Round 7 of the Irish Navan Nitro Nuts Series was held this past weekend. Bradley Baird was in control of things again, taking the TQ and the win in impressive fashion. In the 30-minute main final Bradley set fastest lap after fastest lap to take the day’s win.
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Having made the comment ‘I need a change’ after finishing 16th at last year’s Reedy Race of Champions, it seems a change is exactly what Jared Tebo needed as today at the 25th running of the event he finally landed the one title that had eluded him. Switching to Team Tekno for 2019, the weekend started out perfectly as a rejuvenated Tebo sat second behind new team-mate Joe Bornhorst in the points table at the end of Day 1’s four rounds of 4WD racing. It was however when the racing switched to 2WD, that Tebo really excelled going into the points lead at the end of Day 2. While the start to the deciding day saw him throw away a win and fall to 3rd, the driver synonymous with offroad racing over the past decade came back to win his next two outings eliminating all his rivals bar Spencer Rivkin. Winning the penultimate round ahead of Rivkin, this left the Associated driver a tall order to keep the title in the Californian manufacturers hands, defending Champion Dustin Evans’ fight coming to an end in the 10 of the 12 rounds of heads up racing. Still the stage was set for a last race showdown with the grid a whose who of 1:10 Offroad racing. Rivkin had to win, a result that would give him the overall win on a second places tie breaker, but starting 10th and with Ryan Maifield on the front row it was going to be a tall order for Rivkin to deny his senior rival the win. While Rivkin would get by Tebo crossing the line 4th, up front Maifield checked out to notch up win no.6, the most wins of the event, demoting Rivkin to third overall but the moment belonged to Tebo with his first Reedy Race victory popular with spectators at OCRC Raceway.
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Made for the SWorkz S14-3 1/10th scale 4WD buggy is a competition ball bearing kit. The specially selected metal-sealed high-quality bearings will reduce natural drivetrain drag for improved acceleration and top speed. The 18-piece set includes three different sizes of bearings and it is available now.
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Coming soon from HPI Racing is the Venture SBK Scale Builder Kit. This brand new interpretation of the Venture allows to build and completely customise the look and performance of the Venture 1/10th 4WD trail truck from the very start and also includes a host of sought-after upgrades that helps the truck perform even better on the trail than before. Included in the kit are front universal driveshafts, that are tougher, rebuildable and they add extra steering angle. Also included are aluminium lower links – thick 6mm anodised links for great looks and increased performance. Other features include a 4-link rear setup for increased articulation at the rear, improving grip for better side climbing. The kit is rounded out by axle weights that extra weight directly to the axles, for increased traction exactly where it’s needed.
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Round 1 of the Notts and Derby Model Raceway Spring Series was held this past weekend in damp and cold conditions. Neil Cragg was the man to beat all day, taking the TQ after the qualifiers and also the win in the 15-minute A-main, leaving behind Kieran Cox with a 2-laps margin. Lewis Marshall came in 3rd, some 25 seconds short of Kieran.
Image: Neil Cragg
T-Works have introduced several titanium option parts for the popular PR Racing SB401 Type-R 1/10th scale 4WD off-road buggy. Available are a 105-pice set of UFO head screws, a titanium ball end set as well as a titanium turnbuckle kit. All parts are machined from high-quality 64 grade titanium that will help to reduce overall weight while being highly corrosion resistant. The turnbuckle set also includes a suitable wrench, making building and setup changes a breeze.
SWorkz have announced the release of their new Tornado 14T high-performance off-road clutch bell. Made from a special hardened steel and featuring a lightweight design, the clutch is about 25 percent lighter than a standard clutch bell while offering improved clutch shoe cooling for less fading in long mains. The clutch bell comes laser-etched for easy identification and it fits SWorkz and most other 1/8th off-road and single speed on-road GT cars.
Jared Tebo and Spencer Rivkin will battle it out in the final round of racing at OCRC Raceway, California, to lift their first Reedy Race of Champions title. The penultimate round saw Tebo make the most of a pole start and move a step closer to the one title that has eluded him when he won the opening race ahead of Rivkin. Starting sixth on the grid it was an important 2nd for Rivkin as 3rd or lower would have ended his shot at winning the 25th running of the legendary race. Having gone into the round with an outside chance of clinching the title for a second time, unfortunately while Ryan Maifield delivered a win from 5th on the grid Tebo’s win cancelled out any potential gains ending the Yokomo driver’s 2019 challenge. The other race of the Round saw Tanner Stees take his first win of the event ahead of Michal Orlowski and outgoing champion Dustin Evans.
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