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July 11, 2018

Papanikolaou successful at Buggy Masters Rd1

The opening round of the 2018 Buggy Masters was held at the STR track in Athens, Greece. In the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho driver Papanikolaou with the win in the main final from Xray’s Bornovas who showed a very stable performance in the main. Takas (Xray) had a moment at the start of the A-main, however the was able to recover from the huge marshal mistake and eventually finished on the 3 spot to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

Brayden Stanley wins at PDNR Winter Champs

The Penrith District Nitro Racing club of Sydney, Australia held their Winter Championships last weekend. In the Nitro Touring class it was young Mugen driver, Brayden Stanley with the TQ, just over three seconds in front of Joel Casey. In the 20-minute main final it was then again Brayden who held the upper hand to take the win with a lap margin from Tony Firth (Kyosho) as John Germanos (Shepherd) rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

July 11, 2018

Juan Jose Serna sweeps Colombian Championships

The recent Colombian 1/8th Off-road Nationals saw Juan Jose Serna making the double in the Nitro Truggy and Nitro Buggy classes. Juan would take the double TQ in both categories and right from the start of the Truggy A-main he would open a gap on the field to bring home the win with a lap margin on Sebastian Beltran and Eduardo Jaramillo who rounded out an all-Xray podium. In the Buggy class things weren’t so clear at first as Juan Jose Serna (Xray) was in a battle with the 2nd place driver for the first eight minutes, however Juan’s pace got better and he was able to win this race also with a lap margin on the runner-up, Sebastian Beltran (Xray) as Mugen driver, Juan Pablo Torres rounded out the top 3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

RCMC Singapore GP Nationals Rd4 – Report

The East Coast Race Track played host to round four of the RCMC Singapore GP Nationals last weekend. Finally Singapore gave everyone perfect weather with plenty of drivers and some exciting on track action. With 1/8th GP, GT, 1/10th GP and 1/5th scale racing, it wasn’t going to be a boring day for the spectators and racers alike. For 1/5th and 1/10th racing the organisers decided to try a new format for finals, where the final would be split into two 15-minute sprints, instead of the usual single 30-minute final. Similar formats are being used on the European Continent with a view to make the racing more exciting, and less of an Endurance style race. This would make qualifying even more important than usual for these classes.

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July 11, 2018

Kyosho Mad Series welded steel roll bar sets

Coming from Kyosho and made for the EP and GP Mad Series monster truck kits are welded steel roll bar sets. The parts add cool looks and a bit of protection to the chassis and body area with the sets, that are available separately for the electric and gas-powered vehicles, include a roll bar each for the Mad Crusher and Mad Force Kruiser. Also included are side roll bar mounts and suitable hardware but none of the additional lights visible in some of the images.

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July 11, 2018

SWorkz S35-3/350 nitro series brake disc holder

SWorkz have announced the release of their new brake disc holder for the S35-3 and S350 series nitro kits. The two plastic brackets attach directly to the chassis and sandwich the front and rear brake discs and ensure less wobble during jumping and landing which will improve wear and and also make for more precise brake action. The parts come as pairs including mounting hardware.

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July 10, 2018

Diatta Collymore wins at King of Cali Race

This past weekend Speedworld Raceway & Hobby located in Roseville California, hosted the annual King Of Cali race that had drivers from all over California dish it out in their respected classes for both Nitro and Electric On-Road in order to fight for the title and the crown. In the competitive Nitro Touring class and after qualifying it was Bryce Butterfield with the TQ from Diatta Collymore in 2nd. The main started out with some pretty close racing between Diatta and Bryce and after a mistake in the deadly chicane from Bryce, Diatta was eventually able to bring it home and take the crown while setting overall fast lap. Bryce would end the race on the 2 spot while Chet Miller had to settle for 3rd overall.

Thanks to Diatta Collymore for the report.

July 10, 2018

Joona Haatanen doubles at Finnish EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Finnish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Fullspeed RC track last weekend. In the 2WD class it was Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen with the TQ from Xray’s Joel Valander and Team Associated’s Karri Salmela. The triple A-mains then again saw Joona shine and with three straight wins he took the overall from Karri 2nd and Joel 3rd.

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