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September 10, 2013

Reno Savoya wins 4WD at French electric nats

The MBGO Gonfreville club hosted the final round of the French electric nationals in the Northern West of France. After three rounds of practice and six rounds of qualifying Xray’s Reno Savoya TQ’d the 4WD class with his team mates Armand Lantheaume and Lorenzo Crolla being very fast too. In the finals Reno took the win in leg 1 and 2 allowing him to sit out the final A main to watch Armand and Lorenzo battle for the win. At the end it was Armand Lantheaume who took the runner-up spot with Lorenzo Crolla taking the final podium spot.

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September 10, 2013

Sarda ORE Nationals Rd4 – Report

Last weekend saw the fourth round of the South African National Onroad Electric championship run at the DMCC track in Durban, SA. Drivers from all over the country attended the event, but it was the local Serpent driver Michael Wiseman who dominated both the Touring Modified and 13.5T classes. The runner-up spot in the Modified class went to Jason Hillcoat (Xray) who had Micheal Gibson (Schumacher) in tow. The second place in 13.5T was grabbed by Shaun Schutte (Xray), Michael Gibson again came in third. In 17.5T Touring it was the Xray triple of Andre Greeff, Ashley Hurley and Justin Cloete who dominated the proceedings. In 1/12th Modified Dave Wiseman brought home the win with Andre Greef coming in 1st in the 13.5T FWD class.

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September 10, 2013

Patrick Hofer sweeps Swiss off-road nats in Oberbüren

The last round of the Swiss electric off-road nationals took place at the well-known and tricky Oberbüren track. In qualification Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer made his intentions clear and TQ’d the 2WD, 4WD and SC 4×4 class. Come the finals the conditions changed to the worse as rain transformed the sandy track into a mud puddle. Patrick kept his cool and went on to win all modified classes in order to take his 5th national title in a row.

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September 10, 2013

Hudy Ultimate silicone shock & differential fluids

Hudy introduce their new line of Ultimate silicone fluids for the use with shock absorbers and gear differentials. The oils are manufactured in Europe by a specialised manufacturer and tested to ensure consistency and quality. Available are a wide range of ultra thin 100cST up to ultra thick 300.000cST oils in colour-coded 50ml and 100ml bottles that allow for easy identification of the correct oil range.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

September 10, 2013

VP-Pro 1/10th buggy disc wheels

Available now for a wide range of 1/10th off-road buggies are VP-Pro’s new disc rims. They are moulded from a special nylon material for light weight and the right amount of flex. Coming in neon yellow or white colour the rims are available in various specifications for current Team Associated, Team Durango, Kyosho, TLR and Xray buggies.

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September 10, 2013

Team C chassis & LiPo battery pack labels

Team C Racing introduce new protective chassis stickers and pre-cut labels for 2S hardcase LiPo battery packs. Starting with the chassis stickers, they are designed for the use with the upcoming TC10 touring car, come pre-cut and sport a printed carbon fibre design along grey or yellow details. They are made to protect the bottom of the chassis plate from becoming excessively scratched on abrasive surfaces such as asphalt and concrete while adding a distinctive look to your ride. Also new are corresponding 2S LiPo hardcase battery labels. They fit most of today’s battery packs, cover the upper side of the battery and include an additional label for the front side to write battery details on.

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September 10, 2013

Tekno SCT410 1/8th buggy conversion kit

Tekno RC introduce the Super Light 1/8th buggy conversion kit for the SCT410 short course truck. The set is designed to create a lightweight 1/8th racing buggy that is deal for Pro4 power systems and 2S LiPo battery packs and best suited for tight indoor tracks where drivability and an easy to control car is needed. The conversion kit includes all necessary parts to convert the SCT410 4×4 SC truck into a 1/8th EB48 SL buggy. 17mm adapters, extended stub axles, wheel nuts, an EB48 body, wing, wing mount, buggy radio tray, buggy battery tray, buggy bumper and rear mud guards along a manual and all necessary hardware are part of the kit that is available now.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

September 9, 2013

Hupo Hönigl wins Austrian buggy nats Rd4

The fourth round of the Austrian electric off-road nationals took place in Krieglach. 36 drivers in 2WD and 28 entries in 4WD tried to tackle the dusty clay track that got better during the practice heats but later on started to break up. Some drivers tried to race mid motor buggies in 2WD one of which was Team Durango’s Hupo Hönigl, but the tricky surface made the buggies difficult to drive and since these cars need a different racing line most of the drivers came back to rear motor machines for the qualifiers and finals. Sunday Morning started with four rounds of qualifying and when the dust settled the Team Durango duo of Hupo Hönigl and Martin Kreil lead in 2WD with equal points, but a faster time gave Hupo the TQ spot. 3rd and 4th went to the Team Associated duo Pinisch/Pfeifhofer, also equal in points with 3rd going to Peter Pinisch. In 4WD Hupo took 3 out of 4 rounds, taking the TQ in front of Yokomo’s René Trauner and Stefan Pfeifhofer (Team Associated) with Martin Kreil in 4th and Pinisch in 5th position.

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