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July 27, 2020

David Ronnefalk TQs & wins at Swedish Buggy Nats Rd2

The MS Eskil club of Eskilstuna, Sweden hosted round 2 of the Swedish 1/8th Nitro Off-road Nationals this past weekend. The event saw nearly 70 entries and it was David Ronnefalk who swept the qualifying by taking all five rounds in style. Ellis Johansson came in 2nd from Victor Gunnarson in 3rd. The 45-minute A-main event again saw David Ronnefalk out in front on a more and more challenging track and after the first round of pit stops, David had found a good rhythm and was able to pull away and take the win with a lap margin from HB Racing teammate, Hampus Berg. Elias Johansson (HB Racing) came in 3rd overall another lap down to round out the podium in front of Victor Gunnarsson who lead the best of the rest for an all-HB-Racing top 4. Agama’s Jessica Palsson ended the race in 5th overall.

Image: David Ronnefalk

July 27, 2020

Martin Bayer crowned Austrian E-Buggy Champion

The single-round Austrian 1/8th Electric Championship was hosted by the CMBF Süd Ost club in Salsach, Austria this past weekend, attracting nearly 60 entries. Jürgen Trieb, Martin Bayer and Micha Widmaier would battle for the overall TQ with the better end for Jürgen who won two of the four qualifying rounds while Martin and Micha shared a TQ each. The triple 10-minute A-main saw Martin taking A1 from Max Götzl in 2nd and Hupo Hönigl in 3rd and also A2 would go to Xray’s Martin Bayer who thus took the overall championship early while Micha Widmaier (SWorkz) and Max Götzl (Xray) came in 2nd and 3rd in A2. A3 would then decide over the remaining podium spots with Micha cementing his overall runner-up position with a win in the final A-main as Martin Bayer and Max Götzl came in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Ultimately and behind Martin and Micha it was Max Götzl with the final podium spot from Hupo Hönigl in 4th and Marcel Trieb in 5th.

Image: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 24, 2020

Bittydesign Vision XB8 buggy body shell

The latest vehicle to receive Bittydesign’s Vision body shell treatment is Xray’s popular XB8’20 1/8th scale buggy. The lid’s design will offer an easier to drive and more balanced feeling thanks to a futuristic cabin, side pod and rear side flaps shape that optimises the aerodynamic characteristics. In addition a flap behind the engine area guides the air towards the rear wing for a smoother and more directed airflow around the shock tower and lower wing mount. The body comes moulded from high-quality 1mm Lexan polycarbonate and precision laser pre-cut to fit the XB8 2020 specification kit. The package is rounded out by a pre-cut decal sheet as well as window masks.

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July 24, 2020

FTX Torro Brushed EP 1/10th RTR trophy truck

New from FTX is the semi-scale Torro 4WD desert trophy truck. Featuring trailing link rear suspension just like the desert trophy trucks racing in the New Mexico deserts, the Torro is ideal for any fan of extreme trucks. For something a little different FTX have added a bit of colour to the Torro EP, with some blue moulded suspension parts and roll cage accessories, just to liven things up a little instead of bland old black. The full featured brushed truck is a perfect entry in to 1/10th scale RC and includes a 60A speed control, Etronix radio system and Voltz 1800mAh battery pack. Other features include blue anodised aluminium shock absorbers front and rear, metal differential and crown gears and sealed 4WD shaft drive transmission. The truck will hit stores in mid-August.

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July 24, 2020

Xray XB2’20 graphite composite rear roll centre holder

Coming from Xray and made for the XB2’20 2WD buggy is a new graphite composite rear roll centre holder. Designed for the use with the LCG gearbox the ball stud mount features updated roll centre positions while also acting as the rear anti-roll bar mount. The part fits both the Dirt and Carpet Edition kits with the reinforced graphite material being both lightweight and strong.

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July 24, 2020

Worley & Harding win at Psycho Nitro Blast

Last weekend’s 2020 Psycho Nitro Blast was held in the city of White Pine in Tennessee, attracting 346 drivers and 744 entries. In Sportsman Nitro Truggy to was Mason Worley with the overall TQ and he also brought home the win in the 30-minute A-main event some 1.3 seconds in front of Brayden Billington. Jordan Jennings came in 3rd overall and in front of Travis Melton and D.J. Gannon, who completed the top 5 result.

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July 24, 2020

T-Works titanium 1/8th off-road lower shock pins

Made for some the most popular 1/8th scale off-road kits are T-Works’ new titanium lower shock pin sets. Made of high-quality 64-grade titanium the pins offer a low weight, exceptional durability as well as left and right hand threads, ensuring they wouldn’t come loose unintentionally during a run. Using the pins has been made easy with the inclusion of outer 5.5mm hex and inner 2.0mm hex portions and the pins are available as 4-piece sets for the HB Racing D8xx series, the Kyosho MP10 and MP9 based kits, the Mugen MBX8 and MBX7 series as well as the Team Associated RC8B3.2 and B3.1 kits.

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

July 24, 2020

Hudy plastic setup board decals

New from Hudy are updated plastic setup board decals for their recently introduced lightweight setup boards. The all-new series is made from tough plastic and provides a smooth, liquid-resistant surface for quick and easy track-width check and adjustment. They feature accurate, clear markings in a 1mm grid for convenient suspension geometry adjustment. The setup decal is also great for ride height checking as it is less sticky than the set-up board itself which allows for more accurate ride height adjustment of off-road cars. The decals are available for all of the five new lightweight setup boards.

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