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May 8, 2018

Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nats Rd1 – Report

Round 1 of this year’s Norwegian 1/10th Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the Bergen track in what is considered to be the rainiest region of the country. And indeed did the race kick off on the wet, however things got better during the weekend with the grip slowly coming up. The track layout used was tight and technical and together with the unpredictable weather the drivers were forced to be on their toes in terms of setup and tyres. The weekend kicked off on Saturday with the 2WD class and right from the start it was Xray’s Daniel Kobbevik who set the pace. After winning three of the four qualifiers he put his buggy on the pole position from Torbjorn Doler (Team Associated) on P2 as as Øystein Doler (Team Associated) came in 3rd.

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May 8, 2018

Futaba HPS CB700 high performance brushless servo

Futaba’s Hideo Kitazawa has released a first image and brief information on the company’s new HPS series CB700 high-performance brushless servo. The high-response servo is of (near) standard 40.5 x 21 x 37.7 mm dimensions, however it will offer up to 49kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.07s. at 7.4V input. At the same time the newly designed all-alloy servo will offer low power consumption, making for longer runtimes and also lower operation temperatures, thanks to the HPS motor technology, for greater durability. The CB700 name comes from Futaba’s new classification system with “C” standing for Car applications, “B” indicating a dedicated off-road buggy servo, and “7” is for the new 21mm series. We bring you more information on the T7PX SR Mode compatible servo as they surface.

Source: Futaba [futaba.co.jp]

May 8, 2018

Maxi Vogl wins at South German regionals Rd1

The opening round of the South German Nitro On-road regionals, qualifying races for the German Nationals, was held at the Minidrom Köditz MCC Hof track over the weekend. In the 1/8 nitro class it was Maxi Vogl who set the pace, setting the only 12-second lap time at the difficult track and just missing the lap record by three hundredths of a second. At the start of the final Maxi easily pulled away and he originally planing to do a tyre change mid-race, but decided to save his tyres and as a result, he took the win with a two-lap margin in front of Bastian Gramlich and Armin Baier.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

May 8, 2018

Arrowmax 14.8V 6750mAh hardcase LiPo pack

Arrowmax have introduced their new 14.8V 6750mAh LiPo battery pack for 1/8th off-road applications. The use of high-capacity 110C burst cells ensures maximised run-time, allowing to easily manage +8 minute mains, while the low resistance of the cells ensures exceptional power supply even with high kV motors. The hardcase battery weighs in at 534g and offers a standard dual 2S pack footprint, making it usable with most 1/8th electric off-road kits. Included in the package is a suitable balance harness with 5mm bullet-type connectors and a high-impact resistant 10mm foam pad that protects the battery when when the going gets tough.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

May 8, 2018

Kieran Cox wins at Summer NRS Series Rd1

This past weekend saw the opening round of the Summer Northern Regional Series at NDOR in Nottingham, UK. Young Kieran Cox took the TQ and the win in Nitro Buggy in front of Jack Hirst 2nd and Ash Owen 3rd. The next round will be held on the 17th of June at the Deerdale astro track.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

May 8, 2018

Hiro Seiko XeRun V10 G2 alloy screw kit

Coming from Hiro Seiko is a new aluminium screw kit for the Hobbywing XeRun V10 G2 electric brushless motors. Usable on the V10 G2 and Bandit motors the fasteners will not interfere with the rotor’s magnetic field, as the standard steel screws do, for overall higher RPM and improved performance. The set contains can and endbell screws machined from high-quality material and it is available in blue, light blue, purple, red, orange and silver colour.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

May 8, 2018

Micha Widmaier doubles at BAWÜ Cup

The BAWÜ Cup was held at the Nufringen track in southern Germany recently, attracting a good amount of drivers to compete in several 1/8th off-road classes. In Nitro Buggy it was Micha Widmaier (SWorkz) with the day’s win in front of Fabian Hinderer (Mugen) and Tobias Nagel (SWorkz) in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Luca Schmid (SWorkz) lead the best of the rest in 4th place.

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May 7, 2018

Joe Pillars dominates 2018 Northwest Stock Champs

The 2018 Northwest Stock Championships were held this past weekend at PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon. The race schedule saw open practice on Friday and three rounds of qualifying and triple A-main events on Saturday. In the 2WD Pro Stock Buggy class, Yokomo’s Joe Pillars would dominate qualifying by TQ’ing all three rounds and secure the overall TQ. Pillars then went onto take the commanding Wins in A-main 1 and 2, to take his first Championship of the weekend from Team Associated’s Jack Leighan 2nd and newly-signed Yokomo driver, Wes Cipriotti in 3rd.

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