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April 1, 2015

Tekno EB48SL 1/8th ‘Super Light’ Buggy Kit

Tekno EB48SL 1/8th 'Super Light' Buggy Kit

Tekno introduce the new EB48SL Super Light 1/8th scale racing buggy kit. Based on the SCT410.3 1/10th scale short course truck the buggy is a lightweight alternative to the somewhat heavy standard 1/8th buggies and ideal for tight and twisty indoor tracks. The buggy shares around 95 percent of parts with the SCT410.3 with all of the new improvements and features put into the truck are all present in the buggy, along with a couple others specifically for the 1/8th kit. Lightened differentials, a lightened driveline, and lightened aluminium parts are standard and used throughout. 16mm bore, aluminium threaded body, long travel shocks are standard and the updated SCT410.3 suspension geometry is standard as are a split centre diff mount and the lightened chassis. The buggy is designed for the use with Pro4 motors, brushless speed controllers and 2S LiPo battery packs to make for a much lower weight compared to its heavy 4S siblings and thus improved acceleration, corner speed and jump handling.

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March 31, 2015

Cristian Villar wins at Galician regional champs Rd1

Last weekend the Galician regional championship started in Vilagarcia, on a much faster and more enjoyable layout than last year. On Sunday morning the qualifying began and Cristian Villar showed great performance from early on, taking the TQ with a lap record in the two qualifying runs, taking the TQ 9 seconds ahead of the second place driver. In the semifinal A he would dominate again and with a much higher pace he crossed the finish line with a 30 seconds gap on the next driver. In the main final Cristian again won in dominant fashion, taking the day’s win some 2 laps on front of Jose Porto.

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March 31, 2015

Panic & Kato win at Malaysia National League Rd2

Round 2 of the Malaysia National League was held at 3 Stone Park and it saw a total of 72 racers in attendance from Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland and Indonesia. The race was divided into the two classes of Pro and Semi Pro and the race format was five rounds of 10 minutes qualifying with three best rounds to count followed Christmas tree finals. The Pro International class was won by Ben Panic in front of Jason Nugroho and Didier Perrin while in the Semi Pro class Danny Kato came out successful from Riffat H and Ryan Stocek.

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March 31, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the 2015 Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held at the MRCC track in Medan, North Sumatra. Adrian Wicaksono took the TQ but in the 60 minute final it was Jason Nugroho who came out successful in front of Adrian Wicaksono and Stanley Wangsanegara. Reza Rakasiwi and Chopin rounded out the top 5 result.

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March 31, 2015

Danish 1/8th Off-Road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Danish 1/8th Off-Road nationals attracted a total of around 90 drivers from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway to compete in Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and Electric Buggy classes. The track layout was very challenging and fun to race with a combination of a very big jump and difficult landing section on the straight, an “American wupti section” and some tight and flowing corners and sweepers. In Nitro Buggy it was the Xray duo of Mike Gosvig and Peter Harder who were fighting hard throughout all qualification rounds. Mike won the first round with 0.2 seconds on Peter and the second round with a 2 second margin. In round three Peter was leading until the last lap when a crash on the big jump handed Mike the win and a well-deserved TQ. In the last qualifier Peter turned the fastest lap of the day and scored the fastest qualification run to have him start from pole in the semifinal B. Mike and Peter then went on to win their respective semifinals to have them line up up front for the main final.

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March 31, 2015

Derek Stephansen takes NCRL Race Series Rd1

Round 1 of the Northern California Racing League was held at LSR Speedway in Sacramento with over 150 entries and racers from all around Northern California and Nevada attending. 2WD Modified Buggy was up first – a Reedy Race format meant you had to be fast and consistent to win. A1 would have Derek Stephansen lined up outside teammate Justin Moon. The two would get a clean start and begin gapping the field. Moon would bobble on the center triple giving Stephansen room to breath and take the win. A2 would have Derek lined up in P9 and get wrapped up in a crash early on. Half a lap down to the leader he would put his head down and run them down but run out of time taking 2nd. A3 starting mid pack Derek would set back and watch Strange and Cortez battle out each other for the lead which allowed Derek to pick them both off taking the win. Going into A4 three drivers could be the possible overall winner: Cavalier, Bernal, and Stephansen. Once again starting mid pack Stephansen would get a great start working up to 2nd quickly. The leader would make a mistake giving Derek the lead and would not relinquish it to take the overall class win and set the fastest time of the day in 2WD Mod buggy.

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March 31, 2015

Stoltz sweeps Buggy classes at Turnpike Tussle Series

Kickin’ Dirt Raceway in Somerset, PA was the location for the Turnpike Tussle series, held on three weekends throughout February and March. The series brought in drivers from all parts of the region along with an interesting concept for R/C racing: single day races with extremely limited practice time and a fresh track layout for each event with no “drop races”. Consistent top performances would be the key to success in the series that drew over 105 entries on average per event. Matt Stoltz was able to take the points championships in both Modified 2WD Buggy and in Modified 4WD buggy. With podium finishes in all three rounds including a TQ and win in round 3, Matt was able to secure the championship in the Modified 2WD class and in Modified 4WD, Matt was able to take 2 out of 3 wins.

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March 31, 2015

Water & Jones win at Silverstone Winter Series

Nathan Waters has won the very competitive 2WD Silverstone Winter Series against some of the best off-road drivers in Britain. The event took place over 6 rounds on an indoor high-grip astroturf track and attracted 136 entries. In the final round Nathan set a convincing TQ, but the race win went to Lloyd Storey, with 2nd Iain Mellish, and 3rd Dave Poulter, all driving Schumacher buggies. This result meant that Lloyd secured 2nd in the championship and Dave Poulter 3rd. The under 13 Junior class was won by Lewis Jones (Schumacher), with 2nd Ben Pugh (Kyosho), and 3rd Harry Weedon (Schumacher).

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