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April 3, 2017

Lee Martin wins BRCA 1/8th Buggy Nationals Rd1

Round one of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held at the NDOR astro turf track near Nottingham this past weekend. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots would take the overall TQ courtesy of three round TQs and a second place with Darren Bloomfield (Agama) placing himself on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. Elliott would start the 45-minute A-main from pole but in the end Infinity’s Lee Martin, who had a slow start into the weekend, would bring home the win at the season opener a narrow 5 seconds on front of Darren Bloomfield while Elliott had to settle for third, one lap short of Lee and Darren. Neil Cragg and Graham Alsop would round out the top 5 result another two laps down.

Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

April 3, 2017

Davide Ongaro wins Italian Nitro Buggy opener

The opening round of the Italian 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held at the Gil Archi track in Corigliano Calabro over the weekend. In the 45-minute Expert main final it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro that proved to be unbeatable, bringing home the win one lap in front of Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton while Alessandro Stocco (TLR) completed the top 3 podium result.

Image: Piero Cresta

April 3, 2017

Robert Batlle successful at Spanish E-Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Spanish 1/8th E-Buggy National Championship was held in Silla over the weekend. Mugen’s Robert Batlle took the TQ from Mugen team mate Jaume Figuls while the TLR duo of Oscar and Bryan Baldo completed the top 4 result. In the triple A-mains, Robert would secure the win in the opening leg from Jaume Figuls while Juan Carlos Canas came in third with the latter taking the win in A2, shifting the decision for the overall victory to the third and final A-main. Going into A3 four drivers were in the mix for the overall win and it looked like Jaume would bring it home but he would suffer from several issues that allowed Robert to cruise to the win with Juan Carlos Canas second and Oscar Baldo third overall.

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April 3, 2017

Naoto Matsukura doubles at Buggy Asia Madness

The inaugural BAM Buggy Asia Madness electric off-road race kicked off at Shanghai’s SMP AstroTurf race track this past weekend. The Scotty Ernst Production event in cooperation with SMP and RCI aims to replicate the success of the AOC series and grow electric off-road racing in Asia and China. The 3-day pilot race attracted 60 drivers from all over China as well as several top world class drivers from abroad including current 2WD World Champion, Spencer Rivkin from Team Associated, Japanese drivers Shin Adachi and Young Kaito Kodera from Yokomo, Czech Xray driver Kaja Novotny, and multi-time World Champion Naoto Matsukura from Team Infinity. The local top drivers included Yokomo’s Wang Hai Feng and Serpent’s Lin Le Hua. The BAM was held in a total of five classes, 2WD Modified and Stock, 4WD Modified, 2WD Truck, and a Tamiy Lunch Box fun class. The race format five rounds of qualifying with the best two to count, followed by triple bump-up A-mains.

Continue reading the report here

April 3, 2017

Team Orion CRF .21 Factory RS V3 WC Edition engine

Coming from Team Orion is the new CRF .21 Factory RS V3 WC Edition 3-port nitro off-road engine. Used by David Ronnefalk to win the 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Championships, the power plant is of a long stroke design and it comes with a balanced and DLC-coated crankshaft as well as modified crankcase and tuned sleeve for smoother response and improved mid-range power and top speed. In addition the mileage could also be improved. Also part of the package are a high-quality Swiss-made front and Ceramic rear ball bearing and the engine utilises an aluminium 2-needle carburettor for easy mixture adjustment.

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March 31, 2017

Maifield to make EOS debut at season finale

American offroad ace Ryan Maifield is to make his Euro Offroad Series debut with the confirmation he will travel to the season finale of the five round championship in Wels, Austria (21-23 April). Joining Yokomo’s 1:10 Offroad team for the 2017 season, the 4-times EOS Champion manufacturer will be hoping the input of their high profile signing will lead to the team’s first win of Season #6 since Marc Rheinard won the season opener. With both EOS buggy title’s having been decided at Arena 33 in Germany earlier this month, all drivers will be targeting the win to cap off the season with Maifield’s participation adding an extra dimension to winning at Austria’s largest Hobby Show. Featured on the Euro Touring Series calendar last year, the Modellbau Wels show attracted over 30,000 visitors. At last season’s finale, held at the Nurburgring, Maifield’s great rival Ryan Cavalieri became the first American to win a round of the indoor carpet track based championship but it wasn’t the Team Associated driver’s first EOS outing. Accompanying Maifield on the trip will be the Arizona driver’s longtime sponsor Jason Ruona whose JConcepts brand is an associated sponsor of this year’s Euro Offroad Series.

Source: Euro Offroad Series [eurooffroadseries.com]

March 31, 2017

Hobbywing sign Naoto Matsukura

Hobbywing have announced the signing of multi-time IFMAR World Champion, Naoto Matsukura to their factory team. The Infinity driver will use Hobbywing brushless speed controller and motors in all of his electric rides in 2017 and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to join Hobbywing team. I tested 1:10 off-road power combos last month and found it super good. Then I decided to use Hobbywing power in CETC first round to feel it on my touring car and it worked amazing. I think Hobbywing can provide me the best combos in all my electric classes. Thanks to Hobby and Sekido for this good opportunity.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

March 31, 2017

Schelle B64 carbon fibre rear gearbox shims

Schelle Racing Innovations have introduced a carbon fibre gearbox shim set for the Team Associated B64 buggy. Made from 1mm sheet material the shims are used separately or even stacked to raise the rear gearbox and suspension mounts as a tuning option for certain track conditions. Raising the assembly can lead to a more responsive rear end and more entry and mid-corner steering. Strategic cut-outs prevent backwards differential installation and the shims only work on the rear suspension.

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