The 15th annual MRTO Challenge was held in Altnau, Switzerland this past weekend and it was SWorkz/Nosram’s Micha Widmaier who made the double by winning the 2WD Modified and 4WD Modified classes. In 4WD Micha left behind Xray/GM Racing’s Nico Schmid in 2nd and Xray/Hobbywing’s Aaron Münster in 3rd while over in 2WD Modified Buggy it was Nico and Florian Schmid (both Xray/GM Racing) who would fill the top 3 spots behind Micha.
Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]
The second round of the The RC Compound Winter Series was held this past weekend at the The RC Compound indoor dirt track in Des Moines, Iowa. The event attracted over 100 entries and in Modified 2WD Buggy it was Tom Rinderknecht with the overall TQ from Alex Vanderbeek in 2nd. The single 5-minute A-main event however saw 3rd place qualifier, Mason Fuller taking the win a super narrow 0.8 seconds in front of Tom Rinderknecht as Kaden Fuller came in 3rd to complete the all-TLR top 3 result. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was again Tom with the overall TQ and Mason with the overall win as Alex Vanderbeek (Team Associated) would round out the top 3.
View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here
Coming soon from Ielasi Tuned is their new Hummer Evo 3.5cc nitro off-road engine. Basically new engine compared to the previous Hummer 7T WC, the Evo sports an updated crankcase and a redesigned 5-port sleeve. This results in a more universal engine that is ideal for both competition and club level racers alike thanks to an optimised performance/mileage ratio. The Novarossi-based Hummer Evo will become available very soon.
Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]
Round 3 of the HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club this past weekend. In 1/8th Nitro Buggy out was HB Racing’s Simon Reeves with the overall TQ and also the win in the 20-minute A-main event, leaving behind Team Associated’s Lewis Jones in 2nd by roughly a second. Xray’s Callum Niblett would complete the top 3 result, finishing the A-main on the same lap as Simon and Lewis.
Image: Simon Reeves
The Japanese Stock’s Combat Western Stage race was held at the RC Maniax Arena in Osaka, Japan last weekend. The event saw Kyosho’s Kohta Akimoto taking a back-to-back win in the Invitational 2WD Buggy class, following a victory at the previous round held at the RC Champ Stadium at the end of October. Yokomo’s Yusuke Sugiura, freshly crowned JMRCA Nitro Buggy Champion, came in 2nd from Xray’s Hanako HaeIn Daigaku in 3rd.
Image: Kohta Akimoto
The Coupe des Champions race was held in Colombier-Saugnieu, France this past weekend, attracting some of the country’s fastest electric off-road racers. In 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy it was young Team Associated racer, Clement Boda who would prevail as he took the overall TQ from TLR racer, Renaud Savoya and the two would also battle for the overall win with the better end for Clement who would snatch his first win of the day in front of Renaud in 2nd and Xray’s Mathieu Briere in 3rd.
The Västerort Indoor Arena in Vällingby, Sweden hosted the second round of the Winter Indoor Cup this past weekend. The fully booked out event was held in somewhat low traction conditions and it was HB Racing’s Elias Johansson who made the best out it by taking the TQs and wins in both the 2WD Buggy and 4WD Buggy classes. In 2WD it was Team Associated’s Wilhelm Skjöldebrand on the runner-up spot while Felix Angseryd came in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in 4WD Buggy and behind Elias it was Rasmus Thulin (Yokomo) on the 2nd place as Martin Johansson Nielsen (Xray) completed the top 3 podium result.
HRC Racing have announced the release of their new 7.6V LiHV Racing Pack high-performance high-voltage LiPo batteries. Available as 8500mAh and 6000mAh variant, both batteries make use of Graphene technology high-quality cells for exceptional power output and a low internal resistance. The hardcase battery packs utilise 5mm bullet-type connectors, they include balancing harnesses and they will hit stores soon.
