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June 21, 2016

Elliott Boots doubles at 2016 Kyosho Masters

The annual Kyosho Masters was held in France over the weekend with some of the World’s fastest Kyosho off-road drivers in attendance. The drivers that arrived on Thursday were greeted by questionable weather and the forecast for the whole weekend looked very unsettled. Friday started out a bit wet but overall the weather allowed for decent track conditions. During Saturday’s qualifying Elliott Boots was able to secure himself the TQ spots in both the Elite Buggy and E-Buggy classes. Sunday was the main final day and it began with a big downpour. For the semifinals though the track was dry again and thanks to scoring the fastest time, Elliott would also grab the pole position for the Nitro Buggy main final. In the 45 minute A-main, Elliott would continue to dominate, taking the win some two laps ahead of Italy’s Riccardo Berton with Elliott’s fellow countryman, Jack Embling rounding out the top 3. In the triple E-Buggy A-mains, Elliott would again make a clean sweep by winning all three legs to take a dominant win from Riccardo Berton and Jack Embling.

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June 21, 2016

3DRC Awesomatix droop screw bushings

Coming from 3DRC, the new brand of Revolution Design’s Michael Vollmer, come droop screw bushings for the Awesomatix A700 and A800 touring cars. 3D-printed from strong yet flexible material the special design of the bushings, utilising a cone-shaped collar, prevents any movement in the chassis holes, making for reliable droop setting even when the going gets tough. The bushings are a direct fit on the A700 and A800, they are easy to install without the need for glueing and they come in 12-piece sets that are available through 3DRC’s Shapeway store.

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June 21, 2016

Hartson & Jenson double at JBRL Electric Series Rd4

Round four of this year’s Jimmy Babcock Racing League Electric Series was held at OCRC Raceway in Huntington Beach, California. In the premier class of 2WD Open Buggy, Team Associated’s Steven Hartson would take the win in the A-main from the TLR duo of Blake Beyett in second and Radek Grammes in third.

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June 21, 2016

Jörn Neumann wins West German regionals Rd3

The third round of the West German 1/8th Off-road regionals was held this past weekend in changing weather conditions. Offering everything, from a little moist to soaking wet and also dry high-grip conditions, the race was a true test for man and machine. Serpent’s Jörn Neumann would make the best out of the conditions, taking the win in the 30-minute A-main from the SWorkz duo of Carsten Keller and Christian Hahlen.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 21, 2016

Mon-Tech Racing 1/10th Crawler body & TC foam strips

Mon-Tech Racing 1/10th Crawler body & body foams

Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their all-new 1/10th scale crawler bodyshell as well as foam strips for touring car bodyshells. Starting with the Mont-Rock crawler body, it is moulded from touch 1.0mm high-quality polycarbonate and it fits most 1/10th scale crawlers. It features a moulded-in roll cage, cut fenders and it comes with a decal sheet.

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June 21, 2016

Eric Albano wins at California Touring Series Rd4

The fourth round of the California Touring Series CTS was held at P1 Hobbies in Ukiah, California, this past weekend. This round’s winner was Factory Team Yokomo driver Eric Albano taking TQ honors and the only driver to complete 30 laps in 5 minutes. His BD7 set the benchmark through qualifying and secured the win in the main followed by Team Associated Factory Team driver Rick Hohwart and TOP Racing driver E.J. Evans in third. With the points chase, this victory will solidify the lead for Albano as the series approaches two more rounds.

Source: CTS [facebook.com]

June 21, 2016

Tom Yardy crowned BRCA Mid West Off-road Champ

Tom Yardy has completed a successful defence of the BRCA Mid West off-road regional championship in both 2WD and 4WD, with two rounds left to spare. Having already wrapped up 2WD a couple of weeks previously at Oswestry, with a 3rd win in three rounds using his Schumacher Cougar KF2 mid. Tom repeated the feat in 4WD this weekend at the new Coventry Model Car Club track with his Cat K2, winning all qualifiers and three legs of the final. Tom said “it’s great to continue my run of regional series wins with Schumacher, back in 2002 I won my first 2WD regional championship with a Schumacher Fireblade so it’s nice to win once more in my 2nd spell with the team. The cars have been dialled on all tracks so far, this weekend my 4WD was unbelievable on the new Coventry track! A big thanks to my Dad and Trish for their support, and of course Schumacher and their range of fantastic brands.”

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

June 20, 2016

T-Works Optima captured 5.8mm ball ends

T-Works have introduced captured 5.8mm ball ends for Kyosho’s Optima re-release buggy. Made from high-quality spring steel and coming with a brownish surface finish the ball ends also sport a conical upper section that prevents the ball cup from popping off of the ball end under high stress or heavy loads. The ball ends are ideal for the upper camber links, the steering links and also the lower shock mounts.

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