The 1st annual Fall Brawl was held at Hal’s Hobby Warehouse Raceway in El Paso, Texas over the weekend. Mugen’s Adam Drake went on to TQ and win both the Nitro Buggy and E-Buggy classes with Casey Peck and Ronda Drake rounding out the Nitro Buggy podium for a full Mugen sweep.
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HRC Distribution have introduced the new Roapex Rhythm 1/8th buggy and Trigger 1/8th GT tyres. Both are moulded from a soft-compound rubber for exceptional traction in average track conditions. The buggy tyre features a multi-purpose knob tread especially for softer tracks while the on-road tyre sports a scale-looking tread. Both tyres are available on black or black-chrome wheels and in sets of two.
After six months of asphalt racing during the Summer season, the opening round the competitive 2018/19 Mibosport Cup indoor racing series was held with more than 200 entries last weekend. As usual the race is held in electric on-road and off-road classes with the on-road track remaining without changes. On the other hand the off-road track was slightly modified with new jumps and a banked turn, offering multiple layouts for the season. Racing-wise and in Touring Modified, Zdeno Kunak found himself on the top of the ranking list from early practice on. From there he made a clean sweep as he was able to secure wins in all qualifying round and also in the opening two A-mains. Matej Sulc starting from 3rd on the grid and left behind Kuba Simurda for 3rd. Oliver came in 4th in the tie-breaker with Kuba while Andreas Stiebler rounded out the top 5.
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Coming from MIP is the new X-Duty centre drive kit for 12.3” wheelbase Axial SCX10 II chassis. Made out of high quality, heat treated alloy steel and black oxide coated, the centre drive kit is completely rebuildable and built to last as it replaces the standard plastic driveshafts. Designed for competition crawling or backyard bashing the kit ensures reliable and durable power transfer even with high-power motors or when the going gets tough.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
The 2018 Team Associated Race, hosted by world-renowned Trackside Hobbies & Raceway, is the Midwest’s premier off-road race that many racers wait all year long for. This year, the popular race saw 330 entries and almost 90 entries in just 17.5 Stock Buggy alone showcasing some amazing talent in all categories. In 2WD Modified and earning the overall TQ after four tough rounds of qualifying was Team Associated’s Cole Tollard. The other young driver that seemed to want it just as much as Cole was AE’s Broc Champlin, as the two future stars battled it out over three intense mains with Cole winning A1 and Broc Champlin taking A2. A3 saw a fantastic race between the top 3 drivers for the entire five minutes. With Cole Tollard being picture perfect in all of A3, Cole crossed the line taking a very well earned win for the hometown crew. Broc put in a valiant charge and showed great speed finishing 2nd with Dustin Evans 3rd overall.
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The Sidewinder Fall Championship was held at Revelation Raceway in Ontario, California this past weekend. In Open Nitro Buggy it was Colin Herzig with the win in the 30-minute A-main from Tyler Brown 2nd, making it a HB Racing 1-2. Dakotah Phend would round out the top 3 podium result for Team Losi Racing. Over in 1/8th Open E-Buggy it was Kyosho America team manager Zack Rogers was able to grab the TQ and win. JQRacing’s J Smoker came in 2nd, TLR’s Brian Kinney ended the race on the 3 spot.
View the Open E-Buggy podium here
Mugen have announced the soon release of their new MBX8T nitro and MBX8T Eco electric 1/8th truggy kits. Both use the successful MBX8 buggy as a base with the trucks featuring a new 3mm aluminium chassis for improved handling and consistency in bumpy conditions as well as improved overall steering thanks to greater stability. HTD high traction differentials come as standard, ensuring better acceleration, longer runtimes and more consistent handling especially in rougher track conditions. The larger oil volume ensures great consistency in long mains and improved traction in lower grip conditions. Part of the drivetrain package are also new straight-cut 10T bevel and 46T conical gears – again helping with acceleration, runtime and efficiency. The diffs are housed in new front and rear gearboxes that help to quicker extract the diffs from the chassis while new suspension hangers further help with maintenance and drivability. Also new in the suspension department are box-shaped suspension arms with arm stiffeners. They make for reduced flex while adding durability and optional inserts allow to fine-tune overall arm flex. Other new parts include a lightweight 1-piece wing mount for a lower centre of gravity with the wing mount being height adjustable to have additional control over downforce and jump characteristics. A lightweight high downforce wing helps with cornering and an updated carbon fibre radio plate – for the nitro kit – rounds out the package. The MBX8T trucks are decked out with Pro-Line body shells and they also include clamping servo saver nuts, updated front and rear shock towers as well as universal-type centre driveshafts.
Coming from Ruddog Distribution are their new 48 pitch steel pinion gears. Available in a range of 18T to 27T the pinions are sold separately or in two different sets of five odd or five even tooth gears. The gears are precision made and are ideal for everyday bashing or racing.
Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]
