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March 5, 2019

2019 Force Series Rd2 – Report

Last weekend the 2019 Force Series was back at it attracting over 180 entries for a single day of 1/8th nitro and electric racing. Round 2 was hosted at Triple Nickel Raceway in Bartow, Florida and it couldn’t have been a better weekend of racing. The weather was perfect and the track was spectacular. The very unique and traditional Florida red clay made for awesome grip and even better battles on the track. It was a great showing for Team Associated’s Jackson Brunson in the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class. After coming off a good weekend of learning from the DNC, Jackson used his newfound experience and knowledge and put it to the test here at round 2 of the Force Series. The hard work has definitely paid off as Jackson qualified 3rd and moved into the race lead early to hold off a hard-charging Justin Fales of team Serpent. The finishing order was Jackson taking 1st, Serpent’s Justin Fales 2nd and TLR’s JR Mitch rounding out the top 3.

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March 5, 2019

Czech National 1/10th Off-road Series Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the 2019 1/10th Off-road Czech National series was held last weekend at a purpose-built track in Bohumín. Max Götzl would take the round 1 TQs in 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy and Truck and he would also lock the overall TQs in 4WD and Truck after Q2 but he suffered from some mistakes in Q2 of 2WD. Max went for the 2WD TQ in Q3, however a transponder issue meant he lost a lap and had to settle for 2nd on the grid behind Marek Schiller and in front of Pavel Dostál. In 4WD it was Ales Bidovsky 2nd and Marek 3rd, while in Truck Michal Pospisil came in 2nd and Ales Bidovsky in 3rd.

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March 4, 2019

Dominic Greiner teams up with O.S. Engines

German Nitro On-road frontrunner, Dominic Greiner has announced that he has signed with O.S. Engines to run the Japanese company’s O.S. Speed nitro engines from now on. The 2016 IFMAR 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring World Champion had his first outing with his new power plants this past weekend’s Energy Trophy in Fiorano, Italy where he was able to bring home the win. Dominic says:

I’m very happy and pleased that I will run engines from O.S. Speed from now on. I want to thank Mr. Shimazaki san for this great opportunity. We had the first rollout last weekend in Fiorano by the Energy trophy with my Serpent 750. I could win with a big gap and drove a new overall lap record on this track with my new O.S. engine. I’m looking forward to a great season with the focus again more in 1:8 because of the world championship in Fontana. See u on the track.

March 4, 2019

JConcepts S2 & F2 TLR 22 5.0 body shells

JConcepts have updated their popular S2 and F2 design body shells to now fit the TLR 22 5.0 buggy. Slammed overall height allows the S2 to whisk through the turns with a low centre of mass while the progressive cab design provides plenty of front-end force for superior balance and steering. A channeled roof directs the flow through the centre of the body while also increasing the rigidity of cockpit. The dual side-window design that has become famous on the JConcepts bodies remains to bring a traditional feel to the layout. The upper side-pods feature distinct vents used to help relieve hot air build-up inside the body for those high-powered runs or hot days at the track. Carved and detailed side-pods edge the body giving the highly aero unit a stylish look with a tight fit and finish. Cut-lines are included on the body to accommodate stand-up and lay-down transmission layouts giving all out versatility.

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March 4, 2019

Schaffner B6 series waterfall fan mount

Schaffner Racing Products have introduced a new waterfall fan mount for Team Associated B6 and B6.1 based vehicles. The 3-D-printed part was developed for stand-up transmission setups and it ensures improved motor cooling for less performance fading towards the end of a run. When using the mount, most LCG battery packs will fit to the furthest back position, however standard size shorty packs will move back to just one hole position forward, giving owners nearly full adjustability with most battery packs. The fan mount is usable for B6, B6.1, T6.1, and SC6.1 kits and it is also available in a variant for laydown and layback gearboxes.

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March 4, 2019

Jade Lim wins at Malaysia National League Rd1

The opening round of the Malaysia National League was held at the Putrajaya Offroad RC track this past weekend. The technical, rutty and rough track made for some challenging conditions and SWorkz’s Danny K would make the best out of the situation, taking the overall Pro Nitro Buggy TQ from Team Associated’s Jade Lim in 2nd. Jade would in turn snatch the pole position for the hour-long A-main event after the semifinals and he also went on to win the 60-minute race a lap in front of JQRacing’s Adam Fikri as Kyosho’s Taqi Hunterz completed the top 3 another lap down. Danny K and Mizan would round out the top 5 podium result.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

March 4, 2019

Xray XB4 81mm ECS front driveshafts

Xray have introduced their new double joint ECS 81mm front driveshafts for the XB4 off-road buggy. Equipped with durable 2.5mm pins the dual joint design driveshafts greatly reduce wheel chatter at high steering angles, and they make for increased stability, steering and cornering speed compared to standard single joint driveshafts. In addition landing after jumps is also improved- The driveshaft is of a fully rebuildable design, made of high-quality Hudy spring steel and it comes as single item.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 4, 2019

1/5th scale World Challenge – Report

Steel City RC Raceway of Fontana, California held the 1/5th scale World Challenge this past weekend. Unfortunately the race suffered from mixed weather and a somewhat low turnout but racing was still hot and in the STC class it was former World Champion, Markus Feldmann with the TQ and win from Matias Garcia 2nd and Luis Diaz 3rd. 1/5th GT was TQ’d by Frank Pena but in the 30-minute A-main it was Tom Wong with the win from Frank Pena in 2nd. Greg Shum would round out the top 3. The 20-minute Spec 5 A-main was won by top qualifier, Tony Tam from Ken Gerberding and Gary Kyes.

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