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January 8, 2019

Marco Baruffolo FX-powered for 2019

FX Engines have announced the signing of top Italian off-road pilot, Marco Baruffolo to use their engines in 2019. The Xray factory pilot will attend all major European races including the EFRA Euros, the Montpellier GP, and the DXR Dirt Kings race as well as the Italian Nationals and other select events. Marco says:

I’m very proud to be in FX family. I tested the engine and it is very smooth and with a great power. I hope to have a successful year together! Thanks to FX for this opportunity.

Source: FX Engines [fx-engines.com]

January 8, 2019

RC Cars Cavalieri 8ight-X arm insert set

RC Cars Cavalieri from Germany have announced the release of a carbon fibre arm insert set for the TLR 8ight-X buggy. The kit includes four precision-machined 1mm carbon fibre inserts for the front and rear lower arms that will add rigidity when running in high-bite or high-temperature conditions. Also includes is the needed mounting hardware, making the set a direct fit.

Source: RC Cars Cavalieri [carbon-cavalieri.de]

January 8, 2019

SWorkz S35-3 Worlds rear end conversion kit

SWorkz have introduced the Jörn Neumann Edition Worlds rear end conversion kit for the S35-3 1/8th off-road buggy. The set includes new rear lower arms, rear uprights, wheel hex adapters and several other parts that help to increase the buggy’s rotation in tight and twisty tracks, such as the 2018 IFMAR Worlds track in Perth, Western Australia. Using the parts will free-up the rear end while adding steering and while the set is the go-to solution on smaller, tighter tracks, it is better to stay with the usual setup on normal tracks, according to SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann. The set is a direct fit with everything included for the conversion and it is available now.

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January 8, 2019

Shin Adachi joins Mugen 1/8th off-road team

Following his departure from 1/8th off-road chassis sponsors Serpent, Japanese top driver Shin Adachi has announced a new deal with Mugen for 2019. The Yokomo engineer will campaign Mugen’s MBX8 platform at all major national and international races. We have yet to receive the official press release from Mugen but in the meantime Shin had the following to say:

I’m happy to announce about 1/8 buggy. I am joint to Mugen Seiki. Thank you so much Sanada-san, Osak-san, Tsuruta-san! I’m really really excited! Can not waiting 1/8buggy race!

January 8, 2019

Micha Widmaier doubles at Köngen Indoor Masters

The annual Köngen Indoor Masters was held in Köngen, Southern Germany this past weekend. SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier was on fire again, taking the overall TQs and wins in both 2WD Modified Buggy and 4WD Modified Buggy. Yokomo’s Luca Rau came in 2nd in front of Team Associated driver Kim Sitensky. Over in 4WD it was again Luca Rau with the runner-up spot as Xray’s Jens Becker rounded out the top 3.

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January 8, 2019

2019 Desert Classic – Announcement

The 2019 Desert Classic will be held from the 7th to 10th of March at Action Hobby RC Raceway in Chandler, Arizona. The event will see the running of the most popular Modified and Stock classes, including a 21.5T 2WD Buggy handout motor category, and sign-up is available from the 14th of January12:00 pm MST here. Full information can be found on social media by clicking here.

January 7, 2019

Yeah Racing Claws 1.9” crawler tyres

Coming from Yeah Racing are their new Claws 1.9” crawler tyres. Made from a soft compound rubber and including specific foam inserts the tyres offer exceptional traction on a wide range of surface conditions. The tyres feature a 118mm outer diameter and they are usable with most 1.9” crawler and trail truck wheels.

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January 7, 2019

Clement Boda doubles at Happy New Year Race

The Belgian Buggy Club Indoor held their Happy New Year Race this past weekend at their permanent indoor carpet track in Lodelinsart. The event was held in four different 1/10th electric off-road classes and it attracted both national racers and guests from abroad. In the competitive 2WD Modified Buggy class, that drew 53 entries, it was Team Associated’s Clement Boda with the overall TQ from Team Associated driver, Wouter Wynen and Xray’s Mathieu Briere. After the triple A-mains and when the dust had settled it was again Clement on top from Wouter 2nd and Mathieu 3rd.

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