The 3rd round of the Jakarta Regional Buggy Championship was held at the Graha Raya track in Serpong, West Java. A total of 33 drivers attended the event that saw Adrian Wicaksono taking TQ. At the end of the 45 minute final Adrian maintained the lead and came in 1st followed by John Agus and Jason Nugroho. Faisal Ali and Darmadi Kurniawan completed the top 5 result.
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Hobbico introduce the TrakPower 5800mAh square LiPo battery pack. Build from 90C cells the battery mimics the dimensions of a side-by-side saddle battery pack making it ideal for many 2WD and 4WD trucks and buggies. The pack features a black-colour protective hardcase and 5mm bullet-type connector tubes. Includes come also a pre-wired balancer lead and bullet connectors.
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Bittydesign have a first official image of the new Striker-SR 3.0 190mm touring car bodyshell available. The body was developed and tested over several month to create what Bittydesign announce as “a real fast bodyshell” with a high amount of steering efficiency and highest possible rear stability. The EFRA, IFMAR, ROAR and BRCA approved Striker-SR 3.0 comes with a large EFRA-spec rear wing to provide the best possible balance between the front and rear. Included with the body, that is made from clear 0.75mm polycarbonate, come window masks and a decal sheet with grille, head and tail lights.
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At the final round of the Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series, Colin Roussel won the Trans-Am season Championship, his first WCICS championship. Second in was Alberta’s Scott West, followed by Anthony Hobbs. Full results and podium pics can be found on the official WCICS website.
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Cape Fear Raceway in Holly Springs, NC recently hosted a round of the East Coast Off Road Series. In the Nitro Buggy class Will McIver took TQ but a few bobbles in the 20 minute final meant Griffin Hanna (Serpent) would be able to take the lead and the win in the A-main. Brandon Melton (Team Associated) came in 2nd while Will McIver completed the podium in 3rd. The E-Buggy class saw a battle for the TQ spot between Michael Webb and Collin Hanna. Webb (Hot Bodies) and Hanna (Serpent) each scored a round TQ in the opening qualifiers with Hanna taking another round win in the final qualifier handing him the overall TQ for the finals.
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With the M500GT2R Kawada introduce the latest version of their 1/10th direct drive touring car kit. The car builds on the GTR platform and features several improvements such as the damper-equipped SDS front end for added stability on bumpy surfaces as well as an updated rear end with a new aluminium power pod and a connecting carbon fibre X-brace. Other features include a carbon fibre battery mount for standard and shorty battery packs and a rear ball differential with 12mm hex adapters. The car sports an overall width of 188mm, has an all-up weight of around 1150g and is usable with standard electric touring car wheels and 190mm bodyshells.
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Having earlier lost his Truggy title to Dakotah Phend in a thrilling race, Ty Tessmann would come out the better of an epic Buggy battle with Ryan Maifield to claim his second US National Championship in nitro offroad’s premiere class. Starting 3rd on the grid, the HB driver mixed it with the Associated of Maifield for 55-minutes of the 1-hour, after Top Qualifier and early leader Phend suffered a massively costly off. In the end the race would be decided on the last lap. With Maifield leading, Tessmann made a move down the inside coming up to the Thornhill Racing Circuit’s large step-up, a move the 2006 Champion would try to block resulting in the two coming together. With both buggies needing to be marshalled, Tessmann got away first setting the stage for a final dash to the flag but two corners later a mistake by Maifield would leave his buggy on its roof allowing Tessmann to win by 4.8 seconds. Behind the intense battle, Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz completed a successful day as he claimed his second podium of the day with a repeat of his Truggy 3rd place finish.
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After 45-minutes of intense racing Dakotah Phend is the new US National Truggy Champion. The TLR driver claimed his first nitro title from the defending champion Ty Tessmann after a thrilling race in Hutto, Texas, where they shadowed one another the entire race. In a completely different league to the other 13 finalists, the race came down to the final corner with the pair tangling as Tessmann, who was chasing a third consecutive title, made a last attempt to deny the Top Qualifier his first win. After marshalling it was Phend who would get the win on the dash to the line by 3/10ths of a second. Over a lap down Team Durango’s Ryan Lutz completed the podium at Thornhill Racing Circuit.
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