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May 1, 2019

West German EP Off-road regionals Rd1 – Report

Last weekend the outdoor season in Western Germany kicked off on the huge Astroturf track of the RCRT Duisburg club. The joint event of the NORC round 2 and the West German National Qualifier saw almost 120 entries in several electric off-road classes. The weekend started pretty wet with lots of rain on Saturday but things changed on Sunday when the rain stopped and the track dried off with every hour. After three rounds of qualifying Jens Becker was able to take the TQ in the 2WD Modified class and he was also able to bring home the overall win after the mains. It was a though but fair and fun fight with Marcel Schneider who finished 2nd, followed by Jorg Mampel in 3rd.

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April 30, 2019

DMS Partz SBX-410 brass centre chassis stiffener brace

Coming from DMS Partz is a 45 gram brass centre chassis stiffener brace for the Corally SBX-410 buggy. The weight replaces the stock plastic kit rear chassis stiffener brace and adds weight to the rear of the buggy, giving a better ride on bumpy or rutted tracks. The weight also helps to keep weight centralised on the chassis in between the LiPo battery and motor.

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April 30, 2019

Performa Racing D819 shock caps & bladder set

Coming from Performa Racing and made in cooperation with Fast Race are new upper shock caps for the HB Racing D819 buggy. Machined from aluminium and coming black anodised the shock caps include special bladders that ensure a more consistent handling, they add landing stability and also optimise acceleration out of corners. The caps and bladders come in sets of two caps and two bladders.

Source: Performa Racing [performaracing.com]

April 30, 2019

Tamiya Lunch Box Mini – Coming soon

Tamiya have released a first image of their forthcoming Lunch Box Mini monster truck. Designed with entry-level modellers in mind, the body comes pre-cut and pre-painted with the truck using 1/10th scale tyres for a monstrous appearance. Full details will become available during the forthcoming Shizuoka Hobby Show in Japan.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

April 30, 2019

RC-Project S35-3 Valente Edition shock pins

Coming from RC-Project and made for the SWorkz S35-3 series vehicles are the Valente Edition 7075-T6 Ergal lower shock pins. Machined from high-quality material and coming with a hard surface finish for wear, the lower shock mounting pins reduce unsprung weight while offering exceptional durability at the same time. The pins are directional, coming with left and right hand threads to prevent them from becoming loose during operation. The pins can be fixed using a 2.5mm hex or 5.5mm socket wrench and they are available now.

Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]

April 30, 2019

Max Götzl sweeps SMRC club race

The Austrian SMRC club held a club race last weekend. The event saw a somewhat different race format with only two qualifiers, 20 minutes long for the 2WD class while the 4WD and Truck qualifiers were held over ten minutes. The final grid was decided by the best three consecutive laps. Max Götzl took the TQ in all three classes with the 2WD top 3 being made up by Martin Fischer and Manfred Resch while Antonia Kovalzski and Roland Hauleitner came in 2nd and 3rd respectively in the 4WD class. The finals then were run over eight minutes in 2WD and six minutes in 4WD and Truck.

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April 29, 2019

Figueiredo & Duraes win at Portuguese Buggy Nats Rd1

The opening round of the Portuguese 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Guarda track this past weekend. In the Nitro Buggy class it was Kyosho’s Joao Figueiredo with the overall TQ from Serpent’s Carlos Duraes in 2nd and Mugen’s Ricardo Monteiro in 3rd. In the 45-minute the three would battle it out for the top 3 positions again and in the end the order would stay the same as in the qualifiers with Joao taking the win from Carlos 2nd and Ricardo 3rd.

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April 29, 2019

Borja Rodriguez wins at Levante E-Buggy champs Rd5

The Circuito de Sant Joan de Moró track in Spain hosted round 5 of the Levante E-Buggy Championship this past weekend. The event attracted 37 entries and it was Borja Rodriguez with the overall TQ from Oscar Tinoco Alvarez in 2nd. When the dust had settled after the three qualifiers it was again Borja on top of things with Oscar coming in 2nd. Behind the two, Javier Cuenca Moratalla rounded out the podium result from Carlos Serra Albert 4th and Sergio Ramos Rodriguez 5th.

Source: XTR Racing [xtr-rc.com]