October 4, 2019

Kyosho Inferno Neo3.0 VE 1/8th RTR E-Buggy

Kyosho have announced the soon release of their Inferno Neo3.0 VE 1/8th scale ready-to-run electric buggy. Building on the proven, World Championship winning Inferno platform the factory-assembled buggy offers a full-time 4WD 3-diff drivetrain, widely adjustable suspension components with big bore shock absorbers, and a fully ball-raced drivetrain with machined metal gears for exceptional durability. Other features include front universal driveshafts, a metal module 1 main gear as well as KC Cross tyres mounted on black multi-spoke rims for optimised grip on a wide range of surfaces. The buggy comes including the Kyosho Speed House Torx8 2000kV brushless motor and the Brainz8 programmable speed controller. The set is rounded out by a pre-decorated body shell, available in two colours, as well as a 2.4GHz radio system.

View a list of the features and more images here


October 3, 2019

Michael Kuntz TQs & wins at Fall Classic

Mobile Hobbies of Shelby, North Carolina held their Fall Classic race last weekend. In Sportsman Nitro Buggy it was Mugen’s Michael Kuntz with the overall TQ and win, leaving behind Dennis Allison in 2nd. Luke Demming in 3rd would round out the all-Mugen podium.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]


October 2, 2019

Avid B74 -2mm carbon fibre rear shock tower

Made for the Team Associated B74 4WD buggy is Avid’s new -2mm carbon fibre rear shock tower. The shock stay is made from 100 percent carbon fibre and designed to limit the shock up travel to keep the dogbone from hitting the outdrives. The tower is machined from 4.0mm thick material, it maintains the stock shock angles and it has two small drill holes under the centre hole of the wing mount for notification.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]


October 2, 2019

Slovakian 1/10th Buggy Championship Rd8 – Report

The 8th and final round of the 1/10th Off-road Championship was held in Bratislava recently. Right from the start the weather looked to play a factor and after Q1 it started to rain slightly but got worse over the day meaning the organisers had to call the race a day before the finals. This meant Lacko Toth would take the win in 4WD Buggy with Peter Tauber coming in 2nd and Milos Svihran ending the day on the 3 spot.

Continue reading the report here


October 2, 2019

JConcepts B74 carbon fibre & titanium optionals

Coming from JConcepts and made for the Team Associated B74 buggy are new carbon fibre and titanium optionals. Starting with the carbon fibre parts, new are front and rear shock towers that are of a ribbed and chamfered design. The 4mm thickness, genuine carbon fibre material is durable, lightweight and features the JConcepts milled sections which help maintain strength while minimising weight. The three standard B74 shock positions remain for quick and steady adjustments in the correct position for the front and rear shock geometry. The towers feature the JConcepts treatment of ribbed sections and chamfered edges on the surface of the race-proven material. The towers are complete and designed to accept the stock mounting hardware.

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October 2, 2019

JConcepts Ellipse 2.2” silver compound buggy tyre

JConcepts have introduced their popular Ellipse 2.2” buggy rear tyre in silver compound. The Ellipse, named after the centre bar built into the tread, is a compliment to successful tyres such as the Dirt Webs and Space Bars. The “Web” style tyre was built to compete on smooth high-grip indoor and outdoor surfaces which require a finely detailed connected bar pattern. The centre section of the tyre is a home run utilising a diamond “home plate” footprint to provide massive forward bite and increased longevity. The web of extensions are unique and have a directional touch giving the racer the ultimate tune-ability. The Ellipse has already shown success in the hands of Ryan Maifield taking TQ at the Spring Indoor Nationals in Tacoma, Washington. The compound of choice for most indoor events, the exclusive gold compound, has shown to produce consistent results for racers week after week. In addition, the new silver compound is now available to further tune drivers to clay condition tracks and have already taken huge victory at the ROAR Nationals in the hands of Spencer Rivkin and Ryan Maifield. Included in each package, the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts known for their durable nature and gray colour complete the race tuned package.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]


October 2, 2019

Team Corally Vulcan Pro & Stock brushless motors

Available now from Team Corally are their new Vulcan Pro and Stock sensored brushless motors for 1/10th and 1/12th scale applications. Specially developed to meet the requirements of modified and stock racing, the motors feature a highly machined aluminium can for optimised heat dissipation as well as dual sensor ports for easier sensor wire routing. The Pro modified motors are available in 3.5T to 10.5T winding specification while the Stock motors come as 10.5T to 21.5T variants.

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October 2, 2019

Hungarian 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd7 – Report

The 7th and final round of the Hungarian 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Rame-RC track in Homokbodoge. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Pal Vasvari with the win from Peter Kozma 2nd and Janos Pittman in 3rd. The E-Buggy class, also held in changing weather conditions, it was Antonia Kovalszki with the TQ. In the finals Antonia, Stefan Lutka and Zsombor Fekete had some exciting fights for the overall win with Antonia ultimately holding the upper hand from Stefan 2nd and Zsombor 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here


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