Current European Electric 4wd Buggy Champion Hupo Hönigl has been signed to Korean electronics and tools manufacturer Much More. The Austrian driver, who races for Tamiya in both off road and in Touring car, will now be using Much More products track side and joins many other great drivers signed to the Much More brand such as Andy Moore, Atsushi Hara, Marc Rheinard and Surikarn Chaidejsuriya.
Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr] via RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]
More new bodies from Team Titan with the release of their new Buggy V bodyshell, which is suitable for the Mugen MBX-5 and Xray XB8. This stylish new body shell features revised aerodynamics as well as extra space around your engine to aid cooling. Made from 1.0mm thick lexan, this durable body comes complete with window mask and decals.
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Team Titan have released the latest version of their Blitz Lola for 1/8th scale on road, with the release of the 06. The new body has been designed for large high speed tracks and has more down force than the previous Lola 05 while you also have the choice of 2 weights, 1.0mm standard and 0.8mm lightweight versions. The bodies are supplied with side stiffeners and decals and are FEMCA homologated.
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Our partners Neo Buggy have the news that 8 times British National Champion David Crompton has rejoined Italian buggy maker Radiosistemi to race their new Crono RS7GR. David left the Italian manufacturer at the end of last year to take on the challenge of the new Team Magic M1B, but then moved to Hobao from the middle of the season onwards after the M1B failed to deliver. David had this to say about his new deal –
I would really like to thank HoBao and CML for all their support this year, I’m happy to be back at Radiosistemi, and the RS7GR is the best handling car I have ever driven, everything is improved, quality, performance, speed!
Source: Neo Buggy [neo-buggy.net]
We received a report from the kick off the Norwegian indoor season, which as always starts off with the weekend race in the SAS Radisson Beitostølen hotel. Beitostølen is a ski resort 3 hours drive from Oslo, the capital of Norway. The 1:12 class was dominated by Adrian Berntsen who managed to stay ahead of the older and more experienced drivers. Adrian totally dominated qualification and the finals, to easily take the win and leaving the Dahl brothers to fight for the runner up spots.
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We received a report from the recently held New York State Championships that were was run by the Fanatic Remote Racerz of New York, who were able to not only build the club to a level of racing that the Region needed but are able and willing to build our sport of RC in general and do what is necessary and make any and all sacrifices to make sure that our sport survives and succeeds. The NYSC as it was dubbed pulled out some of the fastest guys in the Region that were able to make the attendance for the day. The day moved at a pace like no other and proved to be a formidable tuning day for all combatants for the title of State Champ.
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Another new product from DuraTrax, this time it’s the release of the Evader EXT, a great trainer truck for getting beginners into the world of R/C. Factory assembled and off road ready, the Evader EXT is as close to bulletproof as an off-road vehicle can get so inexperienced drivers can spend time on the track and not in the pits. The truck includes a 2-channel Tactic™ radio system with TRX200 receiver and TSX200 servo, a Photon Speed™ 2 motor and a Sprint™ 2 electronic speed control with reverse. Magnaflex™ molded parts are flexible, super-strong and are injection-molded to absorb jolts with ease and bounce back from abuse.
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DuraTrax have raised the bar again with the release of this new Piranha pack, said to deliver the most capacity and run-time ever offered in their popular line of sport packs. The stick pack holds 2500mAh capacity and, like all Piranha packs, features include high-quality cells and superior assembly while the heavy-duty hex welded tabs will stand up to the rigors of backyard bashing.
Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]
