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April 19, 2016

Bezerk RC XB2 Dirt Edition option parts

For those that are running Xray’s XB2 Dirt Edition 2WD off-road buggy in less-than-ideal conditions, Bezerk RC have introduced two new option parts to fine-tune the buggy for lower grip and bumper track conditions. First up is a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis that provides a healthy weight saving for Stock racers coming in at 87g while providing some extra flex if track conditions call for it. Also new is a lower tower to add much needed droop to the rear. This increases rear cornering grip and aids in bump handling ability. The tower has been lowered 5mm and geometry corrected so the shock angles remain the same. Made from 4.0mm carbon fibre the tower also looks good while adding strength at the same time. Other heights are also available for those that are in need of in-between sizing.

View the rear shock tower here

April 18, 2016

Horne dominates JConcepts Factory Tracks Invitational

The 3rd annual JConcepts Factory Tracks Invitational was hosted by RC Clubhouse and attracted 360+ entries. RC Clubhouse and Al Horne’s Factory Tracks crew put together an amazing track that worked very well for the heads-up Invitational racing. For the Invite class, they would run the Reedy format with 2 Wheel on Saturday and 4 Wheel on Sunday, with five rounds each day and one throw out. Teammates Austin Horne and Mason Fuller would have a great 3-way battle with California native Rudy Rico throughout 2WD and 4WD. After the dust settled, Austin Horne would take his vehicles to the top of the podium with a winning score of 12 points. Mason Fuller and Rudy Rico would finished tied with 15 points, but Rudy edge out Mason on the tie breaker.

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April 18, 2016

Kaja Novotny takes double Open Challenge title

The 8th and final round of the Czech Open Challenge was held in Ruzyne. Once again Kaja Novotny was the driver to beat both in 2WD and 4WD as he took easy overall TQs in both classes. In the 2WD A-mains Kaja then had some good fights with Michal Blahovsky (SWorkz) for the win and the Xray driver would end the day on the 1 spot from Michal in second with Vaclav Broz (SWorkz) completing the top 3 result.

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April 18, 2016

Ofir Avitan scores Israeli League Rd9 win

Round nine of the popular Israeli League was held at the Speed Racing track at Near Moshe. After a rainy week the race started on a slightly wet track but the hot sun soon dried it out. Ofir Avitan would take the TQ spot after the qualifiers from Omer Assayag and Yaniv Sivan. At the start of the 40-minute main final Ofir Avitan jumped into the lead while Omer Assayag had to quit due to radio issues. Yaniv Sivan, coming from the 3 spot, managed to take the lead at some stage but a few mistakes and a fast pace of Ofir Avitan saw Yaniv dropping back to second. Meanwhile Aviv Mimon, coming from the 4th spot, had moved up to third place and a fuel flame out at the 35 min mark by Yaniv Sivan ultimately promoted Aviv into second place behind Ofir and in front of Yaniv.

View the final result here

April 18, 2016

Jerome Aigoin TQs & wins at Mag Race 2016

The French Mag Race 2016 was held this past weekend in Les Pennes Mirabeaux near Marseille. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class Jerome Aigoin would lay down a dominating performance by taking the TQ after the qualifiers and bringing home the win in the A-main one lap ahead of Julien Lattanzio. Baptiste Debrooux would round out the podium result in third.

Image: Jerome Aigoin

April 18, 2016

Cragg & Martin win at BRCA 1/10th Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of the BRCA 1/10th Off-road National Championship was held this past weekend at the Kiddermister multi-sufrace track in demanding weather conditions. Sunday’s 4WD competition would be held in relatively settled weather conditions and Team Associated’s Neil Cragg would take the TQ and the win in the A-mains from Yokomo’s Lee Martin while veteran racer Ellis Stafford (TLR) would round out the podium result in third. The day before the 2WD race was held in typical European month of April weather with snow fall greeting the drivers early in the morning. The day ended with sun beaming down and it was Lee Martin (Yokomo) who laid down a dominant performance by taking the day’s win from Yokomo team mate Simon Moss. Neil Cragg (Team Associated) completed the top 3 result.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.co.uk]

April 15, 2016

Jonathan Yeung teams up with Tekno RC

Tekno RC have announced the signing of Hong Kong based Jonathan Yeung to their team. Jonathan at the age of 13 has already won the 2015 National Chinese championship and a numerous other events in China and abroad. He will use the company’s EB48.3 and NB48.3 1/8th buggies and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am excited to be part of Tekno Team! The latest EB48.3 and NB48.3 are outstanding in performance and reliability. I have no doubt that teaming up with Tekno can help me to reach higher level in RC racing. I would like to thank Tekno RC for offering me this chance to join the team and I am looking forward to a successful year and a great 1/8 nitro buggy race in Las Vegas Worlds later this year.

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

April 15, 2016

Van Helmond & Mullink win at Helmond Kickoff Race

The recent Helmond Kickoff Race attracted about 100 entries with drivers coming from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Xray pilot Jarno Pijpers started from pole position into the Nitro Buggy main after winning the semifinals. At first he was in a battle with Bart Mullink (Agama) until Wesley van Helmond (TLR) made it a triple up front. All three were in a position to win the race and ultimately it was Wesley who brought home the win from Jarno, who was able to pass Bart for the runner-up spot.

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