April 24, 2019

HNMC Summer Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Herts Nitro Model Club Summer Series was held last weekend with almost 50 racers in attendance. In the best three from four rounds qualifying the TQs went to Dylan Saunders in Buggy, Erik Lykke in E-Buggy and Pano Vasipoulos in Truggy. The 20-minute Buggy final then saw Dylan Saunders conserving his qualifying performance, bringing home the win some 24 seconds in front of Tommy Chung as Torben Lundberg rounded out the top 3 a lap down. Over in the 12-minute E-Buggy main it was Erik Lykke with the win from Russ Brown and Holger Lykke. Finally in the Truggy class it was George Miller with the win from Pano Vasipoulos.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

April 24, 2019

RC-Project 8ight-X titanium & aluminium option parts

RC-Project from Italy have introduced new option parts for the TLR 8ight-X 1/8th off-road buggy. First up is a set of titanium shock standoffs that are made of high-quality Grade 5 6Al4V material and that features rolled threads that guarantee a perfect coupling with the shock nuts and increase the resistance of the Titanium by 35 percent. Weighing in at 4.8g for the pair, the standoffs will lower the overall centre of gravity while adding rigidity and visual impact at the same time.

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April 24, 2019

Kyosho MR-03LM MJ alloy motor mount set LM

Coming from Kyosho is the new MJ aluminium motor mount set LM for the Mini-Z MR-03LM car. Precision-machined in Japan the design supports the LL 98mm wheelbase as well and it works best with the #MZW310 inner tube roll shock set. The alloy parts come black anodised for wear and looks and also included are wheel axle ride height inserts.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

April 24, 2019

Exotek TA07 aluminium bulkhead set

Exotek have released an aluminium bulkhead set for the Tamiya TA07 and the Exotek RS7 conversion. The machined 7075 alloy construction provides a solid flex-free and tweak-free bulkhead design that is heavy duty to maximise the performance of the TA07. The bulkhead will help stiffen the chassis slightly and provide better camber settings due to more solid camber mounting for improved cornering. Additional features include bearing-type roll bar holders and roll bar collets and the bulkhead weighs in at only 20g per set including sway bar bearings and collets. The bulkhead comes polished and blue anodised to match with the remainder of the car’s parts and it is usable in the front of the rear of the chassis.

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April 23, 2019

Xray XT8 1/8th nitro truggy – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their new XT8 1/8th nitro truggy kit. No official details about the 2019 variant are available yet, but as usual they will surface in time for the official release which will take place very soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 23, 2019

Sam Langer sweeps 2019 Quebec Indoor Nats

The 2019 Quebec Indoor Nationals were hosted by the Bego Racing RC Raceway this past weekend. The event was held in a variety of 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes and it would be Sam Langer who would sweep the Nitro Buggy, E-Buggy and E-Truggy categories. Jerome Treignier took the TQ in Nitro Buggy, however in the 30-minute main final it was Sam Langer with the win some two laps in front of David Lecuyer in 2nd and Jerome Treignier in 3rd.

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April 23, 2019

Drake & Westergaard win at Grassroots Race Series Rd5

Round 5 of the 2019 Grassroots Race Series was held at the Pro-Line track in Banning, California. The event attracted nearly 120 entries and in Open Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and win from HB Racing’s Cole Jenson 2nd and TLR’s Anthony Westergaard in 3rd.

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