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September 9, 2019

Chris Boice successful at Border Wars 2019

The 2019 Border Wars race was held at Arcor Raceway in Albuquerque, New Mexico attracting nearly 130 entries. In 1/8th E-Buggy it was Sean Guthrie with the overall TQ from Chris Boice on the 2 spot. In the triple A-main events it was Chris Boice who would come out on top in A1 and A2 for the early overall win from 3rd place qualifier, Michael Rose in 2nd. 4th place qualifier Scott Brewer ended the day in 3rd and in front of Mike Amos, who had to bump up through the mains to finish 4th overall. Andruw Martinez would complete the top 5 results.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

September 9, 2019

Tim Kristl wins at Heart of America Series Rd6

The 6th round of the Heart of America Series was held this past weekend in several 1/8th and 1/10th Nitro classes. In the 1/10th 200mm class it was Jim Hulse with the overall TQ from Tim Kristl on the 2 spot after the qualifies. After the 30-minute A-main event the two would have swapped positions as Tim took the overall three laps ahead of Jim while 3rd placed qualifier, young Jayden Reger rounded out the top 3 result.

Source: RCTarget [rctarget.com]

September 9, 2019

Spanish Electric On-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of the Spanish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Lleida track this past weekend. The event was held in Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Formula classes and in Touring Modified it was Carles Santiago with the overall TQ from Carlos Barros on the 2 spot. The triple A-mains then again saw Carles leading the way and with wins in A1 and A2 he took the overall win with one leg to spare. Runner-up after the qualifiers, Carlos Barros would cement his overall runner-up spot with the win in A3 as Antonio Rodriguez came in 3rd overall to round out the podium.

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September 9, 2019

Yeah Racing adjustable aluminium body mounts

Yeah Racing have announced the release of their adjustable aluminium touring car body mounts in blue and orange colour. Of a single piece design the body mounts are very easy to adjust by simply selecting one of the six available heights and fixing the mount using a small and lightweight cap head screw. The platforms are usable with all 6mm body posts and they come in sets of four.

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September 9, 2019

OUP Cross-RC Demon upper suspension mounts

Coming from new Asian brand OUP are aluminium upper suspension mounts for the Cross-RC Demon crawler series. Machined from high-quality aluminium and coming with an anodised surface finish for wear and looks, the upper suspension mounts offer 14 different upper shock mounting positions, allowing to use different suspension length settings and ensuring optimised shock angles for 290mm to 315mm wheelbase settings. The upper suspension mounts fit the SG4, SR4, SP4, SU4, FR4 and KR4 series of crawlers.

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September 9, 2019

Marco Baruffolo wins at Italian Buggy Nats Rd3

Last weekend’s Italian ACI 1/8th Buggy Nationals held at the Ongaro Ring not only saw Davide Ongaro taking the win in the Expert Nitro Buggy class, it was also Xray’s Marco Baruffolo with the win in 1/8th E-Buggy. When the dust had settled after the triple A-mains Marco walked away with the wins in A2 and A3 for the overall from Tekno RC’s Alex Zanchettin in 2nd and Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro in 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 9, 2019

SIGP Sunpadow Int’l On-Road GP – Announcement

The 2019 SIGP Sunpadow International RC Car On-Road Grand Prix & Hobbywing Cup Touring Car Open Race will be held at the Chinese Xiamen ARC International Track from the 21st to the 24th of November. Classes run include Touring Modified, Pro Stock and Sport as well as 1/8th IC Track, 1/8th GT and 1/5th scale Electric Motorcycle. Full details and registration can be found on the official website here.

September 9, 2019

Mugen MBX8T dogbone centre driveshafts

Mugen have introduced dogbone centre driveshafts for the MBX8T and MBX8T Eco 1/8th scale truggies. The 88mm front and 161.5mm rear driveshafts are used in combination with the E2260 centre joint cups and they replace the respective universal driveshafts. When used in the front, the dogbone-style driveshaft will improve the steering response while using the dogbone in the rear will increase rear end traction. The parts were used by Mugen’s Ryan Maifield to win this year’s ROAR National Championship and they are available separately.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]