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May 30, 2017

Adam Drake wins E-Buggy class at JBRL Nitro Series Rd2

Round 2 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held this past weekend at Fear Farm R/C Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. Mugen’s Adam Drake made a clean sweep in the 1/8th E-Buggy qualifiers, taking the overall TQ in front of the Tekno RC duo of Dean Rock and Damien Coleman. In the 10-minute main final Adam was again the dominating driver as he took the win a lap in front of Dean Rock while Damien Coleman had to settle for 3rd another lap down.

Image: JBRL [jimmybabcock.com]

May 30, 2017

Bayer & Novotny win at Czech 1/10th off-road Nats Rd2

The second round of the Czech Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Janovice over the weekend. The super low traction conditions made things interesting especially in the 2WD classes and after the qualifying it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who swept the 2WD Buggy class by winning all qualifying rounds ahead of team mates Novotny, Gotzl, Bidovsky, Miksovsky and Mudra. The 4WD qualifiers were pretty much a blueprint of the 2WD class with Martin taking the overall TQ from Novotny, Miksovsky, Bidovsky, Gotzl and Mudra while the Stadium Truck class was TQ’d by Kaja Novotny.

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May 30, 2017

Patrick Hofer wins Swiss Nitro Buggy Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Swiss Nitro Buggy National Championship was held in Oberbüren on a unique track laid out with astroturf and paving stones. High temperatures of nearly 35 degree Celsius made for very high grip the drivers needed to adapt to. Ultimately it was Jeremy Pittet who took the overall TQ from Patrick Hofer 2nd and Roman Kummer 3rd. The semifinals then saw Patrick Hofer (Team Associated/Reedy) coming out with the fastest time to put himself on the pole position for the A-main that he would win after some nice and clean fights with Jeremy Pittet (HB Racing/Team Orion) in 2nd while Ronny Lüber (Team Associated/LRP) would take the final podium spot in 3rd.

Thanks to Patrick Hofer for the report.

May 30, 2017

Ogden & Hanna win at Summer Shootout 2.0

The Summer Shootout 2.0 was held at SouthSide Raceway in Florida over the weekend with over 340 entries for the several 1/8th and 1/10th scale classes. In the 35-minute Expert Nitro Buggy A-main TQ holder Cole Ogden (Mugen) would bring home the win with a 1-lap margin over runner-up, Evan Vail (Team Associated). In 3rd Griffin Hanna (Serpent), who struggled in qualifying but was able to work his way up through the field, would round out the podium result.

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May 30, 2017

SWorkz S35-3 series +1mm offset wheel hex adapters

Coming from SWorkz are new +1mm offset aluminium wheel hex adapters for the S35-3 series of buggies. Widening the car by a total of 2mm will result in more steering when used up front while the adapters will make for a more stable rear end when used in the back of the car. The adapters come anodised for wear and looks and they sport anodised markings for easy identification.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

May 29, 2017

Yeah Racing height adjustable alloy servo mounts

Yeah Racing have released new height adjustable aluminium servo mounts for 1/10th scale vehicles. Machined from aluminium and coming anodised in a range of colours including orange, blue and black the mounts are perfect replacements for plastic servo mount brackets found on some older spec kits. Using the alloy parts will make for a more solid servo installation, resulting in a more crisp steering reaction especially when using high-power servos. Included with the mounts comes suitable mounting hardware.

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May 29, 2017

Tom Robin wins at French 1/8th Buggy Nationals Rd3

Round 3 of the French Nitro Buggy National Championship as held at the CAV de Viglain track this past weekend. In the premier Elite class Team Associated’s Tom Robin took a popular TQ in front of some of the country’s fastest drivers and in the 45-minute main final Tom was able to conserve his performance, bringing home the win some ten seconds in from of TLR’s Renaud Savoya while Xray driver Yannick Aigoin snatched the final podium spot some two laps down.

Image: Renaud Savoya

May 29, 2017

Rheinard claimed sixth Reedy Race title

Marc Rheinard has claimed a sixth Reedy Race of Champions title, the race’s most celebrated champion wrapping up victory at the 20th edition of the legendary event in style with his 7th win of the weekend in the penultimate round of the heads up racing format. First crowned Reedy Race Champion in 2006, that win also at the historic Tamiya Raceway, Rheinard’s latest victory sees him extend his record tally of wins having surpassed 4-time Champion Barry Baker as the races most successful driver with his last win in 2015. The German’s win also marked the first major international title for touring car newcomers Infinity for whom the 4-time World Champion only signed for earlier this year after his unprecedented professional stint with Tamiya came to an end at the end of 2016.

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