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April 9, 2019

Ronnefalk doubles at HB Racing European Race Days

The 2019 HB Racing European Race Days were held this past weekend at the ARCF42 track near Lyon, France. The event saw the attendance of world class drivers such as David Ronnefalk and Cole Ogden that not only competed but also gave help to racers. Other celebrities included Philippe Neidhart and Didier Boulmier as well as Nano and Jean-Marc Betticher. The track layout was amazing but very challenging even for the international drivers while the weather forecast was quite gloomy but the rain only fell on Sunday for a few minutes. In the Nitro buggy class, the race format was three 15-minute finals. The finals were a 3-horse battle between David, Cole and Hampus Berg. Cole won the opening final as David made a big mistake in the chicane and had to retire with a few minutes to go. After his DNF in A1, David was in control of things and he was able to win the last two finals and secured the overall victory. Cole came in 2nd and Hampus finished in 3rd. Over in the E-Buggy class it was Cole Ogden with the overall TQ, however after the four A-main events it was David with his second win this weekend from Cole 2nd and Hampus 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here

April 9, 2019

CJ Jelin wins at SoCal Shootout

The Pro-Line track in Banning, California played host to the 2019 SoCal Shootout recently. Xray’s Kyle Turner took the TQ in the 1/8th E-Buggy class and he would battle with Kyosho’s CJ Jelin for the win, but a wrong tyre compound choice, an off-setup left and a couple of mistakes meant he had to let CJ go for the win with Kyle coming in 2nd. TLR’s Dylan Nelson came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 9, 2019

Ty Tessmann doubles at Big Barn Shootout

The 2019 Big Barn Shootout was held in Chilliwack, BC this past weekend. The track was very large, fast and a challenging layout. This year the event had a lot more entries which made for longer days and stiffer competition, with drivers coming from as far as Ontario and the North western United States as well as western Canada. The higher numbers made the track surface different from last year, it started out smooth and low grip, as the weekend went along the grip came up and the track started to develop some holes and ruts, which made the main events more challenging. Official practice started at 11am on Friday and went until 10pm, this was limited to five practice sessions per class entered and was regulated by punch cards. Saturday was three round of qualifying and it was Xray’s Ty Tessmann who was able to take the TQ in both classes.

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April 9, 2019

Axial Yeti Jr. alloy & steel optionals

Axial have introduced a range of aluminium and steel option parts for their Yeti Jr. off-road vehicle. The alloy parts include steering knuckles, C-hub carriers, a steering rack set, rear axle shafts, as well as rear axle lockers. All are made of high-quality 6061 aluminium and they come hard-anodised for improved wear and looks. Laser-etched Axial logos make the parts stand out. As for the steel items, Axial rolls out 48.5mm front axle shafts as well as a rear driveline. The shafts are machined from durable steel and they come with a hard surface finish for durability. All of the above parts are direct replacements for the standard items and they add strength, precision and last but not least visual impact.

View the other new parts here

April 9, 2019

Daniel Kobbevik doubles at Norwegian EP Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of Norwegian 1/10th Buggy Nationals was hosted by the KMBK club, located in Grimstad in the south of Norway. The track wasn’t huge but hospitality was, which made for a great weekend thanks to the professional club. The weekend kicked off with free practice on Friday and with the track layout being unchanged for some time, things would be very tight especially in the main 4WD class as most of the club’s members race in the ultra-fast wheeler category. Fast local driver Gisle Brøvig is a very strong driver and the biggest local hope for the race. On Saturday it was straight into 2WD qualifying – four rounds and best two counts. Daniel Kobbevkik took all qualify rounds by a huge margin, it was very open on podium spots behind Daniel, and nothing was settled before last A-main. Four drivers were fighting for the remaining podium spots: Adrian Sognestad had two 2nd place finished, but both Petter Berntsen and Oyvind Stusdal had one 3rd place each, and if they could take a win in last final they would push him down to 3rd. Vincent Ruger, another young and upcoming driver, was also in the mix for the podium, and he also needed a win to make it.

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April 9, 2019

Team Associated FT 4-shoe adjustable clutch

Team Associated have introduced their new Factory Team 4-shoe clutch system for the RC8B3 series and most other 1/8th scale off-road buggies and truggies. After the 2016 1/8th scale World Championships, the AE engineers began working on an idea to make their clutch system more easily adaptable to changing track conditions. After months of prototyping and testing, they came up with a patent-pending design that gives racers the ability to adjust the tension of the clutch springs – without having to remove the clutch and change springs. In fact, the engine doesn’t even need to be removed from the chassis to make the adjustment. The adjustment is done with a single set screw that engages with a spring cam. By loosening or tightening a set screw in the flywheel, the spring cam rotates within the flywheel to adjust the tension on the springs. This means racers can make quick adjustments while in the pit lane.

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April 8, 2019

Mike Lewis takes NitroXCross Summer Series Rd2 win

The second round of the NitroXCross Summer Series was once again held at the Brookthorpe track in the UK. When the dust had settled the winner was Team Associated’s Mike Lewis with veteran racer, Graham Alsop (HB Racing) coming on the runner-up spot. Team Associated’s Matt Lewis would round out the top 3 results.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

April 8, 2019

Kilic & Nelson win at Anglühen race

The German NitroManiacs club hosted their Anglühen season warm-up race this past weekend. The event was held in Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and in the Buggy class it was the Agama duo of Burak and Berkan Kilic who would hold the top 2 positions after the qualifiers. The two would then also battle it out in the 30-minute main final, crossing the line only 1.1 seconds apart. Mugen’s Carsten Keller, sitting in 3rd place after the qualifiers, would round out the top 3 results. Over in the Truggy class it was Sascha Nelson with the overall TQ and he would also bring home the win in the half hour long A-main event. Sascha Häßner came in 2nd, some two laps down as Ingo Wanning completed the top 3 another lap down.

View the Truggy podium here