May 24, 2018

West Coast R/C Works 12R6 servo mounting plates

The newest addition to West Coast R/C Works’ Black Carpet Edition line of option parts are the long awaited Team Associated 12R6 servo mounting plates. The parts are designed to replaces the original plate and the bolt pattern ensures that the servo is mounted correctly on the chassis. The plate is machined from 3mm carbon fibre to withstand the hardest racing conditions and it is available with bold patterns to directly mount Futaba’s 9650/9670 and BLS671SV/ BLS671SVi, Sanwa’s SRG-HR/HS and KO Propo’s RSx12 1/12th scale servos.

View the other servo plates here


May 24, 2018

VRP EB410 -2 carbon fibre rear shock tower

Coming from Vision Racing Products is the Tekno EB410 option carbon fibre -2 shock rear tower. The shock stay has mounting holes that are 2mm lower than the stock locations for added tuning options. Made from high quality 4mm carbon, the tower is stronger yet considerably lighter than the stock item and it features a unique ‘T’ design for added bling.

Source: Vision Racing Products [visionracingproducts.com]


May 24, 2018

Ruben Schaedler wins at Mexican Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Mexican 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Palmas RC Track in Puebla State, Mexico. The event used IFMAR style qualifying and finals and at the end of the hour-long Nitro Buggy A-main it was Tekno’s Ruben Schaedler with the win from Tito Cesena Castro (HB Racing) 2nd and JQ Racing’s Lico Gudino in 3rd.

Source: JQ Racing [jqracing.com]


May 24, 2018

JBRL Electric Series Rd3 – Report

Round 3 of this year’s JBRL Electric Series was held at SDRC Raceway last Saturday. The event kicked off with practice on Friday while on Saturday two qualifiers and single main events would be held. In the 2WD Open Buggy class it was Tommy Hinz with the win, coming from the 4th spot on the grid. Mason Eppley would end the day on the 2 spot from Chris Jarosz 3rd.

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May 24, 2018

Garland & Vaughn win at Midwest National Series Rd2

Next Level RC in Cambria, Illinois held the second round of the Midwest National Series recently. The track offered lots of challenging elements such as elevation changes, motocross-style jumps and tons of grip. The race format was two 5-minute qualifiers with double 15-minutes, motocross-style mains. The opening Nitro Buggy A-main saw Alex Vaughn having a killer battle with Nate Johnson and Tim Garland with Alex eventually edging out the two for the win. A2 then was a much rougher affair as Alex lead the pack in the final lap when he hit a massive rut which caught him out, but he still managed to take the P2 spot in the main. Overall it was Tim Garland with the win from Alex Vaughn 2nd and Chase Rhinerson 3rd.

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May 24, 2018

ARC R8.1 series down stop screws

Coming from ARC and made for the R8.1 and R8.1E 1/8th on-road kits are new down stop screws. The parts are made from high-quality steel and they feature a 2mm hex section for easy adjustment as well as a specially shaped head for improved droop adjustment. The screws are available in sets of four to outfit a complete car.

Source: ARC [arc-rc.com.tw]


May 24, 2018

Fabio Callegari wins at North-East Italian GT regionals

The fourth round of the North-East Italian GT regions was held at the Pista Verde Fener track recently. Due to the bad weather conditions some pilots opted to sit out the round. In the shaft-driven GT class Fabio Callegari (Xray) set the pace as he took the TQ and also came out fastest in the shortened 20-minute main final to take the day’s win from Andrea Baggio (Mugen) and Paolo Dianin (Mugen).

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


May 24, 2018

Brett Kingsbury doubles at Turf Wars 2.0

The Turf Wars 2.0 race was recently held at Beachline Raceway in Cocoa, Florida with about 100 entries for the usual array of electric modified and stock off-road classes. Brett Kingsbury would double TQ the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified Buggy classes and he also walked away with the wins in both classes. Paul Wynn would obtain the runner-up spot in 2WD Mod from Don Tech 3rd. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was Mitchell Schaeffer in 2nd as John Prickett rounded out the top 3.

View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here