The opening round of the Spanish 1/8th Electric Buggy National Championship was held at the Radovan track this past weekend. SWorkz’s Juan Carlos Canas (SWorkz/Maclan/6Mik) took the overall TQ after the qualifiers and he also came out on top in all three A-mains to take the day’s win in front of Xray’s Joan Espasa (Xray/Hobbywing/6Mik) and Kyosho’s Bryan Baldo (Kyosho/Reds Racing/Hotrace).
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The Canberra Off Road Model Car Club held the Australian 1/8th Off-road Nationals this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Infinity’s Kyle McBride who was able to lock his 9th consecutive Australian 1/8th Buggy title, leaving behind Mugen’s Aaron Stringer in 2nd while Craig Laughton came in 3rd. Over in the Truggy class it was also Kyle McBride with the win while Alex Bernadzik (Team Associated), had to settle for 2nd after a very promising showing in the A-main. Mugen’s Caleb Noble would round out the Truck top 3.
Image: Kyle McBride
1up Racing have introduced the new double-sided turnbuckle multi-wrench that makes adjusting turnbuckles a breeze. One end is straight while the other is angled at 45 degrees to reach turnbuckles the straight side can’t easily access. Machined from aluminium and black anodised, the wrench features an ergonomic grip between the finger and thumb on both sides. In addition, a 3.75mm x 8mm opening in the centre offers an easy way to hold many popular on-road ball cups when starting to thread in a turnbuckle, with two Multi-Wrenches allow to tighten them all the way. 4mm openings at both ends fits many popular turnbuckles and the tool is available now.
Muchmore have announced the signing of Jake Thayer to their factory race team. Jake is very well known in the southern California area as being one of the best talents on the track and off. His dedication to the hobby is something special and is even more reason why he has been on Muchmore’s radar for some time. Jake will also play a key roll in the testing and development of Muchmore’s Spec line of products to compete at the highest level. The Yokomo driver says:
I couldn’t be more excited to be apart of the Muchmore Racing Team for 2019 and beyond! I’ve been a big fan of the Muchmore product line for years and it continues to grow with the highest quality of cutting edge electronics and accessories. I’d like to thank Yusuke “Koba” Kobayashi and Joe Pillars for this great opportunity to be apart of the #muchmoremovement.
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The 2019 Agathoise race was held at the Agde track near Montpellier, France last weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Rayan Medjoubi with the win in the 20-minute main final, some 20 seconds in front of Eliot Marcon while Antoinne Guyonnet rounded out the top 3 result a lap down.
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Coming from HB Racing are new narrow design hex hubs for the D819 1/8th scale buggy. The hex design wheel adapters are available in two variants with the first being a conventional alloy construction. These are standard equipment on the new D819 buggy. Each lightweight hex hub weighs in at three grams and they fit all previous 1/8 buggies and truggies as well. Also new is a pair of heavy brass narrow hex hubs. The heavier brass hubs make the car easier to drive and less sensitive on slippery tracks. They also give a more stable feeling for aggressive driving. Each heavy brass hex hub weighs 10.5 grams and they fit all previous 1/8 buggies and truggies. The narrow ally and brass hex hubs help racers to adjust overall width with the variety of wheels and tyres available on the market.
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Coming from Performa Racing are their new P1 Radical Sensor System 690 Modified brushless motors for 1/8th scale applications. Designed to provide superior drivability and extreme power, the Radical Sensor System is composed of a separate magnetic ring featuring four magnets that ensure precise and accurate rotor position location, helping the controller to achieve smoother throttle control. The design also protects the sensor system from being disturbed by inappropriate signals. Compatible with all controllers the motors are suitable for 1/8 buggies, SCT trucks and on-road cars.
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Former long-time Kyosho factory driver, Japan’s Yusuke Sugiura has announced that he will be joining Yokomo and Mugen for the 2019 season. The 5-times Japan national champion will be running Yokomo off-road cars in 1/10th electric classes while using Mugen machinery for his 1/8th scale campaign.
Image: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
