The Tekno Winter Series was held at the Hobbyplex Raceway in Omaha, Nebraska. New Tekno RC signing, Jared Tebo was in control of things in the competitive Nitro Buggy class, taking the overall TQ after the qualifiers and bringing home the win with a 4-laps margin in the 30-minute A-main final. Julian Malevanets (HB Racing) came in 2nd as JQ Racing’s Ashton Abdul rounded out the top 3 results.
Image: Jared Tebo
The fourth round of the 2019 AWS was held at Deerdale with 64 attending the meeting. There was a mix of Nitro 8th Buggy, 8th Electric Buggy, mixed with Nitro, and 8th Nitro Truggy. Racing started at exactly 9am with a round of timed practice. Followed by the qualifiers that were held on a drying track that caused some traction rolling problems for the drivers. After the three rounds of qualifying Jon Howells took TQ in Truggy from Wez Jolly and Mark Morris while the Buggy class was lead by Graham Alsop taking the TQ in front of Mike Lewis and John Holmes. In fading light the Buggy A-main was the last final of the day. The 15-minutes race started just after 4pm and some driver scrambled to change tyres because of the slippy conditions. However in the end it was Graham Alsop (HB Racing) taking the win from Mick Butler (HB Racing) on the 2 spot. 3rd place was taken by another driver for HB Racing, John Holmes and 4th place was taken by Mike Lewis.
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The IBR Padova track in Italy played host to the 2019 One Race One Man event this past weekend. The race attracted some of Europe’s fastest 1/8th off-road racers to kick off the 2019 racing season. Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro was the man to beat all weekend as the 2018 IFMAR World Champion was in control of things in both the qualifiers and semi finals, lining up on the 1 spot for the main final. Right from the start Davide would separate from the field and he eventually took the win with a one-lap margin from Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton in 2nd and Xray’s Marco Baruffolo in 3rd. Matt Polita (Kyosho) came in 4th as Reno Savoya completed the top 5 for TLR.
Samix have introduced their new forward adjustable batter tray kit for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. Using the kit lowers the truck’s overall centre of gravity while allowing to mount the battery further forward in the chassis, improving climb performance. The battery tray is made of high-quality aluminium and it comes in three different colours including green, black and gun metal.
Coming from Samix is their new short aluminium front bumper mount for the Axial SCX10 II trail truck. The item comes machined from high-quality aluminium and it incorporates an adjustable servo mount, relocating the steering servo to the front of the vehicle while maintaining the correct steering geometry. The mount is usable with most standard-size servos and aluminium servo washers allow for a more secure mounting. The bumper mount is available in three different colours and it sports a laser-etched logo for looks.
TMG Speed have announced the release of their new low CG carbon fibre front shock tower for the Kyosho ZX7 1/10th scale off-road buggy. Machined from high-quality carbon fibre the shock stay utilises an updated shock geometry for an overall lower centre of gravity and increased front droop. The part is available at the forthcoming MKGP in Milton Keynes.
Source: TMG Speed [tmgspeeduk.com]
Xray have announced the signing of US top driver, Jake Mayo to the RC America and Xray factory team. The former long-time Team Associated pilot will campaign Xray’s 1/10th and 1/8th off-road platforms at high-class events such as the Off-road Reedy Race of Champions, the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Surf City Classic, Top Gun Shootout and the ROAR Nationals. The multi-time Reedy Outdoor Off-road and JBRL Champion had the following to say:
I’m very excited to represent RC America and Xray in 2019. I look forward to working with the whole team and learning the new cars. Huge thanks to Gord Tessmann and everyone at RC America/Xray for the opportunity. Can’t wait to get the cars on the track!
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Kyosho America have announced the return of 2010 IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King to their team. Cody had to step away from racing for personal reasons earlier in 2018, following stints with HB Racing and Serpent. Along with Cody his dad Paul will be back in the pits and this is what Cody has to say about the deal:
I want to give a huge thank you to Kyosho for the opportunity to race for them again. As most people know, I had to step away from racing for a period of time, and now I’m ready and excited to get back to the track. For now I will just be racing locally, and take additional steps as it feels right. My focus is on keeping it fun, and getting back to competing again, I have missed it. Also, not only am I coming back, but my dad Paul also will be helping me in the pits again just like the old days. Can’t wait to see everyone at the races!
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
