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October 16, 2017

Yusuke Sugiura takes JMRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy title

The RC Land 23 track played host to the all-Japan 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championships this past weekend. In the Expert class Yusuke Sugiura and veteran racer, Atsushi Hara battled for the overall TQ with Yusuke ultimately holding the upper hand as Hara had to settle for 2nd after the qualifiers. Kenji Tsuruta would come in 3rd and as the organisers had to cancel the finals due to rain, the qualifying results would also determine the overall standings, handing Yusuke the 2017 championship title.

Image: Kenji Tsuruta

October 16, 2017

Rusti Design B6 series rear shock tower spacer

French brand Rusti Design has released a new shock tower spacer for the Team Associated B6 series of 2WD buggies. The 3-D-printed part allows to mount the rear shock tower in a more rearward position, such as found of the AE B5M buggy. The updated shock tower and rear wing position will improve the buggy’s balance and traction on lower grip surfaces, which was proved by Antoine Rosetti’s 3rd place at last weekend’s French Cup, and the conversion requires four M3x40mm button or socket head as well as two M3x25mm button head screws for completion. The spacer is usable on both the B6 and B6D buggy.

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October 16, 2017

Tekno RC release EB410 option parts

Available now from Tekno RC is a range of optional parts for the EB410 1/10th 4WD electric buggy. Made to replace the standard parts are items such as carbon fibre front and rear shock towers, including a -2mm rear variant, a carbon centre diff top plate and fan mount, carbon fibre battery strap, titanium-nitride coated shock shafts, a full range of shock springs as well as a complete front sway bar set, rear sway bars and also several wheel hexes made of composite plastic or aluminium.

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October 16, 2017

VP-Pro aluminium 1/8th off-road wing buttons

VP-Pro have introduced a set of aluminium wing buttons for 1/8th off-road vehicles. They come machined from aluminium, sport a black anodised surface for looks and wear and additional machining creates a silver teardrop design to lower the button’s weight and add visual impact. The wing washers come in sets of two and they are usable for most screw-type wing mounts.

Source: VP-Pro [vp-racing.com]

October 16, 2017

2017/18 Mibosport Cup Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the popular 2017/18 Mibosport Cup kicked off in Hrotovice with 225 entries for the eight on-road and off-road classes. New for this season are a 2WD Stock Buggy and the 1/10th Pan Car class to offer the drivers even more possibilities to show their potential. The weekend started off on Friday afternoon when drivers were able to set up their pit areas and later free and controlled practice was offered to seed the drivers for Saturday’s qualifiers. On Saturday morning a couple of runs were reserved for the drivers who did not made it to the track on Friday and soon after the event officially kicked off.

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October 16, 2017

Pro-Line Pro-MT 4×4 1/10 monster truck pre-built roller

Coming from Pro-Line is the all-new Pro-MT 4×4 1/10th scale 4WD pre-built monster truck roller. Known for their body shells, tyres, accessories and also a range of 2WD vehicles, Pro-Line have now entered the 4WD market with this 4×4 monster truck. Designed to handle the abuse of high-performance 1/8th scale motors and 4S LiPo battery setups the 1/10th truck utilises design features known from 1/8th scale buggies to combine durability, performance and a high degree of tuneability. Included option parts do away with the need to purchase expensive aftermarket parts and so the features list include items such as a 3mm 6061-T6 alloy chassis with 3mm thick hardened steel spine, front, centre and rear sealed gear differentials with oversized bearings as well as hardened steel Mod 1 gears for the drivetrain.

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October 16, 2017

Samix SCX10 II brass C-hubs

Coming from Samix and made for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck are heavy brass C-hubs. Weighing in at 35g for a pair the hubs add weight to one of the lowest parts of the truck for improved climb performance and stability. The hubs are machined from high-quality brass material, they come black coated for looks and wear and are a direct replacement for the stock plastic hubs.

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October 13, 2017

VRC Pro Winter Season – Preview

In their latest column VRC Pro report about their forthcoming 1/8th scale GT3 class, their new bump-up finals race format and the upcoming VRC Worlds. Starting with the GT3 class, the vehicles use front and rear differentials and rubber tyres to create a different driving experience at about 90 percent of the performance level of the 1/8 nitro sportscar class. This new class should be easy and fun to drive and therefore will have very limited setup options. VRC expect to see some very exciting and close racing in this new class. Release is planned for the 2017 VRC Worlds starting middle of November 2017.

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