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November 18, 2014

Maifield wins Pro Buggy at the Battle of the Sikest

SiK Track Designs together with AZRCR have come together for a great battle in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona. Held at the Fear Farm RC Raceway, the event organised by Levi Jackson of SiK Track Designs saw some of the best in 1/8th scale racing battle it out in the ever changing Arizona weather conditions. After a great day of qualifying, Ryan Maifield was sitting TQ in the Pro Buggy and Truggy classes. Ryan then took the first two, 20 minute A-mains to take the overall Pro Buggy Championship. Then coming out and completely showed the field why he was the champion this weekend, lapping all but 4 drivers in the final 20 minute A-main. Overall Adam Drake finished in 2nd and Ryan Lutz 3rd. Starting off the Pro Truggy Mains, Ryan had mechanical issues in the first two mains and came back to win the 3rd main over Lutz. The final podium would be Ryan Lutz taking the overall win, Reno Savoya 2nd and Tanner Stees 3rd.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

November 18, 2014

New Team Associated B44.3 Factory Team parts

Team Associated soon have new Factory Team parts available for the B44.3 4WD buggy in the form of a carbon fibre shorty battery strap, an aluminium centre diff cap and 12mm front hex adapters. Starting with the battery strap, the brace is machined from high-quality carbon fibre and made to replace the standard part with a more rigid and cooler looking part. Included with the strap comes a pair of blue anodised mounting screws.

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November 18, 2014

Elliott Boots renews with Reds Racing

Italian company Reds Racing announce the re-signing of Elliott Boots for another two years through to 2016. The Kyosho front runner and 2012 IFMAR Worlds top qualifier has the following to say about the deal:

I have been very pleased with the fantastic support from Reds Racing in 2014, on and off track. The engines have been so good this year and with the personal track support from Mario and Marco which has been fantastic. Looking forward to 2015/16 with Reds Racing.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

November 18, 2014

Lutz takes E-Buggy win at the Battle of the Sikest

Last weekend’s Battle of the Sikest saw Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst taking the TQ in the 1/8th E-Buggy class over some of the fastest drivers in 1/8th electric racing. Bornhost then would take the opening A-main with a tone to tone victory over Tekno teammate Ryan Lutz who came in 2nd. In the second leg Joe would make a mistake in the first corner to give Lutz the lead. For the next few minutes the entire field would battle it out and Lutz would hold onto to take the win in A2, while Joe finished in 2nd. The third and decisive A-main would have the teammates Bornhorst and Lutz swapping the lead countless times. Side by side for nearly five minutes it would come down to Bornhorst making a mistake giving Lutz the room to take the overall win. With Bornhorst on the runner-up spot Kyosho’s Cody King would round out the podium.

Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]

November 18, 2014

Miguel Matias takes Portuguese 1/10th buggy titles

Last weekend the final round of the Portuguese 1/10th electric off-road national championship was held at the same indoor location the season kicked off earlier this year. The 2WD class title was already decided with Miguel Matias claiming the 2014 championship with a clean sweep ahead of Nuno Roque and Marco Timoteo. In the 4WD class the title was still up for grabs with Miguel Matias and his team mate Bruno Coelho battling for the overall win. Unfortunately due to racing at the IFMAR 200mm Worlds, Bruno was not able to attend the race and so Miguel quite easily won the race from pole position to snatch the 2014 title from Bruno Coelho and Nuno Roque.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 17, 2014

Haasbroek & Schmuck win South African 1/8th titles

The 4th and final round of the South African 1/8th off-road championships took place at Mandalay Raceway located in Pietermaritzburg, about one hour north of Durban. The qualifying had Miguel Haasbroek took an unexpected TQ ahead of South African legend Dean Steenmans in 2nd. Warren van der Merwe would round out the top 3.

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November 17, 2014

Alpha Dragon II 1/8th buggy engine

Coming soon from Alpha is the Dragon II Worlds Edition nitro off-road engine. No exact details are known yet but the engine is meant to offer more stable idling, easier carburettor tuning and good bottom, middle and top end speed. We bring you more information as we get them.

Source: Alpha [alpha-rc.com]

November 15, 2014

Sweep XB8 Muzzle bodyshell

Sweep introduce the Muzzle bodyshell for Xray’s XB8 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. Designed in cooperation with Sweep factory drivers Reno Savoya and Jason Nugroho the body provide an easy and predictable driving feeling that allows an aggressive driving style. It sports a pretty hefty cab forward design with a highly angled windscreen, a roof-top shark fin and sculptured side pods. The body is made from 0.8mm polycarbonate material and comes including window masks and decals.

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