The 2014 Byron On-road World Challenge was run this past weekend at the Leisure Hours Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. Mugen’s JJ Wang took the TQ and race win in both the 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm classes. Vincent Jackson and Eric Jones came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the in the 1/8th class while Ditta Claymore and Loran Whiting completed the 200mm class podium.
Image: Rick Wang
New from Team C Racing and made for the TM4 4WD buggy is this aluminium Ackermann steering link plate. Designed to replace the kit’s plastic link with a more rigid and durable part, the plate not only keeps the ballstuds held in place more securely but it also improves steering reaction by eliminating the flex of the stock part. The link is machined from high-quality aluminium and comes orange anodised to match the remainder of the buggy’s alloy parts.
Source: Team C [teamcracing.com]
The 2014 Catalonian regional nitro on-road championships where held at the Cerdanyola modelcar track. Sergi Franch was able to TQ the meeting with flawless driving, being the only driver to pull 17 second laps and by also setting a new track record with 17.489 seconds. In the main Sergi did not look back to take the win from Jaime Lacuesta and Cesar Rubio which handed him the Catalonian 1/10th 200mm regional title.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Following the Facebook announcement of Kyosho’s Yuichi Kanai to stick with their tried and tested 1/8th buggy platform (for the 2014 IFMAR Worlds in Italy) now also SWorkz announce that there will be no new buggy for 2014 despite the good tradition of many manufacturers to introduce new platforms ahead of important races. However the Asian company will have several new option parts such as the “LDS” Lightened Drive System with new driveshafts, bearings, gears and more, along other new upgrades to make the buggy “Worlds ready”. More information will become available in the near future.
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The 4th round of the French Elite championship was run in the town of Les Andelys in the North of France. Known for being a very rainy region, this weekend made no exception. On Saturday only two rounds of qualifying could be completed with Jerome Aogoin taking the overnight TQ. More rain during the night and on Sunday morning forced the organisers to cancel the race, taking the qualifying results to determine the winner. Therefore Jerome Aigoin (Kyosho) was handed the win in front of Renaud Savoya (Xray) and Jummy Weimann (Kyosho).
Source: Automodelisme [automodelisme.com]
Following the release of the Pro-2 Buggy conversion kit for the Pro-2 SC and the Traxxas Slash 2WD, Pro-Line now release the the Buggy as a full kit including all needed parts to build a rolling chassis. The vehicle builds on a 3mm 7075 low centre of gravity aluminium chassis and included are a vast amount of PL option parts such as the Performance Transmission set, the ProTrack suspension components, PowerStroke shock absorbers and a realistic buggy bodyshell. Part of the package are also Blockade SC tyres and F-11 wheels. The kit comes partly assembled, making it ideal for entry level modellers and experienced racers alike.
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Tekin announce the addition of TLR factory driver Chris Wheeler to their team. Chris is a very accomplished racer out of Arizona and his recent accomplishments include taking 3rd in the 2WD Mod SCT division at the 2014 Cactus Classic. Chris is making his Tekin debut this weekend at the SDRC Top Gun Shootout.
Source: Tekin [teamtekin.com]
The 2nd round of the Italian nitro on-road championships was run at the Ayrton Senna circuit in Melzo. In the 1/8th Expert class Lamberto Collari took the win in the 45 minute final one lap ahead of Mirko Salemi and Alberto Picco. Daniele Ielasi came in 4th, Francesco Tironi ended the race in 5th place.
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