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July 7, 2016

Mugen Challenge 2016 – Announcement

LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mill, Pennsylvania will play host to the 2016 Mugen Challenge from August 19th to 21st. The event will see the usual mix of Expert, Intermediate and Novice classes in both electric and nitro, plus 4WD Mod SCT and SCT Lites racing. Additionally Mugen Seiki’s Adam Drake will be holding a clinic with one-on-one car setup. More information about the race is available here and interested drivers can register online for the Mugen clinic here.

July 6, 2016

Bernabe Top Seed as pace proves genuine

Having surprised the entire paddock at RC Redovan when he was fastest in the opening timed practice, Daniel Bernabe quashed all question marks over his time by again topping the second & final practice at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships. Improving on his earlier 3-consecutive laps by 1-second, the SOAR driver again topped the times in Spain from defending Champion Elliott Boots, the Kyosho driver also bettering his CP1 time by 8/10ths. Pretty much a repeat of CP1, David Ronnefalk would again post the third fastest time, the HB Racing driver finding a similar improvement in time to Boots. Behind the former champion, Mugen’s Bryan Baldo will be seeded 4th for qualifying at his home race with Xray’s Martin Wollanka improving from 12th after the first practice to get P5 just ahead of Robert Batlle.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 6, 2016

Tornado Racing 335R .21 off-road engine

Showgame have introduced the Tornado Racing 335R .21 nitro off-road engine. The 3.5cc engine weighs in at 335g, it is of a 3-port-plus-booster design, features a silicone-filled crankshaft and it produces up to 2.4HP at 31,200 RPM.

Source: Showgame [showgameshop.com]

July 6, 2016

JConcepts 12mm AE replacement shock O-ring set

JCocepts 12mm AE replacement shock O-ring set

Coming from JConcepts is a replacement shock O-ring set for Team Associated’s 12mm dampers. The larger 14mm replacement shock O-rings are designed to fit to the shock cap for sealing the top of the shock body. The same 14mm O-ring also fits inside the shock adjustment collar and the smaller 8.5mm version fits the lower shock cap which seals the bottom of the shock body. The seals are blue in colour for identification and produced in a medium/soft material for the ultimate in sealing and mating characteristics. The items are compatible with Team Associated 12mm stock kit components as well as the JConcepts hop-up items made to replace the same parts.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 6, 2016

Patrick Hofer wins Swiss 1/8th Buggy Nats Rd5

The fifth round of the Swiss 1/8th Buggy Nationals was held at the ORCM club in Montagny. The weather conditions were pretty challenging with heavy rain on Saturday and burning sun on Sunday, meaning the track surface would break up, revealing loads of stones on the racing line which made car setup pretty difficult. The A-main event was highlighted by the engine flame-outs of various drivers and with about 10 minutes to go, the race for the win was a 2-horse battle between Patrick Hofer and Joachim Kallen. Both raced nose to tail with Joachim in front, fending off all attacks by Patrick. Then, in the last corner of the final lap, Joachim’s engine stalled “LeMans 2016 style”, handing Patrick the win in an exciting final.

Source: Team Associated Switzerland [facebook.com]

July 6, 2016

Surprise as Bernabe tops Boots in 1st controlled practice

Surprise as Bernabe tops boot in 1st controlled practice

There were a few surprised faces at the end of the first round of controlled practice at the 1:8 Offroad European Championships in Spain as the name Daniel Bernabe appeared at the top of the timing screen ahead of reigning champion Elliott Boots. A former European Semi Finalist, Bernabe would take his SOAR to the fastest 3-consecutive laps in the first of the two seeding rounds by just 6/100th of a second from yesterday’s free practice pace setter. Behind them 3/10th back, David Ronnefalk would complete the Top 3, the Warm-up Race winner finally showing some strong form around the massive RC Redovan track as he posted the fastest lap with a time of 52.654.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

July 6, 2016

Ruddog RP120 sensored brushless speed controller

Ruddog Distribution have introduced their all-new RP120 sensored brushless speed controller for 1/10th scale applications. Rated at 120A and sporting an aluminium case the ESC is designed with both on-road and off-road racing in mind. The integrated heavy-duty switch minimises wiring and several timing and turbo functions, programmable using an optional programming box, give extra performance for boosted racing classes. The controller comes including a replaceable receiver wire, capacitor board and all-black power wires.

View the features, specifications and more images here

July 6, 2016

Yokomo BD7 high-torque rear drive belt

Available now from Yokomo is the high-torque rear drive belt for the BD7 touring car. Made from a new high-strength material the belt will not only last longer than the standard part but also improve acceleration out of corners as it is less prone to stretch and skip.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]