June 23, 2017

Midwest Series Nitro Cup Rd2 – Report

The Midwest Nitro Cup, round 2 of the 48th annual Midwest Series was hosted by Team Nitro in Lynwood, Illinois. The event kicked off the weekend with open practice on Friday. Unlike round 1, the weather was working in everyone’s favour and was supposed to be dry and warm all weekend. Entries came in from as far away as Ontario Canada, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Texas. Following the Saturday morning practice session, round 1 of qualifying kicked off with Brian Jucha setting the early pace in 1/10th Sedan with Tom Esposito in P1 in Sedan Masters. Ralph Burch was quickest in 1/8th Open while Don Jones locked in the early TQ for 1/8th Open Masters. Rounds 2 and 3 were completed and the only change saw Lon Burling II taking the P1 position in 1/8th Open.

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June 23, 2017

Team Associated RC12R6 Factory Team 1/12th scale kit

Team Associated have introduced their next generation 1/12th scale pan car chassis, the RC12R6 Factory Team Kit. Designed for today’s demanding top-level racing, speed and traction, the design focusses on factors such as a low centre of mass, chassis rigidity, and a precise build. The kit utilises a precision front arm assembly utilising graphite lower control arms, a symmetric 7075-T6 aluminium chassis and lower pod plate, ultra-smooth centre pivot, and optimised graphite rear axle position. Includes are also a centre Fox shock genuine Kashima coat, a raised front bumper for extra ground clearance on the front of the chassis as well as a floating servo mount for equal flex of the chassis. Lastly the battery stops allow to mount the battery in three different transverse positions to fine-tune mass balance.

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June 22, 2017

Team Associated B6 slim profile front wheels

Coming from Team Associated and made for the B6 series of 2WD buggies are slim front wheels. Designed for all popular carpet and astro turf front tyres the wheels features the same offset as AE’s popular #9691 and #9690 2WD front rims, only with an optimised profile. The wheels are textured on the gluing surface for secure tyre mounting and have a smooth polished face for a factory team look. They are lightweight, yet stiff to reduce wheel deflection under hard cornering and they come in pairs in yellow or white colour.

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June 22, 2017

Fabio Ramos wins at Portuguese IC Track Nats Rd3

The recent round 3 of the Portuguese Nitro On-road Nationals saw Fabio Ramos (Shepherd) walking away with the win in the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring class. Fabio took the TQ, win and fastest lap, leaving Xray’s Carlos Manuel, who suffered problems in the qualifiers, behind in 2nd place. Jose Felix (Shepherd) would round out the top 3 podium result.

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June 22, 2017

Dejan Cigler wins at Slovenian Off-road Nationals Rd1

The recent round 1 of the Slovenian Off-road Nationals saw Dejan Cigler (HB Racing) taking the win in the 1/8th E-Buggy main final. Xray’s Peter Cej would come in 2nd while Andraz Strefe (Agama) rounded out the podium. The Mugen duo of Nejc Orazem and Eric Klanjscek would complete the top 5 result.

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June 22, 2017

Hitec D930SW, D954SW & D955TW digital servos

Hitec have expanded their range of premium-class D-series servos with three new high speed and high torque variants. The D930SW (0.07s/13.0kg-cm), D954SW (0.12s/29kg-cm) and D955TW (0.12s/20kg-cm) are powered by a 32-bit microcontroller unit with a 12-bit analog to digital converter for rapid, high resolution response. Coreless metal brush motors, long-life potentiometers as well as dual ball bearings make for high durability while nylon reinforced plastic upper and lower cases in combination with aluminium heatsink middle sections make for low weights as well as exceptional dust and splash water resistance. All servos are widely programmable, they are high-voltage compatible and the SW types feature precision-cut steel gears while the TW variant comes with a lightweight yet durable titanium gear train.

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June 22, 2017

Hönigl & Pinisch win at Austrian EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Austrian 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held up north close to the Czech border at the dirt track of the GMAC Litschau. Low temperatures and a strong wind on Saturday cleaned the track which resulted in good traction – something Hupo Hönigl made maximum use of to grab the overall TQs in both the 4WD and 2WD classes. On Sunday though things changed a lot as hot temperatures left the track dusty and slippery. At the end of the day Hupo was able to convert his 4WD pole position into a win while in 2WD it was Peter Pinisch who took home the win while Hupo struggled a bit with his buggy’s setup.

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