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August 28, 2018

MIP Pro-MT 4×4 HD pivot ball set

Made for Pro-Line’s Pro-MT monster truck is a new pivot ball set from MIP. They were designed to replace the standard items with sturdier and more durable ones, doing away with breaking issues associated with the original PL parts. MIP increased the diameter where the shoulder and threading meet for increased strength as well as manufactured these pivot balls using high impact alloy steel. The suspension balls are direct replacements and they come in sets of two.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

August 27, 2018

Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKI9 ReadySet nitro buggy

Kyosho’s successful and popular Inferno MP9 TKI4 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy is soon also available in ReadySet RTR specification. The kit builds on the 8-time World Championship winning Inferno platform and utilises the TKI4’s signature long front suspension arms and 17.5 degree C-hubs. Other features include a cab forward body shell and the high-torque KE21SP recoil starter engine and tuned exhaust. The kit is rounded out by KS5031-09MW servos and a 2.4GHZ radio system.

View a list of the key features and more images here

August 27, 2018

Wollanka & Horninger win at Austrian GP Buggy Nats

Wölbling in Austria played host to the third round of the Austrian Nitro Buggy Nationals this past weekend. SWorkz’s Martin Wollanka (SWorkz/Picco/TPro) took the win in front of Patrik Schweinzer (Mugen/Novarossi/Pro-Line) 2nd and Dominic Bauer (Mugen/ Ninja/Pro-Line) 3rd. Over in the 40+ class it was Georg Horninger(SWorkz/MW-Picco/TPro) with the win from Mario Penn (HB Racing/Team Orion/TPro) as Heinz Müller (SWorkz/MW-Picco/TPro) snatched the final podium spot.

View the 40 Plus podium here

August 27, 2018

Arredondo & Miller win at JBRL Electric Series Rd6

Round 6 of this year’s JBRL Electric Off-road Series was hosted by Pegasus Hobbies in Montclair, California this past weekend. The race was held in the usual mix of modified and stock classes and in the premier class of 2WD Open Buggy it was Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo, driving a Team Associated buggy with the win from the Team Associated duo of Johnathan Schultz and Nick Miller in 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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August 27, 2018

2018 Nordic Championships – Report

The 2018 1/8th Off-road Nordics were held at the Fullspeed RC racing Arena in Vantaa, Finland over the weekend. Even tough the race is called the Nordics, drivers from other countries were also welcomed to join. This time the most drivers came from Finland with Estonia being the second most represented country. The event kicked off on Friday with a day of practice with Saturday being qualification day and from the get go Joseph Quagraine with his own JQRacing car and Lauri Ruotsalainen driving a Team Associated showed good speed taking the first and second spot in Q1. Later Joona Haatanen showed great speed, taking Q2 and Q3 with his Team Associated in front of Joseph Quagraine and Max Mört.

Continue reading the report here

August 27, 2018

Hofer & Kaufmann win at Swiss Buggy Nats Rd5

Round 5 of the Swiss 1/8th Nitro Buggy Championship was held in Morges this past weekend. Just over 100 drivers registered for the race that was held on a temporary grass track near the Lake of Geneva. Patrick Hofer in Expert and Noah Kaufmann in the Amateur class took the overall TQ in their respective categories. In the Expert final Patrick Hofer brought home the win with a 5-seconds merging, making it his fifth win this season. With the win Patrick also secured himself a 4th Swiss Championship title in this category. Over in the Amateur class Noah took the pole position for the A-main after winning the semifinals and he would also take the overall win with a 1-lap margin, taking another step towards the overall championship title.

Source: Team Associated [facebook.com]

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