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March 10, 2016

Oliver Speith wins 2WD class at MIO Winter Cup finale

The final round of the MIO Winter Cup was held at the Model Indoor Oss facility in the Netherlands. Germany’s Oliver Speith would grab the TQ in the 2WD class qualifiers from Jarno Pijpers and Luca Jost who lined up second and third respectively. In the opening A-main, after a tough fight and a final lap tangle with Oliver, Jarno came out successful but Oliver stroke back in A2 to shift the decision about the day’s win to A3. The final leg then again had Oliver Speith (Schumacher) coming out successful as Jarno made to many mistakes to challenge Oliver for the win. Overall Jarno Pijpers (Xray) still managed to grab the runner-up spot from Nigel van Katwijk (Yokomo) in third.

View the 2WD A-final result here

March 10, 2016

Tasos Paparegas wins at Greek National Cup

The Greek National Cup was held at the Zorri RC dirt track. The event was held using a completely new layout, making for equal conditions for all drivers. Tasos Paparegas soon made his intensions clear by winning three of the four qualifiers to take the overall TQ from Papanikolaou and Terzis. The main final then was an easy job again for Paparegas (Xray) thanks to some very fast and consistent driving. Tasis won the final, and with it another national title, a little less than 2 laps ahead of Anapoliotakis (Mugen) who took the second place from Terzis (Mugen) in third.

View the final result here

March 10, 2016

Losi TEN-MT 1/10th scale 4WD monster truck

Horizon Hobby have introduced the Losi TEN-MT 1/10th scale 4WD monster truck RTR kit. Based off of the successful TEN-SCTE 2.0 platform the vehicle features a sturdy 4WD drivetrain, tough suspension components with 12mm big bore shock absorbers as well as factory-installed electronics in the form of a Dynamite Fuze 3800kv brushless motor, Dynamite Fuze 130A speed controller and a powerful steering servo. Also included is a Spektrum DX2E 2.4GHz AVC technology radio system and the set is rounded out by a pre-painted bodyshell, available in two designs, and pre-mounted monster truck tyres.

View the features and more images here

March 10, 2016

Azarashi Veloce YZ-4 bodyshell

Coming from Azarashi and made for the Yokomo YZ-4 is the all-new Veloce bodyshell. The body offers an optimised cabin position and shape with the smooth lines making for a more controllable feel of the buggy on the track. The Veloce also fits the Kyosho Lazer ZX6 and it incorporates cut lines for both cars.

View another image of the Veloce shell here

March 10, 2016

Avid Kyosho shock & turnbuckle tool V2

Avid have introduce the version 2 of their popular Kyosho shock and turnbuckle tool. Machined from 6061 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver edges the V2 tool offers improved ergonomics for more effortless wrenching. The wrench is designed to allow the easy use of the lower cartridges of the Kyosho 12mm shocks and it also incorporates a 3.5mm turnbuckle and 5.5mm nut wrench.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]

March 10, 2016

New STRC alloy option part for Axial vehicles

STRC have introduced new aluminium option parts for Axial’s RR10 Bomber, Wraith and Deadbolt vehicles. First up are alloy steering knuckles, CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium the newly designed parts will greatly increase the durability and steering precision of all Axial vehicles with the AR60 OCP axle. The included colour matching aluminium steering arm plate will allow RR10 Bomber owners to easily install the STRC aluminium steering kits on the vehicle. The knuckles are symmetrical designed for easy installation. The parts are available in anodised black, gun metal, green and silver. Also new are blue anodised aluminium upper and lower rear suspension links for the Yeti and RR10 Bomber, adding another colour variant to STRC’s range of parts.

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March 9, 2016

Esmail Apandi doubles at Singapore Buggy Nats Rd2

Singapore’s 2016 Electric Buggy National Series returned to Urban PlaySpace’s astro turf track for round 2 this past weekend. A small but quality field of racers signed up to challenge themselves on the technical high-grip track. In the 2WD class, round 1 winner Esmail Apandi showed he remained the man to beat as he TQed rounds 1 and 2 of qualifying to secure the overall TQ spot, ahead of Dominic Quek in 2nd, while fast improving Eugene Goh secured the 3rd spot on the grid.

Continue reading the report here

March 9, 2016

Cody King wins at Extreme RPM Series Rd1

The Extreme RPM Series kicked off at Thunder Alley Raceway in Beaumont, California this past weekend and in the 1/8th Buggy Expert class Kyosho’s Cody King would make a clean sweep by TQing and later winning the race some three laps in front of Anthony Westergaard (Tekno). Shaun Kirkman (Tekno) ended the 35 minute A-main another lap down.

Image: Thunder Alley RC Raceway [facebook.com]