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Spencer Rivkin takes IFMAR 2WD World Championship

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 10:55 AM PDT

The 2019 IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Championships are held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia this week. The event kicked off with 2WD racing that saw a 3-horse race for the overall TQ. In the end 2015 2WD World Champion Spencer Rivkin took three round TQs for the overall from Italy’s 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Davide Ongaro. Japan’s Yusuke Sugiura, with a steady performance, snatched P3 on the grid from 2015 4WD World Champ, Bruno Coelho who would also take a single round TQ. The opening A-main then saw Davide taking the win by 0.6 seconds as Spencer had a bobble in the opening stages of the race. Bruno Coelho would end A1 in 3rd.

A2 again brought super close racing with Spencer defending the lead until the end and despite a lot of pressure by his teammate. Ultimately the two would be separated by only half a second on the line with Spencer taking the win from Davide as Ryan Maifield came in 3rd just about two seconds behind. With Spencer and Davide both having scored a win and a 2nd place each, the third and final A-main would bring the decision for the World Championship title. Spencer again drive brilliantly to keep Davide behind, and despite a couple of bobbles in the later stages of the race, he managed to keep Ongaro behind, allowing him to take the win in A3 and with it the 2019 IFMAR 2WD Buggy World Championship title. Davide came in 2nd while Yusuke Sugiura retained his qualifying position to take 3rd overall.

2WD final results:
1. Spencer Rivkin – Team Associated
2. Davide Ongaro – Team Associated
3. Yusuke Sugiura – Yokomo
4. Bruno Coelho – Xray
5. Ryan Maifield – Yokomo
6. Joona Haatanen – Team Associated
7. Martin Bayer – Xray
8. Ty Tessmann – Xray
9. Ryan Cavalieri – Yokomo
10.Neil Cragg – Team Associated

Image: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

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Jerome Sartel crowned double French BL champion

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 10:50 AM PDT

The final round of the French 1/8th Electric Off-road Championship was held t the Apamat Troyes track last weekend. In the E-Buggy class it was HB Racing’s Romain Valter with the top qualifying position, however in the end it was TLR’s Jerome Sartel with the overall win and also the 2019 title while Cyrille Baldini (Team Associated) and Romain Valter came in 2nd and 3rd respectively at the final round. Over in E-Truggy it was again Jerome with the TQ and win, sealing his second overall title.

Image: Jerome Sartel

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TLR tease new 1/10th 4WD Buggy at IFMAR Worlds

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 10:39 AM PDT

During this week’s IFMAR 1/10th Electric Off-road World Championships, that are being held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia, Team Losi Racing are showing what is expected to be their forthcoming new 1/10th scale 4WD buggy. By the look of things, and especially the front gearboxes and chassis design, the new buggy is shaft-driven, doing away with the belt drivetrain of the ageing 22-4 kit and being up to par with the latest 4WD buggy designs. Detailed specifications are hard to spot in the images, however the kits run at the Worlds and in the hands of Dakotah Phend, Tom Rinderknecht and Reno Savoya look pretty much production ready and more details should surface very soon.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

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MCD Racing XS5 Max 1/5th scale gas on-road kit

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 06:51 AM PDT

Turkish company MCD Racing have introduced their new XS5 Max 1/5th scale gas on-road kit. The fuel-powered car is based on the XS5 and it will hit the stores as Pro version, meaning it features a host of optional parts such as a Barracuda tuned pipe, 7075 alloy Max chassis, alloy shock tubes, alloy engine carrier plate, alloy rear stiffener, ball bearing Ackermann plate, alloy lay shaft carrier set, 7075 alloy front and rear wide multi-hole towers, front and rear alloy wishbone holders, front and front LSD, centre locked, and rear open differentials. The chassis is decked out by a new Supercar body shell whose design with wide fenders, a low roof line and optimised aerodynamics ensures a very balanced on-track feeling while allowing dynamic cornering. The body is also available separately as is a decal sheet with special racing-style graphics.

