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August 27, 2018

Hampus Berg takes Swedish Nitro Buggy title

The third round of the Swedish Nitro Buggy Nationals was held in Skarpnäck, Stockholm over the weekend. With two wins in the first two rounds in Tomelilla and Gotland, HB Racing’s Hampus Berg was considered the pre-event favourite and with a 2nd place at round 3 he was ultimately able to secure the overall Championship together with the Junior championship. Kyosho’s Jessica Palsson would end the season on the runner-up spot from Serpent’s Pontus Larsson 3rd.

View the final results here

August 27, 2018

Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals Rd4 – Report

The 4th round of Czech 1/8th Off-road Nationals took place last weekend at the Skripov track. Known for its bumpy, technical layout with some unique features the track suffers a bit from constant rainy weather with this year’s nationals event being no exception as open practice on Friday was cut short due to the weather. On Saturday morning the drivers arrived to a flooded track and it looked like the race had to be called a day, but the organisers managed to prep the track with a lot of sawdust, making it quite reachable.

Continue reading the report here

August 27, 2018

Jean-Pierrick Sartel takes French Cup win

The Carca track in Noeux-les-Mines played host to the French Cup this past weekend. Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel took the overall TQ after the five qualifying round and he also came out successful in the both dry and wet A-main event to take the win from HB Racing’s Thomas Musso in 2nd and TLR’s Jerome Sartel in 3rd.

Image: RC Cars Cavalieri

August 27, 2018

Carisma SCA-1E brass weight wheel hex set

Carisma Scale Adventure have introduced their new brass weight wheel hex set for the SCA-1E trail truck. The set includes four brass wheel hex adapters that can be used on the front and rear or just at the front axle for an optimised weight bias and performance tuning. The additional weight will help generate grip and stability on even the steepest inclines and the hex adapters come machined from high quality material, they sport a natural finish and come marked for easy identification.

Source: Carisma Scale Adventure [carismascaleadventure.com]

August 27, 2018

Jörn Neumann crowned German Nitro Buggy Champ

The second round of the German Nitro Buggy Nationals was held at the Osterhofen track over the weekend. With a win at the second and final round, and following a win at round 1, SWorkz’s Jörn Neumann secured himself another German National title. Agama’s Burak Kilic ended the season as overall runner-up as Mugen’s Carsten Keller rounded out the overall top 3 results.

View the overall top 3 results here

August 25, 2018

Team Associated 6.1-series FT graphite servo plate

Coming from Team Associated and made for the 6.1 series of vehicles is the new Factory Team graphite servo plate. Weighing just 5g, the graphite servo tray installs under the steering servo for added bling. The plate fits the B6.1, B6.1D, SC6.1, and T6.1 kits.

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August 24, 2018

Force RC Muckraker & Epidemic 1/8th BL trucks

Horizon Hobby have introduced the new Force RC 1/8th scale Muckraker truggy and Epidemic monster truck. Both build on a rugged 3mm aluminium chassis for strength and durability while large capacity 16mm oil-filled shock absorbers ensure exceptional bump and jump handling. The shaft-driven 4WD drivetrain provides great acceleration and performance in all environments which is further helped by sealed differentials and full ball-bearing support. Pillow ball front suspension flexibility and 10kg metal-gear steering servos ensure steering authority even in demanding track conditions and the factory-installed brushless motor and speed controller are capable of speed up to 65km/h. Both trucks were developed for the use with a single 4S or dual 2S LiPo battery packs and the Muckraker truggy comes with a high-downforce rear wing while the Epidemic monster truck sports a rear wheelie bar for improved control during stunts and bashing.

View a list of the features and more images here

August 24, 2018

Aaron Stringer wins at AARCMCC Nats Rd3

The third round of the Australian AARCMCC Nationals was held in Townsville last weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Truggy case it was Mugen’s Aaron Stringer with the TQ and win from young Mugen teammate, Caleb Noble. HB Racing driver, Shane Mangu would round out the podium result in 3rd.

Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]