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June 11, 2018

JConcepts MBX8 Fin titanium turnbuckle set

Made for the Mugen MBX8 buggy is JConcepts’ latest titanium turnbuckle set. The base of the turnbuckle design is centered on a beefy 5mm square titanium, for the camber and steering links, which gradually tapers down into a thread base design which accepts the rod ends featured in the kit. The focus of the styling surrounds the lengthened adjustment area and the finned cuts that rotate about the centre. Included is also a 3mm Fin titanium steering drag link for a complete look and finish to outfit the kit. The JConcepts turnbuckles are produced with left and right hand threads with the left being conveniently marked for easy orientation.

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June 11, 2018

JConcepts T6.1 & SC6.1 carbon fibre shock towers

Coming from JConcepts are carbon fibre front and rear shock towers for the Team Associated T6.1 and SC6.1 truck kits. Both are cut from 4mm thickness, genuine carbon fibre material for durability and a light-weight and they feature the JConcepts milled sections which help maintain strength while minimising weight. The standard shock positions remain for quick and steady adjustments and the towers, that are available separately, are usable with the standard shock mounting hardware.

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June 11, 2018

Ongaro & Scaramozzino win Bittydesign Eurocontest

The 2018 Bittydesign Eurocontest was held at the Barcoff in Italy over the weekend. The event attracted some of Europe’s fastest 1/8th off-road drivers and in the Nitro Pro class it was Davide Ongaro (Team Associated) who was able to take the win with an incredible two laps ahead of second placed driver Robert Batlle (Mugen) while Mugen’s Marco Ravaglia came in 3rd. Davide was also able to take the win in the Electric Brushless class, winning the first and second A-main while in the strong Open class with 108 entries, it was young Italian driver Alessandro Scaramozzino who was able to take the win with an impressive drive ,showing once again his talent.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

June 11, 2018

North German 1/8th Off-road regionals Rd4

Round 4 of the North German 1/8th Off-road regional championship was held in Hamburg over the weekend. Despite a different forecast the weather held up fine on Sunday, however the tough and challenging track made it difficult for all pilots. In the premier Nitro Buggy class it was all about Burak and Berkan Kilic again. The two brothers battled it out for the win in the 40-minute A-main final until Berkan had smaller issues during pitting that kept him from fighting for the top spot. In the end it was Burak (Agama) with the win from Marcel (Kyosho) in 2nd and Berkan (Agama) who fought with Marcel for the 2nd spot, however he had to settle for 3rd in the end.

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June 11, 2018

Jean-Pierrick Sartel doubles at French EP Buggy Nats Rd4

The popular Noeux les Mines track played host to round 4 of the French 1/10th Electric Off-road National Championship this past weekend. Xray’s Jean-Pierrick Sartel took the double TQ and win in both the 2WD Mod and 4WD Mod Buggy classes as young Clement Boda (Team Associated) and Xray’s Armand Lantheaume completed the top 3 in 2WD while HB’s Thomas Musso and Thomas Anger rounded out the 4WD Mod podium result. Overall in the championship however it was TLR’s Renaud Savoya who would snatch the 2WD Mod title with one round to spare courtesy of a P4 finish at round 4 while over in 4WD Mod it was Thomas Musso who took this year’s national title.

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June 11, 2018

Mugen MBX8 dogbone centre driveshafts

Coming from Mugen and made for their MBX8 1/8th off-road buggies are dogbone centre driveshafts. Available are the needed centre joint cups for the front and rear gearbox as well as a 84.5mm front an 115mm rear dogbone driveshaft that replace the standard universal-design driveshafts. Using the front dogbone setup will improve steering response while in the rear it will make for increased traction. All parts are available separately from mid-June.

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June 11, 2018

Elliott Boots wins BRCA 1/8th Buggy Rd2

The second round of the BRCA 1/8th Nitro Buggy National Championship was held in Blackpool this past weekend. After an intense qualifying with and with Graham Alsop, Neil Cragg, Elliott Boots and Lee Martin all scoring round TQs it was HB Racing’s Graham Alsop with the overall TQ after TQing Q1 and Q5. After the semifinals however it was Kyosho’s Elliott Boots with the pole position for the A-main as Team Associated’s Neil Cragg and Infinity’s Lee Martin lined up in 2nd and 3rd from Graham Alsop 4th. At the end of the 45-minute A-main it was again Elliott on the top spot from Neil Cragg 2nd, a lap behind as Agama’s Jonathan Skidmore rounded out the top 3 another lap down. Graham Alsop ended the day on the 4 spot in front of Lewis Jones 5th.

Source: BRCA [brca.org]

June 11, 2018

Finnish 1/10th Buggy Championship Rd1 – Report

The first round of the Finnish 1/10th Buggy Championship was held in the sunny city of Vaasa, Finland. The Vaasa track is famous for hosting the IFMAR 2011 Worlds and the track was in perfect condition and with the weather being nice it was a perfect weekend of RC racing. The race standard in the Finnish Championship is very high with some of the fastest drivers of Europe attending. In the 2WD class which was run on Saturday, Joona Haatanen, Joel Valander, Karri Salmela and Mikko Luopajärvi all showed incredible speed and the competition was tough. Joona managed to combine his pace with amazing consistency and had a perfect qualifying taking the TQ in all of the four rounds. Behind Joona, Joel started from the 2nd spot, Karri from the 3rd and Mikko from P4.

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