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February 3, 2020

Michal Orlowski doubles at 2020 EOS opener

The opening round of the 2020 Euro Offroad Series was held in Daun, Germany this past weekend, attracting nearly 460 entries. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski with the overall TQ after winning three of the four qualifying rounds as single round TQ, Lee Martin (Yokomo) came in 2nd on the grid. SWorkz’s Micha Widmaier, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann and Xray’s Bruno Coelho completed the top 5 result. The triple A-mains again saw Michal again leading the way and with wins in A1 and A2 he took the overall victory early, allowing him to sit out A3 that was won by Lee Martin who would cement his overall runner-up spot from Bruno Coelho in 3rd. Micha Widmaier had to settle for 4th overall from Xray’s Martin Bayer in 5th. HB Racing’s David Ronnefalk, Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen, Schumacher’s Jörn Neumann, Team Associated’s Marcel Schneider and HB Racing’s Elias Johansson would complete the A-main result.

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February 3, 2020

Xpress introduce new grey colour ball ends

Xpress have introduced their new grey colour 4.8mm ball ends that are moulded from a new material. The updated composite material makes for smoother suspension action while preventing play to build up over time, keeping the suspension more precise for longer. The ball ends are of a flat design which allows to run taller camber link positions without having to fear wheel rubbing and they are available in 15mm, 13mm and 10mm variants.

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February 3, 2020

Lewis Jones wins at HNMC Winter Series Rd8

Round 8 of the popular HNMC Winter Series was held at the Herts Nitro Model Club in the UK this past weekend. In the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class it was Team Associated’s Lewis Jones with the overall win some four seconds in front of HB Racing’s Simon Reeves, who took the overall TQ after the qualifiers. Xray’s Callum Niblett came in 3rd, a lap behind as Dylan Saunders and Kevin Brunsden completed the top 5 results.

Image: Callum Niblett

February 3, 2020

RC Maker GeoCarbon V2 A800 MMX series steering arms

Coming from RC Maker and made for the Awesomatix A800 MMX and MMXA are new GeoCarbon V2 front and rear steering arms. Starting with the front arms, the V2 variants provide more flex than the standard AM14LS arms, providing more traction on asphalt, ETS carpet and CRC Black carpet. They are 3mm thick, and are designed with only the outer AM14LS hole for the new SB1 single bellcrank steering on the latest evolution of Awesomatix MMX/MMXA chassis. As for the rear arms, these provide more flex than the standard AM23-1 arms, again providing more traction on asphalt, ETS carpet and CRC Black carpet. They arms from as separate sets for the front and rear and they required the owner to either use long screws with AT21ST-A, or ST24M/ST24L with a nut for installation, as the holes have no thread.

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February 3, 2020

Ielasi Tuned Raptor.21 Evo 3.5cc nitro engine

Ielasi Tuned have introduced their new Raptor.21 Evo 3.5cc nitro engine. A true evolution compared to the previous Raptor.21 Euro Spec, the engine makes used of an exclusive crankshaft created specifically to Ielasi Tuned’s specifications, while the piston and liner were modified differently compared to the previous version, making for a different compression ratio. Also new for the Evo is a lower and lighter cooling head that is about 7g lighter compared to the previous version while also scrubbing Ielasi Tuned’s classic purple colour that has accompanied the brand for years, and that has now changed to gray, a colour that will then cover Ielasi Tuned’s entire Evo range engines.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

February 1, 2020

Bach & Sousa win at Race for Ron

Makintraxx RC of Rush, New York played host to the 2nd Race for Ron event. The weekend kicked off with open practice on Friday, followed by three rounds of qualifying on Saturday. Mark Sousa was able to TQ both 2WD Buggy and 4WD Buggy to start from P1 in both mains. Unfortunately in the 2WD main Mark had a small mechanical in the warm-up but still decided to race but he would only be able to finish 3rd behind runner-up, Tony Meintel and winner Kyra Bach. In the 4 wheel main Mark was able to open up a gap early and slowly pulled away to take the win from Kevin Siller in 2nd and Travis Harrington in 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

February 1, 2020

Agama A319E E-buggy kit – Teaser image

Nemo Racing from the UK have released a first teaser image of the forthcoming new Agama A319E 1/8th scale E-buggy kit. The kit is expected to be released mid-March and more images will be released closer to the release date. The buggy will sport a couple of new and neat features as well as the forward mount ESC and multiple battery configurations Agama have had for a few years now. Some colouring in the rendering is for presentation purposes only and may not reflect the actual colours of the parts in the production kit. We bring you more details on the buggy as they surface.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

February 1, 2020

Tekno RC EB48 2.0 1/8th scale E-buggy kit

Tekno RC have announced the next vehicle from their “2.0” racing platform, the EB48 2.0 1/8th scale electric buggy kit. The vehicle makes use of many of the features found in its NB48 2.0 nitro sibling, such as ultra narrow pivots, long A-arm suspension geometry, super smooth high volume diffs, optimised chassis flex, and easy access diffs. Also new are a 4mm chassis plate with decoupled components as well as an updated motor mount to produce a slightly wider, weight forward layout that has made for a well balanced and durable buggy. Results from on-track testing have allowed Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst and Jared Tebo to finish on the top of the podium at almost every race they’ve attended. Racers can expect the same amazing rough track handling and corner speed they’ve come to expect from the NB48 2.0 thanks to the long arms, narrow bulkheads and optimized front end. And as the EB48 2.0 shares many of the same parts as the NB48 2.0, it reduces the number of spares to keep on hand making attending in multiple classes easy. The kits are expected to become available by mid-to-late February.

View a list of the key features and more images here