Last weekend’s Fall Brawl in Myrtle Beach, SC saw Ryan Lutz taking the TQ in the 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. He went on to win Nitro Truggy by over a lap, 1/8th Electric Buggy, and Pro4 SCT. A flame out in Nitro Buggy was the only thing stopping Ryan from a win in 1/8th Nitro Buggy.
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SWorkz have more images and detailed features of their soon-to-be-released S350 Evo II 1/8th nitro buggy kit available. The latest incarnation of the S350 buggy features several improvements such as new 16mm BBS shock absorbers with new soft springs, updated lower A-arms with a new shock geometry as well as Lightened Drive System driveshafts throughout. Included are also LDS compatible front steering knuckles and rear hubs, PSP aluminium upper steering bellcranks, a PSP aluminium throttle linkage set, aluminium upper arm mounts as well an updated fuel tank and an aluminium rear chassis brace mount. Included with the kit also comes the new Falcon II bodyshell.
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Vampire Racing introduce the all-new 7500mAh 80C 7.4V hardcase LiPo stick pack. The newly developed high-performance battery is made from a new generation of very robust Lithium-Polymer cells that does not swell like most of today’s LiPo packs do. The special chemistry of the 80C cells delivers the best possible performance for power-hungry applications such as Modified and Stock touring cars as well as 1/8th off-road vehicles. The battery sports standard dimensions of 138x47x25mm, it weighs in at 330g and it comes with a protective hardcase that incorporates dual 4mm connector tubes.
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Neo Buggy and DXR announce NeoX, the 10th instalment of the unofficial 1/8th Buggy Indoor Worlds. The anniversary event of the Neo Race sees the race once again run on its classic Easter weekend date of the 3rd to 6th of April 2015. The Agricultural University Harper Adams in Shropshire continues as the venue for the event, once again a 4 days affair – running Friday to Monday. The event’s capacity has been slightly increased in size with the blossoming 1/8 Electric Buggy class making a return – now limited to 60 drivers, the main Nitro Buggy class is limited to 240 entries. After the success of the special one-off races in the past they return with a few additions; Juniors Final, Oldies Final, the Dash4Cash for the top qualifiers, Last Chance Qualifier – more details revealed soon. More information and sign-up, starting December 10th, can be found on the dedicated event website here.
The Fall Brawl race took place at Myrtle Beach, SC with around 250 drivers in attendance. In the highly competitive Nitro Pro Buggy class Cole Odgen battled for the win with the likes of Lutz, Adam, Pettit and Mcginty and at the end Cole was able to come out successful from Lutz and Drake.
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Team Associated’s RC10 World’s Car 1/10th 2WD “vintage” buggy is now available through rc10.com as a factory-assembled race roller. The limited edition buggy is an excellent platform for Vintage Class racing or for those who want to get started racing without breaking the bank. Built in house by Team Associated’s tech staff and racers, the RC10 World’s Car Race Roller features modern-era upgrades, such as V2 threaded shocks, the V2 slipper clutch and updated CVA driveshafts, while retaining the spirit of the original RC10 World’s Car that crowned Brian Kinwald as 2WD IFMAR World Champion in 1993.
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Coming from Arrowmax and made for the Yokomo B-Max4 is 10 degree aluminium C-hub set. The parts are machined from aluminium, they come blue anodised and laser-etched and replace the standard composite hubs with more durable parts for improved crash resistance and a more crisp handling.
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The intensity continues to rise in Omaha, Nebraska as the JConcepts INS entered the final round of qualifying. In the Modified 4WD class, Kyosho’s Jared Tebo and TLR/JConcepts’ Ryan Maifield are both tied with one win each. Both of these experienced drivers know that having track position is going to benefit greatly for the triple A-mains and undoubtedly give them a better chance at winning.
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