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September 8, 2014

Bloomfield takes 2014 BRCA 1/8th nitro buggy title

The final round of this year’s BRCA 1/8th nitro buggy nationals took place at Slough Remote World Model Car Club. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots put his Reds-powered buggy on pole position for the 45 minute final in front of TQ Lee Martin (Mugen/Beat) and Neil Cragg (Team Associated/LRP). In the main Neil only managed to turn 3 laps until he had to retire making way for a battle between Lee and Elliott. Both ended the final being separated by only 6 seconds with the better end for Lee. Jack Embling (Mugen/Novarossi) came in 3rd to complete the podium. Graham Alsop (Hot Bodied/Bullitt) finished in 4th position while championship favourite Darren Bloomfield (Agama/Bullitt) had to settle for 5th. In the overall championship Darren then ended tie on points with Lee Martin but a better tie-breaker handed Darren the overall title from Lee in 2nd and Elliott Boots who ended his 2014 BRCA campaign in 3rd overall.

Image: Lee Martin

September 8, 2014

Xtreme Racing Mini 8ight Truggy carbon fibre options

Made for the Team Losi Mini 8ight Truggy are three new carbon fibre option parts from Xtreme Racing in the form of a front and rear shock tower as well as mud guards for the rear A-arms. The shock towers come made from 3mm carbon fibre and replace the stock aluminium towers. They mimic the standard suspension geometry and offer several mounting positions for the shocks and camber links. The rear wheel guards are again made from high quality carbon fibre material and prevent excessive dirt build-up around the driveshafts and shocks when running Team Losi’s mini truck off-road.

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September 6, 2014

VBC Firebolt DM arm mount & front axles

From VBC Racing for their new Firebolt DM buggy is a new front suspension arm mount and hardened integrated front axles. The arm mount has been made from lightweight aircraft grade 7075 aluminium alloy, weighing only 11 grams, and features an extra attachment hole for mounting a brass weight which is sold separately. The hardened integrated front axles feature a one piece design and are made using ultra strong spring steel with integrated drive hex.

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September 6, 2014

Arrowmax B-Max2 aluminium servo mounts

New from Arrowmax for the B-Max2 are these blue anodized 7075-T6 aluminium servo mounts. A direct replacement for the kit standard plastic parts, it holds the servo better in place and is much stronger than the original part.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

September 6, 2014

Avid 1/8th Hex track width spacers

New from Avid are these 1/8th Hex track width spacers (17mm) which are a great way to adjust the width of any 1/8th scale buggy or truggy without having to change out your hubs. Typically this will help stabilize a vehicle by increasing track width and scrub. You can choose from two sizes, 1.0mm and 0.5mm, or just order a set that includes 6 of each size.

Source: Avid RC [avidrc.com]

September 5, 2014

HPI Racing WR8 Method rallycross wheels

HPI Racing introduce the officially licensed replica Method rallycross wheels for the use with the company’s WR8 or any super-sized chassis. The wheels are perfectly suited for 2.2″ wheels, such as the WR8 Tarmac tyre D, the Gymkhana tyre D and the HPI Racing Slick tyre M. Beside a bright orange version there will also be a yellow variant available and the wheels come in sets of two.

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September 5, 2014

VP Pro Condor 1/10th buggy tyres

VP Pro introduce the Condor 1/10th buggy tyre which is available soon as 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre. Making use of a popular stepped pin design the tyres are best used on grass and artificial surface tracks such as astro turf and carpet.

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September 5, 2014

Swiss 1/8th off-road championship Rd7 – Report

The 7th and final round of the Swiss 1/8th nitro off-road championship took place in the middle of the city of Morges near the lake Geneva. Run on a temporary grass track the race attracted a lot of spectators and around 120 drivers. A mix of high and low speed corners combined with only a few small jumps and a table top made for some close racing. During Saturday’s qualifying Robin Frischkopf TQ’d two rounds out of four and only missed overall TQ to Jeremy Pittet by one point. The 3rd place on Saturday went to Marc Heim.

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