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June 3, 2019

Nu Concept Pro shock & diff oils

Coming from Nu Concept are their new shock and differential oils. Rigorously tested and developed over the last 12 months by some top leading UK drivers, testing has been conducted in both high and low temperature conditions and the oils blended to achieve certified viscosities and to deliver the best levels of consistency possible. The oil is provided within a crystal clear 75ml bottle for quick bottle level checks and a quick lock twist cap from 200 to 800 cst for the shock oil range while the diff oil range from 1k to 12.5k cst.

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June 3, 2019

Nick Wautlet sweeps Manufacturers Cup Open classes

The 2019 AMain Hobbies Manufacturers Cup was held held at the Silver Dollar track in Chico, California this past weekend. Run in Pro and Open classes it was Nick Wautlet who took overall wins in the Open Nitro Buggy and Open Nitro Truggy classes. Nick would take the TQ in Open Buggy and came out on top of the 14-minute A-main event from Daniel Blalock in 2nd and Mccoy Starkey in 3rd. Over in the 14-minute Open Nitro Truggy A-main it was Jermaine Robinson with the overall TQ, however it was 5th place qualifier Nick with the win some 4.5 seconds in front of Jermaine as Bryce Beaver came in 3rd a lap down.

Image: Nick Wautlet

June 3, 2019

T-Works MP10 hard-anodised aluminium shock towers

Coming from T-Works and made for Kyosho’s Inferno MP10 1/8th off-road buggy are aluminium front and rear shock towers. Cut from high-quality 7075-T6 and coming hard-anodised for wear and looks, the towers also feature laser-etched T-Works logos for added visual appearance. The shock stays are available separately from now on.

View the rear shock tower here

June 3, 2019

Elias Johansson doubles at Summer Cup Rd1

The technical Västerorts track played host to round 1 of the Swedish 1/10th Off-road Summer Cup. HB Racing’s Elias Johansson was in full control of the proceedings, taking the TQs and wins in both the 2WD and 4WD Buggy classes. Martin Johansson Nielsen (Xray) came in 2nd in 2WD while Markus Andreasson (Xray) rounded out the top 3 result. Over in 4WD Buggy the top 3 order would be as in 2WD with Elias taking then from Martin and Markus.

View the 4WD podium here

June 3, 2019

Toni Gruber takes EFRA GP Series 1/8th title

The third and final round of the EFRA GP Series was held in Türkheim, Germany this past weekend. Shepherd’s Toni Gruber was in control of things during qualifying, winning four of the five rounds to take the overall TQ from fellow Shepherd racer, Simin Kurzbuch on the 2 spot and Infinity’s Francesco Tironi in 3rd. The 45-minute main final then again saw Toni holding the upper hand, taking the win some two laps in front of Simon as Capricorn’s Robin D’hondt came in 3rd, another lap down. With the win, Toni also sealed the overall title, leaving behind Capricorn’s Mirko Salemi in 2nd and Infinity’s Teemu Leino in 3rd.

View the overall top 3 podium here

June 3, 2019

BRCA Truggy & E8 Buggy Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the BRCATruggy and E8 Buggy Nationals was held at the Northern Club North West Nitro just outside of Preston, Lancashire. With the forecast looking a little iffy to say the least only 37 drivers made the trip to the track. This gave the organisers a simple four heats per round – two Truggy heats and two E-Buggy heats. With the rain being on and off in the morning everyone knew it was going to make interesting conditions on the track. The racing started with two rounds of timed practice. During this stage of the meeting the drivers were finding the track difficult with the constant change in the conditions. After practice was over the race went into the three rounds of qualifying in the same heat order as the practice rounds. During the qualifying stage the weather was changing constantly. This made the track conditions changing constantly too with different levels of grip in every race. This were obviously shown in the lap times for the races. Jamie Clancy would take the TQ with his Team Associated Truggy, Jonathan Skidmore (Agama) took 2nd overall and Mitchell Booth (Tekno) took 3rd overall. In E-Buggy it was Jonathan Skidmore again take the TQ again with his Agama, Jonathan’s brother William who also drives for Agama took 2nd place overall and Simon Reeves took 3rd place overall.

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June 3, 2019

Toni Santana wins at Spanish GT Champs opener

The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th GT Championship was held in Lleida recently. Toni Santana would walk away with the win in the electric class from David Rebello on the 2 spot. Carlos Fernandez rounded out the top 3 podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 3, 2019

Renaud Savoya sweeps The Big Race

The ARCF 42 club of Saint Etienne, France played host to a round of the French 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals. The event saw the running of the Elite and National category drivers in a single class, hence the name of the race: The Big One. TLR’s Renaud Savoya was the man to beat in qualifying, making a clean sweep in all qualifiers to take the overall TQ. In the main final it was again Renaud who would excel, taking the win with a 1-lap margin from Xray’s Yannick Aigoin while Team Associated’s Tom Robin came in 3rd to round out the podium. Kyosho’s Rayan Medjoubi and veteran racer Adrien Bertin (HB Racing) completed the top 5 results.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]