Round 7 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Off-road Series was held at Controlled Chaos Raceway in Palmdale, California last Saturday. 2WD Open Buggy had Cody Turner (Team Associated) taking the day’s win from Kyosho’s Caetano McNeill on the runner-up spot and Team Associated’s Nick Miller, who would round out the top 3 results.
The sixth and final round of the Northwest Championship Tour was held in Yakima, Washington. In the 4WD Open Buggy class Yokomo’s Jackson Andres was trying to go 6 for 6 for the NCT. He was able to TQ and take A1 and A2 for the win, taking the 4WD Championship for the series. Tekno’s Jesse Munn ended round 6 on the 2 spot from Derek Rasheed (Tekno) on the 3 spot.
The fifth round of the 2018 Speed King Tour was held at the Twin Ring Honguu outdoor asphalt track in the Aichi prefecture this past weekend. Classes held would be Touring Modified, Touring Stock and Oval. After a two month break the race attracted a lot of racers from all over Japan and the race format was as usual with triple qualifiers and a Super Lap session for the top 5 driver to determine the overall top qualifier. Destiny driver and round 4 winner Yugo Nagashima took the Modified class TQ after the three regular qualifiers and he also clocked the fastest run in the Super Lap race. Yokomo driver Ryosuke Yamamoto came on P2, while Infinity’s Akio Sobue took P3 on the grid.
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The 29th German Pro10 Championships were held at the EVMC Velp club in The Netherlands this past weekend. The race was held in Modified and Sports classes and it was not only open to German drivers but also for entries from surrounding countries, making it an international event. The weather forecast for the weekend was mixed with only the practice runs and the first qualifier being held on a dry track. The opening Modified class qualifier was lead by Tim Altmann from Reinder Wilms and Tobias Weist while the Sports class saw reigning champion Andreas Dick, newcomer Dirk Elsebusch and local hero Mathijs Hermens on the top spots.
Team Associated have introduced their new Reflex 14T and 14B ready-to-run off-road vehicles. Both come out of the box already assembled, with a Reedy Power brushless speed control, brushless motor, high-torque digital steering servo, and 2.4GHz radio system. The adjustability offered by the turnbuckles, caster blocks, and rear hubs allow to adapt the suspension setup to various surface conditions. Additional features include three sealed differentials, aluminium steering rack, and lightweight aluminium centre driveshaft. The 14T comes with a pre-decorated truggy body shell while the 14B features a sleek buggy body. Both will hit stores in October.
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The 3rd Annual Le Mans Veteran Meeting will be held on the 28th and 29th of September at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. Classes run will include Pan Car Lemans, Formula, Touring Modified and Touring Stock 13.5T and all details can be found on social media here.
The 2018/19 edition of the Xray Racing Series Germany will kick off on the weekend of the 17th and 18th of November at the MAC Adenau club. The 5-race series will conclude with the grand finale at the Arena33 in Andernach in February and it will see the running of Touring Stock, FWD, Formula, 1/12th scale and GT12 classes and more information can be found here.
RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have introduced their new low profile carbon fibre shock towers for the Schumacher CAT L1 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. Shorter than the standard items the shock stays will lower the overall centre of gravity for improved corner speeds and greater overall grip. The towers are cut from 4mm high-quality carbon fibre and they have been successfully tested by 2017 German Junior Champion, Elias Ehrmann.
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