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December 4, 2017

Völker & Mächler win at 2017 Charity Race 2.0

The 2017 Charity Race 2.0 was organised by Team La Gang and hosted by the RCLandia track in Scandiano, Italy this past weekend. The annual race was held in Touring Modified, 13.5T Stock, Formula, 1/12th and GT12 classes and again attracted some of the fastest Italian drivers to compete against international guests. In the Touring Modified class it was Yokomo’s Ronald Völker who took three of the four qualifying rounds for the overall TQ from Xray’s Marco Kaufmann and Infinity’s Marc Rheinard. After the triple A-mains it was again Ronald on top courtesy of wins in all three A-mains as Marco Kaufmann and Marc Rheinard made up the podium result in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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December 4, 2017

Berton & Ongaro take KRacing Winter Edition wins

The inaugural KRacing Winter Edition race was held at the La Nucia track in Spain this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro with the TQ from Mugen’s Robert Batlle and Team Associated driver Tom Robin. In the main final however it was Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton, coming from way down the field, who scored a popular win from Davide in 2nd as Kyosho’s João Figueiredo snatched the final podium spot. Alex Zanchettin (Tekno) came in 4th, Robert Batlle had to settle for 5th overall after some problems. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was also Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) with the overall TQ and by scoring wins in the opening two A-mains he would also take the overall victory from Mugen’s Robert Batlle 2nd and Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin 3rd.

Source: InfoRC [inforc.net] | Image: João Figueiredo

December 4, 2017

Jesse Davis TQs & wins at US World Nitro Cup

Last weekend’s 2017 US World Nitro Cup saw Infinity’s Jesse Davis walking away with the TQ and win in the 1/8th Open class. Jesse took the TQ from Infinity teammate, Naoto Matsukura and he also scored a commanding win in the 45-minutes A-main, wrapping up the title with a 6-laps lead from Lamberto Collari, making it an Infinity 1-2. Serpent’s Joaquin De Soto came in 3rd, another two laps down.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net] | Image: Joaquin De Soto

December 4, 2017

SpeedMerchant RoadKill Carpet 1/10th 235mm kit

Coming from SpeedMerchant is the RoadKill Carpet Competition 1/10th 235mm Pro10 pan car kit. The car was specially designed for carpet racing and it features the original link and spring Speed-Tune racing suspension, the exclusive SpeedMerchant New School front suspension and it is constructed from aero space grade carbon fibre components. Other features include stainless steel hardware throughout, it comes with black anodised aluminium steering blocks, titanium front axles, as well as a Team IRS large D-ring Pro axle and differential set.

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December 4, 2017

Team Associated RC28T RTR micro race truck

Team Associated have re-released the RC10T competition truck, however probably not in the form many vintage fans are looking for. The new RC28T is a shrunk version of AE’s iconic, ROAR nationals winning, and pretty sought-after kit, with the palm-sized truck coming with everything needed in one box. The package includes a 2.4GHz 2-channel transmitter, and the 147mm long truck comes factory-assembled with an integrated receiver and speed controller unit, an integrated proportional servo and of course the a replica body shell with the classic RC10T livery.

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December 4, 2017

Thilo Tödtmann takes US World Nitro Cup title

The 2017 US World Nitro Cup was held at Full Throttle Raceway in Kissimmee, Florida this past weekend. As usual the event attracted both national racers as well as guests from abroad with this year’s event again attracting a strong field of European drivers. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan class the top 3 after the qualifiers was an all-Infinity affair with Jilles Groskamp on top followed by Andy Moore and Teemu Leino. DJ Apolaro and Thilo Tödtmann would round out the top 5 results.

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December 4, 2017

Mugen MBX8 1/8th nitro buggy kit – Coming soon

Mugen have announced the soon release of their all-new MBX8 1/8th nitro buggy platform. The latest incarnation of Mugen’s ultra successful and popular MBX series buggy is meant to be more durable, faster, more efficient, easier to work on and also lighter than its predecessor, the World and European Championship winning MBX7. More information about the kit will become available next week.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]

December 3, 2017

RSD TC7.1 3-D-printed suspension mount inserts & spool

Reflex Racing have introduced two new 3-D-printed RSD option parts for the Team Associated TC7.1 touring car. First up is a suspension pill insert set meant to be used without pivot balls for reduced slop. The pills also incorporate a #4 position that allows to narrow or widen the car further. This is super valuable when using low amounts of inboard toe with ARS type rear ends to have a broader range of adjustment.

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