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April 17, 2019

Winter Jumps Series finale – Report

The final round of the Winter Jumps series was held at the Helsinki Child Fair with the host, Fullspeed RC, putting in much effort to offer an impressive racing track, a test track and stand for the exhibition. Thousands of people got to see RC Racing and 500+ kids tried out the test track in what turned out to be a great showcase for RC racing. And once again almost one hundred drivers made their entry for the 2WD and 4WD buggy classes. The 2WD class was held on Saturday and the racing was super tight with Pekko Iivonen and Jamiel Gabrielsson fighting it out for the TQ closely followed by Lauri Ruotsalainen, Tuomo Otsavaara and Arttu Syrjänen. In the end Jamiel managed to take the TQ in front of Pekko, Lauri, Tuomo and Arttu followed by Markku Honkanen, Juho Rajaniemi, Jarno SIltanen, Konsta Saarinen and Topi Salminen all making the A-main.

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April 17, 2019

John Peroyiannakis wins at Buggy Masters Rd9

Round 9 of the Greek Buggy Masters series was held recently with the event being affected by the weather prior to the race. Heavy rain the days before meant the track crew had to work extra hours but in the end it worked out and the track was slippery but good to go. At the end of the 30-minute nitro buggy main final it was John Peroyiannakis with the win from Aris Bornovas on the runner-up spot – the latter having to fight against an increasingly harder to drive car due to his engine being on the edge of a flameout. Sotiris Christodoulou came in 3rd to round out the podium result.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 17, 2019

Jessica Palsson teams up with LRP

LRP have announced the addition of Swedish off-road talent, Jessica Palsson to their electric team. Considered to be one of the fastest girls in RC, Jessica will be using LRP’s full line of motors, speedos and batteries to power her Kyosho 1/10th scale rides and she has the following to say about the deal:

Thanks to LRP and Jürgen to give me opportunity to be in your team! I really looking forward to work with you and to drive many races with LRP fantastic electric power!

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 17, 2019

SWorkz sign Wataru Takashiro

SWorkz have announced the signing of top Japanese 1/8th off-road pilot, Wataru Takashiro to their factory team. The former Korean National Champion and top 3 JMRCA podium finisher will campaign SWorkz’ S35-3 platforms at all major races across Asia. Wataru says:

I’m so excited to join the SWorkz team. My first impression of the SWorkz buggy is, how awesome it drives and it looks so cool. I want to learn more from SWorkz and at the same time share, how to develop the car with all the SWorkz drivers. I really appreciate this opportunity and special thanks to Scott Yang. I can’t wait to race with my new team mates and friends all over the world!

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

April 17, 2019

Kyosho MP10 hard spring servo saver assembly

Kyosho are busy adding more Inferno MP10-related option parts to their portfolio. The latest is a hard spring type servo saver assembly. The construction consists of composite bellcranks and it built using a hard retainer spring that ensures a crisper steering reaction in high-bite track conditions. Using the servo saver requires heavy duty steering servos with durable metal gears in order to prevent the servo from becoming damaged. The servo saver set also fits the older MP9 series of kits.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

April 17, 2019

Kyosho MP10 titanium turnbuckle set

Kyosho have introduced a titanium turnbuckle set for the Inferno MP10 buggy. Machined from high-quality material the links will reduce unsprung wight for quicker steering response and more efficient suspension action while offering improved corrosion resistance at the same time. The set includes front and rear upper links, steering tie rods and a steering servo turnbuckle.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

April 17, 2019

Ty Tessmann wins Factory Tracks Invitational race

Sparks RC Raceway of Columbus, Ohio played host for the Factory Tracks Invitational race last weekend. The well-prepped track track offers a really fun, flowing layout with a super smooth surface. The race format was Reedy Race style, with a spec tire and spec sauce and no tire prep allowed and it featured some of the top drivers in the midwest. The schedule saw 4WD on Saturday, with five heads up races with one drop allowed. Xray’s Ty Tessmann had four 1st place and one 2nd place finished, which put him in the lead for 4WD and the lead going into Sunday. Sunday was 2WD race day and again it was Tessmann in the lead with one 2nd, three 1st and a 5th place finish, which again would give him the lead in 2WD and he would also finish 1st for the overall. HB Racing’s Spencer Heckert came in 2nd from TLR’s Mason Fuller 3rd.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 16, 2019

RDRP B6.1 black +5mm 7075 aluminium chassis

Revolution Design Racing Products have introduced their new +5mm 7075 aluminium chassis for the ultra-popular Team Associated B6.1 2WD buggy. The main plate adds 5mm of length for an easier to drive car especially in high-bite track conditions such as carpet and astro turf, allowing to pull faster single laps while offering greater consistency over the whole run at the same time. In addition the chassis will also improve handling on bumpy surfaces where the main plate will ensure improved stability. The chassis is machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium for strength and optimised flex characteristics while the black anodised surface ensures high durability and factory looks. Machined silver edge details and laser-etched RDRP logos make the part stand out. The main plate fits the B6.1 and B6.1D kits and is usable with most “under servo” and “under electronics” weight kits.

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