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February 3, 2020

RSRC Treatme traction compound

Coming from Renaud Savoya’s RSRC brand is the are Treatme off-road tyre traction compound. Developed to improve overall grip and traction in low-bite conditions, as they can occur in wet weather, cold temperatures or on an oiled track, the tyre sauce comes in handy on tracks such as the ones in Padova, Reims or Montpellier. The chemical easily penetrated the tyre rubber and lasts for several runs, doing away with the need to soak the tyre before each run. It comes in a handy 150ml spray-on bottle and it is of a low-odour formula.

Source: RSRC [rsrc.biz]

February 3, 2020

Rivkin & Denney successful at TNC Madness

The Nitro Compound of Maricopa, Arizona played host to the TNC Madness season warm-up race this past weekend, attracting over 80 entries including some of country’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers. In Pro Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Ryan Maifield with the overall TQ, however Ryan wasn’t able to start the main, making way for 2nd place qualifier, Spencer Rivkin (Team Associated) as Mugen’s Tanner Denney came in 2nd overall in the 30-minute A-main, some twelve seconds behind. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard retained his qualifying spot, a lap behind. Over in Open Nitro Truggy it was Tanner Denney with the overall TQ and also the win in the 30-minute A-main, leaving behind 12th place qualifier, Anthony Westergaard in 2nd from 2nd place qualifier, Chris Wheeler (TLR) in 3rd.

View the Open Nitro Truggy podium here

February 3, 2020

Michal Orlowski doubles at 2020 EOS opener

The opening round of the 2020 Euro Offroad Series was held in Daun, Germany this past weekend, attracting nearly 460 entries. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as single round TQ, Lee Martin (Yokomo) came in 2nd on the grid. SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann and Xray’s Bruno Coelho completed the top 5 result. The triple A-mains again saw Michal again leading the way and with wins in A1 and A2 he took the overall victory early, allowing him to sit out A3 that was won by Lee Martin who would cement his overall runner-up spot from Bruno Coelho in 3rd. Micha Widmaier had to settle for 4th overall from Xray’s Martin Bayer in 5th. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk, Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann, Team Associated’s Marcel Schneider and HB Racing’s Elias Johansson would complete the A-main result.

Continue reading the report here

February 3, 2020

Lewis Jones wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd8

Round 8 of the popular HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Lewis Jones with the overall win some four seconds in front of HB Racing’s Simon Reeves, who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. Xray’s Callum Niblett came in 3rd, a lap behind as Dylan Saunders and Kevin Brunsden completed the top 5 results.

Image: Callum Niblett

February 1, 2020

Bach & Sousa win at Race for Ron

Makintraxx RC of Rush, New York played host to the 2nd Race for Ron event. The weekend kicked off with open practice on Friday, followed by three rounds of qualifying on Saturday. Mark Sousa was able to TQ both 2WD Buggy and 4WD Buggy to start from P1 in both mains. Unfortunately in the 2WD main Mark had a small mechanical in the warm-up but still decided to race but he would only be able to finish 3rd behind runner-up, Tony Meintel and winner Kyra Bach. In the 4 wheel main Mark was able to open up a gap early and slowly pulled away to take the win from Kevin Siller in 2nd and Travis Harrington in 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

February 1, 2020

Agama A319E E-buggy kit – Teaser image

Nemo Racing from the UK have released a first teaser image of the forthcoming new Agama A319E 1/8th scale E-buggy kit. The kit is expected to be released mid-March and more images will be released closer to the release date. The buggy will sport a couple of new and neat features as well as the forward mount ESC and multiple battery configurations Agama have had for a few years now. Some colouring in the rendering is for presentation purposes only and may not reflect the actual colours of the parts in the production kit. We bring you more details on the buggy as they surface.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

February 1, 2020

Tekno RC EB48 2.0 1/8th scale E-buggy kit

Tekno RC have announced the next vehicle from their “2.0” racing platform, the EB48 2.0 1/8th scale electric buggy kit. The vehicle makes use of many of the features found in its NB48 2.0 nitro sibling, such as ultra narrow pivots, long A-arm suspension geometry, super smooth high volume diffs, optimised chassis flex, and easy access diffs. Also new are a 4mm chassis plate with decoupled components as well as an updated motor mount to produce a slightly wider, weight forward layout that has made for a well balanced and durable buggy. Results from on-track testing have allowed Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst and Jared Tebo to finish on the top of the podium at almost every race they’ve attended. Racers can expect the same amazing rough track handling and corner speed they’ve come to expect from the NB48 2.0 thanks to the long arms, narrow bulkheads and optimized front end. And as the EB48 2.0 shares many of the same parts as the NB48 2.0, it reduces the number of spares to keep on hand making attending in multiple classes easy. The kits are expected to become available by mid-to-late February.

View a list of the key features and more images here

February 1, 2020

JConcepts 9 Shot 2WD Buggy wheels

JConcepts ups the ante in in the wheel department and provides a new style for 1/10th 2WD off-road and dirt oval racers. The 9 shot is full-scale inspired to provide the ultimate performance to off-road racing vehicles. The 9 spoke design, 2.2” mounting diameter, 12mm hex base design fits a huge assortment of vehicles competing in the market such as Team Associated, Yokomo, Xray, Kyosho, Serpent and Schumacher. The wheel features a deep 3D depth spoke with mock 5-lug bolt pattern to bring Sprint, Late model and Street Spec cars to another level of scale inspiration on dirt oval scene. The wheels are the maximum size allowed under ROAR rules and they incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process and are packaged 4 pieces per pack in white, black or yellow color styles. They come as 2WD front or 2WD/4WD rear wheels and will hit stores very soon.

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