Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Traxxas TRX-4 trail truck is a 3-piece stainless steel suspension and steering link set. The linkages offer greater durability and better corrosion resistance meaning the truck can be run in wet weather without having to worry about the parts getting rusty. The links come preassembled with high-quality ball cups and pivot balls.
Source: Yeah Racing [yeahracing.com]
AKA have announced an update to their popular tire punch tool. The all new Pro multi tip tire punch features a new cantilever design to increase punch pressure and reduce hand fatigue. The redesigned handle has plastic cover on the lower handle to more comfortably fit any hand. The multi tip rotating head offers sizes from 2mm to 4.5mm and has a convenient waste box for the discarded rubber.
Source: AKA [raceaka.com]
Round 7 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at the Pro-Line Raceway in Banning, California this past weekend. The event attracted over 160 entries and in the Expert Buggy A-main it was Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo with the overall TQ. The joy wouldn’t last long though as Carlos scored a DNF, allowing 2nd place qualifier, Mugen’s Ryan Maifield to take the win a narrow 1.8 seconds in front of fellow Mugen racer, Adam Drake. TLR’s Anthony Westergaard would round out the top 3 result a lap behind the top 2.
Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]
Thornhill Racing Circuit of Hutto, Texas hosted the 2019 Pro-Line Shootout this past weekend with nearly 200 entries making for a competitive event. In the premier Open Nitro Buggy A-main it was 3rd place qualifier, Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst with the overall win in the 45-minute A-main event as top qualifier, Dillon Caldwell (HB Racing) followed on the runner-up spot. 2nd place qualifier, Xray’s Ethan Lefebvre came in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in Open E-Buggy it was Serpent’s Brandon Rose with the overall TQ but again it was Joe Bornhorst, coming from the 2 spot on the grid, with the overall win from Dillon Caldwell in 2nd and Brandon Rose in 3rd, the latter two ending tie on points after the double A-mains with Dillon holding the upper hand after the tie-breaker.
Xray have announced full details of the 2019/20 Xray Racing Series Slovakia that will kick off on the 12th of October at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. The 6-race series will be held in all major electric on-road and off-road classes, including Touring Modified, Touring Stock, FWD, Pan Car, Buggy and Truck, and full details can be found here.
The 2019 MesseCup Leipzig was held as part of the Modell Hobby Spiel fair in Leipzig, Germany last week. The event was held in a multitude of classes and in 1/8th Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Carsten Keller with the overall win from Mugen teammate, Aaron Rönick in 2nd. Philipp Lütgert (Kyosho) came in 3rd to round out the podium from Sebastian Winterstein (Mugen) and Stev Krause (Kyosho) in 4th and 5th respectively.
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The Ohio RC Factory of Jeffersonville, Ohio played host to the 6th and final round of the Ohio Extreme Offroad Summer Series this past weekend, attracting 70 entries. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Jeff Switzer with the overall TQ from Tyler Jones on the 2 spot after the qualifiers. The 20-minute A-main final would see Tyler taking over the lead in the opening stages and from there the TLR driver never looked back to take the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Collin Weatherholt as Tekno RC’s Brandon Hogan came in 3rd to round out the podium anther lap down.
Image: Tyler Jones
The 5th and final round of the Extremadura regional championship was held at the RC Saucedilla track in Spain recently. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Nacho Sanchez Jimenez with the overall TQ and the young man would also come out on top in the 30-minute A-main event, leaving behind Julio Garcia Parras in 2nd, some two laps down. Lorenzo Moreta Vera would complete the top 3 result another lap down. With the win at the season finale, Nacho also secured himself the overall championship title.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
