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July 2, 2018

Grainer & Hönigl win at Austrian EP Buggy Nats Rd3

Round 3 of the Austrian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the TSA-Krieglach track this past weekend. This race was the second one on a dirt surface this year and it was challenging all drivers a lot. The track started with good grip but it was getting slipperier from run to run. Lucas Grainer (Yomoko) dominated the 2WD qualifying and took the TQ ahead of Xray’s Hupo Hönigl. The first and third A-main final then went to Lucas Grainer, as Hupo came out fastest in A2. Overall it was Lucas with the win from Hupo 2nd and Team Associated’s Martin Kreil in 3rd.

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July 2, 2018

Carmine Raiola wins at AMSCI Champs Rd1

The opening round of the Italian AMSCI 1/8th On-road National Championship was held this past weekend at the iconic Fiorano track and in 1/8th Nitro Expert it was Infinity’s Carmine Raiola with the win in the 45-minute main final. Carmine brought home the win some two seconds in front of Infinity’s Lamberto Collari as WRC’s Mirko Salemi rounded out the top 3 results.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]

July 2, 2018

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd3 – Report

The third round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals took place last weekend in Dolni Bukovsko. The race kicked off on Friday with the usual free practice, but the track was still wet after rain the night before and only a few drivers decided to put their cars on the track, but then had tons of work to get them ready for the race. The 1/8th Nitro Buggy class saw Max Götzl taking the overall TQ with wins in Q2 and Q3 as Kaja Novotny came out fastest in the opening qualifier and he would also take the pole position for the main final after the semis.

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July 2, 2018

Yeah Racing T3-01 rear carbon fibre sway arm

Coming from Yeah Racing and made for Tamiya’s popular T3-01 Dancing Rider trike is a 3mm carbon fibre sway arm. The graphite flipper piece is secured with screws and will not pop out as easily as the stock part while adding a bit of visual impact to the otherwise plastic-ish vehicle. The arm is machined from 3mm carbon fibre and it is a direct fit.

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July 2, 2018

T-Works MP9 metal diff internals

T-Works have introduced a set of specially coated metal gear internals for the MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 differentials. Each set contains six gears as well as pins and shims and using the parts will reduce overall wear while offering a smoother diff action thanks to the gear’s slick surface coating. One set contains parts for one differential meaning it need three sets to equip a full kit.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 2, 2018

Hofer & Widmer take Swiss 1/8th Buggy Champs Rd4

Last weekend saw the running of round 4 of the Swiss 1/8th off-road nationals. The demanding track of Gland made racing challenging and in the end it was experienced Patrick Hofer with the TQ in the 1/8th Expert Buggy class as Fabian Widmer TQ’s the Amateur category. After the Expert class semifinals it was again Patrick who hold the upper hand and he would start from pole into the A-main. For the first 20 minutes of the main, Jean-Marc Betticher was able to stay in Patrick’s slipstream, however soon after the had to let him go meaning Patrick would be able to score a comfortable 30+ seconds win from JMB 2nd and Valentin Bader 3rd.

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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]