This past weekend the fifth and final round of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the Slough track. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots would come out successful with his Reds Racing powered ride in front of team mate Jack Embling (Mugen/Reds Racing) to take the overall title. Darren Bloomfield (Agama/Bullitt), who had an outside change to take the title, would round out the top 3 result.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
The recent Italian 1/8th Buggy Championship warm-up race saw Marco Natale walking away with the win in the main final. Alessandro Remia ended the event on the runner-up spot, Patrizio Pistolesi would round out the top 3 result.
With a second place at the recent fifth round of the Portuguese 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship Ricardo Monteiro has secured himself his first national title. Miguel Matias would take the win at round 5 while Carlos Duraes rounded out the podium in third.
August Bank Holiday usually has a 3-day race of one form or another over it, and this year was no different. However the Herts club tried something different and rather than have a race dedicated to one tyre manufacture, they created an event where the three most prominent tyre brands in the UK, Beta, Proline and AKA were able to nominate one of their patterns to be eligible to race in whatever compound the competitor liked, thus not alienating drivers with allegiances to one particular brand. The track as ever was in immaculate condition and everyone was looking forward to a great weekends racing, with the hope that the weather would hold off and not come and spoil the proceedings.
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Round six of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy Nationals was held near the lake of Geneva in the beautiful city of Morges, Vaud, Switzerland. In the 45-minute main final Patrick Hofer came out successful despite being dead last in the opening stages due to an early crash. Patrick then shifted into second gear, catching position by position to grab the lead around the 30 minute mark. He then never looked back to take the win from team mate Ronny Lüber in second place.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
Arrowmax have further extended their line of LiPo battery packs with the introduction of the 7.4V 2800mAh super shorty pack. Sporting the size of a single saddle pack the item is much small and lighter than a conventional shorty battery, allowing for super-light vehicle setups. Made from low-capacity yet lightweight high-performance 55C/110C cells the pack is ideal for 2WD vehicles. The hardcase is equipped with through-type 4mm connector tubes and 2mm balancer ports.
Mckune Design have released their new FR4 vented slipper pads specifically designed for carpet, astro turf, and high bite clay. CNC-machined from FR4 epoxy fiber glass, the innovative vented design provide a consistent feel throughout the run without fading. They are available now for Team Associated, Yokomo, Kyosho, Schumacher, and Xray off-road vehicles.
Source: Mckune Design [mckunedesign.com]
Round three of Swedish National Cup series was held in the small village of Viskafors, hosted by the Boras MRK club. Usually used for 1/8th off-road racing the track was pretty big for the 1/10th scale buggies and also the jump sections held some difficulties for the drivers as these were critical to score consistent and fast lap times. In the 4WD qualifiers Alexander Landen was able to TQ the first two rounds, but Niclas Mansson stroke back and took round three and four and he was also able to grab the overall TQ with a better tie-breaker to line up on the pole position for the triple A-mains.
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