The first round of the Swedish On-road Cup was hosted by the Wäxjö MS club. In the 1/8th Nitro class it was Serpent’s Mikael Fransson who came out successful in the 45 minute final after also taking the TQ position. Marcus Lindner (Shepherd) came in 2nd, four laps down on Mikael while Lars Haugen (Mugen) finished another six laps down in 3rd.
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JConcepts introduce the Finnisher design bodyshell for the TLR 22T 2.0 stadium truck. The slight cab forward, raked windshield and aggressive stance highlight a performance oriented core. A revised front hood scoop allows plenty of clearance for the unique 22T geometry while smoothing out the front down force area. A front chin spoiler, headlight and grill protect the front-end from unwanted up-drafts during flight while the supplied decals detail stand-out like an 18 wheeler. Like the ROAR National Champion Hi-Flow SCT body, the Finnisher body has built-in air escape passages which allow the customer to fine-tune the body for maximum outdoor performance. Included is also a high performance gurney spoiler which increases rear grip and balances the handling characteristics of the aggressively styled body.
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Made for the X1 formula car are new aluminium eccentric bushings from Xray. Available are 1 dot 1.5°-2.0° and 2 dot 1.0°-2.5° camber as well as 1 dot 6°-9° and 2 dot 3°-12° caster bushings that replace the standard composite ones. Coming in pairs the parts are made from orange anodised 7075 aluminium for improved durability and they are marked for easy identification.
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Round 4 of the Maltese 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Truggy National Championship was held at the MMORRC track in hot ambient temperatures and on a partly dusty track. The fight for the win in the F1 class was on between 2014 champion Kyle Spiteri and Dillon Cassar. Kyle took the TQ but finished 2nd in a main that had Dillon walking away with the win. Chris Zahra came in 3rd in the F1 class final.
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New from Arrowmax and made for 1/8th off-road vehicles is the quick camber gauge. Designed for quick and easy camber angle checks the 1-piece gauge allows to measure angles of 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 degree by simply placing the gauge alongside the wheel. The tool is made from CNC-machined aluminium and it comes laser-engraved for easy identification while milled-out sections make way for the wheel nuts.
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The second round of the Belgian 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals was held at clay track of Bauffe near the French boarder. Unfortunately the race had to be cancelled after the qualifiers due to heavy rain. This meant the qualifying result would determine the day’s winner and this handed Team C’s Nicolas Risser the win from the Kyosho duo of Sebastian Wartelle and Cedric Nickel.
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The first round of the Polish Nitro On-road season was held at the Nowy Sacz track. Unfortunately the qualification was highly affected by rain and in the 1/10th class it was Przemyslaw Wicher who made the best out of the conditions by taking the TQ from Alexander Ockajak and Grzegorz Nożka. Elsewhere in the 1/8th class the TQ was taken by Marcin Marczyk in front of Janusz Marek and Tomas Hrkel.
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Team Titan Blitz introduce their latest 1/10th 190mm touring car bodyshell, the LSF. By using the successful GSF as a base and making subtle changes the body offers improved steering response without sacrificing stability. The LSF is best suited for asphalt tracks of many different traction levels. The EFRA-approved body meets IFMAR’s GBS body rules and it is available in a standard 0.8mm high-quality polycarbonate as well as lightweight 0.7mm and 0.5mm versions including window masks, wing mounting hardware and a sticker sheet.
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