The opening round of the German NORC Series was held at the MAC Eifel Elos club in Hellenthal this past weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class it was European frontrunner and multi-time international champion, Jörn Neumann with the win from Marcel Schneider on the runner-up spot. Max Montermann came in 3rd overall. Daniel Laubach came in 4th, Frank Wakan ended the day in 5th overall.
Round 3 of the JBRL Nitro Series was held at Empire R/C Raceway in Brentwood, California this past weekend, attracting over 200 entries. In the premier Expert Nitro Buggy class it was SWorkz’s Ryan Cavalieri with the overall TQ and he also came out on top in the 15-minute A-main event from 3rd place qualifier, Xray’s Kyle Turner on the runner-up spot. Already a lap back it was Mugen’s Adam Drake who rounded out the top 3 result.
Image: Ryan Cavalieri
Penguin Custom Bodyshells distributor Schumacher has introduced the new King Penguin rear wing for 1/10th scale off-road vehicles. Overall slightly smaller than the Penguin Emperor wing, having raised ridges either side to add durability and stability on the straights, it also has a flat profile across most its length to aid in down force while featuring trim lines on the gurney to enable the driver to tune for different surfaces easily. The body comes moulded from clear high-quality polycarbonate and it is usable for most of today‘s 1/10th off-road buggies.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Coming from Xray and made for their T4 line of touring cars are the new ball-raced ECS BB driveshafts. The construction of the driveshafts offers a significant performance gain over the standard blade-type driveshafts as the friction between the driveshaft and the outdrive is greatly reduced thanks to using ball bearings, which helps to give a much smoother handling feel, especially on fast direction changes, such as chicanes. The reduced friction also helps to increase cornering speeds. The driveshafts are available as 52mm variant for smaller, more technical tracks where more initial steering is needed while the longer 53mm driveshafts are best suited for more open and flowing track layouts. They will provide slightly less initial steering, but better steering in the middle of the corner, as well as on power. The BB driveshafts only work with the front solid axle in combination with the optional #305138 outdrives.
View the 53mm driveshafts here
The RC Compound of Des Moines, Iowa hosted the final round of the final round of their Winter Indoor Series this past weekend with over 65 entries. In the overall standings of 2WD Modified Buggy it was Mason Fuller who would walk away with the overall title some two points ahead of Tom Rinderknecht, who ended the season on the runner-up spot. Kaden Fuller would complete the all-TLR top 3 result. Over in 4WD Mod Buggy it was Tom Rinderknecht who came out on top by a 2-point margin as Mason Fuller finished in 2nd overall. Chad “Rico” Karstens rounded out the overall top 3 result.
View the 4WD Mod Buggy podium here
Round 2 of the 2020 Stickit1Racing.com “We’re Back Racing” Friday Night Modified Off-Road Series was hosted by PDX RC Underground in Portland, Oregon last week. Yokomo’s Travis Harker and Joe Pillars would tie for the overall win in the highly competitive 2WD Modified Buggy class that consisted of 24 entries, with three wins each. Harker would win the tie-breaker by posting the single fastest run. Team Associated’s Ryan Reavis finished 3rd overall.
Coming from NathoBuilds are their new 5.5mm broached Grade 5 titanium ball studs. They are 45 percent lighter than standard steel ball studs, twice as strong as Grade 2 material and they have been designed and made with a taller neck for added strength and character for the car, but still having the same geometry as the standard ball studs. The ball studs are available as pairs or complete sets for the Yokomo YZ-4SF, or Team Associated B74, B6.2, SC6.1 and T6.1.
Source: NathoBuilds [nathobuilds.com]
Round 1 of the Midwest Series was hosted by the One Eighth Racers of Toledo this past weekend with nearly 50 racers in attendance. In the 1/8th Open class it was Ralph Burch with the overall TQ from Terry Rott in 2nd. With Ralph scoring a DNF in the 30-minute A-main event following a crash on the opening lap, it was Capricorn pilot Terry who ultimately came out on top a lap in front of Scotty Ernst (Infinity) as Jason Conley (Infinity) came in 3rd overall, only 1.5 seconds behind Scotty.
Image: Scotty Ernst
