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May 31, 2016

Axial RR10 Bomber 1/10th 4WD off-road kit

Axial’s new RR10 Bomber build-it-yourself kit is loaded with features allowing to customise it and add own electronics for the ultimate rock racer. Building on the current, successful ready-to-run model, this kit version includes a wide variety of desirable option parts that deliver next level performance and durability such as hard-anodised aluminium suspension links, hard-anodised aluminium steering links, long travel rear sway bar, hardened steel universal axles allowing up to 50 degrees of steering, aluminium lower link plates, and King adjustable machined aluminium shocks, all riding on sticky BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 tyres wrapped around 2.2 Walker Evans Racing beadlock wheels. Not included are the RC system with radio, receiver and servo as well as motor, speed controller and battery.

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May 31, 2016

Scott Furtado sweeps Turf Meltdown Trophy Race

The 2016 Turf Meltdown Trophy Race was held at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut with a total of 75 race entries. The largest classes would be 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy and both saw Kyosho America’s Scott Furtado taking TQs and wins with Anthony Jesmond (Schumacher)
and Ed Gaunt (TLR) coming in second and third respectively in the 2WD class. 4WD Modified Buggy had the Xray duo of Matt Noto and Chris Marcy completing the top 3 result.

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May 31, 2016

Tayler Wonders wins Nitro Buggy at NCT Rd2

Taylor Wonders wins Nitro Buggy at NCT Rd2

Round two of the Northwest Championship Tour was held this past weekend in Spokane, Washington. The 3-day event would see practice held on Friday, three rounds of qualifying on Saturday, followed by the A-main events on Sunday. After all three rounds of qualifying were complete, Kyosho America’s Tayler Wonders would find himself lined up 3rd on the grid for the A-Main event. After a great battle for most of the race between the top 3 qualifiers, Wonders would come out on top to take the win in front of Team Associated driver Jason Hunt and Tekno RC’s Jesse Munn in third.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

May 31, 2016

Max Racing MP9 TKI series driveshaft pins

Max Racing have introduced replacement driveshaft pins for the Kyosho MP9 TKI series of 1/8th off-road buggies. Machined to match the unique, non-standard dimensions of the original pin the replacements are a direct fit, allowing to use the driveshafts for much longer.

Source: Max Racing [max-racing.org]

May 31, 2016

Serpent SRX8 optional carbon fibre Ackermann plates

Coming from Serpent and made for the Cobra SRX8 buggy are optional carbon fibre Ackermann plates. To the standard “1” plate add the optional 0, 2, 3 and 4 plates that allow to fine-tune the steering Ackermann geometry. The plates are made from 3.5mm carbon fibre, they are marked for easy identification and come in sets of two plates.

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May 31, 2016

2016 AKA Catapult GP – Report

The recent AKA GP was back again at HNMC, one of the UK’s leading dirt tracks and venue. The controlled tyre debate could roll on day and night but with all drivers on the same pattern it did lead to closer racing and driver ability would show through. As usual the club had put in a lot of effort to get the track ready for this event and it was well received. The event plan was to give drivers maximum track time and so four rounds of practice, seven rounds of qualifying and 30 minute lower finals with a 45 minute main would be held. All four rounds of controlled practice went to Jamie Clancy with Jack Embling second in each Nitro Buggy round while in E-Buggy three rounds went to Jack Embling and Claus Didriksen from Norway taking round 1.

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May 31, 2016

Racing Experience EFRA 2135 exhaust sets

French company Racing Experience has introduced their new EFRA 2135 off-road exhaust. Manufactured by Hipex the super-strong pipe was developed to offer exceptional performance especially with O.S. based engines but it also works great with 5-port Picco based propulsion. The exhaust is available as a complete set including silicone gaskets and mounting springs as well as O.S. or Picco specific manifold.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

May 31, 2016

Jared Tebo doubles at 2016 JC Spring Nationals

Jared Tebo doubles at 2017 JC Spring Nationals

The 2016 JConcepts Spring Nationals where held at The Plex in Omaha, Nebraska over the weekend. The event attracted both local talent as well as national front runners and the opening Nitro Buggy qualifiers saw Jared Tebo walking away with wins in Q1 and Q2 but in Q3 of Buggy Tebo and Jonathan Burkhalter battled for the round TQ with the two being separated by only a tenth of a second. With Jonathan leading he would bobble right at the end, handing Jared another TQ for a clean sweep. In Truggy things looked a bit different. Jared ran onto engine trouble in Q1 after damaging his engine’s carburettor after landing a jump, causing the engine to work erratic for the remainder of the run. After sorting the problems out for Q2 Tebo was on fire, taking wins in the following rounds to also grab the TQ position in Truggy.

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