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July 15, 2015

Nico Risser doubles at French Electric Buggy Nats Rd5

The final round of the French Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the chalk track of La Ville Aux Dames near Tours. The race was a challenge for every driver as the French federation selected new hand out tyres only days before the event. In the 4WD class Team C’s Nico Risser took the TQ and the win from Floran Jadot (Team C) and Alex Bauguier (Team Durango). Nico then also went on to TQ and win the 2WD class although he had to defend the position against Ludovic Valtier (Team Associated) who ended the race in 2nd spot. In 3rd Alex Desbrosses (Team C) completed the podium result.

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July 15, 2015

King & Drake win at JBRL Nitro Series Rd4

Round four of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League Nitro Series was hosted by Revelation Raceway with around 180 entries and the usual mixture of World-class drivers and local talent. In the Expert Nitro Buggy class Kyosho’s Cody King came out successful to take a back-to-back win. Team Associated’s Kody Numedahl finished on the runner-up spot while JQRacing’s Jeremy Kortz rounded out the top 3 result.

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July 14, 2015

JConcepts Reflex 1/10th buggy tyre

JConcepts’ Reflex tyre is designed to bridge a gap between the popular Double Dees and other options such as 3Ds and Hybrids. The Reflex has square, angled pins that are stacked vertically to flex and fold evenly across the tyre for less wear and more forward bite while the aligned space helps rotation in the turns and gives a snappy release to square up quickly. Ideal on loose surfaces which are wet or dusty the tyre releases and bites hard during corner exit for straight line acceleration which makes them perfect for mid motor buggies.. The blended tread to tyre body is supported with a generous radius which promotes “pin snap” and also resists tearing or separation. Horizontal traction bars connect several pins near the centre of the tyre which bonds a critical area for increased push at high-speed. The Reflex’, available as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear variant, are built on the 60mm bead and carcass design making them interchangeable with all 60mm/2.4″ wheel combinations. The interior ribbing features the double-hatch pattern that helps maintain a comfy ride while each set of tyres includes the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts.

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July 14, 2015

ROAR 1/8th Electric Offroad & 1/10th SC Nats – Report

The 2015 ROAR 1/10 4×4 SC and 1/8 Electric Offroad Nationals were held this past weekend at Lost Creek R/C Raceway in Oakland Mills, Pennsylvania. This year’s track at LCRC would put every manufacturer’s electronics to the extreme test with a very hi-speed layout and hot/humid temperatures while the event would record its largest entry count in history reaching an impressive 211!. The race schedule saw controlled practice on Thursday, two rounds of qualifying each on Friday and Sunday followed by the main events with triple A-mains on Sunday. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy qualifying Ryan Maifield would TQ two rounds to lock-up the overall TQ. The triple A-Mains for the 1/8 Electric Buggy class would be 10-Minutes each. Maifield was a man on a mission showing tremendous speed in both A-Main 1 and 2 by taking the wins in each to take the overall win and his first ROAR National Championship of the weekend. Dakotah Phend would go onto win A-Main 3 in style to secure 2nd overall.

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July 14, 2015

T-Works D815 graphite A-arm stiffener set

T-Works have a graphite A-arm stiffener set for HB’s D815 1/8th scale off-road buggy available. The 4-piece set is made to reinforce the lower arms which can be helpful on high-bite surfaces and in high ambient temperatures. Included with the drop-fit stiffeners comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 14, 2015

JConcepts Summer INS – Final results

The qualifying rounds during last weekend’s JConcepts Summer INS has been exciting and intense. Everyone was able to witness the true speed of one of the industry’s brightest stars, Spencer Rivkin, who has masterfully pulled off a perfect Saturday in qualifying winning every round and earning TQ in 4 of the Modified classes. Although, Sunday was a different story. With the last round of qualifying held in the morning, Rivkin’s perfect streak came to an end as his rivals were starting to figure things out on the high traction, full slick conditions. AE/JConcepts’ teammate Michael Schoettler, was able to derail the young Arizona Superstar by taking TQ in 2WD and 4WD in the final round. The momentum was shifting and everyone in the pits could sense the change as “The Rivkin Show” was now becoming a real battle for the title of Summer Indoor National Champion.

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July 14, 2015

Hudy black Flexfit cap

Hudy have a new Flexfit cap available. Coming with embroidered Hudy logos the high-quality and 100 percent cotton-made caps are available in S-M and L-XL sizes while the Flexfit design makes for a comfortable wear.

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July 14, 2015

Elias Johansson wins at Summer Series Rd3

The third round of he Swedish Summer Series was held at the Årsundaring, a pretty fast track with off camber jumps and a huge wall ride. The event attracted a good turnout of racers and the hot weather made for track temperatures as high as 50 degree Celsius. In the 2WD class Elias Johansson took the TQ after sweeping the qualifiers and he also went on to win all three A-main legs to take the day’s win.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]