young Slovenian fought back and won in front of Pucher by 0.4 seconds and ultimately Mihelic would take the TQ honours in front of Pucher, who set a new track record in 16.876 seconds, being the only driver to score a sub-17 seconds lap. Pucher, Levy, Vignjevic and Dokter would be the drivers to attend in the Super Pole race with Pucher ultimately proceeding directly to the main final while the others had to go through their respective semi finals.

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May 1, 2017

BMT 701 hard suspension arm set

Italian company BMT has introduced a hard suspension arm set for the 701 1/10th 200mm touring car. Moulded from a harder compound the arms offer increased stiffness which results in improved handling and precision when running in high grip and/or high temperature conditions.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]