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May 28, 2018

Lars Hoppe wins North German IC Track regionals Rd2

The second round of the North German IC Track regionals was held at the MAC Hamburg track this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro class 1 competition was tough. With Lars Hoppe, Timo Schröder and Merlin Depta three internationally experienced drivers battling it out for the win. After qualification the two Shepherd drivers Lars and Timo put their cars on the 1 and 2 spot for the finals as Serpent’s Merlin Depta followed in 3rd. In the final Lars slowly pulled away while Timo was able to make a small gap too. After 30 minutes of racing Lars took the win three laps in front of Merlin and Timo, the later unfortunately struggling with several engine flame-outs. In the 1/10th Nitro class Lennart Skornia took the TQ and win in front of Bernd Hasselbring and Kai Bode.

View the 200mm podium here

May 28, 2018

Jamie Clancy takes win at HNMC Memorial Race

The Herts Nitro Model Club held their annual Memorial charity race this past weekend to honour Pete Steven, Stephen Brunsden and Bernard Wija while raising money for the good cause. Kevin Brunsden took the overall TQ in the Nitro Buggy class from Jamie Clancy 2nd and Callum Niblett 3rd. Kevin would start from pole position into the A-main final, however a small bobble on lap 1 had him fall back to 3rd and eventually he would also drop to 4th following a crash. Up front Jamie Clancy held the lead while Kevin was able to recover after switching to risky 10-minute stints. In the end Jamie took the win a lap ahead of Kevin Brunsden as Callum Niblett ended the final in 3rd.

Image: Kevin Brunsden

May 28, 2018

RCSS T6.1 Next Level hybrid ceramic bearing sets

Coming from RC Speed Secrets and made for Team Associated’s T6.1 stadium truck are three new Next Level series hybrid ceramic ball bearing sets. Available as complete kit and also as separate gearbox and wheel bearing kits, all make use of high-grade hybrid ceramic and stainless steel ball races that are about 21 percent lighter than popular ABEC-3 ceramics with the stainless steel construction giving higher corrosion resistance than chrome/steel bearings. The low-friction design greatly reduces drivetrain drag, increasing runtime and lowering operation temperatures, making them ideal for both stock and modified racing. All three sets are available now.

Source: RC Speed Secrets [rcspeedsecrets.com]

May 28, 2018

T-Works KC/KD & 977E Evo 2 Ti turnbuckles

T-Works have introduced new titanium turnbuckle sets for the Schumacher Cougar KC and KD buggies and for Serpent’s 977E Evo 2 on-on-road car. The Schumacher-related sets are available as plain titanium and also as Hybrid titanium and aluminium sets with the latter featuring a hex segment made form lightweight and black anodised alloy material to add a bit of visual impact. All sets are direct fits and they come including a 4mm turnbuckle wrench.

View the all-titanium KC/KD and 977E turnbuckle sets here

May 28, 2018

Burak Kilic wins North German Buggy regionals Rd3

The third round of the North German 1/8th Off-road regionals, a qualifying race for the German Nationals, was held at the Kiel track this past weekend. Track conditions were pretty rough with drivers constantly searching for the best setup to manage the 30-minute A-main with as little mishaps as possible. Ultimately it was young Burak Kilic (Agama) who would bring home the win in front of Kyosho’s Marcel Paul. The race for the final podium spot was a very entertaining and hard-fought one with Timo Engelstätter bringing home the final podium spot after some tough but very fair fights with Berkan Kilic (Agama) in the final two laps.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

May 28, 2018

Reno Savoya TQs & wins French Elite Buggy Champs Rd3

The Boisset Saint Priest track played host to round 3 of the French 1/8th Elite Buggy Championship over the weekend. TLR’s Renaud Savoya would make the perfect sweep with the overall TQ, pole position after the semi finals and also the overall win, although the main final wasn’t run due to a massive thunderstorm. With the semi results taken to determine the final results it was Team Associated’s Tom Robin on the runner-up spot from HB Racing’s Thomas Musso in 3rd. Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi and Xray’s Jerome Aigoin would round out the top 5 results.

Image: Team Losi Racing [tlracing.com]

May 28, 2018

Davide Ongaro takes early Italian Nitro Buggy title

For round 3 of the Italian 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship racers travelled to the Balocco track over the weekend. In the Expert class Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro continued on his great 2018 form with a TQ and win, with the later also secured him the overall title after winning three out of three rounds so far. Davide ended the 45-minute A-main encounter some two laps in front of Xray’s Marco Baruffolo as Mugen Andrea Trevisan came in 3rd, another lap down. Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin lead the best of the rest in 4th.

Source: ModellismoRC [modellismorc.net]

May 28, 2018

Robert Batlle wins challenging Spanish Buggy Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the El Alamo track in challenging conditions. Heavy rain in the build-up to the event meant the club had to work hard to make the race happen but ultimately and after using a lot of sawdust to making the track race-worthy, the event would take place. The opening rounds were held on a very muddy track and the qualifiers would see three different winners in the form of Bryan Baldo, Daniel Vega and Juanma Guillen, however due to incidents on and off the track and penalties given after the qualifiers, none of the three would take the overall TQ that was handed to Robert Batlle from Oscar Baldo 2nd and Ricard Monteiro 3rd. Following a couple of controversies after the semifinals, the 45-minute main final would ultimately take place and in the end it was Robert Batlle with a tone-to-tone win one lap ahead of Oscar Baldo as Oscar Navarro rounded out the top 3, some ten seconds short of Baldo.

View the final results here