The warm-up race for the 3rd round of the Italian Nitro Off-road Championship was held in Fermo and saw Marco Natale taking the day’s win some two laps in front of Fabrizio Teghesi. Davide Tortorici would round out the podium in 3rd place in front of Alessio Arioli and Stefano Rossi in 4th and 5th respectively.
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Round five of the Funnycars Cup was held in Usti an Labem over the weekend. The Usti track is a pretty unusual affair as it is built into a hillside and thanks to the recent rebuild it is now covered in astroturf. The race format was four rounds of qualifying and triple mains for the finals and in the 1/8th E-Buggy class it was Vaclav Broz who took the pole position while teammate Vojtech Soukup placed his buggy on the 2 spot. In the mains Vaclav then came out successful to take the day’s win from Vojtech.
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Round four of the French 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship took place this weekend in the Normandy in the Northwest of France. The track had a lot of difficulties to offer with loads of dirt and many holes. Kyosho’s Jerome Aigoin scored his first in the championship this year in front of his brother Yannick whose 2nd place was enough to win him the championship title. Agama driver Hugon Edouard came in 3rd to round out the podium. Missing in the main final was HB’s Renaud Savoya who DNF’d in the semifinal due to a broken servo.
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ST Racing Concepts now have a range of Axial Yeti aluminium option parts available in blue anodising. The series includes a HD front shock tower, steering knuckles, C-hubs, steering brace and a HD diff cover all of which come in a blue colour and with laser-etched markings. All parts are direct replacements for the stock items and they not only look the part but also improve durability and performance.
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MIP’s Box gearbox for the Team Associated B5M has received a running change in the form of the MIP Eco All-In-1 Box that accommodates all current Team Associated and MIP topshafts on the market for the B5M and T5M platforms. Generally the gearbox bridges a gap and gives the mid motor vehicle all the benefits of the rear motor car but less drag and more initial punch with one less idler gear. The all-aluminium construct offers an advantage pertaining to more precise internal gear mesh, less overall heat, and stiffer bracing, better bearing seats and over 10 percent of the gear box weight reduced from the original box.
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Coming from JConcepts and made for the Axial Yeti equipped with 2.2″ tyres are the new 2.2″ Axial Yeti 12mm glue-on wheels. The 8-spoke 1-piece wheel is a smooth design, incorporating a triangle type cut-out of spokes around the centre for heavy street appeal. The design leaves the natural colour of the wheel showing inside the spokes which adds a touch of mystery and depth. In-between the spoke design rests the dividing sections which break up the pattern adding a bit of bite to the overall design. The entire face of the wheel has been plated with a silver coating which gives the Yeti owner a little more luxurious look to match-up to a variety of imaginary looks. Each package contains four wheels, 12mm plastic hexes, wheel adaptors to give the user a front and rear wheel offset and hardware to make the installation complete. The adaptors attach with the included eight, 2.5x8mm screws to provide beefy security. In addition, each wheel includes a solid and open centre cap which are attached with the included eight, 2.5x6mm socket head cap screws.
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Pro-Line have introduced the Jeep Comanche full bed 12.3″ rock crawler body for 1/10th scale and crawler rigs with 12.3″ wheelbase. This body is constructed out of a single piece of high-quality Lexan, doing away with the need of handling multiple body pieces. Included comes a comprehensive decal sheet containing grille and light details among others.
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Designed in cooperation with Italian and UK top drivers is Bittydesign’s new Zefirus Lexan rear wing for 1/8th off-road buggies and trucks. Light of weight thanks to its design and the polycarbonate material used, the wing helps to lower the car’s centre of gravity without compromising aerodynamics. The design of the wing allows to fine-tune the downforce created by adding or modifying the included gurney flap and by using or leaving away the optional side dams. By opening airflow vents the wing is further tuneable and in its lightest configuration 50 percent lighter than a standard plastic wing. Made in Italy and coming made from clear and high-quality Lexan material the wing set includes the gurney flap, side dams, mounting hardware, and a decal sheet. Furthermore the wing is also available pre-painted in black, white and fluorescent yellow.
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