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September 8, 2014

H-Speed TM4 carbon fibre chassis

H-Speed, the brand of European front runner Hupo Hönigl introduce an optional carbon fibre main chassis plate for the Team C TM4 4WD buggy. Made from 2.5mm carbon material the chassis allows for more torsional flex which provides improved handling characteristics in nearly every track condition while giving added rear traction on power and improved corner entry steering at the same time. Using the chassis also scrubs around 90g of weight compared to the standard aluminium chassis. The chassis is a direct fit on the TM4 and does not require any modification.

Source: H-Speed [h-speed.at]

September 8, 2014

Stoff RC 4500mAh 80C LiPo shorty battery

Ruddog now have the Stoff RC 4500mAh 80C LiPo shorty battery pack available. The economically priced battery is built from high performance 80C cells and ideal for a wide range of applications. The hardcase pack comes equipped with 4mm tube-type connectors and a 2mm balancing port.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

September 8, 2014

Dutch 1/8th nitro on-road nats final round – Report

Last weekend the small and technical track of the MBC de Sluis club in the Dutch “cheese city” of Gouda held the final race of this year’s 1/8th nitro on-road nationals. In the NK class Gunther van Steay had already secured this year’s overall title due to a brilliant year but there were still many other top positions to fill at the final round. Sadly due to illness Belgium ace John Lenaers was unable to attend this last race, giving away his 2nd overall position at the NK Master class.

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September 8, 2014

Carlos Duraes wins at Portuguese buggy nationals

Last weekend’s Portuguese 1/8th buggy nationals saw Serpent’s Carlos Duraes take the win, having earlier taking the top qualifying spot, in front of TLR driver Ricardo Monteiro. Xray’s Miguel Matias finished 3rd to round out the podium.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 8, 2014

Cerny & Nemcek win at Czech championships

Last weekend the Czech electric on-road championships were held in Svitavy. Rain was expected during the meeting but thankfully the sun stayed out making for good racing conditions on the relatively bumpy track. Marek Cerny TQ’d three out of the five qualifiers in the Modified class to take the overall TQ for the finals in front of David Nemcek and Jaroslav Kopecky.

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September 8, 2014

Jörn Neumann wins at German 1/10th 2WD nationals

The German 1/10th 2WD buggy nationals took place in Gemünden on an all-astroturf track. Changing weather conditions over the weekend made things tricky for the drivers and mixed-up the field in the qualifiers but after winning the recent 4WD Buggy and Short Course Truck nationals Team Durango’s Jörn Neumann was on a mission again in the dry 2WD Modified Buggy finals to take the national title early after winning the first and second A-final. Kyosho’s Christopher Krapp came in 2nd while Team Associated driver Patrick Hofer completed the top 3 result.

Image: Jörn Neumann

September 8, 2014

Xray RX8 rear anti-roll bar wires

Following last week’s release of optional front anti-roll bars, Xray now also have new rear swaybars for the RX8 available. Coming as thinner 2.6mm and thicker 3.0mm variant, the two new anti-roll bars complement the standard 2.8mm part to allow for increased tuning capabilities. The wires come manufactured from a special spring steel material, they are black in colour and sport laser-etched size markings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 8, 2014

Martin Wollanka wins Austrian national championship

The final round of the Austrian 1/8th off-road national championship took place in Graz. Bad weather on Saturday meant the race would actually start on Sunday. In the main final Martin Wollanka (Xray/FX) took the win from tone to tone for a clean sweep of the championship as he won each of the national rounds this year.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]