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July 17, 2017

Yaniv Sivan takes 2017 Israeli League Nitro Buggy title

The 9th and final round of the Israeli League Nitro Series and the 5th round of the Electric Series were held last week at the Negev Speed racing track in super hot weather conditions. Kyosho’s Yaniv Sivan would take the TQ in both classes but in the Nitro Buggy main final it was Ofir Avitan (Mugen) who came out successful after Yaniv suffered two engine flameouts. Tal Siles (Mugen) came in 2nd while Yaniv at least managed to secure the final podium spot. Overall in the championship and with seven of the nine rounds counting it was Yaniv with the victory from Ofir Avitan and Ido Carmon.

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July 17, 2017

Bidovsky & Novotny win at Czech EP Off-road Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Czech 1/10th Buggy Nationals was recently held in Velke Opatovice. The 2WD qualifiers saw Xray’s Kaja Novotny coming out on top in front of Ales Bidovsky (Xray) and Marek Schiller (PR) and in 4WD it was the same trio of Kaja, Ales and Marek that obtained the top 3 spots. In the 2WD mains though it was Ales who excelled after Kaja either made mistakes or got taken out. Overall Kaja was still able to bring home a 2nd place from Marek in 3rd.

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July 17, 2017

Ryan Cavalieri doubles at Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout

The 20th Annual Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout was held this past weekend at Hot Rod Hobbies and Raceways in Santa Clarita, California. Historically the event attracts the top teams and drivers from around the U.S. with the 2017 edition making no exception. The event was held in the usual mix of Modified and Stock off-road classes and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy category it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann who took the TQ after the qualifiers and he would also come out on top of the field in the opening A-main but A2 and A3 belonged to Ryan Cavalieri (Team Associated), coming from the 4 spot on the grid, after the wind played havoc on the drivers. With a constant performance Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin, who started from 3rd on the grid, obtained the runner-up spot while TQ holder Ty Tessmann had to settle for 3rd overall. Jared Tebo (Kyosho) in 4th and Dustin Evans (Team Associated) completed the top 5 result.

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July 17, 2017

Kum Yew wins 4WD Buggy class at NOOB Rd5

The recent fifth round of the NOOB racing series saw Xray’s Kum Yew walking away with the win in the 4WD Buggy class ahead of Kamen Koh (Serpent) and Mark Lim (PR). In the opening A-main, pole-sitter Kum made a mistake in the early stages which cost him the lead. Mark took over the 1st spot with Kamen in 2nd. A technical gremlin however saw Mark surrender the lead, leaving Kamen and Kum Yew to battle it out, eventually resulting in Kum Yew taking the win. In the second leg, Kum Yew took the race win from start to finish to secure the overall win. In the final leg, Kamen and Mark battled it out, with Mark taking A3 after a mistake from Kamen.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 17, 2017

Agama A215 aluminium lower servo saver

UK Agama distributors Nemo Racing have introduced an aluminium lower servo saver for the A215 kits. The part is designed to increase the efficiency and durability of the servo saver and it comes machined from high-quality aluminium and hard-coated for looks and wear. The part will hit stores very soon.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

July 17, 2017

Sugiura wins Invitational class at Kyosho Masters Japan

The 14th Kyosho Masters Japan were held this past weekend at the RC Land Taki track in Chiba with about 70 entries from Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan. The 2-day event was held in Invitational, Expert and Sports classes and in the premier Invitational class it was Yusuke Sigiura who walked away with the win from Wataru Takashiro in 2nd. In 3rd Dani Choi would round out the top 3 podium result.

Image: Yusuke Sugiura

July 15, 2017

TPro M4x10mm downstop screws

Coming from TPro is a set of downstop screws for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Specially designed with a flat head that better protects the chassis area compared to a normal set screw, that can grub into the chassis plate over time, the construction also makes for more precise droop settings thanks to the increased contact patch. The set includes eight M4x10mm screws that are usable on many of today’s 1/8th buggies, trucks and GT kits.

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July 14, 2017

LRP ZR.32X Spec.4 .32 nitro off-road engine

Available now from LRP is the ZR.32X Spec.4 5.24cc nitro off-road engine. Based on the previous ZR.32 power plant, the X Spec.4 variant features a new heavy-duty CoolDownMax cooling head and the XTEC PowerCarb 3 15S-2 carburettor. The 7+1 port short stroke engine is a universal fit for race and monster truck vehicles and it comes including a LRP Platinum/Iridium R5 glow plug.

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