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May 14, 2018

Adam Drake sweeps JBRL Nitro Series Rd2

Round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Palm Desert Raceway this past weekend. Adam Drake was the man to beat in the Expert Buggy, Open Truggy and Open E-Buggy as he TQ all three of them. The 20-minute Expert Buggy A-main then also went in Adam’s favour as he took the win with a 1-lap margin from Anthony Westergaard 2nd and Mason Eppley 3rd. The 20-minute Open Truggy A-main also had Adam taking the win, this time with a 2-lap margin from Carlos Arredondo on the runner-up spot and Dean Rock in 3rd. Finally in the single 10-minute Open E-Buggy main it was once again Adam Drake who excelled. Drake left behind Mason Eppley and Steve Harris in 2nd and 3rd respectively for a clean sweep.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

May 14, 2018

Leo Arnold wins at French 200mm Nats Rd3

The third round of this season’s French 1/10th 200mm National Championship was held at the popular Clermont-Ferrand track. The Elite class practice saw Basile Concialdi on top while the qualifiers had Quentin Leroux coming out fastest. In the 45-minute A-main final however it was Xray’s Leo Arnold who excelled as the took the win some five laps on front of Basile Concialdi (Shepherd) as Quentin Leroux (Capricorn) had to settle for 3rd, another two laps down.

Source: Aigoin Racing [aigoinracing.com] | Image: Basile Concialdi

May 14, 2018

JConcepts 6.1 motor plate & rear ballstud mount

JConcepts have introduced two new option parts for Team Associated’s 6.1 version off-road kits. First up is a 3-gear laydown/layback motor plate that incorporates a honeycomb milling affect with placement more suited to surrounding geometry making the plate light-weight and very rigid in multiple directions. The honeycomb features add a 3D look featuring the natural aluminium while the rest is available blue or black anodised colours. The motor plate is compatible with the Team Associated B6.1 spur gear guard and remains light of weight. Slight chamfering on the 3mm thickness material allows the rather beefy plate to look quite slim and trim. The plate is usable with the B6.1, B6.1D, T6.1 and SC6.1.

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May 14, 2018

Gizmo Racing 2019 Beta touring car kit

Gizmo Racing USA have introduced the latest incarnation of the Gizmo Racing electric touring car kit, called the 2019 Beta.The Beta, in short, is a limited edition replica of the prototype car the team has been running recently. The car uses the GZ2 suspension components, however it utilises a simplified drivetrain that does away with he infamous double main gear setup in favour of a more traditional setup. Reflex Racing has been approached by many people wanting to be a part of the development of this platform and this is where the new program kicks in. Buyers of the Beta kit will be a part of the development program for the production platform that we will shoot to release in September/ October. Reflex Racing are offering three different levels of the Beta cars in both alloy and carbon versions: a conversion kit, a Beta Kit and a Beta Team Plus kit. The Beta conversion allows racers to turn a GZ2 into a 2019 Beta. The Beta Kit is a 2019 roller kit and the Beta Team Plus kit includes the kit, plus whatever revised items the production kits include and a discount on parts and accessories for the 2019 and 2020 racing season.

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May 14, 2018

Koegler & Sartel successful at French BL Champs Rd3

Round 3 of the French 1/8th Brushless Championship was held at the TTRC90 track in Bermont this past weekend. On Saturday the practice rounds were held on a nicely prepared and technical track and under nice weather conditions, however things turned 180 degrees on Sunday when in the wet conditions the track got very slippery and the race was called a day after the 3rd rounds of finals. Ultimately it was TLR’s Felix Koegler with the TQ and win in the E-Buggy class from Jerome Sartel (TLR) on the 2 spot. Cyril Baldini (Team Associated) would round out the top 3. The E-Truggy class also saw Felix Koegler taking the pole position for the A-mains, however it was TLR teammate, Jerome Sartel with the overall win from Felix 2nd and Theo Lemaire (TLR) in 3rd.

View the E-Truggy podium here

May 14, 2018

Indonesia Buggy Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of this year’s Indonesia National Buggy Championship was held at the MRCC track in Medan, North Sumatera. A total of 45 drivers from Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya, Semarang, Solo, Pontianak, Banjarmasin as well as local drivers attended this event that originally saw six rounds of 10-minutes qualifying, but due to heavy rain after round 3, the race director decided to take the best two of four rounds. After the fourth, pretty muddy, qualifying round on Sunday, Jason Nugroho (Xray/Novarossi) took the TQ honours and he also secured the win in the 45-minute main final followed by Adrian Wicaksono (Mugen/O.S.) and Stanley Wangsanegara (HB Racing/O.S.) in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the final results here

May 14, 2018

Imbue roll out new MBX8 & MBX7 optionals

Imbue has introduced more products for the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 platforms. First up is an aluminium centre dogbone conversion kit. Aimed at freeing up the driveline, increasing ease of maintenance and reducing overall driveline weight by 16g, this conversion fits both MBX7R and MBX8 Nitro and Eco variants and is sold as a complete set.

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May 14, 2018

Elliott Boots doubles at Kyosho Masters France

The 20th Annual Kyosho Masters France was held this past weekend at the Sucy en Brie track, attracting many French Kyosho drivers as well as guest from oversea such as Jared Tebo or Yuichi Kanai. In the premier Elite Nitro Buggy class the fight for the win was on between UK’s Elliott Boots and American guest, Jared Tebo. The latter was able to snatch the pole position after the semifinals, however too many mistakes cost him the win in the entertaining 45-minutes main final that saw many lead changes and that was ultimately won by Elliott Boots. Rayan Medjoubi came in 3rd to round out the podium. In the 4-leg E-Buggy A-main Elliott made a clean sweep in the opening three mains to take another win this weekend from Jared Tebo 2nd and Rayan Medjoubi 3rd.

Image: Jared Tebo