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August 12, 2019

Markus Hellquist wins at Swedish On-road Nats

The Swedish On-road Nationals were held at the Wäxjö club recently in both nitro and electric classes. In 1/10th Nitro Touring it was Xray’s Markus Hellquist, in his first outing in this class for some years, with the overall TQ from Georg Elligsen (Infinity). In the 45-minute main final Markus would come out on top, leaving behind Georg in 2nd some eight laps down. Trygve Berntsen, piloting an Infinity, came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Markus Hellquist

August 12, 2019

Teppo Kauppinen takes Finnish E-Buggy title

The fourth and final round of the Finnish 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals was held at the Vaasa track this past weekend. Teppo Kauppinen was one of the pre-event favourites going into the final round and in order to bring home the championship he would have to score nothing less than the win. Things started pretty promising for Teppo who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers and in the end he also brought home wins in A1 and A2 for the day’s win and with it the overall championship title.

View the overall top 10 results here

August 12, 2019

Burak Kilic wins German Nitro Buggy Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the BIG Hamburg track this past weekend. The event had over 160 entries and it was the Agama duo of Burak and Berkan Kilic who battled it out in the qualifiers with Burak holding the upper hand over his younger brother while SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann and Mugen’s Carsten Keller came in 3rd and 4th after the qualifiers. After dominating qualifying, the Burak and Berkan show continued into the finals, with a P1 and P2 finish. They raced each other very hard with nothing between them for most of the final, while Carsten Keller completed the top 3 podium result, already a lap down. The decisive second and final round of the nationals will be held at the MSC Ober-Mörlen track in two week’s time.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

August 12, 2019

Kyosho Lazer ZX7 alloy centre driveshafts

Kyosho have announced the release of 7075 aluminium centre driveshafts for the Lazer ZX7 4WD buggy. Machined from aircraft grade alloy and coming with a black surface coating for wear and looks, the centre dogbone driveshafts are available in 88mm, 77.5mm, 71.5mm and 68.5mm specifications. Due to their lighter weight compared to the standard steel parts the driveshafts allow for quicker spool-up, making them ideal especially for stock racing classes.

View the other dogbones here

August 12, 2019

Neil Cragg wins BRCA RallyX Nats Rd4

Round 4 of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro RallyX Nationals was held at the Shrewsbury club this past weekend. SWorkz’s Elliott Boots took the overall TQ for the A-main from the Team Associated duo of Neil Cragg and Jamie Clancy. In the 30-minute A-main event Elliott then suffered a DNF, letting him end the day dead last in the A-main as Neil Cragg brought home the win by 27 seconds from Agama’s Jonathan Skidmore in 2nd. Infinity’s Lee Martin came in 3rd from the Team Associated duo of Matthew and Michael Lewis in 4th and 5th.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

August 12, 2019

Hudy round box 80x30mm

Coming from Hudy is their new 80x30mm round storage container. Ideal to store and transport unassorted small parts the box features a threaded lid, plastic wadding and stylish Hudy graphics. It is large enough for screws, ball bearings and miscellaneous smaller parts such as 1/10th diffs.

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August 12, 2019

West Coast R/C Works 2WD fan shrouds

West Coast R/C Works have announced new additions to their popular fan shroud line in the form of dedicated 2WD buggy fan shrouds. Developed using customer feedback, the newly developed shrouds make maximum use of the tight space available in mid motor 2WD buggies and trucks with three different variants being available. The 2WD buggy fan shroud was designed for the weight conscious Stock racer while the 2WD buggy fan shroud long provides extra cooling for Modified and Stock classes. The third option is the directed fan shroud that provides the most cooling due to the cooling of the front and end bell. The standard and long versions should be installed behind the motor and trimming of the side guard may be required while the directed shroud should be installed on top of the battery.

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August 12, 2019

German Electric On-road Nationals – Report

The 2019 German Electric On-road Nationals were hosted by the RCCT Münden club this past weekend. The event was held in the usual Touring Modified, Stock and Formula classes and in TC Mod it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who set the pace in the qualifiers, taking the overall win from Yokomo teammate, Christopher Krapp in 2nd and Awesomatix’s Freddy Südhoff in 3rd. The triple A-mains then were a done deal for Ronald, who took wins in all three legs to add another German National title to his belt. Christopher snatched the runner-up spot with 2-4-2 finishes while Freddy cemented his final podium spot with 3-2-3 finishes. Infinity’s Yannic Prümper came in 4th while Marc Rheinard rounded out the top 5 following a troublesome weekend.

Continue reading the report here