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August 4, 2015

Kammann takes West division E-Buggy regionals Rd4

Round four of the German West division 1/8th E-Buggy regionals was held at the RCRT Duisburg track. Hot weather made for dry and dusty conditions and this caused some headache for the drivers and after the qualifiers it was Chris Kammann who came out fastest from Lukas Strothmann an Max Kempchen. In the single 10-minute A-main leg Chris was able to conserve his performance to take a commanding win some 14 seconds in front of second placed Lukas Strothmann. Peter Schulte-Batenbrock would round out the podium in 3rd.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

August 4, 2015

Lutz doubles at OS/Futaba Nitro Challenge

The OS/Futaba Nitro Challenge was held at the St. Louis Dirtburners track with a turnout of over 200 entries. The Levi Jackson built track was a lot of fun, watered and the grip level was pretty decent. As the sun got strong though the track began to dry quicker and it was made a decision to let it groove in early and hopes were it would hold together. By the end of practice on Friday everyone became aware that this wasn’t going as planned. The track got super dry and while there was a nice groove it had little holes in that groove that continually grew and spit out sand, dirt, and rocks. By the end of the weekend the track was a complete challenge as finding a setup to traverse the conditions was tricky. Everyone bemoaned about finding consistency and some found themselves using medium hardness tires, even though the conditions were loose.

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August 4, 2015

Upgrade RC Vortex 10 Seven 1/10th buggy rear wing

Upgrade RC’s Vortex 10 Seven Lexan wing was designed to suit mid-motor 2WD and 4WD 1/10th buggies. Just like its predecessor the unique Dimple System helps to decrease friction drag at higher speeds and increases downforce with reduced drag at low speeds. The wing comes with a set of two side number plates and mounting grids for easy installation.

Source: Upgrade RC [rcidcustom.com]

August 3, 2015

HPI Racing Pro-Series Temp Driver

The HPI Racing Pro-Series Temp Driver is a combined infra-red temperature gauge and a flat blade screw driver to adjust the needles of nitro engine carburettors. No longer multiple tools are needed trackside or while bashing to obtain perfect engine tuning. The tool allows to check the temperature of any nitro engine properly as the plug obtains the correct temperature reading, while the flat blade driver helps to fine-tune all carburettor needles. The tool is supplied in a metal tin and it can also be used by electric drivers wanting to keep an eye on motor, speedo, battery or tyre temperatures.

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August 3, 2015

Xray Work.Shop Denmark – Announcement

Glostrup RC track in Denmark will play host for the Xray Work.Shop Denmark on the 8th and 9th of August. Xray’s Mike Gosvig will sit down with interested Xray owners to provide technical and setup support for the company’s T4, XB4 2WD and 4WD cars. More information can be found here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 3, 2015

Kyle Skidmore joins Motiv RC

Motiv has announced the addition of long time US racer Kyle Skidmore to the Motiv pro team. Kyle has never been shy to race any class in RC but his skills are most recently put to use racing his Serpent 1/10th scale electric off-road vehicles. Kyle is no stranger to national level events and has been observed as a professional at tracks for many years. Kyle had this to say about his new partnership:

I’m excited to be one of the first drivers on the Motiv pro team. Testing the product went great and now I’m excited to showcase all my sponsors with the new addition to my racing package.

Source: Motiv RC [motivrc.com]

July 31, 2015

Tyre Wars 2015 – Announcement

The Herts Nitro Model Club has announced the Tyre Wars 2015 race for the 29th to 31st of August. The event will see 1/8th nitro buggy, 1/8th E-buggy and 1/8th nitro truggy racing with the controlled practice being held on Saturday, qualifying on Sunday and finals on the bank holiday Monday. The buggy classes have to use either the AKA Impact, Beta Freeride or Pro-Line Blockade tyres while the truggy drivers can use any AKA, Beta or Pro-Line tyre of their choice. More information can be found on the club’s website here.

July 31, 2015

Xray 12mm hex 1/10th buggy wheels

Xray have new 1/10th buggy wheels with 12mm hex available. Coming as 2WD front, 4WD front as well as rear variant the wheels are moulded from a flexible yet rigid material that will give maximum precision without being too hard which can affect overall traction and side-bite. Inner reinforcement ribs give additional stability to prevent deformation. The wheels fit the XB4 off-road buggies and all cars with similar wheel offset.

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