The Buggyland 4.0 1/8th off-road race will be held from the 15th to 17th of September at the CARTT Fuencarral track in Madrid, Spain. The 3-day event, widely known as the country’s season highlight, will see 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy racing, attracting Spain’s fastest drivers as well as many entries from abroad. More information can be found here with registration being available here.
This past weekend the third round of the 2017 Norwegian 1/10th Off-Road Buggy Nationals was hosted by the Innherred RC-Bil Klubb at the IHRC Raceway astroturf track in Levanger, Norway. After the initial shake down and instalment free practice Friday evening, Saturday was 2WD race day. Three rounds of qualifying were ran and it was Schumacher driver Roy Gjemble who took his Schumacher KC to the overall TQ position. Øystein Døler (Team Associated) qualified 2nd, Thorbjørn Døler (Team Associated) came in 3rd, and the young and talented 11-years old Alexander Gjemble (Team Associated) claimed 4th on the grid for the A-finals.
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The Raco 2000 club in Utrecht, The Netherlands played host to round 3 of the RC-Lemans Series this past weekend. The weather forecast was pretty mixed with especially the practice on Saturday was washed away, so only a handful of drivers made use of their rain cars. Sunday started off very damp and with a mixture of rain cars or dry cars with very soft tyres the drivers tried to make maximum use of the opening qualifier. Peter Plümacher made the best out of the conditions as he took the win in the LMP1 opener from Tobias Weist and Reinder Wilms. The track though started to dry up soon and by the second qualifier it was Kai Altmann on top from Tobias and Reinder. Thanks to the points system both Peter and Kai already got their spots in the A-main and with the quickest run in Q3 Tobias would grab the pole position for the triple A-mains as he won the tie-breaker against Kai and Peter. Reinder’s P2 in the final qualifier secured him P4 on the grid followed by reigning LMP1 champ, Tim Altmann who suffered two DNFs while a P3 in the final qualifier won him the 5th overall position.
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Coming from Power HD is the new black colour Storm-7 low-profile servo. With a speed of down to 0.055s and a torque of up to 13kg-cm it offers the same specification as the old purple-cased servo with the new all-black colour making it better suited for vehicles that already offer a splash of colour. With its brushless motor and high-voltage compatibility it is ideal for the use in electric and nitro touring cars as well as electric buggies.
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Modelix Racing have introduced their new set of Ultimate Racing 16mm shock bladders. Compatible with brands such as Mugen, Kyosho, Xray, Serpent, HB Racing, TLR and others, the shock absorber membranes are designed to stay in shape even in severe track conditions and during long mains. The result is a more consistent shock as the rebound rate stays the same, even on the bumpiest of tracks. The bladders fit most 16mm shock absorbers and they come in packs of four.
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Round 3 of the Italian AMSCI 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held this past weekend in Rosignano. Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton made a clean sweep by taking the TQ after the qualifiers and bringing home the win in the 45-minute Expert class A-main final. Some three laps down young Mattia Polito (TLR) came in 2nd while Fabrizio Teghesi (Kyosho) ended the day on the 3 spot. The top 5 result was rounded out by Alex Zanchettin and Alessandro Remia.
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The Herts Nitro Model Club hosted the third round of the BRCA Nitro Buggy Nationals this past weekend. Kyosho’s Elliott Boots took the overall TQ but in the main final it was Team Associated’s Neil Cragg who excelled, taking home the win from Darren Bloomfield (Agama) 2nd and Infinity’s Lee Martin, campaigning a HB Racing buggy, in 3rd, while Elliott was not able to convert his TQ into a podium result.
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Round 3 of the Andalusian Championship was held in Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga over the weekend. Mugen’s Juan Carlos Canas would obtain the TQ and overall victory in the Nitro Buggy class, taking the 45-minute A-main encounter some two laps in front of HB Racing Alberto Pelaez. TLR’s Oscar Baldo had to settle for 3rd, another lap down.
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