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September 28, 2013

Matsukura back on top in FP6

Naoto

In the sixth of the 10 rounds of practice on Day 1’s schedule of the 4WD Electric Buggy World Championship, it was Naoto Matsukura who returned to the top in terms of lap times. Having set the early pace before breaking an arm on his warm-up lap for FP4, the Yokomo driver posted his best lap of practice on his 6th run posting a time of 27.329 with Durango’s Ryan Lutz second fastest with a 27.442 and Ryan Cavalieri third. Declaring himself ‘pretty happy’ with his pace, Matsukura said he is still trying different things on his B-Max4 III and for his next run he will try a heavier shock oil in an attempt to improve how the buggy lands off the bigger jumps.

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September 27, 2013

Tessman fastest in FP4

Ty Tessmann

US National Champion Ty Tessman topped the fourth round of practice at the World Championships in Chico, the HB driver posting the fastest lap of the morning, steering his HB D4-13 to a 27.330 lap of the Silver Dollar R/C Raceway track. For early pace setter Naoto Matsukaru, a bad landing on the warm-up lap saw the Team Yokomo driver breaking an arm before the 5-minutes had even started. Behind Tessman it was Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz who was second fastest followed by Lee Martin and Ryan Maifield.

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September 27, 2013

Mugen MBX-7 Eco reinforced motor mount

The redesigned motor mount that is part of new Mugen MBX-7 Eco 1/8th electric off-road buggy is soon also available separately. The beefed-up sliding motor mount makes for a more solid base, even for large and heavy motors, compared to the design found on the MBX-6 Eco. The new part will become available by mid-October.

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September 27, 2013

Naoto sets early 4WD practice pace

Naoto

Team Yokomo’s Naoto Matsukura set the early pace in practice for the 4WD Electric Buggy World Championship in Chico, California, the Japanese driver posting a fastest time of 27.643 in the second of 10 practices run on today’s schedule. Close to the 2WD A-Finalist was defending World Champion Ryan Cavalieri, the Associated driver posting a 27.704 lap with 2WD podium finisher Ryan Maifield just behind him with a 27.733 lap around the Silver Dollar R/C Raceway.

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September 27, 2013

Hot Bodies D413 1/10 4WD buggy kit

Hot Bodies introduce the long-awaited successor to the D4 buggy, the D413. The HB D413 first turned a wheel at the 2013 ROAR Nationals in the hands of Ty Tessmann and also makes an appearance at this week’s IFMAR World Championship in Chico, California to chase the 2013 title. Designed by star RC designer Torrance Deguzman, the D413 was made to create the toughest of platforms in the 4WD class while being highly convertible at the same time, allowing the racer to choose between the standard saddle-pack-in-the-rear and a shorty-on-the-right battery layout in order to optimise weight distribution. Another ground breaking feature is the 3-diff layout, previously only known from 1/8th buggies, that allows drivers to fine-tune the handling of the car using various diff greases, altering the steering, traction and corner handling of the D413.

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September 27, 2013

Wollanka wins Austrian nitro buggy championship

Xray’s Martin Wollanka had a very successful campaign in this year’s Austrian 1/8th nitro buggy championship and ended the season in first place after winning three out of the four rounds. Dominic Bauer and Thomas Mayer ended tie on points with the better end for Dominic who secured the runner-up spot. In fourth place overall sits Rene Kargl in front of Jürgen Trieb.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 27, 2013

Jakub Pietrzak doubles in Poland

The Polish Cup Final and Open Championship of Szczecin was held on a fast and technical track this year. The 4WD class of the Polish Cup was won by Jakub Pietrzak in front of Jakub Wawrzkiewicz with young Szymon Luczak completing the podium. Pietrzak also went on to win the Open Championship of Szczecin with his Xray XB4. Szymon Luczak came in second followed by 9 years old Szymon Luczak.

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September 27, 2013

3Racing Cactus 2WD buggy

3Racing introduce the Cactus 2WD racing buggy kit. Developed from the ground up over the course of 18 month the buggy is based on a long wheelbase composite chassis that sports wire routing tunnels and a battery mount for both straight and shorty LiPo battery packs. The front end of the buggy is made from a lightweight composite plastic construction with aluminium pivot pin brace and multiple mounting points for the camber rods and shocks while the rear end houses the convertible gear box. The buggy can be build as 3-gear rear motor or 4-gear mid motor variant straight out of the box, it comes with a heavy-duty slipper clutch and widely adjustable suspension parts to alter rear toe-in and anti-squat setting. Included in the kit are also 12.5mm big bore aluminium shock absorbers, 12mm wheel hex adapters, a carbon fibre ESC mounting plate and a cab forward body shell along a large rear wing.

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