Xray have introduced a new 2.8mm front anti-roll bar wire for the GTX8 GT car. At 2.8mm the thickest wire yet, the anti-roll bar is ideal for very high-bite track conditions. It is made of high-quality heat-treated spring steel and it comes laser-engraved for easy identification.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Mon-Tech have announced the addition of German 1/10th on-road front runner, Eric Dankel to their team. The EFRA European 1/10th Nitro Touring vice-champion and double ENS champ will be using Mon-Tech Racing’s line of competition body shells to top off his Mugen rides and he has the following to say:
Very happy to join Mon-Tech for 2019 season, really looking forward working together with Alberto! Last but not least a big thank you to Protoform for their long time support over the last years.
Source: Mon-Tech Racing [mon-techracing.net]
RC Concept have announced the signing of Riccardo Berton to their electric factory team. The Kyosho factory driver will use RC Concept’s WTI brushless speed controllers, brushless motors, competition LiPo batteries and also RC Concept’s accessory line to power his 1/8th and 1/10th electric rides.
Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]
Round 2 of this year’s Grassroots Racing Series was held at SoCal Nitro Raceway in Victorville, California. In the Open Nitro Truggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the overall TQ, however in the single 15-minute A-main it was TLR’s Anthony Westergaard with the win, some 7.3s in front of Adam as TLR’s Brian Sullivan rounded out the top 3 a lap down. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and win from TLR’s Anthony Westergaard 2nd and Mugen’s Marcus Garrett in 3rd.
View the Pro Nitro Buggy podium here
The 2019 Brieuc International Indoor Grand Prix was hosted by the Saint Brieuc Mini Bolides club this past weekend. The 18th edition of the race was held in several nitro and electric classes and in the premier 1/8th IC track category it was Romain Picard with he overall TQ, a lap in front of Benjamin Brasset. John Ermen would come in 3rd after a troubled qualifying. In the 30-minute main final Jon would take and early lead that he would be able to convert into a win with a 1-lap margin from Mathias Kalaris in 2nd. Gerald Colinet came in 3rd while TQ holder, Benjamin Brasset had to settle for 7th overall. In the P8 4×4 Brushless class it was Robin Hertong with the TQ and win from Stephane Bouche in 2nd and Mathieu Mayet in 3rd.
View the P8 4×4 BLS podium here
The ASI Electric On-road Italian Championships were hosted by MCM RC this past weekend. In the Touring Modified class it was Alessio Menicucci with a clean sweep after the triple qualifiers to take the overall TQ from his Xray teammate, Mustafa Alp in 2nd. The triple A-mains then again saw Alessio being the man to beat and by taking wins in all three legs he took the overall from Mustafa on the 2 spot. Giuseppe de Liguori would round out an all-Xray top 3.
Image: Alessio Menicucci
The Montpellier GP, season opener for Europe’s 1/8th off-road drivers, was held this past weekend at the Mini Bolide Montpellierain track in Montpellier, France. As usual the event attracted most of Europe’s 1/8th off-road stars as well as local talent and to no one’s surprise it was 2018 IFMAR World Champion, Italy’s Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) with the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3. Mugen’s Robert Batlle came in 2nd from new SWorkz signing, Juan Carlos Canas. Davide then also secured the pole position for the hour-long Nitro Buggy A-main event from Juan Carlos in 2nd and Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton in 3rd. The race then looked pretty straight forward for Davide until his battery broke in the closing stages of the race, allowing Kyosho’s Elliott Boots take a narrow win from Juan Carlos Canas and Riccardo Berton, all ending the main on the same lap. Robert Battle and Marco Baruffolo would come in 4th and 5th to round out the top 5.
Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their new M18 body shell for 1/12th scale pan cars. Thoroughly tested by Mon-Tech’s team drivers, the high performance body allows for fast cornering and quick direction changes all while offering excellent stability. The EFRA-homologated body is available in a standard and a lightweight variant.
