Team Losi have got off to a near perfect start in qualifying here at the Arena Offroad Meeting in Italy as their team drivers set the pace in all categories. In Buggy it is Martin Bayer who set was fastest in the first qualifier recording 7 laps in 5:19.794 to head a Losi 1-2-3 from team-mates Yannick Aigoin, who is setting the pace in Truggy, and Brushless pacesetter Ricardo Rabitti.
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The Utah State Electric Off Road Championships were held at Intermountain R/C Raceway located in Magna Utah last weekend. The race entries included drivers from California, Wyoming, Idaho, and Colorado and had nearly 200 entries, which made for some fierce competition. Pro Line racers Eric Willardson topped qualifying and won the Mod Buggy class, with Rob Gillespie doing the same in the 4wd Mod class and also finishing second in the Mod buggy class. Both drivers posted the fastest laps along with the fastest overall time for the weekend.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Normally a Rodeo Ring is where a cowboy puts on an exhibition of his skills at rounding up cattle but this weekend the ‘Arena of Cowboys’ will play host to a very different form of taming the wild as some of Europe’s best r/c drivers exhibit their skills at controlling 1:8 Offroad cars. Situated on the outskirts of Voghera, which is around one hours drive south of Milan, the organisers of the Arena Offroad Meeting have created a fantastic US style dirt track and after the opening practice drivers are full of praise for the large indoor track.
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New from Mugen Seiki, for the European Championship winning MBX-6 buggy and MBX-6T truggy, are these new bearing sets. Sold in two different versions, the first set comprises of 10 pieces of 15x21x4mm for the car’s uprights, while the second bearing set is made of a variety of different bearings for the rest of the car, totaling 24 pieces. Available in late November.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Beginning this month’s tire releases from Pro-Line is their all new 1:8 V2 Evo Buggy Inserts, that claim to be the lightest closed cell foam available on the market. Perfectly balanced, they require no break in period and remain more consistent in size, shape and density than traditional closed cell foam. Also new is the Hole Shot 2.0 2.2″ Off-Road buggy rear tires, that we showed you a sneak peak of during the weekend. Featuring an updated pin design that lasts longer, small, square-lug technology throughout tire, they sport new outer pins which are angled to resist catching ruts. Next up, the Inside Job tire is renowned as a fantastic performer when the track surface is high bite. M3 compound is soft and made more for outdoor track conditions. Today, Pro-Line offers the Inside Job in their ultra-exclusive MC compound for indoor clay tracks. PL are also now offering their Revolver, Caliber and Hole Shot VTR truck tires in sets that contain no inserts, allowing you to choose the insert that suits you best. Finally, to show your allegiance, there is a new line of t-shirts made from Hanes Beefy-T material, all sporting the P-L logo in various cool designs.
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Following on Pro-Line’s previous releases of the Bull Dog truggy shell for the Associated RC8T and the Hot Bodies D8T, comes a version for the Mugen MBX-6T. Made from Genuine GE .060 lexan, its bull nose front end increases corner speed, while the elongated bed increases air flow to the wing. Overall down force has been greatly improved over traditional 1:8 truck bodies with the engine head exposed for easy temp checks and igniter accessibility. Paint then peel overspray film, sticker sheet, and window masks included.
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Last weekend saw the 2nd round of the Polish Indoor offroad series, run once again in Warsaw. 120 drivers were in attendance met to the test of strength. In the 2wd class it was eight-year old Michal Orlowski with his Tamiya that took the win from 2nd placed Piotr Blazucki, while the 3rd spot went to Bartek Maciejewski. In the 4wd class it was Dennis Fadtke that took the TQ spot and would win the first final, but it would be Morris Indovino that would take the overall win, with Fadtke taking 2nd spot and Artur Kramza.
The full results can be found here.
Designed to fit perfectly in Team Associated’s 16mm big bore shocks, these Factory Team precision-machined tapered Delrin pistons have been extensively track tested and race proven by AE’s racing team over the course of the 2009 season. These pistons, packaged in sets of four, are perfectly suited for use in the RC8B and RC8e thanks to the more progressive damping characteristics provided by the 10×1.1mm-hole pattern. Additionally the tapered profile improves rebound damping to optimize handling in all conditions.
Source: Associated [rc10.com]
