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July 11, 2018

Kyosho Mad Series welded steel roll bar sets

Coming from Kyosho and made for the EP and GP Mad Series monster truck kits are welded steel roll bar sets. The parts add cool looks and a bit of protection to the chassis and body area with the sets, that are available separately for the electric and gas-powered vehicles, include a roll bar each for the Mad Crusher and Mad Force Kruiser. Also included are side roll bar mounts and suitable hardware but none of the additional lights visible in some of the images.

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July 11, 2018

SWorkz S35-3/350 nitro series brake disc holder

SWorkz have announced the release of their new brake disc holder for the S35-3 and S350 series nitro kits. The two plastic brackets attach directly to the chassis and sandwich the front and rear brake discs and ensure less wobble during jumping and landing which will improve wear and and also make for more precise brake action. The parts come as pairs including mounting hardware.

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July 10, 2018

Diatta Collymore wins at King of Cali Race

This past weekend Speedworld Raceway & Hobby located in Roseville California, hosted the annual King Of Cali race that had drivers from all over California dish it out in their respected classes for both Nitro and Electric On-Road in order to fight for the title and the crown. In the competitive Nitro Touring class and after qualifying it was Bryce Butterfield with the TQ from Diatta Collymore in 2nd. The main started out with some pretty close racing between Diatta and Bryce and after a mistake in the deadly chicane from Bryce, Diatta was eventually able to bring it home and take the crown while setting overall fast lap. Bryce would end the race on the 2 spot while Chet Miller had to settle for 3rd overall.

Thanks to Diatta Collymore for the report.

July 10, 2018

Joona Haatanen doubles at Finnish EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Finnish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Fullspeed RC track last weekend. In the 2WD class it was Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen with the TQ from Xray’s Joel Valander and Team Associated’s Karri Salmela. The triple A-mains then again saw Joona shine and with three straight wins he took the overall from Karri 2nd and Joel 3rd.

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July 10, 2018

Sebastian Lucchini takes Chilean National title

The Chilean Off-road National Championship race was held at the RC Vina track in Vina Del Mar, Chile recently. With a brand new layout for everyone the challenge was set. JQRacing’s Gastón Zegard Latrach would take over all TQ starting in pole position with Sebastian Azocar Lucchini (JQRacing) in 2nd. The two would battle it out in the 40-minute A-main as Sebastian would edge out Gaston for the win and crowning him National Champ. Kyosho’s Felipe Lyon would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

July 10, 2018

Novarossi Truggy.28-8 4.6cc nitro engine

Novarossi from Italy have introduced their latest big block off-road engine in the form of the Truggy.28-8. The 8-port power plant is of a short stroke design and it features a true ABC liner, a reverse-type composite carburettor as well as a Turbo SG crankshaft made from high-quality steel. The Turbo-glowplug engine is available as standard and also as rotostart and pullstart variant and usable with most nitro buggies and truggies as well as many monster trucks.

View a list of the specifications and all starter variants here

July 10, 2018

French 1/8th IC Track Nats Rd4 – Report

This past weekend the fourth round of the French 1/8th IC Track Nationals took place at the ARCA16 club in Angoulême in the centre of France. Great weather with temperatures close to 35°C in the shade, and a very fast and demanding track awaited the drivers. In the National class, it was Simon Bergoin with the TQ followed by Faisal Affejee. In the Elite class, it was Stef Bouche who took the TQ honours just ahead of Arnaud Mathieu, after a very tight qualifying between the first 8 drivers.

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July 10, 2018

Xray Racing Series Poland – Report

The Xray Racing Series Poland was held in Piaseczno on a technical track with a lot of jumps and a loose surface. The race was held in several classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Burak Kilic (Agama) with the overall TQ from an unlucky Kaja Novotny (Xray) who missed the TQ in Q3 due to a late start and issues in Q4. After the semis it was the Kilic brothers in front with Kaja in 3rd after more issues in the semi-final.

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