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October 20, 2015

Absima 17mm wheel hex sets & locknuts

Absima have new 17mm aluminium wheel hex and locknuts sets available. Starting with the hex adapters, they are machined from aluminium and fit most of today’s 1/8th buggies and GT cars. The hexes are of a lightweight design while the closed locknuts keep dirt and moisture away from the delicate thread section. The hex sets are available in a range of colours including black, blue and orange and they feature the signature Absima logo. Also new are self-locking 17mmm wheel nuts with a serrated back section for secure mounting. The aluminium nuts are available in the five colours of orange, blue, black, red and silver.

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October 19, 2015

ROAR announce 2016 calendar dates & tracks

ROAR have announced the dates and tracks for their National Championships for 2016. Prolevel RC of St. Louis, MO will play host to the Carpet On-Road Nationals from the 3rd to 6th of March. The 1/8th Fuel Off-Road Nationals will be run from the 9th to the 12th of June at the Thornhill Racing Circuit, Hutto, TX, while the 1/8th Electric and 4WD SCT Off-Road Nationals will be run at Stateline RC, Raceway, Fremont, IN from July 21st through to the 24th. HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE will play host to the 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals from August 11th to 14th while the Electric Paved On-road Nationals will be held at Valkaria RC in Valkaria, FL. Last but not least come the Fuel On-road Nationals on October 20th to 23rd at Homestead RC Raceway in Miami, FL.

October 19, 2015

Roman Larkin doubles at Russian Buggy champs

The recent Russian Electric Off-road Championship was held in the Tverskoy region halfway between Moscow and Saint-Petersburg with the fastest drivers from both cities and several entries from other regions in attendance. In the 4WD Buggy class Roman Larkin (Xray) would dominate the proceedings to take the win from Dmitriy Malyshko (Kyosho) and Sawa Dobrynin. Roman would then continue to stamp his authority on the event by coming out successful in the 2WD class also.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 19, 2015

Robert Batlle dominates final Spanish Buggy

The final round of the Spanish Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the Alhaurin de la Torre track in mixed weather conditions. In the shortened qualifiers Mugen’s Robert Batlle found himself in a battle with Bryan Baldo for the TQ but it was the former World Champion who ultimately came out fastest from his Mugen team mates Bryan and Oscar. The 45 minute main final on Sunday was run in dry weather and on a track prepped with sawdust and the race again had Robert coming out fastest although he again had to defend himself against the fast Baldo brothers with whom he swapped positions several times in the opening stages. Ultimately Robert took the win from Oscar with a 16 seconds margin while Bryan ended the main final one lap down, making it a Mugen/Ultimate 1-2-3 finish. Dani Vega (Agama/Reds Racing) ended the main in fourth place, Joan Carlos Canas (HoBao/O.S.) rounded out the top 5 result. As for the overall championship, Robert Batlle secured yet another one while Oscar Baldo grabbed the runner-up spot. Bryan Baldo in third and Javi Pombo in fourth completed the top 4 result for 2015.

View the final result here

October 19, 2015

Borden wins at 20th Annual Northwest Gold Cup

The 20th Annual Northwest Gold Cup at Tacoma R/C Raceway hosted by Scott Brown had strong competition and epic battles in every class offered. In 17.5 Pro Stock Buggy, Shane Borden and another fast northwest driver Tyler Miller would both get two rounds of TQs but Tyler would get the tie breaker with the extra lap. With the grid set for the triple A-mains, in A1 Tyler would lead from tone to tone to prove his TQ was no joke with a 23/6:04.6 pace. Evan Overmars and Evan Margeson would round out the top 3. A2 was slightly different as Tyler would make a mistake in the first corner allowing Shane Borden to take the lead and control it for the first half of the race. Evan Overmars would eventually catch Shane and apply the pressure causing a small mistake on the infield triple. Evan was able to pass Shane and take the win narrowly by 0.5 seconds, Evan Margeson would finish third.

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October 19, 2015

Dylan Saunders dominates TORCH Winter Series Rd1

The opening round of the TORCH Winter Series was held this past weekend. In the Junior class A-main Serpent driver Dylan Saunders, with a 2WD buggy, came out successful with a 2 laps margin on the two Xray 4WD drivers Liam Catterall and Owen Moore. Alex Robertson (Schumacher) and Charlie Barker would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 18, 2015

Arrowmax 1/10th buggy tyre balancing station

New from Arrowmax and made for all 1/10th buggy wheels with 14mm hex adapters is the tyre balancing station. The tool is made from high-quality aluminium, it comes gun metal anodised and machined to match Arrowmax’ signature honeycomb design. The ball-raced wheel adapter minimised friction for a high degree of accuracy when balancing your buggy wheels.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax.com]

October 16, 2015

Team Associated RC8B3 FT +2 steering block arms

New from Team Associated are +2 degree graphite steering block arms for the RB8B3 and B3e buggy. These new arms increase the steering Ackermann of the vehicle, resulting in a smoother steering feel when compared to the standard steering block arm set. Made from quality woven-carbon fibre for strength, slight weight savings, and a factory look.

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