Team Associated have released a first teaser for their long awaited new 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Called the RC8B3 the buggy will be the first major revamp of the original RC8 design that was long run as the RC8.2. No details or other images are available yet but you can expect the full features and specifications of the vehicle that won this year’s NeoX race, to surface very soon.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
The opening round the 2015 French 1/8th Nitro On-Road Championship was held at the Circuit Carole, a fast and challenging track with the event attracting a total of 86 racers. Four rounds of qualifying were scheduled but only three would be held due to rain. In the Elite class it was Romain Picard who took pole position, just 0.14 seconds in front of Christophe Louis. In the National class Mickael Foin took pole position after the qualifiers.
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JConcepts unveils an all new SCT all-terrain tyre. The Scorpios, with a scale looking tread and tough realistic profile resemble a full scale tyre with the padded arrangement of the knit tread making the tyre ideal for transitioning from the hard road to dirt and then into rocky and uneven terrain. Once power is applied to the vehicle, the tread spacing opens up which allows for some deep digging making it a great working tyre in dirt and muddy conditions. Each tread block has finely cut edges with a healthy radius where the block meets the tyre body. Each block features slight cuts on top to open up and create some sling space while the outer most lug extends down the sidewall to stiffen the upper carcass and increase the pinch grip. The flexibility of the compound combined with the close arrangement gives the tyre a grippy feel but still maintains that all important look. The height provides plenty of ground clearance for an abundance of terrain and internal grid ribbing help maintain its upright structure during hard loads and on power bursts. The tyres include a closed cell insert capable of standing up the super soft compound but flexible enough for sharp terrain and they come in green compound as tyre and insert only or pre-glued on Traxxas Slash compatible Hustle wheels.
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The first round of the Trofeo Race series was held this past weekend in Italy. When the dust settled it was Luca Albanese (Intech) who took the win in the 4WD Buggy class from Ricardo De Vita (PR) and Marco Laghezza (Team C) who rounded out the podium in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Source: Intech [intechracing.com]
Last weekend the first round of the central German championship took place at the AMC Lahntal track. In the 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road class Dirk Wischnewski took the chance to get in shape for the upcoming opening round of the ENS 2015 in Bologna. After qualifying he was ranked 2nd behind Thilo Tödtmann and missed the TQ by only 0,2sec as he had a moment in the fastest qualifying round. The 30 minute final saw a clean start from all competitors with Dirk charging hard on Thilo. After a few corners Dirk managed to take over the lead and he started to increase the gap lap by lap. Clearly faster than the remainder of the field he never looked back and crossed the finishing line with a massive 4 laps lead.
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]
The opening round of the Jakarta Regional Buggy Championship was held last Sunday at the Graha Raya Track in Serpong, West Java. The race format saw three rounds of 10 minute qualifying with the best two to count, bump up finals and dual A-mains with a points system. Jason Nugroho took the TQ after the qualifiers and he started from pole position into the opening final but at the end it was John Agus who took the win in the A-mains from Indra Liono and Jason Nugroho who had two mixed finals.
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The Czech 1/8th off-road outdoor season kicked off this past weekend with the Czech Open race. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Jiri Mara (Serpent) who took the win after ending the qualifiers on the TQ spot and starting main final from pole position. Jan Samis (Mugen) came in 2nd while Tomas Kapicka (Kyosho) rounded out the top 3 result.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
VBC Racing have first option parts for their recently announced Ghost Evo touring car available in the form of a full graphite conversion kit and carbon fibre shock towers. Starting with the conversion kit, the set includes a carbon fibre main chassis plate, top deck, servo mount plate and two anti-roll bar braces to replace the standard black fibre glass items. The chassis and topdeck offer a higher torsional rigidity which can be helpful on high-bite surfaces while the shock towers, swaybar braces and floating servo mount plate offer improved stiffness for better suspension efficiency and a rock-solid steering feeling.
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