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June 4, 2018

Maifield, Tessmann & Cavalieri win at Manufacturers Cup

The Amain Hobbies Manufacturers Cup was hosted by Silver Dollar Raceway in Chico, California over the weekend with some of the fastest U.S. racers making their entry to race in the usual array of 1/8th off-road classes. The Manufacturers Cup is always an exciting race that carries a different format much similar to the Reedy Race of Champions, where the Pro drivers compete in a series of heads-up racing and awarded points after finishing results for each round. The lowest point total taken from 3 of the 4 rounds decides the overall finishing order making each round an all-out race rather. Ryan Maifield was on another level in the Pro Nitro Buggy class as he delivered a perfect performance going 4 for 4 to win all rounds and took the overall without question. The Mugen ace was on top of the tire program selecting the right tire at the right time and got good starts to work his way up to the front. Once in the lead, Maifield put it in overdrive and secured his flawless weekend in Nitro Buggy with some amazing driving. Xray’s Ty Tessman secured 2 wins and locked up 2nd as Kyosho’s Jared Tebo finished on the podium in 3rd.

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June 4, 2018

Joe Bornhorst trifecta at Horizon RC Fest

The Horizon RC Fest was held this last weekend in Monticello, Illinois this past weekend with he event caring about everything radio controlled including planes, drones and cars. As part of the festivities Horizon Hobby held their TLR Cup for 1/8th scale off-road classes and it was Tekno RC’s Joe Bornhorst who would sweep the Pro Buggy, Truggy and E-Buggy classes. Pro Buggy and Truggy were TQ’ed by TLR’s Dakotah Phend, using what appear to be prototype 8ight 5.0 and 8ight-T 5.0 vehicles, however Bornhorst would ultimately walk away with the wins in Pro Buggy, Truggy and E-Buggy to round out a perfect weekend.

View the Truggy and E-Buggy podiums here

June 4, 2018

Zacarias Villalba wins Andalusian GP Buggy Champs Rd3

Round three of the Andalusian 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the technical Club RC Alhaurín de la Torre track over the weekend. The weather was pretty hot, making for challenging conditions and it was Alejandro Perez with the overall TQ from Agustin Illanes and Albert Pelaez in 2nd and 3rd respectively as Zacarias Villalba rounded out the top 4. In the 45-minute main final however it was Zacarias who would prevails after doing some setup adjustments over the day with Alberto finishing on the 2 spot. A lap down Alejandro Daras would complete the top 3 results.

Source: Attack RC [facebook.com]

June 4, 2018

T-Works titanium downstop screws

T-Works have introduced new downstop screw sets for a range of vehicles. The hardware is available in M3x8mm, M4x8mm and M4x10mm dimensions with the M3 screws featuring a 1.5mm hex section while the M4 screws utilise 2.0mm hex tools. The precision machined screws feature a round head for precise droop setting adjustment with the shape ensuring the chassis is not getting damaged and they are available in 4-piece packages.

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June 4, 2018

Berkan Kilic wins at Hessen Cup

The ORT Fulda played host to the Hessen Cup this past weekend with about 140 drivers for the three classes. In the 1/8th Expert Nitro Buggy class Berkan and Burak Kilic stole the show. The two had a half hour long battle for the main final win and in the end it was Berkan with the overall victory from Burak in 2nd, making it an Agama 1-2 finish. Manuel Büssing would round out the podium for Mugen.

Thanks to Abdullah Kilic for the report.

June 4, 2018

Patrick Hofer wins 2WD class at Swiss Buggy Nats Rd3

The third round of the Swiss 1/10th Electric Off-road Nationals was held in Dielsdorf over the weekend. In the 2WD Modified Buggy class, that attracted a total of 26 drivers, it was Team Associated’s Patrick Hofer who would make a clean sweep by coming out fastest in practice while also winning the qualifiers and A-mains for the overall victory from the Xray duo of Nico Schmid and Florian Schmid in 2nd and 3rd respectively. Over in the 4WD Mod Buggy class, that suffered from a sub-standard entry of only ten cars, it was Florian Schmid with the win from Fabian Luca Widmer in 2nd and Philip Jeisy in 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

June 4, 2018

Carlos Duraes wins at Portuguese Buggy Nats Rd3

The third round of the Portuguese 1/8th Off-road Nationals was held at the Pista de Vilela track this past weekend. Serpent’s Carlos Duraes would walk away with the win in 1/8th Nitro Buggy, winning the A-main with a 1-lap margin in front of Mugen’s Ricardo Monteiro in 2nd and TLR’s Goncalo Melo 3rd. Joao Lopes and Nuno Casal Ribeiro would round out the top 5 results. Over in the E-Buggy class it was Ricardo Monteiro with the win from Nuno Casal 2nd and Joao Figueiredo 3rd.

View the E-Buggy podium here

June 4, 2018

Hampus Berg wins at Swedish Off-road Champs Rd1

Round 1 of the Swedish 1/8th Off-road Championship was held at the Tomelilla Motorklubb this past weekend. HB Racing’s Hampus Berg was in control of things in the 1/8th Nitro Buggy class as he took the overall TQ, pole position for the A-main and also the win in the 45-minute encounter. It wasn’t without problems though as Hampus traded the lead in the main with eventual runner-up, David Ronnefalk a couple of times. After swapping positions in the opening stages Hampus was able to stretch the lead about mid-race only to suffer from a flame out during a pitstop in the later stages of the race. David was promoted into the lead and looked to bring home the win only to roll his buggy on the last lap, allowing Hampus to take over the lead again and bring home the win from David 2nd and Oskar Levin 3rd, making it an all HB Racing podium.

Image: Hampus Berg