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August 24, 2020

Ryan Maifield sweeps 2020 Mugen Challenge

LCRC Raceway of Lost Creek Cycles, Pennsylvania hosted the 2020 Mugen Challenge this past weekend, attracting over 480 entries. Mugen’s own Ryan Maifield was the man to beat in Expert Nitro Buggy, Expert E-Buggy and Nitro Truggy as he took the TQs in all three classes and he also walked away with the titles, making a clean sweep. In Expert Nitro Buggy it was Cole Ogden (HB Racing) on the runner-up spot, some six seconds behind, as Spencer Heckert (HB Racing) came in 3rd overall, a lap behind. In the 10-minute E-Buggy A-main Ryan would lead from tone to tone, taking the win some 2.3 seconds in front of Ryan Lutz (Agama) as Cole Ogden (HB Racing) rounded out the top 3 another 8.5 seconds behind. Over in Nitro Truggy and behind winner Maifield, it was Joe Bornhorst (Tekno) with a 2nd place finish as Seth VanDalen (Tekno) finished in 3rd overall.

Image: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

August 24, 2020

Heat of America Series Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Heart of America Series was held this past weekend in 1/8th Open, 1/10th 200mm Nitro Sedan, and 1/8th GT classes. 1/8th Open would see John Peck with the overall TQ, however it was Jason Reger (Capricorn) with the win in the A-main, some nine laps in front of fellow Capricorn racer, Chris Nichols. Bob Block (Mugen) came in 3rd overall, another three laps down.

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August 24, 2020

Norwegian Scala Class 2 Nationals – Report

The inaugural Norwegian Scala Class 2 Nationals were held in Molen in the Southeast of Norway with 39 entries for the event. The race took place on six different courses and it soon became clear that the fight for the top positions would be between Paul Erik Bastiansen (SCXHR/Holmes Hobbies) and Robin Slåttekjær (SCX2-based/Tekin) with Erling Trolsrud (TRX4-based/Holmes Hobbies). In the end it was Paul Erik Bastiansen who would hold the upper hand to take the Norwegian title in front of Robin Slåttekjær and Tor-Erling Trolsrud.

View the top 10 result here

August 24, 2020

David Ronnefalk crowned Swedish Nitro Buggy champ

The final round of the Swedish 1/8th off-road nationals was held at the Furulund track this past weekend. David Ronnefalk (HB Racing) took the overall TQ after the five round of qualifiers with Hampus Berg (HB Racing) and Jessica Palsson (Agama) coming in 2nd and 3rd, all winning at least one qualifying round. The 45-minute main final saw David got off to a good start and he was able to extend his lead and manage his race from there. Ultimately he brought home the win a lap in front of Jessica Palsson with Hampus Berg rounding out the top 3 result. With the win, David secured his 16th national title.

Image: David Ronnefalk

August 24, 2020

T-Works A319 steel CVD driveshafts

Coming from T-Works and made for the Agama A319 buggy is a 89mm steel CVD driveshaft set. Machined from high-quality steel and sporting a black surface coating for wear and corrosion resistance, the driveshafts are meant to offer increased traction due to their design and with 89mm of length, they are usable both front and rear.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

August 24, 2020

VP Pro Pyramid Evo & Sugar Cone Evo tyres

VP Pro have introduced their new Pyramid Evo and Sugar Cone Evo 1/10th buggy rear tyres. Both were designed for the use on grass and carpet tracks with their design offering exceptional stability without sacrificing agility.

View the Sugar Cone Evo rear tyre here

August 21, 2020

Pro-Line Fugitive 1/10th front tyres

Coming from Pro-Line are their new Fugitive 2WD front and 4WD front tyres. Ty Tessmann used the Fugitive to win the 1/8th World Championships in Italy and the same technology is now available to in a smaller size and for the front of 2WD and 4WD buggies. The Fugitive was developed to be the longest lasting race tyre ever produced while still being quick and agile. The tread sets the standard for wear and performance with a whole new design philosophy — small, tightly packed pins that can handle the abuse of being run on concrete. The Fugitive 2.2” tyre comes standard with Pro-Line’s long-lasting closed cell Foam insert. When combined with Pro-Line’s S3 Compound for high grip tracks, the Fugitive easily has the best performance to cost ratio of any Pro-Line tyre making it perfect for many European style outdoor tracks while the M compounds are ideal for low grip or wet tracks.

View the 4WD front tyre here

August 21, 2020

Pro-Line Pro-Series 32P Slash & Stampede transmission

Following a couple of teasers on social media, Pro-Line have unveiled their new Pro-Series 32P transmission for the Traxxas Slash 2WD and Stampede 2WD trucks. Pro-Line’s engineers made sure to carry over all the things from the original that made it the most popular and loved upgrade to the Slash 2WD while making it even stronger and more capable of handling today’s extreme power systems. Whether racing or bashing, this Transmission is destined to become the ultimate performance upgrade for the truck. Pro-Line has done the work and pre-assembled the transmission to get owners up and running faster. The sealed differential has been pre-filled with grease but can be tuned with optional diff oil to suit any application. The updated racing-style slipper system has been pre-set for proper performance and can be adjusted to dial in the initial take off traction.

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