The 2019 Fallout RC Arenacross race was held in Ridgefield, Washington last weekend, attracting over 280 entries. In 1/10th 4WD Buggy it was Robert Sorjonen with the overall TQ, a tight win following a mishap in A1 and a tone-to-tone win in A2 for an early overall victory from 7th place qualifier, Roger Seim in 2nd and 3rd place qualifier, Dan Thomas in 3rd.
Kyosho Europe have introduced the new Picco Rebel XL off-road pullstart engine for 1/8th buggies and trucks. The upsized, non-race-legal engine is of a 3-ports design for maximum performance and a smooth power delivery with extra vertical ports making for additional oomph as it is needed for heavy monster trucks and all-purpose bashing. Utilising new 2019/20 materials and machining the European-made power plant offers super long life and durability and it is available now.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]
Coming from Yeah Racing are new titanium screw kits for the Xpress XQ1S touring car and the Tamiya Egress 4WD vintage buggy. The screws are machined from high-quality titanium material for a low weight and exceptional durability and they come with a reusable small parts box that allows to store additional fasteners for having them at hand quickly and easily. Both the XQ1S and Egress specific kits are available now.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
The 2019 1/10 Jay Leno’s Garage Offroad Australian Nationals were held at the Keilor club in Melbourne, Australia recently. Around 230 entries were received from all around the country for the event, and the club prepared a brand new track layout which was fast and challenging. Mother nature made life difficult with very hot and windy conditions during practice and 2WD day, and unfortunately heavy rain which forced the cancellation of the 4WD and truck classes. In 2WD Modified Chris Sturdy was the defending champ and hot favourite for the title, however in qualifying he was pushed hard by Lachlan Donnelly who took Q3 and was leading much of Q4. Chris was able to take TQ from Lachlan, Jordan Isergin and Lachlan Munday, with Ari Bakla 5th.
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The opening round of the Factory Racing League was held at the Ohio RC Factory in Jeffersonville, Ohio last weekend. In Modified 2WD Buggy it was Paul Ciccarello with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the single 7-minute A-main event from 2nd place qualifier, Brandon Marsh as Matt Cline rounded out the top 3 podium result.
Available now from Raw Speed is their all-new Assassin 1/8th buggy tyre. Of a medium pin size design, the tyre utilise a new generation carcass that provides a smoother, more balanced feel on the track while also generating more consistent cornering over a longer time. The medium pin design will make for exceptional traction in a variety of conditions and the tyre is available in soft yellow, super soft green and soft double yellow long wear compounds and including closed cell inserts.
Source: Raw Speed [rawspeedrc.com]
Coming from Axon and usable for a range of 1/10th touring cars are their new precision machined shock rod guides. The parts ensure an optimised O-ring seal seat for less friction, better sealing and an overall improved shock performance and the guides are usable for Axon’s own High Big Bore and Revoshock dampers as well as Yokomo BD9, Infinity IF14 and Tamiya TRF 419XR kits.
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The opening round of the Northwest Indoor Series was held this past weekend at Tacoma RC Raceway. The event attracted over 170 entires and in the premier 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Harley Yoshii (Yokomo/Muchmore) with the overall TQ and also wins in A1 and A3 for the overall win. Runner-up after the qualifiers, Mikey Brown (TLR/Muchmore) won A2 to cement his overall runner-up spot as Jackson Andres (Yokomo/Muchmore) completed the top 3 result.
