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May 30, 2014

Abramic takes Slovenian Off-Road Nats Rd1

After the first race of the season was canceled due to a very poor weather forecast, the Slovenian 2014 nationals finally got underway on a very dusty track located near Logatec. The biggest winner of the weekend was Andrej Abramic, who took first places in both the electric and nitro 1/8th classes. In E-buggy the 2nd place belonged to Gasper Simc while Adraz Stefe completed the podium. In the 1/8 nitro buggy Erik Klanjscek took the runner up spot, Jan Vrhovec came in 3rd place to round out the top3. The next race of the championship will take place on the 29th of June in Benedikt near Maribor.

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May 30, 2014

Brand, Davis & Moon win at Southern Off-road Series

Loganville RC Raceway was the host for the 2nd round of the Southern Off-road Series. Practice started Friday afternoon and with regular track maintenance the traction was coming up nicely. On Saturday morning the gates opened at 7am and 3 rounds of qualifying kicked off at 10:30am. Qualifying was based on the single fastest run out of three. All of the A Mains were seated with top 10 cars and 2 bumps from the B Main. In the Pro eBuggy A-main, Shay Brand led the race tone to tone taking the win with his Mugen MBX-7 Eco.

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May 30, 2014

Reflex Racing RSD7 keyed carbon fibre battery holder

Made for the RSD7 chassis for the Team Associated TC6.2 is this keyed carbon fibre battery holder system. Designed to work only with the RSD7 chassis, the mounting system will have the battery sitting a little bit further away from the belt than the TC6.2 in order to provide better balance and to generate more chassis roll. Included are three carbon fibre mounting brackets and all needed mounting hardware.

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May 30, 2014

WRC F-One alloy pivot plugs & carbon fibre rear plate

WRC have new option parts for the F-One formula kit available in the form of aluminium pivot plugs and a rear carbon fibre connecting plate. Starting with the pivot plugs, the parts are machined from 7075 aluminium and made to replace the stock nylon inserts with more durable parts. The second new part is the rear connecting plate, made from carbon fibre the part is lighter and more reliable than the kit’s alloy plate.

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May 30, 2014

Niclas Mansson doubles at Swedish Cup Rd1

The 1st round of the Swedish Cup was run with 74 entries in the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes. Team Associated’s Niclas Mansson was able to TQ all four qualifying rounds in the 2WD class that was run on Saturday. For the finals Niclas was able to conserve his performance to take A1 and A2 for the overall win. In Sunday’s 4WD race Niclas again came out successful despite starting from 3rd position on the grid.

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May 30, 2014

Jesper Rasmussen wins at DRCMU championship Rd1

Young Scandinavian Team Associated team driver Jesper Rasmussen took TQ and the victory at the first round of the Danish DRCMU championship held in Viborg, Denmark. The conditions were difficult as the track was bumpy and very damp in the morning. However, during qualifying the track dried up and got faster allowing Jesper to win all three qualifying rounds, handing him the TQ for the A-mains. In the break between qualifying and mains it started to rain and the track turned from high grip to low grip and it was again Jesper who excelled in the conditions by winning the first two rounds of the A-main to take the overall win in the 2WD class.

Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]

May 29, 2014

IFMAR 1/8th Buggy Worlds in Italy – Hotel list

IFMAR 1/8th Buggy Worlds in Italy - Hotel list

The organisers of the 2014 IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Buggy World Championships have been in touch to issue an extended hotel list for the event that will take place from the 18th to 27th of September in Giardini Naxos, in the province of Messina. Beside the existing list on the organisers website there are more rooms available, which along with prices you can find below. There is also an official agency for the bookings but we understand that you can also book directly with the hotels.

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May 29, 2014

Avid B5 shock standoffs & TLR22 Avert spring cups

Avid have new option parts for the Team Associated B5 and TLR22 series of vehicles available. First up is a pair of multi-piece shock bushings for the B5 and B5M buggies. They are a direct upgrade for the Associated parts and are made of black anodised 7075 aluminium and have a wide base to prevent bent shock mount screws. The Delrin pivot bushings can be replaced to help maintain a tight fit while two machined silver rings around the base add visual impact. The standoffs are sold as pairs and come including an Avid mini decal sheet. Also new are updated Avert aluminium spring cups for the TLR22 line of buggies and trucks. Offering heavy machining, the parts weight in at under a gram per piece while an angled slot design keeps the cups from popping off in a crash. The cups are machined from 6061-T6 aluminium, come black anodised and are sold in packs of four.

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