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July 2, 2018

Burak Kilic crowned German Nitro Truck champion

The Meiningen track in Germany played host to the 2018 German 1/8th Truggy championships this past weekend. Practice started on Friday and it became instantly clear that the race would be a tough one as the gruelling track was in a hard-packed and rutted condition. Right from the get go the Kilic brothers showed an impressive speed and the two would also obtain the front row of the grid going into the 40-minute A-main event. In the end the two would also make up the top steps of the podium with Burak taking the 2018 Nitro Truggy championship title from Berkan with the vice-championship title. In 3rd, Johannes Klett would round out the podium.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

July 2, 2018

Simon Kurzbuch strikes at Swiss Championships Rd3

This past weekend the MRCL Langenthal invited to the third round of Swiss IC Track Championships. The resurfaced track was completed only three weeks ago and the club took the opportunity to celebrate its reopening. In addition to a perfectly organised race, there was also a supporting program with BBQ, fireworks, public-viewing, music and cold drinks. In the 1/8th class the pole position went to Silvio Hächler after a close fight. In the Superpole race, Simon repeated his masterpiece from last weekend, setting the new best time in the very first lap and thus secured his direct starting position in the final. After Silvio had a bad start into the main race, Simon was able to take over the lead before the first corner which he was able to extend to a gap of three seconds. Unfortunately Silvio had to retire the race in the 52nd lap due to an engine failure. Simon Kurzbuch (Shepherd), now without pressure, finished the race confidently and won the 3rd round of the Swiss Championship ahead of the Xray duo of Mattia Pesenti and Luca Martinelli, who crossed the finish line only four seconds apart.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

July 2, 2018

Martel & Mardon win at Kamloops Summer Classic

The Kamloops Summer Classic, round 3 of the Western Offroad Racing Series WORS was held at Thompson Valley RC Race Club who put together a brand new layout for the event, and attracted racers from all over Western Canada. WORS is a 5-round series traveling through British Columbia with the main 1/10th scale classes as well as Nitro and Electric 1/8th scale. Kamloops being a central locale, also draws many drivers from Alberta in a true Province vs Province show down. Local, Jason Mardon, had double duty both as racer and main race director for the event. Concentrating mainly on the 1/10th scale classes, Mardon managed TQ in both 2WD Buggy Open and 2WD Truck Open, P3 in 4WD Buggy Open and P6 in eBuggy.

Continue reading the report here

July 2, 2018

Yugo Nagashima teams up with Power HD

1/12 Japan National champion Yugo Nagashima, has joined the Power HD team. The 2018 Snowbirds Touring Modified Champion, 2018 1/12th Modified and Touring Modified Champion will be using Power HD’s competition spec servos at all major events and he has the following to say:

I would like to thanks Power HD to give me chance to race with Power HD servo. I had tried Power HD servo and I am really happy about the performance and quality.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

June 29, 2018

ArndtCraft MTC1 Extreme Cool fan shroud

Specially designed for the Mugen MTC1 touring car is ArndtCraft’s new Extreme Cool fan shroud. The part is a direct fit to the MTC1 and it accepts most standard 30mm fans units. The 3-D-printed part will significantly reduce the operation temperatures of both modified and stock motors, it comes without the required hardware and it is available now.

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June 29, 2018

EWS Abroad Austria – Announcement

Oli Meggitt and the well-known EWS team announce the first EWS Abroad to be taking place later this year. Taking their popular EWS style of events outside of the UK for the first time, the race will take place at the popular MAV Aigen-Schlägl circuit in northern Austria, on the weekend of 1st and 2nd September. The event will feature a number of electric on-road classes, for Modified and Super Stock Touring Cars, plus Formula, all running to rules based on ETS, plus classes for Stock and Modified electric 1:8th scale. Factory drivers from Awesomatix, Infinity, Tonisport and Yokomo are already confirmed to join the race, and the location of the track close to the German and Czech borders means drivers from all over Europe can easily attend. It is planned to make this race a fun and relaxed atmosphere to end the outdoor summer season, with the host club arranging a driver’s party on the Saturday night too. More details and rules for the event, in English and German, and also info on hotel discounts and airport shuttle bus, can be found here, and entries are now open here. For more details, please contact Oli Meggitt (oli.meggitt@gmail.com).

June 29, 2018

RC Concept 4S balance charge lead

Coming from RC Concept is their new balance charge harness for dual 2S LiPo battery packs. The 600mm long harness allows to charge two 2S LiPo packs from one charger output, saving a lot of time and making it possible to charge four packs at the same time using a dual output charger. The balance charge wire comes pre-soldered with 4mm charger and stepped 4mm/5mm plugs on the battery side as well as an XH balancer port and 2mm balance plugs. The harness is only usable with dual 2S packs but not a single 4S battery.

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June 29, 2018

Kyosho tease updated MP9 E-buggy

Kyosho have released a first official teaser image of their forthcoming new Inferno MP9-based 1/8th electric buggy kit. Currently in use at this week’s 2018 Alabama Manufacturer Shootout race in Cullman, Alabama, in the hands of Jared Tebo, the buggy is expected be fully unveiled next week. While sporting a new radical body shell design with a rear shark fin, the buggy is also expected to feature a totally new weight distribution. We bring you more details on the kit as they become available.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]