September 20, 2016

Ty Tessmann doubles at Southern Indoor Nationals

Ty Tessmann doubles at Southern Indoor Nationals

The Southern Nationals Indoor Off-road Race was held at the Ike Hamilton Expo Center in West Monroe, Louisiana this past weekend. The event attracted both internationally experienced racers and local talent and in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy it was reigning World Champion, Ty Tessmann (HB Racing) who locked down the prestigious TQ positions and he would also bring home popular wins in both classes from Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst. Mugen’s Cole Ogden would take the final podium spot in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy while elsewhere in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Joe Bornhorst who top qualified and won the race.

View the Nitro Truggy and E-Buggy podium here


September 20, 2016

Maxima Mx B4 .21 nitro off-road engine

Maxima Mx B4 .21 nitro off-road engine

Maxima have released a teaser for their forthcoming Mx B4 nitro off-road engine. The newly designed power house will offer improved performance and it sports a new cooling head with special Las Vegas graphics to celebrate this year’s IFMAR Gas Buggy World Championship that will be held in “Sin City” early October. We bring you more information on the engine as soon as they surface.

Source: Maxima [facebook.com]


September 20, 2016

Joao Figueiredo takes Portuguese regional champs

Joao Figueiredo takes Portuguese regional champs

The fifth and final round of the Portuguese Northern regional championship was held at the Vilela track, home of the final round of the national championship later this year. Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo would take the TQ after the qualifiers and he would come out successful in the 45-minute main final also as he took the win some three laps in front of Mugen racer Fernando Almeida and third placed Joao Andre Rodrigues. With the win Joao Figueiredo added another regional title to his previous two.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]


September 20, 2016

Wicaksono wins rain-affected Graha Raya Fun Race

Wicaksono wins rain-affected Graha Raya Fun Race

The Graha Raya Fun Race was held last weekend at the Graha Raya track in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia. A total of 58 drivers attended from Jakarta, Surabaya, Batam, Kendari, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Palangkaraya and Medan. The event saw the attendance of two special guests in the form of Kyosho’s very own Yuichi Kanai from Japan, and Shania Yulo, the Kyosho racer girl from the Philippines. Unfortunately, the weather was pretty unpleasant. When Kanai san arrived on Friday the track was wet and muddy and more rain came in the afternoon. Practice was possible from Saturday noon on and on Sunday morning the drivers would be even greeted by the sun but after three of the four qualifiers it started to rain heavily leaving the race directer with no choice but to call it a day and to take two of the three qualifying rounds to determine the overall result that then saw Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/Reds Racing) taking the win from Adrian Sutanto (TLR/O.S.) and Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi).

View the final results here


September 20, 2016

Murfdogg SuperCharger 7000mAh LiPo battery pack

Murfdogg SuperCharger 7000mAh LiPo battery pack

Available from Murfdogg is the SuperCharger 7000mAh 7.4V LiPo battery pack. Built using high performance cells the battery offers a very low internal resistance for improved voltage output under load while the high capacity makes the pack ideal for demanding modified and stock racing alike. The hardcase battery is also ROAR-approved and legal for sanctioned racing.

Source: Murfdogg [murfdogg.com]


September 20, 2016

Adam Drake wins at Pro-Line Jackpot Series Rd5

Adam Drake wins at Pro-Line Jackpot Series Rd5

This past weekend Dialed In Raceway in Victorville, California hosted the fifth and final round of the Pro-Line Jackpot Series. Adam Drake was the top qualifier in both rounds of qualifying for Nitro Buggy and he also went wire to wire and won the 20-minute final by more then a lap to round out  a perfect racing day.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenracing.com]


September 20, 2016

Zeppin Voice Lap Counter mini transponder

Zeppin Voice Lap Counter mini transponder

Coming from Zeppin and made for the company’s Voice Lap System is the new mini transponder. Small and light of weight the transponder is ideal for cars such as Kyosho’s Mini-Z and many other mini and micro-size vehicles as it also offers a wide input voltage range of 4V to 8.5V. The device measures 16x16mm, it weighs in at 1g without wire and it offers a total of 14 channels for lap counting.

Source: Zeppin [zeppinracing.com]


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