Last weekend the Argentinian Truggy National Championship took place at last year’s Buggy World Championship track near Buenos Aires. Mugen driver Agustin Cutini took TQ with his Novarossi-powered truck and also went on to win the final ahead of Sebastian Recio (Mugen/Novarossi) and Nicolas Bregante (Xray/Team Orion. Agama driver Lucas Cribari and Alvaro Colombo (TLR) completed the top 5.
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The 2013 40+ European Buggy Championship took place at the Bistensee track in the very North of Germany. Rune Karlsen (Kyosho/OS) from Norway took the overall TQ after qualifying but Peter Harder (Hot Bodies/OS) and Mats Angseryd (Xray/OS) also looked very fast on track. The weather proofed to be very unreliable with a mix of rain showers and sun and this made things interesting over the final day. In the 45 minute main Peter managed to build a gab on Rune and Mats quite quickly and also took benefit of his two followers battling it out for second place. At the end Peter brought home the win and the 2013 40+ title some 20 seconds in front of Rune with Mats completing the podium only one lap down.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
The last round of Greek 1/8th off-road championship took place at the Fanatix track in Athens, Greece. During qualification Papanikolaou proofed to be very fast on his home track so it was no wonder that he took TQ after four rounds of qualifying in front of T Paparegas and J Paparegas. In the 45 minute final Tasos Paparegas took the lead five minutes into the race and never looked back. Polesitter Papanikolaou had bad luck as an engine flame out letting him drop back to 8th but he soon recovered. Finally Tasos and his Xray XB9 won easily with a difference three laps ahead of Papanikolaou.
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Some weeks ago Team C released a first rendering of their upcoming TM4 4WD electric off-road buggy and today a first image of what appears to be the production prototype is available. The buggy makes use of the tried and tested T4 suspension components and big bore shock absorbers but everything in between is new. Given the photo the TM4 makes use of an aluminium main chassis with carbon fibre upper deck and the overall design sees the motor and speed controller as well as the shorty LiPo battery pack being located in the rear part of the chassis while the steering servo and receiver will find a home up front. The somewhat unconventional weight distribution is meant to calm the buggy down, allowing for higher corner speeds and a lighter overall weight. We keep you up to date with more information as soon as they come up.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.net]
New from King Headz for the Losi Ten SCTE is this steering top plate which has been CNC machined from 7075 aircraft grade aluminium. Black anodized it is designed to increase the rigidity between the top plate and the front shock tower. The upper shock tower bolts screw into the upper plate and will eliminate the chance of the upper plate screws being pulled out of the bulkhead in a bad crash.
Source: King Headz [kingheads.com]
Following the release of first images of Tamiya’s upcoming TRF418 touring car tamiyablog.com captured some of the other Tamiya Fall 2013 news. First up is the highly anticipated 2013 Egress, the re-release of the iconic 1989 4WD buggy based on the Avante. The 2013 edition will feature some updated parts in order to improve the rigidity and durability of the drivetrain and suspension allowing to use modern motor and battery technology to power the vehicle. The kit will include updated ball differentials, universal driveshafts, new rear suspension mounts and some other refinements as well as the original Egress body shell and an updated decal sheet. There is no release date yet but expect the kit to hit the shops well before Christmas.
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New from LRP comes the Screamer-93 1/8th off-road exhaust system. The 3-chamber EFRA2109 pipe is designed to make for a more linear power curve and more controllable throttle action while increasing fuel economy at the same time. Included with the set that works with most of today’s 1/8th off-road engines come a suitable manifold, silicone gaskets and mounting springs.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
The 4th round of the AE Cup EP 1/10 Offroad Championship was held in Jatibening-Jakarta, Indonesia. The race attracted a total of 33 driver who battled in the buggy and short course classes. The event saw triple five minute qualification rounds and triple seven minute A mains. In the 2WD class Wuzi Sevta took the win from Kris Heriyana and Rizky while Rama Tribudiman TQ’d and won the 4WD buggy class leaving Dimaz Arianto and Reza Sumendap behind. In 2WD short course Wuzi Sevta took the TQ and win from Rama Tribudiman and Dimaz Arianto. The 4WD short course class saw Jiriel K taking the TQ and win leaving Rizky and Haviedz in second and third position respectively.
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