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December 2, 2019

Yusuke Sugiura wins at 2019 Mugen Cup finale

The final round of the Mugen Cup was held at the Futaba Buggy Track in Ichihara, Japan this past weekend. In the premier Open Buggy class it was Mugen’s Shin Adachi with the overall TQ, from Yusuke Sugiura on the runner-up spot. At the start of the 30-minute A-main Sugiura took the hole shot followed by Kato and Tsuruta and was able to open up a 40-seconds gap to the field eventually. Tsuruta, who was running 3rd about mid-race, had to make way for Kobokata after some engine issues. In the end Yusuke was able to bring home the win with a lap margin on his Mugen teammates Kato in 2nd and Kobokata in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

December 2, 2019

Yeah Racing 1/12th scale wheel well marker

Following the release of their 1/10th on-road wheel well marker Yeah Racing now also offer a variant specific to 1/12th scale pan cars. Machined from high-quality aluminium and offering a 45mm diameter the tool allows for easy and convenient wheel well marking and thus more precise and visually appealing body shell prepping. In addition to marking the front and rear wheel wells the tool also allows to highlight the lower body cutting line at 4mm, 5mm or 6mm height.

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December 2, 2019

Czech Masters Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Czech Masters Series was held at the Sport Arena in Prague, Czech Republic this past weekend. The race saw once again more than 100 entries overall and as always the schedule was open practice on Saturday morning, which was followed by qualifying and then finals. In 2WD Buggy Max Götzl was able to top the opening qualifier in front of Martin Bayer, as the latter made some mistakes, and Jiri Mara in 3rd. But coming Q2 it was Martin on top in Q2 and Q3 for the the overall TQ in front of Max in 2nd and Jiri in 3rd.

Continue reading the report here

December 2, 2019

Jamie Clancy sweeps Slough Winter Series Rd3

Round 3 of the popular Slough Winter Series was held at the RWMCC club in Slough, UK over the weekend. Team Associated/Reds Racing’s Jamie Clancy made it a clean sweep in the Nitro Buggy class as he took the overall TQ and also brought home the win in front of HB Racing/Reds Racing’s Simon Reeves as Darren Hayden-Ball (Team Associated/Reds Racing) completed the top 3 results.

Image: Jamie Clancy

December 2, 2019

Xray T4 2020 graphite bumper upper holder brace

Xray have announced the release of their graphite bumper upper holder brace for the T4’20 touring car. The part was developed to offer increased protection to the chassis in the event of a crash as it braces the bumper against the front bulkheads at frontal impacts. Machined from 3mm carbon fibre the brace is a direct fit for the kit’s composite and also the graphite optional bumper upper mount.

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December 2, 2019

F1 Supercup – Report

The MCM RC indoor track in Caserano, Italy hosted the F1 Supercup this past weekend. In the Formula Supercup class it was Fabrizio Villa with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifiers as Marco Donadelli came in 2nd overall. The triple A-main events then saw Marco Donadelli making a clean sweep in all three mains as Fabrizio Villa came in 2nd, tie on points with 3rd placed Alberto Riboni.

Continue reading the report here

December 2, 2019

Serpent 750 lightweight alloy wheel axle set V2

Coming from Serpent and made for the 750 1/10th scale on-road kit is the new optional lightweight aluminium CVD wheel axle set. CNC machined from high-quality aluminium and hard-anodised for wear these optional CVD sets can be used both in the front and rear of Serpent’s popular nitro touring car. Including all necessary hardware these optionals are a direct replacement of the standard part. Weighing in at only 14g per pair these wheel axles are almost half the total weight of the standard steel variant and having these options installed on both ends of the car will save a total of 22.6 grams of rotating mass for increased acceleration and reduced un-sprung mass.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 2, 2019

Jessica Palsson sweeps Winter Cup Rd2

The RaceHouse RC Sjöbo track in Sjöbo, Sweden hosted the second round of the Swedish Winter Cup this past weekend. Schumacher’s Jessica Palsson was in control of things in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes as he took the overall TQs and wins in both categories. In 4WD the Tekno RC duo of Roger and Linus Olsen came in 2nd and 3rd respectively while the 2WD podium was completed by Markus Jönsson and Anton Nimaker.

View the 2WD podium here