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September 6, 2017

Tom Sommer wins Bavarian Nitro Buggy Championships

The 2017 Bavarian Nitro Buggy Championships were held in Landshut last weekend. Mugen racer Tom Sommer would snatch the pole position for the double A-mains and right from the start of the two mains he would be able to pull away, with only Michael Wintersberger able to stay in touch. At the end Tom would take the overall win and was handed the enormous challenge cup. Michael Wintersberger came home in 2nd for a Mugen 1-2 while HB Racing’s Stephan Bauer rounded out the top 3.

Source: RMV Deutschland [rmv-lounge.de]

September 6, 2017

Cameron Zammit takes double Driver Series titles

Round 4 of the Victorian Championship Driver Series was held in Barmah on a very technical and challenging track. Cameron Zammit managed to TQ both the Pro Buggy and Pro Truggy classes and he also snatched the wins in both 30-minute finals. As a result Camerin also took out the Victorian Championship driver series in both classes.

Thanks to Cameron Zammit for the report.

September 6, 2017

Nico Bregante wins GT class at Metropolitan Champs

A round of the Argentinean Metropolitan Championship was held at the Hernan Matticoli track, home of the 2017 GT World Cup in December. In the GT class and due to the bad weather the program was shortened and ultimately it was Nico Bregante who made the best out of the slick conditions as he took the day’s win in the light rain.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 6, 2017

Xray T4 2018 electric touring car kit – Coming soon

Xray have announced the forthcoming release of the T4 2018 electric touring car kit. As usual no official details are available beforehand but the full presentation with images and features should surface soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 6, 2017

2017 Belgian SCT Cup Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the 2017 Belgian SCR Cup was traditionally held on the iconic MBV Kampenhout track. The flawless organisation allowed to run four instead of the usual three qualifiers, giving the drivers more opportunities to improve their lap times, on the very technical and demanding track that requires a good rhythm. The qualifiers started on a wet track but it dried up quickly with the nice and sunny weather making for good but not too high grip levels all day long.

Continue reading the report here

September 6, 2017

Kabuto Turbo-style glow plugs

SMJ have introduced new Turbo-style glow plugs in four different heat ratings for off-road and on-road engines. The P3 is an ultra hot off-road glow plug for low ambient temperatures that provides stable idling, making it ideal for all run-in tasks. Next up is the P4 super hot off-road plug for low ambient temperatures while the RP6 hot on-road and RP7 medium on-road plug are made for low temperatures and all-season weather respectively. The Japan-made plugs are available separately.

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September 6, 2017

Team Magic E4RS4 3D flex system

Made for the recently introduced E4RS4 electric touring car is the 3D flex system set from Team Magic. Developed for low to medium-bite tracks the system will increase the pitch stiffness of the chassis while still allowing for sufficient torsional flex that is necessary for traction and side bite on lower traction surfaces. Included in the set are a pair of ball cups, pivot balls as well as a turnbuckle and shims.

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September 6, 2017

Exotek 22-4 2.0 aluminium front pivot mount

Exotek have introduced an aluminium front pivot mount for the TLR 22-4 2.0 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy. Machined from 7075 alloy and coming black anodised the part offers a heavy duty design and it prevents costly and time consuming DNFs from failures of the stock plastic pivot mount. The mount is machined out for lightness and it weighs in at only 17.6g. Included are two M3 set screws to lock down the hinge pins.

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