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September 9, 2019

Jörn Neumann takes German 2WD Mod Buggy title

The 2019 German 2WD Buggy Nationals were held at the Arena33 in Andernach over the weekend. The event saw 43 entries for the 2WD Modified Buggy class that was top qualified by Marcel Schneider with Jörn Neumann coming in 2nd after the tie-breaker. Tom Maquel ended the qualifiers on the 3 spot from Moritz Lautenbach in 4th. The opening of the three A-main event then again saw Marcel and Jörn on the top 2 spots but it was Jörn who sealed the bag with wins in A2 and A3, leaving behind Marcel Schneider in 2nd while 5th place qualifier, Luca Rau came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Image: Jörn Neumann

September 9, 2019

Maxima Mx B4S & B4R engines – Coming soon

Maxima Mx have announced the soon release of their new B4S and B4R nitro off-road engines. Available as low profile heatsink “S” and standard heatsink “R” variant, the engines will be based on the latest O.S. Speed power plants for quality and they come built using matched and factory-tuned components. The pre-run engines are available for pre-order now and they will be up for grabs very soon.

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September 9, 2019

Davide Ongaro wins at Italian 1/8th Buggy Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Italian ACI 1/8th Buggy Championship was held at the Ongaro Ring this past weekend. The event was cut short a day due to the weather forecast and in the end it was Team Associated’s 1/8th Buggy World Champion, Davide Ongaro with the TQ and win in the Expert class, leaving behind Xray’s Marco Baruffolo in 2nd. Kyosho’s Mattia Polito came in 3rd to round out the Expert class podium result.

Image: Davide Ongaro

September 9, 2019

Elliott Boots crowned 2019 BRCA Rally X champion

The fifth and final round of the BRCA 1/8th Rally X Nationals was held at the Slough track this past weekend. SWorkz’s Elliott Boots was in control of things all weekend, taking the TQ, win and with it the overall championship in style. Infinity’s Lee Martin came in 2nd at the season finale from Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy in 3rd. Overall in the championship and behind Elliott it was Jamie Clancy with the vice-championship from Agama’s Jonathan Skidmore, who suffered clutch issues in the A-main final but with an 11th place he still was able to secure an overall top 3 result.

Image: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

September 9, 2019

Exotek EFX2 HD front bulkhead

Coming from Exotek is a 1-piece heavy duty aluminium front bulkhead for the Exotek EFX2 chassis conversion kit. The new design greatly increases the durability of the front of the car by removing the brittle plastic arm mounts and at 12g actually weighs less than the stock components. A simplified single-piece bulkhead design makes for tweak free geometry after race contact and with easier maintenance and assembly when in the pits. The all 7075 aluminium construction comes with a black polished finish and silver chamfered edges for a clean factory racing look.

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September 8, 2019

Monaco RC 40mm mid motor Air Conveyor

Coming from Monaco RC and made for the latest generation of mid motor electric touring cars is the 40mm Air Conveyor. 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 Monaco RC’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 40mm fan units.

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September 7, 2019

PSM B74 DTC aluminium main chassis plate

PSM have announced the release of their new DTC Delta Traction Characteristics aluminium main chassis plate for the Team Associated B74 buggy. Developed to improve the B74’s performance, especially in medium to low grip track conditions, the DTC chassis features delta shaped pockets to provide soft torsional flex characteristics along with consistent performance. The soft flex allows the buggy to generate more mechanical grip, which is very helpful in low grip conditions and/or when running on tight and technical tracks. A special coating process provides a stealth black look along with super smooth surface finish. An additional PTFE coating makes for optimised surface gliding characteristics. The chassis features a unique LCG weight distribution system, which allows the owner to add up to 24 optional weight inlays, a total of 34g, at predefined locations with out modifying the torsional characteristics of the chassis or adding up to its original thickness. Thanks to this the driver can fine-tune the balance the chassis pretty easily. The additional brass weights are available in gold or silver colour, depending on the driver’s colour taste.

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September 6, 2019

Kurzbuch Top Qualifier at ENS Finale

Euro Nitro Series Champion Simon Kurzbuch will see out his successful 2019 campaign by starting the final race of the season at Ettlingen in Germany from pole position. The Shepherd driver secured his 15th ENS career TQ by taking the fourth & final qualifier as his only remaining challenger Carmine Raiola posted the third fastest time, over 2-seconds down on the Swiss ace. Raiola’s team-mate Dario Balestri would push Kurzbuch hard in Q4 heading his rival a number of times before traffic ended the Italian’s chances. Ending up tied on points, Raiola’s Q1 TQ run gives him second over his Infinity team-mate who will start third. Winner of the season opener in Italy, Dominic Greiner will start the scheduled 45-minute final from P4 with Serpent’s new 989 ahead of the ARC of former ENS race winner John Ermen with Jeffrey Rietveld completing the top half of the grid.

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