The opening round of the Madrid regional 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Mejorada del Campo track in nitro and electric classes last weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Oscar Navarro with the overall TQ from Daniel Pariente in 2nd. Ultimately it was Juanma Guillen (Team Associated) with the win from Alex Valls (Mugen) in 2nd and Daniel Pariente (SWorkz) in 3rd.
The second round of the Cordoba-Jaen Championship was held at the Jaen track in Spain last weekend. Alejandro Perez (Kyosho/Picco/AKA) would bring home the win in the Nitro Buggy class from Juan Carlos Guerro (SWorkz/SWorkz/6Mik) in 2nd. Jose Palma (HB Racing/XTR/6Mik) came in 3rd overall to round out the podium result.
Image: Alejandro Perez
The Finalmente Race was held at the Ongaro Ring in Sacile, Italia last weekend and it marked the re-opening of many tracks around Italia after the Corona virus shutdown. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s World Champion, Davide Ongaro with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Giammarco Franzolini (TLR) in 2nd, a lap down, and Alessandro Scaramozzino (Team Associated) in 3rd, another lap behind.
Image: Alessandro Scaramozzino
Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-6 6-wheeler trail truck is a full metal axle housing and upgrade parts set. The kit includes three sets of axle housings for the front, centre and rear axles as well as three steel skid plates for improved looks, optimised protection and even greater durability. The set is rounded out by brass spring retainers and brass wheel hub adapters, helping to extract more grip from the tyres.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
RC-Project from Italy have introduced their new Ergal 7075-T6 1-piece wing button for 1/8th off-road vehicles. The design of the button with machined slots allows to use it with a variety of brands as it can adapt to different wing stay spans. The button is available in a total of six different anodising colours and it can be customised with name or brand logos. The button comes in sets of two.
Phat Bodies have introduced their new Vee wing for 1/10th scale 2WD buggies such as the Team Associated B6 series and the Schumacher Cougar Laydown. Used by Martin Owen to win the 2019 South West regional off-road series the 165mm wide wing features a low profile rake at the rear section which gives sufficient rear downforce but its lower drag feature, when trimmed to recommended cut lines, ensures low rotation around the rear axle which in turn reduces front end lift common on most buggy wings. In addition the V design aids stability and stiffening ribs reduce flex giving a more consistent feel at higher speed. The wing is recommended for fast high-grip tracks and it is made from high quality 1mm Lexan polycarbonate with a lightweight 0.75mm version being available on request.
Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]
The Circulo Verde track in Quezon City, Philippines held their Farewell Race this past weekend. Edward Sio grabbed the overall TQ in the Nitro Buggy class and he kept the momentum to also bring home the win in the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind Nani in 2nd, a lap behind, as Emer Agero came in 3rd overall, another four laps down.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
Thunder Alley Raceway of Beaumont, California held a club race this past weekend, attracting nearly 75 entries. In Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who TQ’ed and won, with Mugen’s Ronda Drake coming in 2nd overall. Bill Barber (Mugen) finished 3rd to round out the top 3 result.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
