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October 1, 2019

Jackson Andres takes back-to-back NCT title

Round 6 of the Northwest Championship Tour was held in Yakima last weekend. It was the final round of the largest outdoor RC series in the Pacific Northwest, with approximately 300 entries per round. In 4WD Modified Buggy Jackson Andres (Yokomo) was able to TQ the final round. However he and his team unfortunately didn’t have the car set up quite right for the wet mains, so he finished just off of the podium this race. That being said, Jackson was able to capture the overall series title for 4WD, and repeat as champion in back to back years. Joe Cathey (Serpent) came in 2nd overall from Robert Sorjonen (Xray) in 3rd.

Image: Jonathan Andres

October 1, 2019

Infinity IF14 hard steel ball ends

Infinity have released three new sets of hard steel ball ends for their IF14 electric touring car. The 4.9mm ball ends are made from high-precision hard steel with the ball surface smoother than that of the standard offering. Sold in sets of four, they are available in 5mm short, 7mm medium, and 9mm long options.

View the other ball ends here

October 1, 2019

Jürgen Trieb wins Austrian 1/8th Truck Nationals

Last weekend the A-Team Graz hosted the Austrian 1/8th Nitro Off-road Nationals. In the 1/8th truck class it was Team Associated driver Jürgen Trieb who TQed the event. In the 30-minute Truck main he had a close battle with Kyosho’s Andreas Mayr. After several lead changes it was Jürgen who won the race just 0.3 seconds ahead of Andreas Mayr. SWorkz’s Georg Horninger finished on 3rd position to round out the podium.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

October 1, 2019

Serpent X20 4WD electric touring car – Teaser image

Serpent have released a first teaser image of their forthcoming all-new X20 4WD electric touring car platform. No official details are available yet apart from the teaser image that shows a possible mid-motor platform with narrowly spaced bulkheads, long lower arms, pivot ball suspension and what looks like a standard shock placement – different from the exotic laydown shock layout found of the Project 4X touring car. The car is set for a release this October and we bring you more details as they surface.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 1, 2019

Van Helmond sweeps Belgian EP Off-road Nats Rd7

The final round of the Belgian Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Zolder last weekend. The track and wet weather conditions were pretty challenging for the drivers and it was Wesley van Helmond who would lead the 23-entry 2WD Buggy class in the opening two qualifiers for the overall TQ from Wouter Wynen in 2nd. The finals then saw again Wesley holding the upper hand and with wins in A1 and A2 he would take the day’s win from Wouter Wynen and Jonas Martens in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Continue reading the report here

October 1, 2019

MR33 tool stand & small hardware box

MR33 present their popular tool organiser and small parts hardware box in a fresh look with the new MR33 logo. The tool stand can take a host of different tools such as wrenches with up to 18.5mm diameter handles, droop blocks, ride height gauges, grease, oil, screws and a lot more. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium and coming with a black surface anodising the tool base sport the updated MR33 logo for brand recognition. The hardware box comes in handy for the storage of small parts such as screws, shims, nuts, inserts and many more. All compartments can be opened and closed separately from each other and with its compact dimensions of only 120x90x35mm the small hardware box easily fits into every pit bag.

Source: Tonisport [tonisport.de]

October 1, 2019

Alex Martinez wins at Catalonian Off-road Champs Rd5

The Club Automodelisme Mollerussa track in Spain played host to round 5 of the Catalonian Off-road Championship last weekend. The event was held in Nitro, Electric and Entry Level classes and in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Alex Martinez Fole (Team Associated) with the overall TQ, beating Ramon Chancho Marti in the tie-breaker. The triple 10-minutes A-mains then saw Alex making a clean sweep in all three for the overall as Ramon Chancho Marti (Mugen) came in 2nd from Marti Prat Mayans (Mugen) in 3rd.

Image: Alex Martinez Fole

October 1, 2019

MonacoRC 30mm mid motor Air Conveyor

Coming from MonacoRC and made for the latest generation of mid motor electric touring cars is the 30mm Air Conveyor. The new fan duct completes MonacoRC’s line of these important accessories and it joins the 40mm mid motor variant to cover all needs. The electronic layouts of mid motor cars, that swap the position of the motor and speed controller compared to standard “rear motor” touring cars, call for differently designed cooling fan ducts with MonacoRC’s mid motor air conveyor offering cut outs for the fan’s power wires, resulting in cleaner wiring, better looks and improved functionality. The air conveyor is made of 3-D-printed high-quality material and it is usable with standard 30mm fan units.

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