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August 17, 2021

Daniel Kobbevik wins 2021 Norwegian 1/8th Nitro title

The 2021 Norwegian 1/8th scale offroad Nationals took place last weekend at Hverven Raceway in Oslo. The club put down new clay and prepped the track just one week prior to the event and during qualification the surface got very loose and many drivers had problem with getting small stones into drivetrain or clutch, but track got better and better, and by the finals there was no problem anymore. It became a real offroad track with sharp bumps and you needed to find new lines every time you went out on track. Daniel Kobbevik had full control in qualification and took overall TQ and would also win his semi final to start from pole with his Xray XB8. Mathias Fink would line up second with his Mugen Seiki and Vincent Ruger in third with his Agama.

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August 16, 2021

Völker wins again at ETS Rd2

ETS Rd2 took place at Arena33 in Andernach, Germany last weekend, only four weeks after RD1 at the same venue. With 173 entries in the six ETS classes the event started with a free practice day on Thursday and a great weather forecast for the whole weekend. As always at the ETS, the race included 4 rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for everybody. In the Matrix Modified class, a dominant Ronald Völker took three out of four rounds (with one DNF) of qualifying with his LRP powered Mugen Seiki car ahead of his strongest rival Marc Rheinard who qualified second on the grid with his Awesomatix. Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp took third on the grid followed by Oliver Havranek (Xray) and Yannic Prümper (Yokomo). Völker never looked back after the start of the first and second A-Main and won both heats without any mistakes in front of Rheinard. With Völker sitting out A3, Marc Rheinard took the win in the last modified final ahead of Yannic Prümper who finished second to secure third overall on the podium. For Ronald Völker it was the fourth consecutive ETS race win and his second in a row with his new Mugen Seiki team.

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August 16, 2021

LC Racing PTG-2 mud guard set

New from LC Racing for their PTG-2 1/10 4WD Rally Platform, are these realistic and functional mud guards. Mounted to the front and rear shock towers, they are made from a rigid nylon composite while the flap is made from a flexible rubber. Sold as a full set of 4.

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August 16, 2021

NathoBuilds XB2 & XB4 carbon fibre options

NathoBuilds have released a number of new carbon fibre parts, for the Xray range of EP buggies but also this general purpose 2 in 1 turnbuckle and ball cup tool. The tool allows you to work on a number of 1/10th vehicles with either a 3mm or 4mm Turnbuckles and also has a built in ball cup holder that helps you to build and adjust your turnbuckles. For the Xray XB4’21 is this front top deck that helps keeps the front end rigid, perfect for improved steering in high grip tracks. Also for the same car is this o-ring battery strap that replaces the standard kit taps. The new parts firmly secures your battery, also allowing you to make adjustments on your shorty pack. A similar part is also available for the XB2, the o-ring battery strap is made from carbon fibre along with a 3D printed spacer, which replaces the standard kit taps. The o-ring holds your pack secure enough to keep it in place but also flexible enough to allow for the chassis to flex underneath. Finally for the XB2 is a carbon bulkhead brace, which is a direct replacement for the kit standard aluminium version.

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August 16, 2021

BRCA Clubmans Rd4 Coastal Ipswich – Report

Round 4 of the BRCA Clubmans took place on the East Coast of England at Coastal Model Car Racing Club. This is the smallest track on the calendar which many liken to Monaco due to the tight confinements of the track and layout. The club made a huge effort in the weeks before the meeting and the track looked fantastic in the Ipswich sunshine. Four qualifying rounds for all classes and Craig Nutting eventually took TQ in the Frontie Class, but local driver and race director George Fairweather kept him honest all day long taking the round two win looking to be the only challenger, so it was anyone’s guess what the A Final outcome would be.

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August 16, 2021

T-Works touring car shock stand

T-Works have introduced this new double ended touring car shock stand, which is suitable for all TC shock absorbers including those from the Awesomatix A800. In addition the stand can be used in conjunction with Ride shock air remover and can be placed directly into it for simplified workflow. The carbon and aluminium stand can take up to 4 shocks and a diff.

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August 15, 2021

SWorkz carbon 1/8 wing shim plates

SWorkz factory team partner RC Carbon Cavalieri has produced two new carbon options for their 1/8 cars. Available in two different versions, the wing shim plate can raise the height of the mounted wing, 5mm or 10mm, by placing it between the rear wing mount and wing itself. This allows for easy fine tuning of the rear downforce of your car.

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August 15, 2021

TLR 22X-4 carbon fibre chassis

TLR have introduced this carbon fibre chassis for the 22X-4 4wd buggy. Weight is the best way to improve the performance of your 22X-4, making the buggy handle better, stay flatter, accelerate harder, brake quicker, land smoother and just go flat-out faster. The 22X-4 2.5mm aluminium chassis weighs around 115g, while the 22X-4 Carbon Chassis weights in at 75-77g – a weight savings of 38-40g. The massive 40g weight savings allows spec racers to run full-sized short batteries at near minimum weight. Unlike most off-road carbon fibre chassis that are cut from flat sheet carbon and require an aluminium front bulkhead for the chassis kick up, which effectively cancels out the weight savings, this carbon chassis is laid and includes the front chassis kick up in the carbon plate so no extra weight is added back on.

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