The 2017 Korean 1/8th Gas Off-road National was held at Banwol Raceway in Ansan, South Korea this past weekend. Dani Choi was the man to beat in the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes as he not only took the TQ position in both categories but also walked away with the overall win in both Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truck.
Team C have released first images of their forthcoming TM4 V2 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy. It is understood that the buggy will become available in two variants â one without upper decks but lower carbon fibre chassis splines for rigidity while the second variant will feature standard front and rear carbon fibre upper decks. We bring you more information on the kits as soon as they become available.
Available now in a 21.5T fixed-timing variant is Reedy’s Sonic competition brushless motor. Commonly used in GT and Formula classes, and emerging as the entry-level option for the Touring Car class, the motor is designed for performance and value as it features a CNC-machined lightweight can, sturdy solder tabs, dual precision ball bearings, a high-strength rotor and fixed 45 degree timing. ROAR approval is pending and the motor is available now.
Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]
The ROAR Invitational race was held with about 70 entries at the G’s RC Raceway in Pennsylvania recently. In the 4WD Modified Buggy and Modified Stadium Truck class it was Jorge Flores with the TQs and wins. Howard Anderson and Rob Regl would come in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Buggy class while Rob Regl and Brandon Stevenson rounded out the Truck podium.
View the Mod Truck podium here
Coming from Serpent and made for the S811 and SRX8 buggy is a 4-shoe clutch shoe kit. It contains two yellow material and two black 6061 aluminium shoes as well as suitable 0.95mm and 0.9mm springs and according to Serpent’s Billy Easton using the mix set will create a very soft and stable clutch feel with better overall feel, more drivability increased run time.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
The final round of the DTR Series was held at Revelation Raceway this past weekend. Mugen’s Adam Drake was the top qualifier in the Nitro Buggy class and went on to win the 30-minute main final. With the victory Drake also sealed the overall title in the Nitro Buggy class.
View the overall top 3 podium here
The Roma Cross Village track played host to the 2017 Emperor of Rome race this past weekend. Attracting both local drivers as well as guests from abroad the event saw Mugen’s Marco Natale walking away with the win in the Nitro Buggy class from the Kyosho duo of Rayan Medjoubi 2nd and Jessica Palsson 3rd. Over in 1/8th E-Buggy it was Tekno’s Alex Zanchettin who took the winning honours from runner-up, Marco Natale and 3rd placed Jessica Palsson.
The TLR Cup West was held this past weekend at MHOR R/C Raceway in Aurora, Colorado. A track that broke up in the middle of qualifying made for some old school off-road racing and when the dust had settled it was TLR’s Dakotah Phend who walked away with the wins in 2WD Mod Buggy and 4WD Mod Buggy as the Team Associated duo of Dustin Evans and Zeke Ballinger would round out the top 3 podium results in both classes.
