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October 20, 2015

Jason Nugroho wins Pro class at 2015 Mugen Cup

The 2015 Mugen Cup was held at MRCC Track in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia with a total of 42 drivers attending. The event saw a Pro and Semi Pro class and in the Pro class it was Jason Nugroho (Xray) who took the TQ after the six rounds of qualifying. Jason would be able to conserve his qualifying performance to take the win in the 60 minute main final from Mugen racer Stanley Wangsanegara and John Agus (Kyosho) in second and third respectively.

View the A-main result here

October 20, 2015

Absima 17mm wheel hex sets & locknuts

Absima have new 17mm aluminium wheel hex and locknuts sets available. Starting with the hex adapters, they are machined from aluminium and fit most of today’s 1/8th buggies and GT cars. The hexes are of a lightweight design while the closed locknuts keep dirt and moisture away from the delicate thread section. The hex sets are available in a range of colours including black, blue and orange and they feature the signature Absima logo. Also new are self-locking 17mmm wheel nuts with a serrated back section for secure mounting. The aluminium nuts are available in the five colours of orange, blue, black, red and silver.

View the other new parts here

October 20, 2015

Keven Hebert takes Halloween Classic 12th Mod title

The recent Halloween Classic continues to be one of the premier on-road events in USA with 225 lucky entrants converged upon The Gate in Brunswick, OH for an exciting weekend and the unofficial kick-off to the 2015-16 indoor racing season. Canadian driver Keven Hebert has been the dominant North American 1/12th driver the past few years and continued to show world-class pace by placing his car on the pole position of the 1/12th Mod A-main with a time that bested his nearest competitor by over a lap. With a single main event determining the winner, a clean start and mistake-free race would be in order. As planned, Keven shot into the lead at the sound of the tone and never looked back. He slowly increased his lead and at the 8-minute mark he crossed the finish line to take a wire-to-wire win. Teammate Mike Haynes also drove impressively to join Keven on the podium in the third position while veteran racer Josh Cyrul grabbed the runner-up spot.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

October 20, 2015

Jesse Davis wins maiden 1/8th IC Track national title

The 1/8th Australian IC On-Road Titles were recently held at the Lilydale track, just outside of Melbourne in Victoria. Jesse Davis set the fastest time in the opening of the six rounds of 10 minute qualifying with a 41/10:04.273, from Jeff Hamon and Steven Jovanovic, both with 40 laps. No one was able to match Davis’ in Q2 but Jovanovic came close with a 41/10:10.075 in Q3 and then Hamon even closer with a 41/10:05.277 in Q4. In the final round of qualifying, Davis improved his time with 41/10:00.496 to cement the TQ position into the 45 minute main final. Unfortunately, the rain started to fall before the race commenced and with no end in sight, the decision was made to abandon the race and base the final results off qualifying, therefore giving Jesse Davis his first ever 1/8th Australian IC On-Road Title and some added confidence leading up to the World Championships in Brazil. Hamon had to settle for second with Jovanovic third.

Thanks to Leigh Dytor for the report.

October 19, 2015

ROAR announce 2016 calendar dates & tracks

ROAR have announced the dates and tracks for their National Championships for 2016. Prolevel RC of St. Louis, MO will play host to the Carpet On-Road Nationals from the 3rd to 6th of March. The 1/8th Fuel Off-Road Nationals will be run from the 9th to the 12th of June at the Thornhill Racing Circuit, Hutto, TX, while the 1/8th Electric and 4WD SCT Off-Road Nationals will be run at Stateline RC, Raceway, Fremont, IN from July 21st through to the 24th. HobbyTown USA Hobbyplex in Omaha, NE will play host to the 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals from August 11th to 14th while the Electric Paved On-road Nationals will be held at Valkaria RC in Valkaria, FL. Last but not least come the Fuel On-road Nationals on October 20th to 23rd at Homestead RC Raceway in Miami, FL.

October 19, 2015

Alpe Adria Masters 2015 – Report

The Alpe Adria Masters 2015 recently concluded with the third and final round held at the LAMAC track in Austria. The very technical but smooth track layout attracted some 60 drivers despite a less-than-pleasant weather forecast for Saturday. In the 1/8th Nitro On-road class local driver Herfried Pucher (ARC/Picco) took the win from Nejc Mihelic (ARC/Picco) and Jernej Vuga Stendler (Xray/Reds Racing). As for the overall result, the third place at the final round of the three race series handed Jernej the win from Nejc on the runner-up spot. Roland Riegler (Capricorn/Picco) would round out the top 3 result.

Continue reading the report here

October 19, 2015

Capricorn TE03 Active Toe System

The latest company to introduce a (re)active rear toe system for their electric touring cars is Capricorn from Italy. Coming as a set for the LAB TE02 Evo and the TE03 the system allows to adjust the toe angle change of the rear suspension in different parts of the corner to allow for better rear stability or improved rotation and less understeer. The amount of toe change is adjustable using different amounts of shims under the inner and outer ball studs and the set included a redesigned motor and layshaft mount, new rear A-arms, alloy C-hubs and delrin bushings as well as a complete arrangement of mounting hardware. All parts are also available separately.

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October 19, 2015

Roman Larkin doubles at Russian Buggy champs

The recent Russian Electric Off-road Championship was held in the Tverskoy region halfway between Moscow and Saint-Petersburg with the fastest drivers from both cities and several entries from other regions in attendance. In the 4WD Buggy class Roman Larkin (Xray) would dominate the proceedings to take the win from Dmitriy Malyshko (Kyosho) and Sawa Dobrynin. Roman would then continue to stamp his authority on the event by coming out successful in the 2WD class also.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]