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May 10, 2018

Hupo Hönigl doubles at Austrian 1/10 Buggy Nats Rd1

The first round of the Austrian 1/10 Off-road Nationals was held at the SMRC Vienna track which was known for its very loose dirt surface, however the club converted the track to a super nice but bumpy Astro turf track. Xray’s Hupo Hönigl made a clean sweep in the tricky high speed and high grip conditions, winning every single practice, qualifying and final run to take the wins in both the 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy classes. Team Associated’s Peter Pinisch came in 2nd in 2WD from Lucas Grainer (Yokomo) 3rd while in 4WD the podium was rounded out by Yokomo’s Thomas Pumpler and AE’s Peter Pinisch.

View the 4WD podium here

May 10, 2018

2018 Shizuoka Hobby Show – Kyosho

Kyosho, beside Tamiya, are another big player that lacks to present ground breaking new kits at this week’s Shizuoka Hobby Show, however a couple of new items are on show such as an exquisitely looking NSX GT3 body shell for 200mm cars or the refurbished and already introduced Inferno Neo 3.0 1/8th nitro off-road buggy. Apart from that Kyosho are celebrating their hugely popular Mini-Z micro cars, that are around for nearly 20 years now, with several new body shell variants.

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May 10, 2018

Beat1Racing 7.4V MP9 TKI4/3 receiver battery

Beat1Racing from Japan have introduced their new 7.4V 2S LiPo receiver battery pack specially made for the Kyosho MP9 TKI4 and TKI3 buggies as well as the GT3 on-road car. The battery measures 51x35x29mm and it weighs in at 95g. The high-capacity 2500mAh cells make for long run times and the pack comes pre-soldered with a 100mm universal-type receiver lead and 40mm XH balancer wire.

Source: Beat1Racing [beat1racing.jp]

May 9, 2018

T-Works B6 series DLC-coated suspension pins

Made for Team Associated’s B6 and B6.1 series of vehicles are new DLC-coated suspension pins from T-Works. Available as complete 8-piece car set and also as separate 3×25.9mm, 3×33.9mm or 3.5×47.4mm pairs, the pins are machined from high-quality steel and they are coated using the same Diamond Like Carbon coating many high-end nitro engines utilise for protecting the crankshaft. The silk surface will ensure smooth suspension arm movement, a very low wear and high corrosion resistance. The pins fit the B6, B6D, B6.1 and B6.1D and they are available from now on.

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May 9, 2018

Tamiya GF-01/G6-01 alloy front skid guard

Coming soon from Tamiya and made for the GF-01 and G6-01 truck kits is an aluminium front skid guard set. The three-piece construction was designed to replace the standard plastic items in favour of a much more solid assembly. The skid plate angle of 40 degrees ensures a smooth ride over bumps and obstacles while minimising interference with the terrain. Included in the set, that will hit stores from mid-June, is also suitable hardware.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

May 9, 2018

2018 Silver State race – Report

The 2018 Silver State race was held at South Point Hotel Casino and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada last weekend, attracting the creme de la creme of the US’s off-road pilots. This year’s Silver State was a totally new experience from year’s past. In many ways, you can say that it’s a version 2.0 or a refresh of a great race organized by Joey Christiansen and The Dirt crew that still has the familiar taste, but a whole new look. One of the reasons why the Silver State is so popular is the plain and simple fact that it’s held in Las Vegas, Nevada also known as City of Lights (or Sin City whichever you prefer). Keeping the tradition alive, Joey decided to keep the race in Vegas but came up with a great idea to have an 8th scale and 5th scale race simultaneously at the South Point Hotel Casino and Spa. To everyone’s pleasant surprise, Joey hit the jackpot.

Continue reading the report here

May 8, 2018

Juan Guillermo Carrasco wins Ciudad de Elda GP

The 29th running of the Ciudad de Elda Grand Prix was held at the Tomas Monzo track in Vinolopo last weekend with a total of 26 drivers signing in for the event that also counted as part of the Alicante Championships. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Juan Guillermo Carrasco who took the win with 41 laps, followed by Hugo Ibáñez with 40 laps in 2nd place and Eldense Ismael Puche in 3rd, also with 40 laps in the 30-minute A-main final.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com] via cadenaser.com [cadenaser.com]

May 8, 2018

Jones & Lewis win at NitroXCross Rd3 & 4

This past weekend the rounds 3 and 4 of the UK NitroXCross series were being held at Nene Valley. Round 3 on Saturday was won by Lewis Jones with a 1-lap margin from Graham Alsop 2nd and Mike Lewis 3rd. The latter would went on to win Sunday’s round 4 from round 3 winner, Lewis Jones in 2nd and Jon Howells 3rd.

View the round 4 winner here