Last weekend saw the ACT State Titles ran in Australia’s Capital territory. The track was technical and very high grip all weekend. In both the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes Craig Laughton took the win to round out a perfect weekend. The Sportsman division had young Riley Searl taking the win from Mason Cameron.
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Graupner have announced the signing of newly crowned German 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Champion Marvin Fritschler. Marvin will use the Graupner/SOAR 998 buggies and a package of products from the Graupner portfolio such as the Colt HoTT radio, O.S. engines and Titan fuel. Marvin’s first major outing for his new sponsors will be the forthcoming 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals in Bistensee.
Source: Graupner [graupner.de]
The annual 1/8th Off-road French Cup was held this past weekend with around 100 drivers in attendance. The 3-day meeting started on Friday but rain affected the practice sessions and even on Saturday morning the track wasn’t fully dry but equipped with super soft tyres the drivers would be able to tackle the qualifiers that saw Jerome Aigoin taking the TQ honours in every of the four rounds. In the final, Jerome took the lead and he was able to built a comfortable gap of up to 20 seconds on his brother Yannick and the Sartels. Jerome opted for a safe strategy with an extra pit stop and despite a last minute roll he was able to grab the day’s win from his brother Yannick.
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com] | Image: Yannick Aigoin
Coming from Team Losi Racing and made for the 8ight-E line of 1/8th scale electric buggies and trucks is the electric clutch system. It converts electric 1/8th scale buggies and trucks to a nitro-style clutch system, providing smoother throttle response, especially on bumpy tracks. The clutch provides instant power while increasing traction and decreasing the load on the drivetrain while the slip system of the clutch allows improved throttle modulation on bumpy tracks as it will slip under a heavy or abrupt load allowing the vehicle to remain stable. The clutch system also allows for full brake usage without the need for mechanical brakes due to the preloaded clutch shoes. The set includes two alloy and two composite clutch shoes, three different spring sets but not clutch bell and it is a direct fit on the 8ight-E 2.0, 8ight-E 3.0 and 8ight-E T 3.0.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
2013 European B Champion Marco Baruffolo took the win at the second edition of the Arena Outdoor Race on the wonderful DirtRace RC track in Asti, Italy, at the end of a convincing 60 minutes long dominance. After winning his semifinal and setting the fastest lap during the Superpole which allowed him to start from the 1 spot on the grid, Marco led the race from tone to tone, only to be challenged in the first 7 minutes by Stocco, who was then forced in the pits due to transmission issues. Behind them the third position was being held by Ricky Berton, whose buggy suffered from the loss of a turnbuckle screw and Ricky had to stop some 24 minutes into the race replace it. The second position was inherited by Mugen’s Davide Tortorici, who after a long fight with Valente managed to put his Sirio powered MBX7R ahead of Leonardo’s JQ, who had to settle for the third spot on the podium.
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The third and final round of the Austrian 1/8th E-Buggy National Championship was held at the challenging MRC Jaidhof track. Dry and super hot weather conditions made for a rough and dusty track with the racing lines over the jumps changing constantly, making consistent lap times difficult to achieve. Hupo Hönigl was able to win A1 and A2 coming from the 3 spot on the grid to take the day’s win and with it the first ever Austrian 1/8th E-Buggy national title after winning the third meeting in a row.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The second and final round of the German 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship was held at the Coesfeld track this past weekend. Jörn Neumann took the TQ after the qualifiers and he went on to win the main final from Marvin Fritschler who would grab the 2015 title with two second place finishes. Maik Wiesweg would end the day in third to round out the podium. Overall Marcel Guske ended the season on the runner-up spot whole Steven Schöniger completed the top 3 result. Coesfeld winner Jörn Neumann would only finish in 58th place overall after skipping the first round held in Schwendt.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Arrowmax have a new high-performance battery available in the form of the 7800mAh 2S LiPo pack. Built using high-capacity 55C/110C cells the battery comes in handy for all power hungry applications such as 1/10th touring cars as well as 1/8th E-buggies. The protective hardcase features standard 4mm bullet-type connector tubes which are accessible from both the top and bottom side and it is of standard 2S dimensions.
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