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August 13, 2018

Johansson & Landen win at Swedish Cup finale

The Västeras MC club played host to the final round of the Swedish 1/10th Electric Buggy Cup this past weekend. The weather forecast for the weekend was pretty mixed and so the organisers decided to run the 2WD as well as the 4WD qualifiers on Saturday, making for a tough time for everyone. In 2WD Team Associated’s Elias Johansson took the TQ and he also came out on top after the triple A-mains as Alexander Landen (Xray) obtained the runner-up spot from Wilhelm Skjöldebrand (Team Associated) 3rd. Overall in the 2WD Buggy Championship it is Elias Johansson with the title from Alexander Landen 2nd and Wilhelm Skjöldebrand 3rd.

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August 13, 2018

Elliott Boots crowned BRCA Rally X champion

The fourth round of the BRCA 1/8th Rally X Championship was held at Pembrey over the weekend. The weekend kicked off pretty wet and this would also be the case on Sunday, meaning the race had to be called a day after round three of qualifying that would see Kyosho’s Elliott Boots with the overall TQ. Based on the qualifying results Elliott was declared the winner which in turn handed him the overall title, the fourth in his career. Team Associated’s Neil Crag came in 2nd at round 4 from Infinity’s Lee Martin 3rd.

Source: BRCA [brca.org] | Image: Elliott Boots

August 12, 2018

EFRA 1/10th IC Track European Championships – Report

The 2018 EFRA 1/10th IC Track European Championships were held at the Vila Real circuit in Portugal this past week. After 17 rounds of practice, qualifying began and Germany’s Robert Pietsch looked like he had greater consistency than anyone else in the lead up to qualifying, and so it proved as he took the first two rounds of qualifying on Thursday evening, the first from Teemu Leino and Kyle Branson, the second from Branson and Alessio Mazzeo. With the best three rounds from five to count, this put Pietsch in a very strong position going into Friday morning’s final three rounds of qualifying.

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August 11, 2018

Dash AI LCG competition speed controller

Arrowmax have introduced the new Dash AI LCG competition brushless speed controller for stock racing classes. With its 10.5T motor limit the ESC is usable for both blinky and open stock classes. The speedo is housed in a compact low-profile case with integrated dual colour heatsink for a low centre of gravity and it comes equipped with a 6V/7V 3A BEC system, TLAB function and an innovative feature that allows to switch the ABC terminals for cleaner wiring, ensuring the motor wires will not cross.

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August 11, 2018

Avid roll out new B6.1 & YZ-2 optionals

Avid have announced the release of new option parts for the Team Associated B6.1 and Yokomo YZ-2 2WD off-road buggies. Coming for the B6.1 are the customisable Evo slipper and Stock direct drive sets that are designed to replace the standard slipper assembly. The customisable Evo slipper set allows to choose two spur gears of 69T to 87T in size and either the triple CPD pads, triple red pads, triple white pads or two white and two red pads – all depending on the chosen application. The Evo slipper scrubs nearly 5g or weight compared to the stock slipper assembly for improved acceleration and efficiency.

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August 10, 2018

Infinity IF11 1/10th Formula car kit

Following months of extensive development and testing, Creation Model have announced the official release of the IF11 1/10th formula car. The latest addition to the Japanese company’s growing range of kit offerings, that now covers four different categories, the car’s hybrid monocoque chassis resembles that of a full-size racing car. This distinctive feature will have a huge appeal to Formula enthusiasts but the design goes much further than being just an aesthetic feature. The IF11 boasts rigidity, strength and tuning flexibility to provide an excellent racing car. Kingpin, coil-spring front suspension and side link 3P rear suspension contribute to superb handling and high traction. The hybrid monocoque chassis has the perfect balance pushing performance to the next level.

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August 10, 2018

Roche Rapide P10W Evo 235mm Pro10 pan car kit

Following a first teaser image Roche have released more details on their new Rapide P10W Evo 235mmm Pro10 pan car kit. The car utilises a new 3.0mm high-grade carbon fibre main chassis and lower pod plate and it features a new graphite front bumper, a new design 7075 aluminium front suspension plate as well as a new floating design carbon fibre servo mount. Included in the kit are also new black anodised steering turnbuckles, a new 7075 aluminium top plate with quick centre shock adjustment features as well as a new DVS-V2 centre big bore shock. Other updates include a are graphite top plate and 1-piece chassis brace, long side links and a new centre pivot brace as well as a redesigned alloy motor pod and rear pod plate. A new dual-screw clamping wheel hub rounds out the package.

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August 10, 2018

Phat Bodies K2 micro truggy body shell

Phat Bodies from the UK have introduced their new K2 micro truggy body shell. The extended version of the ever popular Kaboom truggy body was developed for 225mm wheelbase trucks such as the LC Racing EMB-1 chassis and the Losi Mini 8ight-T. The lid was designed to be fitted with hook and loop tape, it is made of high-quality Lexan polycarbonate and it comes including a high downforce 165mm micro specific rear wing.

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