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June 18, 2018

Hofer & Kaufmann win at Swiss Buggy Nats Rd3

The third round of the Swiss Nitro Off-road Nationals was held at the MBCJ Courgenay track this past weekend. Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer would take the TQ in the Expert Nitro Buggy class and he also brought home the win in the 45-minute main final some ten seconds in front of HB Racing’s Jeremy Pittet as Kevin Zwahlen (HB Racing) ended the race two laps down in 3rd overall. Over in the hotly contested Amateur category it was Noah Kaufmann with the win in the half hour long A-main final a lap in front of Andi Siegrist and Sebastien Cuanoud in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

June 18, 2018

Arrowmax V3 tool bag

Arrowmax have introduced their new version 3 tool bag that sports an updated logo design to support their signature black-golden tool line. The bag helps to properly store and transport the tools thanks to a shock-absorbing composite layer and flexible loops inside. The bag comes without tools but is able to take 24 to 28 different tools and wrenches.

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June 18, 2018

Mihelic & Kandelhart win at Austrian IC Track Nats Rd2

The second round of the Austrian Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the MAV Aigen Schlägl track this past weekend. In the premier 1/8th Nitro class it was ARC’s Nejc Mihelic with the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out fastest in the 45-minute main final, leaving the Shepherd duo of Gerhard Kandelhart and Andreas Giesa behind in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

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June 18, 2018

Steven Schöniger wins East German IC Buggy qualifier

After winning the third round two weeks ago, Steven Schöniger (Kyosho) took the top spot again at round four of the east region qualifying races for the German nationals held at the Roadrunner Club near Berlin. Steven performed flawless all weekend long and sent Philipp Guschl (Xray) and Johannes Klett (Mugen) to the remaining spots on the podium.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

June 18, 2018

IGT8 12 degrees aluminium hub carriers

Coming from IGT8 and made for their 1/8th GT cars is a 12 degree aluminium hub carrier set. The items are machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and come red anodised to match the remainder of the alloy option parts. Using the steering knuckle carriers will improve on-power steering compared to the 10 degree carriers.

Source: IGT8 [igt8.com]

June 18, 2018

T-Works MBX8 Eco Ti & gold-plated screw sets

Coming from T-Works and made for the Mugen MBX8 Eco 1/8th electric buggy are two new screw sets. First up is a 156-piece set of 64-grade titanium fasteners that includes UFO button head screws. The bolts are highly corrosion resistant, they scrub a good amount of weight and also add a bit of visual impact. The second new kit is a 167-piece set of gold-colour steel screws. Keeping the weight the same as the standard kit screws the set mainly adds a bit of bling.

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June 18, 2018

Alessio Menucucci wins EP On-road Italian Nationals

The Italian Electric On-road Nationals were held in Fontanellato recently. In the Touring Modified class the race for the win was on between Gabriele Berselli and Alessio Menicucci as Gabriele won the opening two qualifiers as Alessio took wins in Q3 and Q4. Thanks to the faster tie-breaker time Gabriele snatched the overall TQ from Alessio Menicucci 2nd and Alessio Tolomelli 3rd.

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June 18, 2018

Callum Niblett wins at Summer Series Rd5

Round 5 of the Summer Series was held at the Herts track this past weekend. In the main final it was Agama’s Callum Niblett with an awesome drive to take a comfortably win in a quick and well practised field. William Skidmore (Agama) came in 2nd with some heavy pressure from Team Associated’s Lewis Jones who would end the day on the 3 spot.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]