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November 7, 2017

Kerler & Greiner win at German Indoor Masters

The German Indoor Masters was held last weekend as part of an annual toy fair and the event saw over 50 entries for 1/8th Nitro On-road and over 30 sign-ins for 1/10th 200mm Nitro. Taking place in Friedrichshafen near the Lake Constance the race attracted drivers from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In the 1/8th class it was Toni Gruber with the TQ but in the 30-minutes A-main it was Tobias Kerler with the win from B. Gramlich and A. Baier. In the 200mm class Dominic Greiner dominated the event as he took the TQ on Saturday and the race win on Sunday from Diekmann and Gruber in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the 200mm podium here

November 7, 2017

BMT 984 & 701 hard-coated aluminium pivot balls

BMT from Italy have introduced a set of hard-coated aluminium pivot balls for the front suspension of the 984 and 701 kits. The parts are precisely machined from high-quality aluminium, they come hard-anodised for wear and a smooth surface and at 1.3g they weigh in at only 1/3 of the mass of the standard steel balls.

Source: BMT [bmt-team.com]

November 7, 2017

Saxton & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd8

Round 8 of the Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was held at R/C Tracks of Las Vegas with over 170 entries. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Adam Drake with the TQ and he would also come out fastest in the Open Nitro Truggy class. However in the 15-minute Expert Buggy main it was Team Associated’s Richard Saxton with the win, coming from the 3 spot in the grid. Adam would end the race on the 2nd place some four seconds behind Richard and only 0.7 seconds in front of Aaron Gomez (Mugen). In the Open Truggy A-main Adam was able to take a dominant win, one lap in front of Team Associated’s A.J. Schumacher and Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

View the Open Truggy podium here

November 7, 2017

Max Flurer teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced another big signing to their US race team with Max Flurer. Max is very well known in the industry as a great guy who works extremely hard and can lay it down with the best of them. Max began testing the YZ-2 DTM 2WD buggy last month where he instantly found success. Max went onto take a podium finish at his first race with the car in the 2WD Modified Buggy class at round 4 of the JConcepts Indoor National Series at RC Excitement in Massachusetts. Then a few weeks later Max took the impressive 2WD Modified Buggy win at the 2017 Masters of Dirt Race hosted by Beach RC & Hobbies in South Carolina.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

November 6, 2017

Essex Winter Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2017/2018 Essex Winter Series took place this weekend at the usual indoor venue in the south-east of the UK. Another fully booked out meeting saw the 110 entries greeted by a band new carpet, identical to that used successfully at the ETS race in Vienna just one week before. In the Modified class, the winner of the opening round of the championship, Olly Jefferies, was looking to continue to build his championship lead – but he was going to have his work cut out as Schumacher’s Elliott Harper set the pace in the opening round, one-and-a-half seconds quicker than Olly’s Xray. Harley Eldridge, no longer classed as a junior this season, took her Yokomo to third in the round, ahead of Olly’s team-mate Alexander Hagberg.

Continue reading the report here

November 6, 2017

AME T4 2018 & 2017 aluminium top deck

Following the introduction of the AME aluminium top deck for the Yokomo BD8, Ruddog now also announce the release of a T4 2018/17 specific part. Offering reduced torsional flex compared to carbon fibre parts the upper deck will generate a completely new on-track characteristic similar to an aluminium chassis but it is easier to change while also adding a whole new look to the car. Using the top deck will make for a smoother and easier to control car in a wide range of track conditions while also improving corner speed and it is usable on both the 2018 and 2017 edition T4.

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November 6, 2017

Xray GTXE 1/8th electric GT kit – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of the GTXE, the electric-powered variant of the GTX 1/8th nitro GT car. No official details are available yet but we are keeping you posted.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

November 6, 2017

RDRP B64 aluminium steering rack Type B

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new aluminium steering rack Type B for the Team Associated B64 1/10th 4WD buggy. It is a direct replacement for the brittle standard composite part, machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and it comes blue or black anodised. The increased overall rigidity will also help with steering emphasis, enhancing the steering feeling especially in high-bite track conditions. Compared to the standard AE or RDRP part, the optional Type B rack will make for improved steering feeling over the whole steering range without adding extra steering. RDRP’s team drivers comment: “The main feeling was that the steering has more feel. [And] half steering feels more like half steering”. The rack can be used with the standard or RDRP’s optional #0401 aluminium steering bellcrank set.

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