Source: MCD Racing [mcdracing.com]

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Ari Heinonen takes Finnish Nitro Buggy Championship

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 02:49 AM PDT

The Finnish 1/8th Off-road Championship recently concluded and it was Mugen’s Ari Heinonen with the overall win in the Nitro Buggy class. Tomi Salonen came in 2nd with Simo Ahoniemi rounding out an all-Mugen podium.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

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Jean-Baptiste Geneau takes EFRA 200mm 40+ title

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 01:58 AM PDT

The 2019 EFRA IC Track 40+ Euros were held in Monaco last week in 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road classes. In the 1/10th 200mm Nitro Touring category is was Xray’s Francesco Martini with the overall TQ, after taking three of the five qualifying rounds, leaving behind Jean-Baptiste Geneau (Infinity), who scored two round TQs for the 2nd place after the qualifiers. The 45-minute A-main final then saw a 3-horse race for the win with Jean-Baptiste ultimately taking the win with a 1-lap margin from Shepherd’s Lars Stub-Holm in 2nd. Some 16 seconds behind it was Francesco Martini on the final podium spot.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

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Samix Enduro alloy body post stiffener plate

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 01:42 AM PDT

Samix have announced the release of a body post stiffener plate for the Element RC Enduro trail truck. Usable with the original or Samix’s optional shock plates, the body post stiffener was designed to be installed between the original plastic posts and it helps increase overall stiffness of the construction. The plate is machined from high-quality aluminium and it comes black or gun metal anodised and with machined silver colour edge details for looks.

Source: Samix [rcsamix.com]

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T-Works MP10/MP9 alloy offset shock standoffs

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 01:09 AM PDT

T-Works have introduced new offset aluminium shock standoffs for the Kyosho MP10 and MP9 series buggies. The parts are machined from aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium, they are hard-anodised for wear and will reduce the overall weight while lowering the centre of gravity. The shock mounts are available in +4mm and +5mm variants with the added length changing the rear shock’s mounting angle which can be beneficial in certain track conditions. The standoffs are usable for the MP10, MP9 TKI3 and TKI4 as well as the MP9e Evo and they come in sets of two including suitable shock mounting screws.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

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Exotek F1 tyre stripe decal set

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 12:56 AM PDT

Exotek have introduced their new F1 tyre stripe decal set, consisting of eight HD pre-cut vinyl stickers. The high visibility tyre stripes are use for any of the popular 1/10 F1 rubber tyre sets and they give the car a great scale appearance as well as helping increase the visibility while racing. The stickers are made of high-tack heavy duty vinyl and of a thick material to resist tears and to make attaching to the tyres easier. The set includes four white stripes and four yellow stripes as well as handy wheel labels to mark the tyre compounds etc.

Source: Exotek [exotekracing.com]

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Turner, Westergaard & Drake win at JBRL NS Rd6

Posted: 17 Sep 2019 12:04 AM PDT

Round 6 of the JBRL Nitro Off-Road Series was held at Central Valley R/C Raceway in Madera, California last weekend, attracting nearly 120 entries. In the premier Expert Buggy class it was Xray’s Kyle Turner with the overall TQ from Jake Mayo in 2nd. In the 20-minute A-main event Kyle would lead the way, taking the win a lap in front of Mugen’s Adam Drake as Tekno RC’s Carlos Arredondo came in 3rd to round out the podium.

Open Truggy was top qualified by Adam Drake, however in the 20-minute A-main it was TLR’s Anthony Westergaard who would hold the upper hand, taking the win with a lap margin from Adam in 2nd. Xray’s Daniel Blalock would end the race in 3rd, another lap down.

Open E-Buggy was another class top qualified by Adam Drake, this time however the Mugen ace was able to bring home the win from the pole position, leaving behind Kyle Turner in 2nd and TLR’s Bryce Beaver in 3rd.

Source: JBRL [jimmybabcock.com]

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