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July 6, 2020

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd1 – Report

The opening round of the Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals were held at the Kolin club this past weekend. The event kicked off with free practice on Friday with Saturday’s Nitro Buggy qualifying being won by Martin Bayer from Max Götzl in 2nd and Jiri Mara in 3rd. In E-Buggy Max made a clean sweep to take all four qualifiers from Ales Bidovsky and Jiri Benes. In the Nitro Buggy semifinals Martin Bayer posted the quickest time to grab the pole position from Max Götzl and Jiri Mara. The top 3 then had a little mix-up in the first lap after all made a little mistake, but later Martin was able to pull away and take the lead. Ultimately he crossed the finish line on the 1st place from Max 2nd and Jiri 3rd.

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July 6, 2020

Jessica Palsson TQs & wins at South Swedish Cup Rd1

The opening round of the South Swedish Cup was held at the Furulund club this past weekend. The event saw the running of Nitro Pro, Nitro Sport and an E-Buggy class and in Nitro Pro it was Agama’s Jessica Palsson with the TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event. Kyosho driver, Pontus Magnusson came in 2nd overall, some five laps behind.

Image: Jessica Palsson

July 6, 2020

Berkan Kilic wins at Polish 1/8th Off-road Nats Rd1

The city of Szczecin played host to the opening round of the Polish 1/8th Off-road Nationals this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Mugen’s Burak Kilic with the overall TQ from Team Associated’s Jamie Clancy in 2nd and Berkan Kilic (Mugen) in 3rd. The 45-minute A-main event then saw Berkan holding the upper hand and bringing home the win with a 2-lap margin on 2nd placed Burak. Jamie Clancy came in 3rd overall another lap down as Bartosz Zalewski and Bartek Zambrzycki completed the top 5 result.

Image: Abdullah Kilic

July 6, 2020

Lewis Jones successful at HMNC club race

The Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK held their first race event following the Coronavirus pandemic shutdown this past weekend. To keep everyone safe the entries were capped at 40 drivers and it was Lewis Jones with the TQ in the Nitro Buggy class. In the 20-minute A-main event Lewis was able to convert his TQ in to a win a lap in front of Karl Jackson. Tommy Chung came in 3rd overall, another lap down.

Image: Lewis Jones

July 4, 2020

Team Powers SRS V2 brushless servo – Coming soon

Team Powers have announced the soon release of their SRS V2 digital brushless servo. It builds on the proven V1 and features a brushless motor, Super Response technology and an all-aluminium case construction for best possible durability. A hybrid steel and titanium geartrain ensures exceptional durability in demanding racing conditions while keeping the same steering response. Full details will become available in time of the release.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]

July 4, 2020

T-Works 1/10th buggy ball differential tool

Made for many 1/10th scale off-road buggies is T-Works’ new ball differential tool that allows for easy adjustment of the often somewhat hidden units. The wrench features an angled tool tip that slides into the differential outdrive, reaching into the ball diff adjustment screw for convenient differential hardness adjustment without having to remove the driveshaft. The tool is usable for all ball diffs with industry-standard hex head screw and it is available from now on.

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

July 4, 2020

RC-Project S35-4 Ergal upper link balls

RC-Project have introduced upper link balls for the SWorkz S35-4 buggy machined from high-quality 7075-T6 Ergal material. The parts are used on the rear hub carbon fibre extensions and they are machined to very tight tolerances and hard-coated for surface protection. In addition, a teflon coating makes for super smooth suspension movement. The link balls come as pairs, they weigh in at 2g and are available now.

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July 3, 2020

JConcepts Regulator Clod Buster chassis conversion kit

Coming from JConcepts is their new Regulator chassis conversion kit for the popular Tamiya Clod Buster rigid axle monster truck. A deep passion for monster truck racing and performance brought JConcepts full circle with the design of the Regulator Stage 2 chassis conversion kit. The design team had several design goals including weight balance, low centre of mass, the use of engineering materials and pinpoint adjustability to fully compliment one of the longest running vehicles in the RC industry. The Regulator focuses on allowing other existing RC components to work alongside of the design such as readily available body designs, shocks, wheels, tires and behind axle servo conversion kits. The key to the Regulator is the positioning of the battery and electronics in a top access layout and placed deep into the chassis for a low centre of gravity. The fibreglass chassis and bottom plates hold the retro straight rail frame physique and at the base of the chassis, the heavy-duty aluminium cradle supports the suspension and ladder bars. In addition, a brass weight is included for racing in a sanctioned competition where a weight limit is used to even the playing field even further. The brass weight is mounted at an incredibly low position and locks into the cradle which aligns perfectly with the low centre of gravity concept.

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