The annual Messe Cup was held near Bielefeld, Germany as part of a hobby fair, attracting off-road racers from many parts of the country. In the premier 1/8th E-Buggy category, that was booked out as were the other classes offered, it was Agama’s Berkan Kilic with the overall win after the thrilling triple 10-minute A-mains. Mugen’s Carsten Keller came in 2nd, followed by Agama’s Burak Kilic in 3rd.
Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the update.
SoCal Nitro Raceway of Adelanto, California played host to the Stadium Nitro Shootout race this past weekend. HB Racing’s Colin Herzig was in control of things in the Pro Nitro Buggy class, taking the TQ in round 1 which would be uncontested in the second round. Starting off on pole Colin had a good start, but then had one little mistake which shuffled him back a few positions. Colin just put his head down, and charged back to the front. With about eight minutes left in the main, there was a technical difficulty with the computer system, so the organisers had to do a restart. The restart would go on to be a ten-minute race, where Colin would also go onto win, leaving behind HB Racing driver Tyler Brown in 2n and TLR’s Anthony Westergaard in 3rd.
Thanks to Colin Herzig for the update.
RC Maker have introduced their brand new Geo carbon wing endplates for 1/10th touring cars. Light weight and durable, they give a body the ultimate sexy look. Machined pockets give the end plate a 3D geometric look, whilst also maintaining strength and they are meant to increase the car’s stability all round, especially on the straight. The set includes two pairs of endplates that fit most 1/10th touring car rear wings. Please note that some tracks and racing series do not allow the use of carbon fibre parts on the body shells or wings – be sure to check with the organisers before using them.
View the mounted endplate here
Round 8 of the HNMC Winter Series was held this past weekend in freezing winter weather conditions. In Nitro Buggy Team Associated’s Lewis Jones took the overall TQ after winning two of the three qualifiers in super slick conditions. With only a 15-minutes final and daylight fading it was going to be a sprint rather than a race in the A-main where Lewis Jones and HB Racing’s Graham Alsop managed to get away after a mistake by Xray’s Callum Niblett on the first lap. From there Lewis managed about a 4-second gap until he nosed in on an apex and lost some time. Lewis would put his head down and lead until he made three errors on the tricky left hand side in the last five laps which ultimately cost him the win, finishing in 2nd behind Graham Alsop 1st and Callum Niblett 3rd.
Image: Lewis Jones
The Swedish Västerorts RC Sportklubb held round 3 of the Winter Indoor Series this past weekend. The race was held in 2WD Mod Buggy and 4WD Mod Buggy classes and in 2WD it was Wilhelm Skjöldebrand with the TQ from Elias Johansson on the 2 spot. Wilhelm would take the win in the opening A-main but, after having a DNF in A1 and finding some more corner speed for the remaining mains, it was Elias with wins in A2 and A3 for the overall as Wilhelm had to settle for 2nd overall. Lukas Larsson would round out the top 3.
Infinity has extended its range of high performance silicone diff oils with the addition of five new high viscosity oils. Using carefully selected silicone oil, the new 60K, 100K, 300K, 500K and 1 million viscosity offerings are professionally controlled during production. This ensures an accuracy that gives racers a reliable source of consistency when selecting the correct oil for the set-up they are aiming to achieve. The 60K and 100K oil comes in 60cc bottles as with the previous oils in the range while the 300K, 500K and 1 million comes in 30cc container.
Coming from Capricorn is the new High Response Mode brass suspension mount. Machined from high-quality brass material and coming in a natural finish, the mount is a direct fit and usable with the kit’s composite hinge pin inserts, allowing for swift and easy suspension geometry changes while adding weight to the front or rear corner of the car which can be beneficial in certain track conditions.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Coming from Hobbywing is their new QuicRun WP 880 Dual Brushed electronic speed controller. The ESC allows to operate two brushed motors simultaneously, making it the ideal choice for dual motor monster trucks. Adjustable PWM frequency and advanced DEO/freewheeling technology ensures exceptional throttle linearity and driving feel while fine-tuneable drag brake rates and brake force rates provide great stopping power. 15 programmable parameters allow to adapt the controller to a wide range of vehicles and applications and thanks to being dust and waterproof, the controller allows to go everywhere in nearly all weather and track conditions. A separate PRG/FAN port on the ESC allows to power and additional fan unit for maximised cooling performance and to connect an optional LED program box for ESC programming.
View a list of the features and another image here
