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May 29, 2008

RC Pro Canada Rd1 – Report

RC Pro Canada Rd1 - Report

We received a report from the first ever RC Pro Series buggy race to be held in Canada, which was hosted by RCGEARs of Calgary on May 18. There were a total of 78 entries in the five class field of machines and thanks to everyone present, the races and tech ran super smooth for the entire single day event. In Expert Truggy Medicine Hat’s Ty Tessman put on a driving clinic, both TQ’ing and taking the win. Calgary’s Troy Davies drove the wheels off his Kyosho truggy to come from 10th place early in the race to finish 2nd. Jammin’s Navaz Walji took 3rd.

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May 28, 2008

Danish Off-Road Nationals Rd2

We received a report from the 2nd round of the 2008 Danish Off-Road DRCMU championship that was run last weekend on the outdoor carpet track in Tinglev. In the Stock class it was again Jesper Rasmussen that was in the fast lane with his Kyosho, followed up by Martin Kristensen driving a JConcept BJ4 in 2nd, and the young Tamiya driver Sebastian Sorensen in 3rd spot after 3 rounds of qualifying.

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May 28, 2008

Adam Drake wins Novarossi race

Last weekend saw the Novarossi race held at the Revelation Raceway in Southern California. In the Expert buggy class Mugen racer Paul Coleman line up on pole position for the main final ahead of Adam Drake, but it was the GRP / Losi driver that took the win at the end of the 40 minute final. The Drake won by 2 laps from Andrew Smolnik, racing a CEN, while Justin Watson finished in 3rd for Losi, a lap further back.

May 27, 2008

Hot Bodies Big Bore Shock Set

Designed for the Lightning 2 buggy Series, and other 1/8th scale buggies, Hot Bodies have introduced these all new Big Bore Shocks. With a larger shock body, wider pistons and more oil, the shock absorbers have vastly improved damping characteristics over standard-size buggy shocks, and the all-new design makes them easier to work on with long times between rebuilds. The shock bodies are threaded for quick changes to the ride height using a knurled purple-anodized adjustment nut, and the upper shock bladder helps keep the oil clean and rebound levels consistent. An o-ring sealed, threaded bottom cap secures the bottom of the shock from mud and dust, and dual silicone o-rings with a super-soft rubber boot help too. The shock shaft uses a locknut to keep the 6-hole shock piston in place. A full set of shock pistons with 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5mm holes is included, plus mounting hardware to bolt these puppies right onto any Lightning or other 1/8th rallycross buggy.

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May 27, 2008

Xray XB808 Graphite Upper Plates

More new parts for the Xray XB808, with the release of these lightweight graphite front and centre plates. Both have been CNC-machined from high-grade carbon graphite, ensuring high strength while remaining lightweight. The upper plate for the centre diff mounting includes composite inserts for brake cam posts.

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May 26, 2008

EFRA Grand Prix Vaasa – Announcement

EFRA Grand Prix Vaasa - Announcement

We were contacted by the Motorsport Club of Vaasa, who are organizing an Electric off road EFRA Grand Prix in Vaasa between 13th and 15th of June. Last year the club organized the electric buggy Europeans and this year they will be continuing with an EFRA Grand Prix. The race is also be part of the Nordic Championship and for the first time the Nordic Championship title will be open for everyone across Europe.

Once again we have built an event with plenty of extra things for the competitors. We have a partnership with Radisson SAS Royal Hotel to assure comfortable stay in Vaasa. We also have jump contest as we did last year. This time we have very good prizes. The first prize is 4GB iPod Nano and top three prizes will be great as well. We are also having a draw for all the drivers who attend the race. One of the prizes will be 4GB iPod Nano.

Find out more information on the event site here.

May 26, 2008

Todd & Baird win Rd1 Irish Off-Road Nats

Todd & Baird win Rd1 Irish Buggy Nats

Round 1 of the 2008 Irish 1:8 Off Road National Championship kicked off over the weekend with the Nitro Navan Nuts club hosting Round 1 of the 4 round series on their astroturf surface track in county Meath. Attracting a large entry of top drivers from North and South of the country it was Michael Todd that laid down the marker for this year’s title battle as he took his KSR Racing prepared Losi to victory in the 45-minute A Final. Securing the TQ position Todd took his Novarossi powered Eight to a convincing 2 lap winning margin over Hobao driver Mark Harron who was followed home closely by the Xray of Barkley Abernethy. Defending Champion Darren Hill took sixth having had to work his way up from the B Final but the Kyosho driver will be hoping for a better performance in Round 2 which will run on his local Galway track. In the Truggy class it was youngster Bradley Baird driving a Hot Bodies Lightning that took top honour from Top Qualifier Christopher McCauley with Frank McGoey completing the podium.

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May 25, 2008

Y. Aigoin wins French 1/8th TT Nats Rd3

The 3rd round of the French 1/8th scale buggy Nationals was held this weekend at the Montceau track, in the East of the country. Qualifying went the way of Team Losi driver Yannick Aigoin, who placed his 8ight on pole position for semi final A, while Mugen racer Renaud Savoya was 2nd quickest and would start on pole for semi final B. The main final saw the order stay the same as Yannick was able to take the win, completing a dominant event, while 2nd spot went to Savoya and the final podium spot to Kyosho driver Jerome Aigoin.

Source: RC Mag [rcmag.com]