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August 15, 2018

Schumacher Cactus Fusion 4WD front buggy tyre

Schumacher have introduced their new Cactus Fusion 4WD front tyre for 1/10th off-road. This new tyre is a specialist carpet tyre, especially designed for the front of 4WD buggies to give great traction yet not be too aggressive on high grip surfaces. The tyre will be the new 4WD front tyre for the 2018/19 Euro Offroad Series and has been made to exacting requirements for championships such as these. The tyre is available in yellow, blue and silver compounds as tyre only and also as pre-mounts on universal rims.

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August 14, 2018

JConcepts 2014 Chevy 1500 MT single cab body

Coming from JConcepts is their new 2014 Chevy 1500 MT single cab monster truck body shell. Designed for 12” to 12.5” trucks the shell offers the unmistakable Chevy single cab design with the exterior design blends a strong and study look while refining the details reserved for modern aesthetics. The muscle was chiseled into the tyre openings while the aerodynamics remain for the truck to hold its own in a straight-line. A twin-port grille, full-width bumper and dual power hump hood create a strong presence, which is carried through in sculpted body sides and fender flares. The grille area has not been compromised and accepts the detailed JConcepts decal sheet and includes two different grille and headlight options. The front fascia is strong and while the large tire openings swoop through, the bumper has recessed areas for side-marker lights and air inlet. The tailgate is rigid in appearance with a slight undercut that is so common on the Chevrolet trucks. The 2014 Silverado’s bed features a slight recess which painters can leave clear or detail to their specification on any build. No race truck would be complete without a bobbed rear bedside to give racers extra clearance and an unmistakable visual rake. Each package includes window mask, new 2014 generation Chevy Silverado specific decal sheet and clear polycarbonate body.

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August 14, 2018

Rinderknecht wins closest 3-way finish in VRC history

The recent round 2 of the VRC 2018 Season 2 Nitro Buggies Series, run at the at the 2012 Psycho Nitro Blast track, saw the closest 3-way finish ever recorded in VRC history. Tom Rinderknecht (USA) came out on top just 0.031 seconds ahead of Marshal Kirkholm (USA), and 0.071 seconds ahead of Robert Hillman from Sweden. Hillman led most of the race but was passed in the final stretch from the Works wall to the finish line. View all the action from this exciting final here.

Source: VRC [vrcworld.com]

August 14, 2018

Adam Drake trifecta at JBRL Nitro Series Rd5

Round 5 of the 2018 JBRL Nitro Series was held at Empire RC in Brentwood, California this past weekend. The event had a great turnout with 160 entries and Mugen’s Adam Drake was in control all day as he took the overall TQs in Nitro Buggy, Electric Buggy and Open Truggy. Drake then also went on to sweep the A-mains as in Expert Buggy Adam would take the win with a lap margin over Team Associated’s Kyle Layton in 2nd and Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo rounded out the top 3.

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August 14, 2018

Reds Racing Z8 1/8 scale speed controller

Available now from Reds Racing is their new Z8 brushless speed controller for 1/8th scale applications. Built from high-quality components the 6S LiPo-capable speed controller has a 220A rating, allowing to use it with down to 2400kV 4274-size motors at 6S input. The ESC is housed in a 3-piece lightweight aluminium case for exceptional heat dissipation, it offers advanced Turbo timing control and utilises a 6V/7.4V BEC system to make use of the latest generation of high-voltage servos. Other features include optimised throttle and brake algorithms for improved power control, programmability using an optional LCD programming card, and the included high speed fan ensures the controller stays cooler for longer.

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August 14, 2018

Daniel Kobbevik sweeps Norwegian Buggy Nats Rd4

The fourth round of the Norwegian Electric Buggy Nationals was held at the SAS Club’s Racingland track in Midgard near Sandefjord. The up and coming club in the land of the Vikings offered a rough and challenging dirt track and although the weather forecast didn’t look too promising it would stay dry all the time. In 2WD, Xray driver Daniel Kobbevik was over 2.2 sec faster on his best lap, and he would be the only driver to score a 9-laps run in the qualifiers. The track was bumpy, slippery and challenging, so it was a great challenge for all drivers. The wind made also some of the jumps pretty difficult to handle. After the qualification was done, Daniel had TQ´d all rounds with the 2nd place going to Thorbjørn Døhler with his Xray while Øystein Døhler put his Team Associated in 3rd.

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August 14, 2018

Danish Electric Off-road Champs Rd5 – Report

Round 5 of the Danish Electric Off-road Championship was held at the TiMo Tinglev Moedelklub track, close to the Danish-German border. The track is a small high-grip Astro tuft track with super low lap times of around 16 seconds. The 2WD race was a close affair right from start. With the weather forecast promising sun the whole day, it still started to rain just before the start of race but thankfully stopped again. In the dry Q1 it was Jesper Rasmussen who topped round 1 in front of Marcus Kærup, with Jesper scoring the only 19-lap run. Q2 was a tricky round with rain in heat 1 but it dried up for the top heat and the grip level was super high. Jesper Rasmussen traction-rolled his buggy a bit too much which let Marcus TQ Q2, meaning an open battle for round 3. Marcus and Jesper showed great pace again but the previous heat saw a short rain shower so Jesper was on wet tyres while Marcus and rest of the field was on dry tyres. Jesper was a little bit slower on the dry track, allowing the other drivers to catch up as Marcus topped the timing board but lost it after a crash, promoting Jesper into the lead to take the round TQ and with it the overall TQ in front of Marcus and Frederik Hovgaard.

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August 13, 2018

Agama A215SV Performance Pack

Nemo Racing have announced the soon release of the Performance Pack for the A215SV 1/8th off-road buggy. The set includes a new 1-piece lightweight wing mount with adjustable height for quick and easy adjustment to the downforce being created by the wing. Also new is a 5mm aluminium rear shock tower with updated shape and wing mount multi-fitment holes to house the new wing mount securely to the buggy. Updated A and B blocks with the same roll centre as the previous block but a new mounting position and shape allow for the front differential to be lifted by 4mm, this gives a better balance to the front and rear of the buggy whilst now also allowing for a quick release of the front diff from the gearbox casing. The new 5mm aluminium front shock tower with simplified upper link position and a 4mm lower shock mount height factor in the raised gearbox, maintaining the original shock positions when using the included composite front gearbox inserts for the new front gearbox position. Other new parts include new aluminium steering posts with a 4mm higher mounting position for the raised steering rack assembly and a new 4mm aluminium front chassis brace spacers brings up the front chassis brace position to the new front diff height. The kit is rounded out by 2mm aluminium steering link spacers to correct the steering link angle with the new steering rack height and also included are new 18mm countersunk M4 screws for the front gearbox assembly. The performance pack will become available by end of August.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]