July 13, 2020

Burak Kilic wins at Sachsencup Rd2

Round 2 of the Sachsencup was hosted by the MRC Leipzig club in Germany this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Burak Kilic with the win in the 30-minute A-main event, a super narrow 0.16 seconds in front of his brother and Mugen teammate, Berkan Kilic. SWorkz’s Sophie Müller came in 3rd overall, already four laps behind. Maxim Milde and Stev Krause rounded out the top 5, another one and two laps behind respectively.

Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]

July 13, 2020

Ielasi Tuned EFRA2108 TypeR off-road exhaust set

Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new EFRA2108 TypeR exhaust set for 3.5cc off-road engines. Made by Hipex and developed in cooperation with João Figueiredo and Fabrizio Teghesi, the pipe and muffler combination will get the most out of Ielasi Tuned’s new O.S. based DIRT engine, promising maximum performance and balanced fuel consumption.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

July 13, 2020

Lucas Westerlund wins at Swedish Off-road Champs Rd1

The opening round of the Swedish 1/8th Off-road Championship was hosted by the Älvsby club this past weekend. Emil Edlund took the overall TQ in pretty challenging weather and track conditions from Hampus Berg in 2nd and Jessica Palsson in 3rd. In the 45-minute A-main event it was Lucas Westerlund (Mugen) who would hold the upper hand from Hampus Berg (HB Racing), who suffered some issues during the first pit stop, but eventually managed to recover to 2nd overall. Agama driver, Jessica Palsson came in 3rd overall after having obtained the 2nd place for some time during the race but got caught by Hampus, finishing five seconds behind.

Image: Hampus Berg

July 13, 2020

T-Works RC8B3.2 carbon centre gearbox plate

Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8B3.2 is a carbon fibre centre gearbox plate. The part is cut from high-quality carbon fibre and it is a direct fit to the centre bulkhead of the nitro-powered RC8B3.2. Included in the set come two metal bushings for the brake cams, ensuring improved durability of both the brake cams and the carbon plate.

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July 13, 2020

Martin & Berryman win at Nemo Raceway Race One

The opening race on Nemo Racing’s new Nemo Raceway in Royal Leamington Spa, UK was held this past weekend in Nitro and Electric Off-road classes. The event attracted nearly 60 entries and in Nitro Buggy it was Lee Martin with the overall TQ, tie on points with Neil Cragg as Tommy Hall came in 2rd overall. The E-Buggy class was top qualified by Scott Follington from Sean Berryman in 2nd.

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July 13, 2020

Caldwell, Rose & Henn win at HARC Rd8

Round 8 of the Houston Area RC Series was held at the Gulf Coast Raceway in Porter, Texas this past weekend, attracting nearly 70 entries. In Open Nitro Buggy it was Dillon Caldwell with the TQ and also the overall win in the 20-minute A-main event. Mike Garrett came in 2nd overall, already some three laps back as Tim Bort came in 3rd overall, some 5.5 seconds behind Mike.

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July 13, 2020

Joseph Johnson wins at StickIt1Racing Mod Series Rd4

The fourth round of the 2020 StickIt1Racing.com “We’re Back Racing” Friday Night Modified Off-Road Series was hosted by PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon last Friday. Yokomo privateer Joseph Johnson took an impressive 2WD Modified Buggy win in front of Yokomo USA team manager, Joe Pillars who finished 2nd overall after just losing out the tie-breaker with Joseph Johnson settled by the fastest time with both drivers having three wins. Yokomo USA team driver, Travis Harker finished 3rd overall for a Yokomo podium lock-out.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

July 11, 2020

T-Works RC8B3.2 carbon RC box plates & servo spacers

Coming from T-Works and made for the Team Associated RC8B3.2 buggy are three new carbon fibre option parts in the form of a receiver box plate, a receiver battery box plate as well as servo spacers. The carbon fibre receiver box and receiver battery box covers are direct replacements for the standard composite items, offering a low weight and streamlined looks. They can be attached using standard hardware and come as separate items. Also new and machined from 2.5mm carbon fibre are carbon fibre servo spacers. They attach to the radio tray posts and lift the throttle servo by 2.5mm when not running the respective radio tray or transponder mount plate, replacing the standard moulded parts. The precision-machined spacers come in sets of two.

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