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September 14, 2015

Hupo Hönigl sweeps Austrian 1/10th Buggy Nationals

The final round of the Austrian 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship was held at the MRC Oberaich track over the weekend. The track also played host for a round of the 1/8th E-Buggy Nationals so both the track and the jumps were a bit bigger than usual although this did not create huge problems for the drivers. In the 2WD class Serpent’s Hupo Hönigl came out fastest after the qualifiers to take the fourth TQ in a row in this class. In the finals Hupo again made a clean sweep to grab the overall win early and with it the championship title. Peter Pinisch (Schumacher) came in second, Stefan Pfeifhofer rounded out the top 3 result.

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September 14, 2015

TopRC Summer Electric Masters – Report

This year’s TopRC Summer Electric Masters was again held at the Newteamfriuli track in Cervignano, Italy in the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring 13.5T, Formula 21.5 and 1/8th Electric GT. Preparation with sugar water and high ambient temperatures made for high grip and demanding racing conditions for both the drivers and the cars. As hand-out tyres for the 1/10th Touring and 1/8th GT class would be used many drivers joined Saturday’s practice to get used to the SP Racing tyres. Sunday started off with a round of controlled practice followed by three rounds of qualifying. In Touring Modified Alojzij Osvald (Xray) snatched the TQ from Andrea Ghilotti (Xray), who gave Alojzij a hard time during the qualifiers. The top 3 was completed by a very fast Matej Miklavec (Xray).

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September 14, 2015

Adrian Bertin takes French 1/8th Elite class title

The final round of the French 1/8th Nitro On-road National Championship was held at the MARCG Castelsarrasin club. Going into the season finale with a pretty big margin on his competitors was pre-event favourite Adrien Bertin, with an 8th place in the final would be enough for him to take the overall Elite class title. Technical issues in the qualifiers then tightened things up a bit for Adrien as he had to go through the quarter finals but after a safe drive in the semis Bertin would be able to put his car on the 4 spot for the main final. Adrien then would have an early battle with Desmaries, but after a small mistake of his opponent, Adrien would take the lead and later on the win and with the 2015 French Championship.

Source: HB Europe [hbeurope.com]

September 14, 2015

Ielasi & Spiniello win at Novarossi Trophy Gubbio

The 2015 Novarossi Trophy Gubbio was held at the Automodellismo 5 Colli club in Gubbio, Italy over the weekend. The 1/8th on-road class saw Italian frontrunner Daniele Ielasi taking the win in the main final some three laps ahead of Alessio Mazzeo in second. Mattia Rinaldi ended the 30 minute race some 16 seconds short on Alessio in third place to round out the podium. In the 1/10th 200mm Touring class a close fight for the top spots arose between TQ Mario Spiniello, Alessio Agostinelli and Giuseppe Musolino. At the end Mario came out successful one lap ahead of Alessio and Giuseppe. Alessandro Balboni and David Loppini rounded out the top 5 result.

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September 14, 2015

Robert Pietsch wins German 1/8th Nitro On-road Nats

The German 1/8th Nitro On-road Nationals were held at the MCC Türkheim track over the weekend in the two categories of class 1 and class 2. In the faster class 1, Mugen’s Robert Pietsch came out successful to add another national title to his belt. ARC’s Lars Hoppe ended the main final on the runner-up spot while Shepherd’s own Patrick Schäfer rounded out the podium in third.

Image: Lars Hoppe

September 14, 2015

Team Associated RC8B3 Fox shock bodies

Coming soon from Team Associated are Fox shock bodies for the RC8B3 buggy. These Kashima-coated shock bodies have the same attributes as the shock coat found on the buttery-smooth Fox Factory Series forks and shocks, providing extended life and silky-smooth shock action. The bodies are available as 30.5mm and 39.5mm variant and they fit both the nitro-powered RC8B3 and the electric-propelled RC8B3e.

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September 14, 2015

Ride XR 1/10th formula tyres

Ride have introduced the all-new XR 1/10th formula front and rear tyres. In development for almost two years the runner-up version of the highly popular R1 will retain positive features such as multi-surface ability and low wear while sporting new rim with larger inner diameter and a reinforced outer edge to make for a more durable and better performing wheel. An updated injection process of the rims raises quality and trueness. The updated tyres feature re-designed profiles for increased steering response, better side bite and forward traction while the rubber compound used offers the same easy driving feeling as the R1 but with extra steering response everyone was waiting for. The pre-glued tyres, that will be the new controlled ETS Formula class hand-out wheels, are rounded out by all-new inserts which are of a more stable material for consistent performance over time.

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September 14, 2015

Viktor Wilck wins Swedish Cup finale

The final round of the Swedish Cup was held at the brand new Eskilstuna raceway. This 500 metre long track is one of the biggest in the world and it features a crazy long straight. In the Touring Car Modified class Viktor Wilck and Niclas Nilsson battled for the TQ with Niclas taking the wet opening round and Viktor striking back in Q2 and Q3 to take the overall TQ. The fight for the top spot would go on in the finals but it was again Viktor who had the upper hand, winning A1 and A2 with a 5-seconds margin to take the overall win. A wet A3 kept Viktor from starting and it looked like his team mate Niclas would grab the runner-up spot but some small mistakes let Alexander Andersson by. Alexander ultimately ended the day in second place from Niclas Nilsson who rounded out the podium in third.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]