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October 15, 2019

Barbieri & Librizzi win at 2019 Muchmore Race

The MCM indoor track in Ciserano, Italy played host to the 2019 Muchmore Race this past weekend. The race also doubled as the warm-up to the forthcoming Campionato Costruttori event and it attracted some of the country’s fastest electric on-road racers. In the 13.5T Stock EFRA F1 Touring class it was Federico Barbieri with the overall TQ, some two seconds in front of Diego Locatelli. The triple A-mains then saw Federico making a clean sweep in the opening two A-mains for an early overall win from Orlando Fenili in 2nd and Diego Locatelli in 3rd, making it an all-WRC-Racing podium lockout.

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October 15, 2019

T-Works NB48 2.0 titanium turnbuckles & screw sets

Coming from T-Works and made for Tekno RC’s new NB48 2.0 1/8th nitro buggy are a titanium turnbuckle set as well as two screw kits. Starting with the turnbuckles, the set includes a total of seven spanners for the steering, camber and servo links that help to reduce weight while offering higher corrosion resistance than standard steel turnbuckles. Also included are 4mm and 5mm turnbuckle wrenches for easy building and setup. As for the screw sets, coming soon are a 140-piece UFO head titanium and a 156-piece gold-colour steel screw kit. The titanium set will greatly lower the overall weight of the buggy while adding corrosion resistance. The gold-coloured set mainly adds visual impact but the surface coating also prevents the parts from collecting rust over time.

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October 15, 2019

2019 JBRL Electric Off-road Series Rd8 – Report

The 8th and final round of the 2019 JBRL Electric Off-road Series was held at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, California this past weekend, attracting over 130 entries. 2WD Open Buggy saw TLR’s Brendon Larrowe taking the win from TLR teammate, Sammy Moran on the runner-up spot. Schumacher’s Jimmy Wright came in 3rd to round out the podium.

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October 15, 2019

Mugen Seiki MTX7 nitro touring car kit

Following a first teaser image, Mugen Seiki have revealed more images of their forthcoming new MTX7 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Based on the successful and very popular MTX6R the new car received updates to the chassis, rear bulkhead, layshaft bulkhead, front upper arm and servo saver area in order to create a car that has improved rear traction, stability and a wider setup window. Improvements in rear traction and stability come from the new arm mount design that locates the rear lower arms directly on the rear bulkhead, similar to the MRX6. The new LCG rear bulkhead and bulkhead gear shaft lower the centre of gravity and make the MTX7 more stable at high speeds and when changing direction while the new aluminium servo saver improves precision and makes for a more direct steering feel. The new aluminium front upper arm bracket improves steering response has more adjustability and drivers can now adjust the height of the upper arm bracket as well as the length of the upper arms. This feature allows owners to tune the MTX7 to a wider range of track conditions. Other changes include the front drive shafts and pivot balls that have been changed to increase the overall steering angle for tight and low grip track conditions. The kit is rounded out by a new chassis, front anti-roll bar, rear differential case, rear shock tower, radio plate, and front upright arms.

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October 14, 2019

International Offroad Carpet Championship – Report

The 2019 International Offroad Carpet Championship was held at 702 RC Raceway in Las Vegas, Nevada this past weekend. The event took place back-to-back with the International Indoor Championships the week before and adding some nice obstacles converted the indoor on-road track into a challenging off-road circuit. At this year’s IOCC, it seemed to be Broc Champlin’s weekend with his 4WD car throwing down some of the only 18-lap runs of the event. In the A1 of 4WD Mod Buggy, Broc would finish a full lap ahead of his brother Blake to take the first win. It wouldn’t be so easy in the second main. As the two were slicing and dicing through traffic, Blake had to the goods to make the pass on his brother if only his brother left an opening. Excellent defensive driving would earn Broc a second win and over all win.

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October 14, 2019

Manuel Strano successful at Novarossi Trophy

The 15th annual Novarossi Trophy was held at the iconic Automodellistico 5 Colli track in Gubbio, Italy, host of the 2016 IFMAR 200mm Nitro Touring Worlds. In 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring it was Manuel Strano with the overall TQ from Daniele Agostinelli in 2nd. After the 30-minute A-main final it was still Manuel Strano (Serpent) on top with Michele Scaglioni (Serpent) coming in 2nd, some two laps down. WRC Racing’s David Loppini would complete the top 3 podium result only 1.2 seconds behind Michele.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 14, 2019

Arnaud Mathieu TQs & wins at Coupe De France race

The Thionville Model Club in France hosted the Coupe de France IC Track race this past weekend. The event was held in 1/8th IC Track and Electric Track classes and in the 1/8th Nitro category it was Arnaud Mathieu with the overall TQ, winning three of the four qualifiers, leaving behind Damien Thirion and Richard Volta in 2nd and 3rd after the qualifiers. After an eventful 30-minutes A-main it was still Arnaud on top as John Ermen, who suffered a bit in qualifying, came on the runner-up spot some three laps behind as Richard Volta would round out the top 3 result another lap down.

Image: John Ermen

October 14, 2019

Gizmo Genesis mid-long carbon fibre A-arms

Coming from Gizmo Racing and made for their Genesis electric touring car kit are new mid-long carbon fibre A-arms. These option +6 lower arms offer more stability and grip while retaining the same amount of steering compared to the standard arms. The set includes four arms to equip a full car.

Source: Gizmo Racing [gizmoracingusa.com]