Round 3 of the Offroad Masters series was held in Islikon, Switzerland recently. In the 2WD Buggy class it was Xray’s Nico Schmid with the win from Xray teammate, Kay Frehner. Schumacher’s Elias Ehrmann came in 3rd to round out the podium. Over in the 4WD Mod Buggy class it was Florian Schmid (Xray) with the win from Kay Frehner (Xray) while Elias Ehrmann snatched another podium result in 3rd.
Round 4 of the Super Cup Championship Series headed south to Mills Pond RC Speedway in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A fresh layout was laid out a couple weeks prior and with a few final touches during the week leading up to Race 4, all the time and hard work paid off. The weather was also perfect and with 116 entries it was going to be a great day of racing. A few computer glitches slowed things down a bit but everyone seemed to still have a great day hanging out at the track. Racing-wise and in the 2WD Mod Buggy class it was Daimon Borkowicz with the win from Lee Setser and Paul Wynn.
The 1st edition of the April Fools’ Race was held last weekend in the capital of Brunei Darussalam, attracting local drivers as well as entries from Malaysia and Vietnam. The race format was four qualifying heats with best three out of four to count. Local driver Brian Lim would dominate the qualifying by TQ’ing the first three rounds and sitting out the final qualifier to prepare his car for the finals. In the 45-minutes final, Brian would lead in the opening stages before a faulty receiver pack dropped him to 3rd and David Lim from Vietnam would be promoted into the lead, battling with Foo from Malaysia for the next ten to 15 minutes. Foo would take the lead with 20 minutes to go and he would go on to win by a lap from Brian Lim in 2nd with David Lim taking 3rd.
Thanks to Edwin for the report.
Mugen have introduced new front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the MBX8T nitro and MBX8T Eco E-truggy kits. Machined from high-quality material the shock stays are a replacement for the standard aluminium towers, helping to reduce overall weight for an overall lower centre of gravity and thus quicker cornering on high-grip tracks while offering different flex characteristics which can help in a variety of track conditions. The front and rear tower are available separately.
View the rear shock tower here
T-Works have introduced a set of front arm reinforcement inserts for the Mugen MBX8 buggy. The anti-twist bushings inserts directly into the pivot shaft area of the front wishbones, reinforcing the area for less arm twist in grippy conditions while also ensuring longer arm and suspension pin life in the event of a crash. The black-coated parts sport white T-Works logos and they come in pairs.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
The French Mini Bolid’ Club Pertuisien track held the third edition of its Fun Race this past weekend. Over the year the season opening race has become an integral part in the race programme of many French top pilots and this year was no exception. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class, attracting over 70 entries, it was Tom Robin with the overall TQ from Jerome Aigoin and Eliot Marcon, however in the super-tight 20-minute A-main final it was Yannick Aigoin with the win a lap in front of Patrick Auvient Jr. Rayan Medjoubi came in 3rd only some five seconds behind. Eliot Marcon and Maxime Noble would round out the top 5 only a lap behind the leader.
Coming from 7075.it is the Air Killer+, a battery-powered variant of their popular Air Killer shock and differential vacuum pump system. Constructed from high-quality aluminium and coming in a 88mm tall 1/10th on-road and 156mm tall 1/8th and 1/10th off-road variant, the devices are powered by a CR123 battery, making them independent from any other power source which makes for greater versatility and less wire clutter on the pit table. The off-road variant includes a flippable insert for both 1/10th and 1/8th off-road shocks and it is also usable for forcing traction compounds into 1/12th scale tyres using the vacuum. The Air Killer+ comes including the popular Monaco RC bag for convenient storage and transportation.
Round 1 of the RC Pro Series North Division was held at Shaws RC Track in Ardmore, Oklahoma this past weekend. In the Pro Nitro Buggy category it was Tekno RC’s Tyler Hooks with the TQ after the triple qualifiers and he would also come out on top after the 45-minute A-main event, leaving behind Mugen racer, Hunter LaFleur in 2nd, a lap down while Tekno RC’s Aaron Royston completed the top 3 another lap down. Over in the Pro E-Buggy class it was again Tyler Hooks with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win as Charles Day (Team Associated) and Quincy Hughes completed the top 3 results.
View the Pro E-Buggy podium here
