The recently renewed Luleburgaz track played host to round 4 of the Turkish 1/8th Buggy Nationals, held in Nitro and Electric classes. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Alain Sarafyan with the win from Serkan Tumer in 2nd and Can Soykal in 3rd. Over in the E-Buggy category it was again Alain with the win at round 4, leaving being Ilker Ozcan in 2nd and Serkan Tumer in 3rd.
Coming from MOD are their new Everlast M1.5 pinion gears for the popular Losi 5ive-T and B models. Made from hardened alloy steel and coming heat-treated for ultimate wear characteristics the pinions not only last about 10-times longer than the standard gears, adjusted gear patch dimensions also improve spur gear to pinion contact. The pinions are also of proper dimensions to work with both OEM and aftermarket bells and front carriers and they help to prevent premature gear wear. The gears will become available in 17T to 20T specification.
Source: MOD [modspeedshop.com]
Each year, the first weekend of September holds one of the best-kept racing secrets in RC – the JConcepts Turf Nationals. It’s not your ordinary race as it’s a top-level race that’s focused on fun, exciting high-speed racing, and is consistently one of the biggest racing draws in the Northeast. Playing host to the Turf Nationals each and every year is radical RC Madness in Enfield, Connecticut and what a special RC facility it is. Between the numerous outdoor and indoor tracks, all together there are eleven possible tracks with the single sole purpose of having fun with your RC cars. The Turf Nationals always draws in some amazing talent from around the area and this year was no exception. Even with so much talent gathered at one track, the “chill” vibe is what makes Turf Nationals extra unique and one of the most fun races to attend. The friendly, warm atmosphere in the pits makes the time away off the track a whole lot of fun and when the sun is out – it’s just absolutely a show-stopping amazing experience.
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Ruddog Distribution have introduced the new RDRP aluminium bellcrank arm for the Team Associated B74 buggy, a direct replacement for the standard carbon fibre part. Machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised for wear and looks, the bellcrank arm offers improved strength and greater durability as it replaces the somewhat weak original carbon fibre part that can break in heavy crashes or when touching track boards. The arm mimics the original steering geometry and it comes with machined silver edge details for factory looks.
Coming from SWorkz and made for the S35-3 1/8th buggies is a pre-painted body shell. Factory painted and pre-cut the body is ready-to-mount for the electric buggy with some minor prepping being required to make the lid fit to the nitro-powered car, such as cutting the pre-marked fuel tank and cooling head openings. Included with the body comes a nose cone and a pre-cut decal sheet.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
GForce is busy adding more competition LiPo battery packs to their growing range with the latest addition being a lightweight low-profile 3800mAh shorty battery. The pack is built using high-quality 65C/130C cells that allow to construct a low profile 18.5mm tall battery of just 155g of weight. The battery has a 93x46mm footprint and it is ideal for all applications that require high power output but not the utmost of capacity.
Source: GForce [gforce-hobby.jp]
Round 3 of the Portuguese 1/8th Off-road National Championship was held at the Pista de Bodiosa track last weekend. Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo was in control of things all weekend, taking a double TQ in both Nitro and Electric Buggy and brining home the wins and National titles in both categories. In Nitro Buggy is was Joao Rodrigues (SWorkz) with the runner-up soot from Nuno Ribero (Team Associated). Over in E-Buggy Mugen’s Bruno Costa and Xray’s Pedro Gomes would round out the top 3 results.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
Black Track RC played host to the final round of the Danish 1/10th Off-road Championship recently and it was Jesper Rasmussen who would walk away with the day’s win and the overall 2WD Mod Buggy title. Jesper was on fire all weekend, making a clean sweep in the qualifiers to grab the pole position from Marcus Kaerup. In A1 and A2 Jesper again came out fastest for an early overall victory and also the 2019 2WD Mod Buggy title. Marcus was able to conserve his runner-up position after the triple mains while Frederik Hovgaard completed the top 3 result.
Source: 1up Racing [1upracing.com]
