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September 5, 2016

David Ronnefalk wins Swedish Nationals

The Swedish 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held this past weekend at the MK Eskil track in Eskilstuna, Sweden. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk made a clean sweep in the qualifiers to take the overall TQ from swift Jessica Palsson (Kyosho) with Robert Gustafsson (Agama) taking the 3 spot after the qualifiers. Right from the start of the main final David was able to pull away and he never looked back to take the win by over a lap. Jessica was in a fight with Hampus Berg (HB Racing) but in the closing stages of the 60-minute encounter she was able to open a gap and she would bring home the second place with a 1-lap margin on Hampus.

View the final results here

September 5, 2016

Mike Gosvig takes double Danish Touring Car title

Round four of the Danish Electric On-road Nationals was held at the popular Odense track. In the Touring Modified class it was Xray’s Mike Gosvig who took the TQ while the Touring Stock class saw VBC Racing’s Soren Boy Holst coming out fastest in the qualifiers that were held in low grip conditions due to overnight rain. In the opening Modified A-main Mike took an easy win and also the second final saw Mike coming out in front even though he ran on pretty used tyres but taking it easy allowed Gosvig to take the win and with it the overall victory and also the Danish title with one round to spare.

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September 5, 2016

Modify 4mm & 5mm bullet-type gold-plated connectors

Modify have introduced their new bullet-type 4mm and 5mm connectors. They are of a low-profile design to prevent interferences with low top decks and come pre-shaped for easy and reliable soldering. The heavy-duty four contact points design makes for improved power transfer compared to standard connectors and at 14mm length they are compatible with most tube-style battery packs.

Source: Modify [modifyrc.com]

September 5, 2016

Mattia Menabue takes F1 class win at Italian Nats Rd4

The Barcooff track in Barco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy held round four of the Italian 1/8th Off-road National Championship over the weekend. In the 45-minute F1 class A-main it was Mattia Menabue who came out successful by taking the win with a 2-lap margin on Adriano Fabianelli in second and Alessio Marini in third. Mirko Belli and Matteo Poletti would round out the top 5 result.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 5, 2016

Kaja Novotny TQs & wins Czech Open Rd8

Round eight of the Czech Open series was held on the bumpy and low grip Mlada Boleslav track. Max Gotzl (Xray) would come out fastest in the opening qualifier but it was Kaja Novotny (Xray) who grabbed the overall TQ after scoring wins in the remaining three rounds and also scoring the fastest time over five minutes. In the semifinals Kaja continued to dominate, taking the pole position for the A-main final in which he would again excel by taking the win from Serpent’s Jiri Mara with Stepan Silhavy (Xray) completing the top 3 podium result. In fifth Max Gotzl grabbed the Junior class win while Petr Javorovsky Sr. in 11th took the Senior class victory.

View the final results and the Junior podium here

September 5, 2016

Carlos Duraes wins Portuguese Buggy Nats Rd3

Round three of the Portuguese Buggy National Championship was held this past weekend and in the 45-minute main final it was Serpent’s Carlos Duraes who took the win 1 lap ahead of former European Champion, Miguel Matias. Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) completed the top 3 another three laps down. The next and final round will now decide the overall championship.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 5, 2016

Tamiya Honda Civic SiR & NSX 1/10th scale kits

Coming this Fall are two new kits based off of Tamiya’s popular TT-02 entry level 1/10th scale 4WD chassis. First up is the iconic Honda Civic SiR EG6 on the drift-specific TT-02D chassis. The kit includes full ball bearings, oil-filled CVA shock absorbers, an aluminium motor heat sink and a Sports Tuned brushed motor and it is rounded out by a Civic SiR replica bodyshell and mesh-type wheels with Super Drifttech tyres.

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September 5, 2016

ARC R11W 200mm electric touring car kit

ARC have introduced the new R11W 1/10th 200mm electric touring car kit. The vehicle is based off of the 190mm R11 and features a black 7075-T6 aluminium main chassis, carbon fibre upper deck and front and rear gear differentials to provide exceptional handling characteristics with foam tyres. The 200mm kit shares most parts with the 190mm variant with the greater track width being achieved by using wide lower A-arm mounts. Included in the package are also front and rear low-profile shock towers and big bore shock absorbers, suitable for sports car bodyshells such as the Blitz TS02E and others.

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