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September 26, 2016

Oscar Baldo wins Spanish Nitro Buggy Nats Rd3

Round three of the Spanish Nitro Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend at the San Jose track in Sevilla, Spain. A small and technical track with laptimes in the 30 seconds range and very little space to overtake made things interesting in the semis and the main final. The weekend started off with a dominating Robert Batlle that brought to everybody’s attention why he is a 10-times national champion. He absolutely smashed the qualifiers and took the overall TQ with one round to go, posting the exact same time in Q1 an Q2 to show his World-class skills and precision. Juan Carlos Canas, winner of the second round of the Nationals and reigning 1/8th Buggy Euro B champion, was the only driver that could almost-match Robert’s rhythm and consistency, although finishing 3 to 5 seconds off Batlle’s pace.

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September 26, 2016

Ben Cosgrove TQs & wins at MicroX 2016

The MicroX 2016 was held in Dudley, UK with nearly 80 drivers attending. Seven qualifiers and triple mains made for lot of track time and it was Carisma driver Ben Cosgrove who was the man to beat as he took the overall TQ after the qualifiers from Carisma factory driver Craig Harris and LC Racing driver Phil Sleigh. After the finals it was again Ben who came out fastest to take the MicroX 2016 title from runner, up, Craig Harris. Keith Robertson (Carisma) would round out the top 3 result.

Source: Carisma [carisma.com]

September 24, 2016

Pro-Line Early 50’s Chevy Panel truck bodyshell

Pro-Line Early 50's Chevy Panel truck bodyshell

Pro-Line are bringing back the popular Early 50’s Chevy Panel truck bodyshell for solid axle monster trucks. Originally released by Pro-Line in 2001 for the Traxxas T-Maxx, Pro-Line bring back the nostalgia of the iconic truck body that is a perfect fit for all custom solid axle monster trucks. The body features round headlights, uniquely shaped front grill lines that flow into the hood and a split front windshield. As usual the body comes clear, with applied overspray film and it includes a comprehensive decal sheet.

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September 24, 2016

O.S. Speed Gold nitro engine glow plugs

O.S. Engines have introduced their new O.S. Speed Gold glow plugs. Building on the success of the recently introduced limited edition #80 plug the P3, P4, RP6 and RP7 turbo-style plugs complement the already existing range with the P3 and P4 offering improved low to middle-range power and quicker response to throttle inputs, allowing for quicker spool up and also more stable idling. The different idling characteristics will also be acoustically noticeable. As for the RP6 and RP7, both glow plugs will also offer improved low-end power and quicker spool-up. The glow plugs become available by October.

Source: O.S. Engines [os-engines.co.jp]

September 23, 2016

JConcepts B6-series Finnisher aluminium wing buttons

JConcepts have introduced the B6-series Finnisher aluminium wing buttons. The machined aluminium design with durable outer rim and stylish inner hex design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic wing buttons with the design incorporating through-holes and notched hexes which make it incredibly lightweight but strong in all the important areas. The attachment area has an already built-in countersunk feature which allows for the cleanest assembly possible. The wing buttons are available in blue and black anodising.

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September 23, 2016

KO Propo EX-RR 2.4GHz 4-channel radio system

Following a first teaser image KO Propo have now revealed all details of the forthcoming EX-RR 2.4GHz 4-channel radio system. Building on the intermediate-level EX-2 the transmitter features a redesigned throttle unit to improve vehicle control by offering a new, shorter trigger design that still maintains a comfortable feel. The new compact appearance results in faster and more precise throttle and brake control. On top of this the spring tension is widely adjustable to adapt the stiffness to personal preferences.

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September 23, 2016

Tekno 1/8th HRC rear hubs & universal driveshafts

Tekno have announced the addition of five new products to their lineup in the form of high roll centre rear hubs, front/rear universal driveshafts for the NT48.3 and ET48.3 truggies as well as three centre universal driveshafts to improve the consistency of the NB48.3 and NT48.3 driveline. Starting with the rear hubs, by lowering the hinge pin location compared to the stock rear hubs, Tekno have raised the rear roll centre in just the right place. The HRC variants increase on-power traction and stability while decreasing body roll. All of this with improved rotation into a corner and no compromise in on-power steering. To reduce wear and increase part lifespan, they are moulded from durable nylon and include locations for hinge pin set screws. The parts work both left and right, with CV or universal driveshafts and on all of Tekno’s 1/8th scale kits.

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September 23, 2016

Schumacher Eclipse – Teaser

Schumacher have released a first teaser of their new, Eclipse called project. More information will unfold soon but looking at the graphic elements we would guess it is a car project and possibly an electric-powered GT or LMP vehicle, with our bet being either a basic 1/8th electric or competition 1/12th scale kit.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]