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May 31, 2016

Axial RR10 Bomber 1/10th 4WD off-road kit

Axial’s new RR10 Bomber build-it-yourself kit is loaded with features allowing to customise it and add own electronics for the ultimate rock racer. Building on the current, successful ready-to-run model, this kit version includes a wide variety of desirable option parts that deliver next level performance and durability such as hard-anodised aluminium suspension links, hard-anodised aluminium steering links, long travel rear sway bar, hardened steel universal axles allowing up to 50 degrees of steering, aluminium lower link plates, and King adjustable machined aluminium shocks, all riding on sticky BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 tyres wrapped around 2.2 Walker Evans Racing beadlock wheels. Not included are the RC system with radio, receiver and servo as well as motor, speed controller and battery.

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May 31, 2016

Scott Furtado sweeps Turf Meltdown Trophy Race

The 2016 Turf Meltdown Trophy Race was held at RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut with a total of 75 race entries. The largest classes would be 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy and both saw Kyosho America’s Scott Furtado taking TQs and wins with Anthony Jesmond (Schumacher)
and Ed Gaunt (TLR) coming in second and third respectively in the 2WD class. 4WD Modified Buggy had the Xray duo of Matt Noto and Chris Marcy completing the top 3 result.

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May 31, 2016

Tayler Wonders wins Nitro Buggy at NCT Rd2

Taylor Wonders wins Nitro Buggy at NCT Rd2

Round two of the Northwest Championship Tour was held this past weekend in Spokane, Washington. The 3-day event would see practice held on Friday, three rounds of qualifying on Saturday, followed by the A-main events on Sunday. After all three rounds of qualifying were complete, Kyosho America’s Tayler Wonders would find himself lined up 3rd on the grid for the A-Main event. After a great battle for most of the race between the top 3 qualifiers, Wonders would come out on top to take the win in front of Team Associated driver Jason Hunt and Tekno RC’s Jesse Munn in third.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

May 31, 2016

Max Racing MP9 TKI series driveshaft pins

Max Racing have introduced replacement driveshaft pins for the Kyosho MP9 TKI series of 1/8th off-road buggies. Machined to match the unique, non-standard dimensions of the original pin the replacements are a direct fit, allowing to use the driveshafts for much longer.

Source: Max Racing [max-racing.org]

May 31, 2016

Serpent SRX8 optional carbon fibre Ackermann plates

Coming from Serpent and made for the Cobra SRX8 buggy are optional carbon fibre Ackermann plates. To the standard “1” plate add the optional 0, 2, 3 and 4 plates that allow to fine-tune the steering Ackermann geometry. The plates are made from 3.5mm carbon fibre, they are marked for easy identification and come in sets of two plates.

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May 31, 2016

Delorme & Voisangrin win at French On-road Nats Rd3

The recent third round of the French Electric On-road Nationals was held at the Ampuis track with 77 entries for the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 10.5T, Touring 13.5T and Formula 21.5T. Saturday started out with hot and dry weather and in Touring 10.5T is was Pierre Delorme who set the pace with Alexandre Duchet hot on his heels. As predicted the weather turned to the worst on Sunday and so the remaining qualifiers were held in wet conditions. The opening two A-mains of the 10.5T class then saw Pierre taking pretty easy wins in front of brother Jean, who started from the 7 spot and had pretty good runs. In the final A-main, on a drying track, things became complicated in terms of tyre choice with Jean making the right decision to run Volante tyres and he was able to bring home the win with a tight gap on Alexandre. Overall Pierre came out successful in the main from Jean and Alexandre in second and third respectively.

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May 31, 2016

Ripmax buys HPI Racing

Ripmax has announced the completion of a deal which sees the leading European model and hobby supplier taking over the HPI Racing brand and properties and securing HPI Racing for the future. The company will retain the EU based global trading and logistics hub in Derbyshire, UK and will trade as “HPI Racing Ltd” with all the staff retained. The deal also preserves the world renowned Californian HPI DNA, establishing a new HPI Racing design house “HPI Racing Design, LLC” run by key HPI USA team members.

Read the statement in full here

May 31, 2016

2016 AKA Catapult GP – Report

The recent AKA GP was back again at HNMC, one of the UK’s leading dirt tracks and venue. The controlled tyre debate could roll on day and night but with all drivers on the same pattern it did lead to closer racing and driver ability would show through. As usual the club had put in a lot of effort to get the track ready for this event and it was well received. The event plan was to give drivers maximum track time and so four rounds of practice, seven rounds of qualifying and 30 minute lower finals with a 45 minute main would be held. All four rounds of controlled practice went to Jamie Clancy with Jack Embling second in each Nitro Buggy round while in E-Buggy three rounds went to Jack Embling and Claus Didriksen from Norway taking round 1.

Continue reading the report here