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April 1, 2015

Imbue V2 brass shock pistons

Imbue has announced the release of their V2 brass shock pistons. Switching from the conventional tapered body design to a more efficient tapered hole design, the tapered holes offer a higher flow, resulting in a quicker rebound or softer compression depending on orientation. In addition to the V2 release, a second hole configuration has been added to the lineup. 5×1.45mm shock pistons offer another tuning option for racers looking for every tenth. The 5-holes are better suited for rough conditions, while the 8-holes offer solid all-around dampening. The pistons are available for a range of 1/8th off-road vehicles.

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April 1, 2015

Rex Legend.28-8 8-port truck engine

Novarossi introduce the Rex Legend.28-8 8-port truggy and monster truck nitro engine. The short stroke engine is based on the previously announced Legend.28 and it offers a newly designed liner for improved performance and RPM. The engine features a 14mm turbo crankshaft, 9mm composite carburettor and steel ball bearings with a ceramic bearing version also being available. The 4.66cc engine is coming in a standard, recoil pull starter and rotostart version to make it usable for a range of applications including RTR monster trucks.

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April 1, 2015

Avid D413 1.5mm carbon arm inserts

Avid D413 1.5mm carbon arm inserts-1

Avid introduce 1.5mm carbon fibre arm inserts for the HB D413 1/10th 4WD buggy. They offer the buggy another great tuning feature by reducing the flex and twist in the arm. It is common to fine tune the response of the vehicle by placing them just on the front or rear or on both ends and thus the drop-fit inserts are available as separate front and rear sets and as combo set as well.

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April 1, 2015

Tekno EB48SL 1/8th ‘Super Light’ Buggy Kit

Tekno EB48SL 1/8th 'Super Light' Buggy Kit

Tekno introduce the new EB48SL Super Light 1/8th scale racing buggy kit. Based on the SCT410.3 1/10th scale short course truck the buggy is a lightweight alternative to the somewhat heavy standard 1/8th buggies and ideal for tight and twisty indoor tracks. The buggy shares around 95 percent of parts with the SCT410.3 with all of the new improvements and features put into the truck are all present in the buggy, along with a couple others specifically for the 1/8th kit. Lightened differentials, a lightened driveline, and lightened aluminium parts are standard and used throughout. 16mm bore, aluminium threaded body, long travel shocks are standard and the updated SCT410.3 suspension geometry is standard as are a split centre diff mount and the lightened chassis. The buggy is designed for the use with Pro4 motors, brushless speed controllers and 2S LiPo battery packs to make for a much lower weight compared to its heavy 4S siblings and thus improved acceleration, corner speed and jump handling.

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March 31, 2015

Cristian Villar wins at Galician regional champs Rd1

Last weekend the Galician regional championship started in Vilagarcia, on a much faster and more enjoyable layout than last year. On Sunday morning the qualifying began and Cristian Villar showed great performance from early on, taking the TQ with a lap record in the two qualifying runs, taking the TQ 9 seconds ahead of the second place driver. In the semifinal A he would dominate again and with a much higher pace he crossed the finish line with a 30 seconds gap on the next driver. In the main final Cristian again won in dominant fashion, taking the day’s win some 2 laps on front of Jose Porto.

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March 31, 2015

Panic & Kato win at Malaysia National League Rd2

Round 2 of the Malaysia National League was held at 3 Stone Park and it saw a total of 72 racers in attendance from Malaysia, Australia, Switzerland and Indonesia. The race was divided into the two classes of Pro and Semi Pro and the race format was five rounds of 10 minutes qualifying with three best rounds to count followed Christmas tree finals. The Pro International class was won by Ben Panic in front of Jason Nugroho and Didier Perrin while in the Semi Pro class Danny Kato came out successful from Riffat H and Ryan Stocek.

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March 31, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd1

The opening round of the 2015 Indonesia Buggy Nationals was held at the MRCC track in Medan, North Sumatra. Adrian Wicaksono took the TQ but in the 60 minute final it was Jason Nugroho who came out successful in front of Adrian Wicaksono and Stanley Wangsanegara. Reza Rakasiwi and Chopin rounded out the top 5 result.

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March 31, 2015

Danish 1/8th Off-Road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Danish 1/8th Off-Road nationals attracted a total of around 90 drivers from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Norway to compete in Nitro Buggy, Nitro Truggy and Electric Buggy classes. The track layout was very challenging and fun to race with a combination of a very big jump and difficult landing section on the straight, an “American wupti section” and some tight and flowing corners and sweepers. In Nitro Buggy it was the Xray duo of Mike Gosvig and Peter Harder who were fighting hard throughout all qualification rounds. Mike won the first round with 0.2 seconds on Peter and the second round with a 2 second margin. In round three Peter was leading until the last lap when a crash on the big jump handed Mike the win and a well-deserved TQ. In the last qualifier Peter turned the fastest lap of the day and scored the fastest qualification run to have him start from pole in the semifinal B. Mike and Peter then went on to win their respective semifinals to have them line up up front for the main final.

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