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July 11, 2018

MCD Racing X-Snap 2-speed gear box

Coming soon from MCD Racing is their new X-Snap 2-speed gearbox for the company’s line of large scale on-road and off-road vehicles. The gearbox allows to reach higher speeds without compromising low speed torque while an adjustable shift point ensures the gear box can be tuned to different track sizes and layouts. The 2-speed gear box is available separately for on-road and off-road kits and it consists of a total of three order packs. First is the Transmission Kit which is factory assembled, the second is the Gear Pack which consists of the respective on-road or off-road set and the third pack is the Clutch Bell Pack where owners choose either the standard or the Pro-Bite clutch bell. The gear box set, that requires some DIY to parts such as the radio tray, will become available from September.

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July 11, 2018

Cyril Baldini wins at French E-Buggy Champs Rd5

The Longvic track played host to the fifth round of the French recently and it was Cyril Baldini who walked away with the overall win after the five A-main finals. Kevin Michaudet made a clean sweep in the qualifiers, taking all five rounds for the overall TQ with Cyril coming in 2nd. However with three wins, a 2nd and a 3rd place finish it was Cyril who lead the way in the finals with Kevin having to settle for 2nd. In 3rd Arthur Brule rounded out the podium results.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.fr]

July 11, 2018

Papanikolaou successful at Buggy Masters Rd1

The opening round of the 2018 Buggy Masters was held at the STR track in Athens, Greece. In the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho driver Papanikolaou with the win in the main final from Xray’s Bornovas who showed a very stable performance in the main. Takas (Xray) had a moment at the start of the A-main, however the was able to recover from the huge marshal mistake and eventually finished on the 3 spot to round out the podium.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

Juan Jose Serna sweeps Colombian Championships

The recent Colombian 1/8th Off-road Nationals saw Juan Jose Serna making the double in the Nitro Truggy and Nitro Buggy classes. Juan would take the double TQ in both categories and right from the start of the Truggy A-main he would open a gap on the field to bring home the win with a lap margin on Sebastian Beltran and Eduardo Jaramillo who rounded out an all-Xray podium. In the Buggy class things weren’t so clear at first as Juan Jose Serna (Xray) was in a battle with the 2nd place driver for the first eight minutes, however Juan’s pace got better and he was able to win this race also with a lap margin on the runner-up, Sebastian Beltran (Xray) as Mugen driver, Juan Pablo Torres rounded out the top 3.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 11, 2018

Kyosho Mad Series welded steel roll bar sets

Coming from Kyosho and made for the EP and GP Mad Series monster truck kits are welded steel roll bar sets. The parts add cool looks and a bit of protection to the chassis and body area with the sets, that are available separately for the electric and gas-powered vehicles, include a roll bar each for the Mad Crusher and Mad Force Kruiser. Also included are side roll bar mounts and suitable hardware but none of the additional lights visible in some of the images.

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July 11, 2018

SWorkz S35-3/350 nitro series brake disc holder

SWorkz have announced the release of their new brake disc holder for the S35-3 and S350 series nitro kits. The two plastic brackets attach directly to the chassis and sandwich the front and rear brake discs and ensure less wobble during jumping and landing which will improve wear and and also make for more precise brake action. The parts come as pairs including mounting hardware.

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July 10, 2018

Joona Haatanen doubles at Finnish EP Buggy Nats Rd2

The second round of the Finnish 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held at the Fullspeed RC track last weekend. In the 2WD class it was Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen with the TQ from Xray’s Joel Valander and Team Associated’s Karri Salmela. The triple A-mains then again saw Joona shine and with three straight wins he took the overall from Karri 2nd and Joel 3rd.

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July 10, 2018

Sebastian Lucchini takes Chilean National title

The Chilean Off-road National Championship race was held at the RC Vina track in Vina Del Mar, Chile recently. With a brand new layout for everyone the challenge was set. JQRacing’s Gastón Zegard Latrach would take over all TQ starting in pole position with Sebastian Azocar Lucchini (JQRacing) in 2nd. The two would battle it out in the 40-minute A-main as Sebastian would edge out Gaston for the win and crowning him National Champ. Kyosho’s Felipe Lyon would round out the top 3 podium result.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]