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May 25, 2015

Ninja JX21-B03 nitro off-road engine

Coming soon from Mugen is a new line of Ninja JX nitro engines. First up is the JX21-B03 for 1/8th nitro buggies, truggies and the up and coming nitro GT on-road class. Offering a good amount of usable power and a high fuel economy the engine features a square bore and stroke configuration, DLC-coated and balanced tuned crankshaft, a ceramic rear ball bearing for increased throttle response and a higher top speed, a light weight low-profile cooling head with laser-etched Ninja graphics, and an easy-to-tune three needle carburettor with aluminium 6.5mm venturi. The engine will become available around June or July.

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May 25, 2015

Tesla .21 engine ceramic front bearing

New from Capricorn comes the Tesla 7x19x6mm ceramic bearing for .21 nitro engines. The front crankshaft bearing is made to C2 tolerances for the highest possible precision and it fits all Novarossi-based engines.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

May 25, 2015

Rakasiwi wins Indonesian National Buggy Champs Rd2

The WillSon Track in Bali played host for the 2nd round of the Indonesian National Buggy Championship that attracted drivers from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Medan, Balikpapan, Kendari and Bali. The race format was 6 rounds of 7 minutes qualifiers with the 4 best rounds to count followed by bump-up finals. Jason Nugroho took the TQ after the qualifiers and he then won the semifinal A to take the pole position for the 60 minute main final in which he could maintain the lead thanks to a good start. Around the 20 minute mark Jason noticed that both rear tyres on his buggy started to unglue from the wheel and he had to decide to change the tyres and to loose time in the pits or to take the risk and to drive to the end with a somewhat unpredictable car. At the end he decided to stay on the damaged tyres and thanks to a clever drive he still finished in 2nd place some 0.5 seconds behind winner Reza Rakasiwi. Indra Liono finished the race in 3rd to complete the podium.

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May 25, 2015

GForce Ridge shorty & low-profile shorty LiPo batteries

GForce have two new shorty LiPo batteries available in the form of a 4500mAh and a 3200mAh low-profile pack. The 4500mAh variant sports standard shorty dimensions of 92.5x46x24mm and it weighs in at 200g while the 3200mAh pack is only 18mm tall at a weight of 153g, mimicking 1/12th scale 1S dimensions. The packs are made using 50C cells and they utilise 4mm bullet-type connector tubes and a 2mm balancer connector port.

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May 25, 2015

Robert Batlle wins Spanish Nitro Buggy Nats Rd2

Round 2 of the Spanish 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend in Ripoll. Mugen’s Robert Batlle took the TQ during Saturday’s qualifiers from Borja Hernandez (Mugen) who was some 6 seconds behind in 2nd place. Oscar Baldo (Mugen) rounded out the top 3 result after the qualifiers. In Saturday’s main final Robert again showed a World-class performance by winning the 45 minute encounter by 2 laps. Behind him, the race was on for the runner-up spot with the 2nd to 7th placed drivers all finishing on the same lap. Ultimately the runner-up spot went to Jaume Figuls (Mugen) who secured the 2nd place only 0.5 seconds in front of Daniel Bernabe (SOAR). Another 1.3 seconds down Juan Carlos Canas (HoBao) completed the top 4 result.

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May 25, 2015

Martin Bayer doubles at Czech 1/8th Off-road Nats Rd1

The first round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held this past weekend at the track of Horni Jeleni. The weather forecast did not look too promising but fortunately the race would take place in dry conditions. New for this year is an updated race format with the Nationals being 1-day events and with the best two drivers after qualifying would directly proceed into the main finals. In the 30 minute main final of the Nitro Buggy class Martin Bayer took the win from Jiri Mara and Jan Zamis.

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May 24, 2015

Yannick Aigoin takes French Nitro Buggy Champs Rd3

The third round of the French Nitro Buggy Championship was held this weekend at the track of Belfort. The 45 minute main final saw a terrific battle between Yannick Aigoin (Xray) and Renaud Savoya (HB) for pretty much the whole time with the better end for Yannick who won the main one lap ahead of Renaud. Jerome Sartel (TLR) rounded out the podium another lap down.

Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]

May 24, 2015

Yeah Racing Wraith suspension adjustment kits

Yeah Racing have introduced the front and rear Droop Lowering Angle Adjustment kits for the front and the rear of the Axial Wraith. Made from high-quality aluminium and coming gun metal anodised the parts help to achieve a wider range of shock angle and suspension droop adjustments in order to fine-tune the suspension geometry to suit your needs. Included with the sets comes suitable mounting hardware.

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