Round 6 of the popular NRW-Offorad-Cup was recently held at the Mach-One Helmond track in the Netherlands. 60 entries from Belgium, Germany, the UK and The Netherlands made for competitive racing and in the 2WD Buggy class it was Jarno Pijpers with the win from James Chappell 2nd and Julian Heitjan 3rd.
Simon Kurzbuch completed the perfect weekend at the penultimate round of the Euro Nitro Series in Austria. Having maintained 100% TQ record, the Shepherd driver pulled off his second win of the season ahead title rival Bruno Coelho. With Coelho running out of fuel during the 45-minute Aigen encounter, making things a lot easier for Kurzbuch to claimed his third ENS Austria win in a row, the result sets up a title showdown between the two great drivers for the season finale at Fiorano in Italy. Behind them Lars Hoppe would complete the podium ahead of a battling Jilles Groskamp, John Ermen and Robert Pietsch, the latter recovering from an early crash with Silvio Hächler.
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After his DNF in Germany, Bruno Coelho has moved back to the top of the Euro Nitro Series standings with a dominant 1:10 win at Round 3 of the championship in Austria. Taking his third TQ start of the season at Aigen, the Xray driver controlled the race from start to finish, even with his rivals getting a second chance after the first attempt at running the 45-minute encounter was stopped by a rain shower. In the first running, second place qualifier Leo Arnold would suffer a flame out while Thilo Tödtmann would lose drive due to a loose set screw. With cars struggling to make it around the track due to the passing shower, the race was stopped but having just failed to reach 25% distance it meant a complete rerun, luckily for Arnold and Tödtmann. After a wait to allow the track to dry, Coelho led the field away again and never looked back while behind Tödtmann made good use of his second life to secure second with Marco Kaufmann completing the podium as Arnold again had engine issues.
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Samix have introduced a brass knuckle set for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. Machined from heavy brass material the steering knuckles weigh in at 46g each with the added weight improving climb performance while also lowering the centre of gravity. Included with the set come durable 5x13x4mm ball bearings, bearing reducer bushings for easy ball race removal and also fake brace discs for improved looks. The knuckles are usable with Axial or Samix suspension hubs and they come in sets of two.
The fourth round of the Danish 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held at Hillerod RC Racing this past weekend. Unsteady weather made things difficult and that’s why the Nitro Buggy race ended early on Sunday after the qualifiers due to rain flooding the track. With round TQs in Q1 and Q2 Pelle Culmsee would take the overall TQ and thus the day’s win that also won him the overall championship as with four straight wins and three TQs out of six races Pelle has a large enough margin on his competitors.
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Coming from Arrowmax is a new 4400mAh low-profile shorty LiPo battery pack. Offering the same footprint as a standard shorty but a lower height, the lightweight battery is ideal for all applications that do profit from a low battery weight. Built from high-quality 55C/110C cells the hardcase pack is ideal for both modified and stock classes and it uses standard 4mm bullet-type connectors.
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Sweep Racing have introduced their all-new STC-8 190mm touring car body shell. Developed for high-traction conditions the body will offer a smooth corner-exit feeling while also providing loads of high speed steering, thus filling the gap between the STC-4 and STC-6. The body will become available in the four different thickness variants of standard 1.0mm, lightweight 0.8mm and 0.65mm as well as ultra-lightweight 0.5mm, all of which include a high downforce wing and window masks.
Coming from FX Engines is the EFRA 2131 pipe and S-M manifold combo set. Specially designed and tuned for FX engines, the exhaust and manifold set will excel especially on tracks where more bottom end power is needed. The EFRA-homologated parts come laser engraved for easy identification and they come with a high-quality chrome coating for looks and wear. Included is also all necessary mounting hardware such as springs and silicone gaskets.
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