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August 5, 2019

Fuller doubles at Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series

Round 4 of the Team Associated/Reedy Summer Series was held at the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska this past weekend, attracting 145 entries for the 1/10th Off-road Modified and Stock classes. The event attracted some of the region’s fastest drivers and in the premier 2WD Modified Buggy class it was TLR’s Mason Fuller with the overall TQ and also the win in the single 8-minute A-main event, leaving behind Tekno RC’s Jared Tebo in 2nd and TLR’s Tom Rinderknecht in 3rd.

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August 5, 2019

Jessica Palsson wins at Middle Swedish Cup Rd4

Round 4 of the Middle Swedish Cup was held at the Eskilstuna track last weekend. Serpent’s Pontus Larsson would take the overall TQ after coming out on top in Q2 and Q3 as Q1 winner, Jessica Palsson would snatch the runner-up spot after the 1/8th Nitro Buggy qualifiers. After the semifinals it was Jessica Palsson with the pole position for the 30-minute A-main event as Elias Johansson came in 2nd and Pontus obtained P3 on the grid after a troublesome semifinal. At the start of the main final the three pulled away from the field and had a long fight for the top, however things would spread a bit as Pontus dropped down the field by the first round of pitstops but he was able to close the gap on Jessica again when his concentration came back by about mid-race. Ultimately however it was Jessica who brought home the win as Pontus was able to secure the runner-up spot despite running out of tyres in the closing stages. A lap down it was Kristian Johansson who would round out the overall top 3 result. With his 2nd place finish Pontus was able to secure himself the Middle Swedish Cup title for 2019.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

August 5, 2019

Neil Cragg doubles at BRCA 1/10th Buggy Nationals

The penultimate round of the BRCA 1/10th Buggy Nationals was held at Boughton Raceway this past weekend. The 2WD portion was held on Saturday and it saw Team Associated’s Neil Cragg taking the overall TQ and also the win, earning him his 24th national title. Yokomo’s Paul Crompton came in 2nd while Schumacher’s Phil Sleigh came in 3rd to round out the podium in front of Ellis Stafford in 4th and Danny Mcgee in 5th.

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August 5, 2019

Xray XB8 series eccentric steel IAC bushings

Xray have introduced their new eccentric steel bushings foe the IAC Integrated Adjustable Caster C-hubs of the XB8 series kits. The bushings allow for ±2 degrees of caster adjustment depending on the orientation of the inserts. The bushings are of a keyed design to ensure secure and reliable mounting with the heavy steel construction adding unsprung weight if needed. The bushings come in sets of two and as 0 degree, 1 degree and 2 degrees variants and they are usable for XB8, XB8E, XT8, XT8E, GTX8 and GTXE kits utilising the front C-hub suspension.

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August 5, 2019

Davide Ongaro sweeps RCGP Series Rd5 & Rd6

Round 5 and 6 of the 2019 RCGP Series were held at the Pista DirtRaceRC track in Asti, Italy over the weekend. In the premier RCGP class it was Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) who would make a clean sweep at Saturday’s round 5 and Sunday’s round 6, taking the overall TQs and wins on both days for yet another perfect weekend. Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz) and David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) came in 2nd and 3rd in Saturday’s qualifying but after the double A-mains it was Elliott Boots (SWorkz) with the overall runner-up spot as Juan Carlos Canas came in 3rd to round out the podium. Sunday’s round 6 then saw Marco Baruffolo (Xray) snatching the P2 spot after the qualifiers from Elliott Boots in 3rd. The single A-main then saw the dominator of the weekend bringing home the win with a 10-seconds margin as Juan Carlos and Elliott came in 2nd and 3rd, albeit still on the same lap as winner Davide who now made it six wins out of six rounds.

Source: RCGP [rc-gp.com]

August 5, 2019

Tamiya GF-01TR Monster Beetle Trail kit

Tamiya have announced the soon release of their GF-01TR based Monster Beetle Trail kit. The 1/14th scale truck is based on the GF-01TR monocoque chassis that features a centrally placed motor, double wishbone suspension components with portal axles and gum-filled gear differentials. The vehicle is decked out by a moulded plastic body shell with separate window inserts and chrome details such as fog lamps, engine and exhausts. Yellow wheels and grippy chevron/pin tread tyres round out the package. The kit will hit stores in September.

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August 5, 2019

T-Works MP10 aluminium wing stay mount

T-Works have announced the release of a new aluminium wing stay mount for the Kyosho Inferno MP10 buggy. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks, the wing stay mount replaces the original part for a more sturdy construction that can improve overall downforce. Includes with the mount comes gold-coloured mounting hardware.

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August 5, 2019

HB Racing D819 wide C arm mount

Coming from HB Racing and made for the D819 buggy is a wide C arm mount. The suspension hanger is wider than stock and allows racers to run less than 2 degrees of toe-in. It can be used with D-Mounts with less than 3 degrees of toe-in to ensure proper fitment of the drive shafts. HB Racing’s team drivers report that the new setup helps with car rotation and corner speed. The arm mount comes machined from aluminium , it features a black anodised surface and is compatible with the D819, D817, D817T, E819, E817, D815, and D812 kits.

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]