February 19, 2017

Mark Lim wins at NOOB Singapore Open Rd1

Singapore’s longest running electric off-road racing series kicked off at the RaceWorks Arena featuring a large outdoor track with a mixed surface. The hot blazing sun created quite a challenge for all racers as the heat created extremely high grip conditions on the astro-turfed sections and reduced grip where the dirt dried out. During the 4WD Buggy qualifiers, Dennis Chiang, Kum Yew and Mark Lim emerged as the drivers to beat as they battled through all three runs. As the dust settled, Lim secured TQ with Dennis in second and Kum Yew to round out the top 3 on the grid.

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February 19, 2017

Landen Lewis sweeps Forever Heroes Memorial race

Chehaw Raceway of Georgia recently held the Forever Heroes Memorial race to raise money for the good cause. The small and dusty track was a challenge to any racer with the mindset, “fast is faster”. A slower, more stable vehicle was far superior and Chandler Elliott (Mugen) would take the TQ in the Pro Nitro Buggy class while Landen Lewis (Xray) came out fastest in the Pro E-Buggy qualifiers. Ultimately Landen would walk away with the win in the Pro Nitro Buggy class from Kyosho’s Mickey Griffin and TLR driver Allen Krier and Landen would also sweep the Pro E-Buggy category by taking the day’s win from Mickey Griffin (Kyosho) in second and Larry Cromontia (Mugen) in third.

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February 19, 2017

Nathan Wincek doubles at Lake Park club race

The Lake Park R/C of Florida, USA recently held a club race that saw Nathan Wincek walking away with the win in the 4WD Buggy and 1/8th E-Buggy class. Coming from the 3 spot on the 4WD grid the Xray driver took the lead on the second lap and he held off the charge of Ben Pinover (Xray) and carried on for the win. Ben would come in second from third placed Josh Dasch (Team Associated). In 1/8th E-Buggy Nathan TQ’d and he was under pressure early from Jim Hess (TLR) and then later Ben Pinover (TLR) but he was able to lead from the start and go on to take the win from Ben and Jim.

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February 18, 2017

Juan Jose Serna wins at Nitro Engine Championship

The recent opening round of the Nitro Engine Championship saw Juan Jose Serna walking away with the TQ and win in the nitro buggy class. Juan Felipe Navarrete obtained the runner-up spot from third placed Luis Quintero who rounded out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 17, 2017

Team Azarashi Magna 1/10th buggy rear wing

Team Azarashi have introduced their new Magna 1/10th buggy rear wing. Designed for high-speed tracks the wing is of a unique shape that allows the wing to sit closer to the rear axle than most wings while the added ribs on the main element improve aerodynamic drag and durability without sacrificing downforce. The wing fits most of today’s 2WD and 4WD buggies and it is made of high-quality polycarbonate.

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February 17, 2017

LRP welcome Alexandre Duchet

LRP have announced the signing of Alexandre Duchet to their factory team trough to 2019. The 2016 EFRA Touring Stock vice European Champion and 2016 French 1/8th E-Buggy National Champion will run the full line of LRP products in his 1/10th scale campaign that will see appearances at national and international touring car and off-road races. The former ETS Stock class A-main winner had the following to say:

I am very happy about the collaboration with LRP. It is a great chance for me and I have chosen LRP products because of their high quality and they give me a very good feeling. I am sure I can improve my racing and results even more and I thank the whole LRP team for their support and the trust in me.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 17, 2017

LRP ZR.28 Spec.4 Pullstart nitro off-road engine

LRP’s ZR.28 Spec.4 Pullstart nitro off-road engine is the company’s latest off-road big bore power plant. The 4.57cc engine features several improvements and refinements such as the CoolDownMax engine cooling head for optimised heat dissipation even in heavy duty bashing applications, it comes with the XTEC PowerCarb 3 15S-2 carburettor for easier and more reliable mixture adjustments and the 5+1 port engine is brought to life using a heavy duty pullstart assembly. On top of this the .28 engine offers increased torque and improved response, making it ideal for light buggies and heavy trucks alike.

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February 17, 2017

Tekno RC Blok 21aM & 21aP nitro buggy engines

Tekno RC have introduced their all-new Block nitro off-road engines. The BLOK 21aM was designed with optimal fuel mileage in mind for 1/8th buggies, while the 21aP is all about power and is well suited for any 1/8th application but especially the heavier truggies. Both engines are made in Japan and they feature the same long stroke piston and sleeve design, DLC coated crankshaft, three needle carburettor and efficient cooling head with the 21aM including 6mm and 6.5mm venturis while the 21aP comes with 6.5mm and 7.0mm carburettor inserts. Pre-release engines without manual and box are available now, and the properly packaged power plants including box, manual and stickers will become available around mid-March.

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