Coming from Team Magic and made for the brushed motor versions of the E5 monster truck is a dedicated wheelie bar set. The kit contains all needed parts to outfit the vehicle, such as a new skid plate, wheelie bar, ball-raced wheel as well as mounting hardware.
Source: Team Magic [hrcdistribution.com]
Round 3 of the Belgium FBA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at the clay track of MAC Vlijmen in the Netherlands. A clear sky and hot temperatures made for a perfect day of fast dirt racing. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Bruno Heremans who took the opening qualifier but with the win of the second and third round it was Wesley van Helmond who was able to take the overall TQ spot in 2WD, leaving Heremans in 2nd in front of Wouter Wynen. In 4WD It was Marco Briers who took the first and second qualifier to put his car on the TQ spot. Van Helmond snatched the 2 spot on the grid thanks to a win in Q3 while Nick Vranckx sat in 3rd so far.
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3DRC’s popular 30mm Fan Booster is now also available in a super short variant. Designed for all electric touring cars with limited space behind the motor the super short variant also comes in handy when mounting the fan in front of the motor or when less weight is needed in the rear part of the chassis. Like the standard length variant the Fan Booster will channel the cooling air created by the fan towards the motor can for optimised cooling and less motor power fading during a run. The part is usable with most 30mm fans and it is available directly through 3DRC’s Shapeways store.
Source: 3DRC [shapeways.com]
This past weekend the popular Slough track in the UK played host to the second round of the Southern Regional Series. The series brought nearly 100 drivers to the event, because of this there was only a bolt-on practise round for the drivers and with many having not driven on the track since the last national in 2016, it was a steep learning curve for most. With the three rounds of qualification in very hot weather conditions over, in Nitro Truck Jon Hazlewood took a commanding TQ, with Michael Shorey in 2nd. The Truck A-final was up first and as the buzzer went Jon’s truck stormed round the first corner and into the distance. His driving was on another level and it grew quite a crowd of people watching it as he went around untouched for the 20 minute final and ultimately he brought it home in 1st place a lap up on the 2nd place driver.
Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]
The MAC Uetersen club played host to a round of the North German 1/8th Nitro Off-road regionals this past weekend. The race was part of the qualifiers for the German nationals and right from the start it was clear that the race for the win was on between the Burak and Berkan Kilic. The 30-minute main final saw pole position holder Burak taking off with no problem and it looked like smooth sailing for the Agama driver but in the closing stages his young brother Berkan had closed the gap and after a nice and fair battle Berkan Kilic (Agama) was able to get past Burak to take the win by about 3/100th of a second. In 3rd TLR driver Hendrik who rounded out the podium.
Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.
Round 2 of the Irish 1/10th Offroad National Championships was held in Navan on the hottest day of the year with temperatures soaring to a high of 27 Degrees Celsius. The astroturf track has recently had a lot of work done to it and it is now smoother and more technical than ever. All of the usual championship contenders were present, including the returning Derek McCloskey who re-joined his teammate William White after missing round 1. Derek made an immediate impression taking the 2WD TQ spot. In 4WD, William and Derek would top the standings with William taking TQ after topping every qualifying round and Derek going 2nd. In the 2WD finals, William came from 3rd in the first two legs to win both taking the overall win while Derek finishing 2nd in the first two meant he would take 2nd overall. Alan Thomson would round out the top 3 result. In 4WD and starting from pole, William quickly broke away from the field in the first two legs to secure the 4WD win also – doing the double. Denzell and Dylan McBurney came in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Thanks to William White for the report.
The 2017 Kyosho Masters were held in Sucy En Brie, France this past weekend. The annual event attracts Kyosho drivers from all over the World to race in several categories. 6-times winner, UK’s Elliott Boots was the pre-event favourite for the win in both the Elite Buggy and E-Buggy classes and he would not disappoint. Elliott took a double TQ and he would also be in control of things in the main nitro buggy final that was shortened to 30 minutes because of the high temperatures. Boots would get past pole position holder Joao Figueiredo in the opening stages and he controlled the race from there, taking his fourth straight win of the event some two laps in front of Sweden’s Jessica Palsson and Portugal’s Joao Figueiredo. In the E-Buggy class it was again Elliott who excelled and by sweeping the triple A-mains he grabbed his second title of the weekend from Jessica Palsson 2nd and Stephane Deroch 3rd.
Mugen Seiki Europe have announced the addition of former European Champion, Dirk Wischnewski to their team. The former Shepherd racer and multiple national Champion will use the company’s MTX6R 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car in his campaign that will see attendances at all major national and international races.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
